DRDO's Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) System released

[Nirvana]

By Anantha Krishnan M

Express News Service

Bangalore: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) shared yet another success story of collaboration with Indian private industries, with the release of the Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) System in Bangalore on Wednesday. Designed and developed by the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), the IFF system is a spin-off product of India's Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) programme. CABS began the design and development of IFF for the AEW&C project in 2004.
Military sources tell Express that the need for IFF systems was projected in large numbers by the Tri-Services and DRDO pitched in with the idea of mass production by transferring the technology (ToT) to the private industries. “We were using the IFF systems manufactured by HAL Hyderabad and BEL. It was in 2010 we projected the need in large numbers following the Defence Acquisition Council nod and agreed to their (DRDO) proposal,” sources said.
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[roju20001]

Well done DRDO.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Given the rate of friendly fire in warzone, US should import some.

 

[Kinetic]

IFF is a complex technology and needs to be indigenously developed to restrain the enemy/friendly interference during wartime.

Well done DRDO. I think it is mk XII version.