Aircraft with Indian airborne warning system
The DRDO has fitted its own airborne early
warning and control system (AEW & CS) on a modified Embraer ERJ 145
aircraft imported from Brazil. With this, the first of the two small
surveillance aircraft carrying the first Indian airborne early warning system
is slated to be inducted into the Air Force in about two months.
About airborne early warning and control
system (AEW & CS):
The AEW&C system is developed to serve
the Indian Air Force in detection and tracking, identification and
classification of threats, guidance and interception control, display of air
situation picture and multisensor data integration.- It is developed by DRDO in collaboration
with CAB(Cantre for Airborne Systems) that provides an airborne
surveillance system.
- The system enables the armed
forces to communicate with fighter jets and other AEW&C assets, while
it also allows for Search and Rescue (SAR) operations, mission planning as
well as record and replay for post mission analysis.
- It also allows for Search and Rescue Operations,mission planning as well as record and replay for post mission analysis.
