Indian Air Force Restarts Its AWACS Program Based On Airbus A330; To Get Six Indigenously Built Airc

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Indian Air Force Restarts Its AWACS Program Based On Airbus A330; To Get Six Indigenously Built Aircraft
By Swarajya Staff
April 12, 2019 at 5:42 PM
Indian Air Force has restarted its program to indigenously build six next-generation long-endurance Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), AIN has reported.

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 (AWACS) 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 was 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.

The Air Force also operates three Israeli A-50EI Phalcon systems mounted on Russian Ilyushin Il-76 heavy-lift aircraft; this platform though has been facing issues in reliability and spares.

M S Easwaran, director of the Centre for Airborne Systems speaking to AIN said that "The first AWACS was handed over by the DRDO to the IAF during Aero India 2017 in Bangalore and the initial years of development had been “a period of self-learning. He also added, "radome and the antenna for the Netra had been developed within the country and believe the rest of things can move fast provided sanction is given".

The program can face challenges in adapting the current radar system which requires moving from a 24-tonne to a 200-tonne platform needing more power and endurance. The system employs a two-sided “sword” antenna array, whereas the larger aircraft would have a triangular antenna array.

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[Mahmood uz Zaman]

It will be greater failure just like others programs e.g Tejas etc

 

[Beast]

There is no indigenous technology from India. All imported tech and then assemble as indigenous which will never be cutting edge.

 

[maverick1977]

this is a scary situation.. how many AWACS is india operating ? i know of 3 Phalcons? do they have any others?

A330 based will give them a 12 hour loiter time and most likely a lot greater number of T/R modules.. with powerful rolls royce engines they should be able to go beyond 460kms range easily for 3m2 targets.

 

[hasnainfirst]

Indian Air Force Restarts Its AWACS Program Based On Airbus A330; To Get Six Indigenously Built Aircraft
By Swarajya Staff
April 12, 2019 at 5:42 PM
Indian Air Force has restarted its program to indigenously build six next-generation long-endurance Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), AIN has reported.

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 (AWACS) 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 was 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.

The Air Force also operates three Israeli A-50EI Phalcon systems mounted on Russian Ilyushin Il-76 heavy-lift aircraft; this platform though has been facing issues in reliability and spares.

M S Easwaran, director of the Centre for Airborne Systems speaking to AIN said that "The first AWACS was handed over by the DRDO to the IAF during Aero India 2017 in Bangalore and the initial years of development had been “a period of self-learning. He also added, "radome and the antenna for the Netra had been developed within the country and believe the rest of things can move fast provided sanction is given".

The program can face challenges in adapting the current radar system which requires moving from a 24-tonne to a 200-tonne platform needing more power and endurance. The system employs a two-sided “sword” antenna array, whereas the larger aircraft would have a triangular antenna array.

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Hope our Airforce has got plans to deal with this ...

 

[Water Car Engineer]

DRDO AWACS 360 degree non rotating 4 panel AESA radar dome

 

[Hamza913]

New targets, this should be fun.

 

[slapshot]

To Get Six Indigenously Built Aircraft

 

[Keysersoze]

Hope our Airforce has got plans to deal with this ...

PL15...with a low rcs platform. That should do the trick..

 

[Ghazwa-e-Hind]

They can buy or build every latest military tech. But ultimately, in the hands of coward Indian forces, it is all in vain.

What kind of animal uses pellet gun against children?

 

[Fawadqasim1]

Hui jin se tawaqqa khastagi ki daad pane ki
woh hum se bhi zyada khasta e tegh e sitam nikle.

 

[GumNaam]

india shouldn't hold back on achieving maximum humiliation...after the tejas monstrosity along with the balakot failure, india's humiliation has fallen just a tad bit short of max, so instead of airbus, they should base their new indigenous failure awacs on their new husband uncle sam's boeing 737 "max"...that will complete their humiliation!

 

[baqai]

Either DICKtionary in India has different meaning of indigenous or they don't know it's real meaning, anyways all the best failure doesn't matter learning matters

 

[faithfulguy]

india shouldn't hold back on achieving maximum humiliation...after the tejas monstrosity along with the balakot failure, india's humiliation has fallen just a tad bit short of max, so instead of airbus, they should base their new indigenous failure awacs on their new husband uncle sam's boeing 737 "max"...that will complete their humiliation!

Boeing 737 was created so no retraining was needed. The program manager who sacrifice training hours for safety must be an Indian. Only an Indian would have such Indian style common sense.

 

[GumNaam]

Boeing 737 was created so no retraining was needed. The program manager who sacrifice training hours for safety must be an Indian. Only an Indian would have such Indian style common sense.

well said...