Category: Science and technology
Title: Airborne Warning and Control System
Date of Issue: 8-Oct-2012
Denomination: 500(Ps)
A radar system in the sky of the Indian air force (iaf) started with the induction of the first airborne warning and control system AWACS aircraft on 28 th May 2009 .as a result India joined an elite group of nations with a radar system capable of tactical surveillance of airborne and surface targets simultaneously. The AWACS provides all weather airborne early warning, air battle management and command and control functions for tactical and strategic operations. It carries the largest and the heaviest dome mounted on any aircraft in the world. It has extremely effective on board signal intelligence – gathering systems which assist in building an accurate and composite picture of the ongoing battle and help in future operational and tactical strategies. The personnel of 50 squadron of Indian air force, also known as adwitiya are the men behind this magnificent machine.
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