Security Scan: AWACS: Airborne Warning and Control System

Описание: The Indian Air Force has restarted its program to indigenously build six next-generation long-endurance Airborne Warning and Control System. The program based on the Airbus A330 platform is expected to induct two A330s fitted with indigenous radar in the first phase followed by four more additions in the future. Airborne Warning and Control System is designed to detect aircraft, ships and vehicles at long ranges. Because of its mobility, it is much less vulnerable to counter-attack, unlike the ground-based radar systems. The AWACS program has garnered much traction following the recent standoff with Pakistan during the Balakot airstrikes. Under-equipped in the AWACS capability IAF has resumed the program which has been under wraps for years awaiting approval from the Defence Ministry. The Balakot airstrikes were carried out by a fleet of 12 Mirage 2000s, supported by India’s two home-grown Netra (eyes) AWACS based on an Embraer EMB-145 platform. According to media reports, The Defense Research and Development Organisation has made an offer to the IAF to equip Airbus C-295 aircraft with upgraded Netra AWACS

Guests : Maj Gen P K Chakroborty (Retd.), Defence Expert,
Gp Capt Ajey Lele (Retd.), Senior Fellow, IDSA,
Air Marshal V K Bhatia (Retd.) , Defence Expert,
Ravi Kumar Gupta, Former Director, DRDO,

Anchor - Frank Rausan Pereira

Producer - Nishtha Malhotra