AWACS inducted into IAF
Giving impetus to the long-standing operational requirement of the armed forces, the first AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft was inducted into the Indian Air Force on 28 May. The Russian IL-76 platform based, Israeli Phalcon AWACS is “eye- in-the-sky” airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) which will detect incoming flying weapons and listen-in to aerial communications. With the induction of the AWACS, India joined a club of only six other nations - the US, Russia, Britain, Japan, Australia and Turkey - that operate such a sophisticated system. The $1.1 billion deal for the three AWACS was signed between India and Israel in 2004.
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