Tribune News Service
Bathinda, September 11
The Indian Air Force (IAF) formally inducted the second Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft into its inventory during a ceremony held at the Air Force Station, Bhisiana, on Wednesday.
Air Marshal R Nambiar, PVSM, AVSM, VM & Bar ADC, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, was the chief guest on the occasion. He was handed over keys of the aircraft by Dr S Guruprasad, DS & DG (PC&SI) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The AEW&C aircraft is a proverbial “eye in the sky” and derives its combat capability from a state-of-the-art integrated system comprising of multiple sensors, giving it an ability to pick up low level targets deep inside the enemy’s airspace.The first AEW&C aircraft was inducted into the IAF on February 14, 2017 during the Aero India-2017 held in Bangalore. Induction of the second indigenously built AEW&C aircraft is another significant step towards fulfilling the ‘Make in India’ vision and bolstering the operational capability of the IAF.
Capable of air-to-air refuelling
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