IAF to induct indigenous radars
May 31st, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) India will Friday induct an indigenous medium-power radar at the Naliya air base to enhance its air defence capabilities over Gujarat’s airspace, an official said Tuesday.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, will do the honours and induct the ‘Arudhra’ medium-power radar developed by the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the official said.
The induction would be done on the sidelines of the three-day Gandhinagar-based South Western Air Command (SWAC) commanders’ conference beginning Wednesday.
“This state-of-the-art radar is being inducted towards strengthening the air defence in the Surashtara-Kutch region and forms an important component in the IAF’s plan to achieve network-centric operations,” the official said.
With the operationalisation of the Integrated Air Command and Control Systems (IACCS), an automated command and control system of the IAF, the overall air defence of the country would achieve a quantum leap. The Arudhra radar, along with the legacy radars, would all be networked in this system.
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