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| DRDO/Embraer EMB-145 AEW&C for India |
NEW DELHI (PTI): India is planning to develop indigenous Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) aimed at boosting its air defence capabilities.
The proposal to develop the indigenous system under project 'AWACS-India' will be sent for approval of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in a month or two, DRDO officials said here.
Under the project, high-calibre radars would be fitted on heavy-lift transport aircraft such as the IL-76 or Boeing.
Presently, Indian Air Force (IAF) is operating three Phalcon AWACS procured from Israel. These AWACS are fitted on Russian-origin IL-76 transport aircraft.
DRDO is also developing smaller version of the AWACS known as Air-borne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) systems.
Under the AEW&C project, DRDO is fitting the radars and other aerial monitoring systems on Embraer jets procured from Brazil. Two of these fully functional systems will be delivered to India by the end of this year, the officials said.
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