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Indigenous AWACS to be flight-tested by 2011

Two Additional Phalcon AWACS for Indian Air Force: Press Trust of India
2010-09-26 The Press Trust of India today reported that the Indian Air Force will look to purchase two more Phalcon AWACS. These are in addition to the three Phalcon AWACS procured earlier. The IAF currently operates the IAI EL/M-2075 Phalcon AWACS radar on an Ilyushin Il-76 platform. A total of 3 such systems have been ordered of which two have been delivered while the delivery of the third is expected by December 2010.

The IAI EL/M-2075 Phalcon is an Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) radar system developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elta Electronics Industries of Israel. Its primary objective is to provide intelligence to maintain air superiority and conduct surveillance. The Federation of American Scientists is quoted to have stated that the Phalcon was the most advanced AEW&C system. The system is currently in-service with four countries–Israel, India, Chile and Singapore.

The PTI report also mentions that in the long run, the Indian Air Force looks to operate ten additional AWAC systems. However it is not clear if these will be Phalcon AWACS or AWACS developed by the DRDO. DRDO is working on an AWAC system to be built upon Embraer-145 jets. Three Embraer-145 jets are being acquired for USD $210 million from Brazil.
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DRDO AWACS First Batch Delivery by 2015; Embraer EMB 145 May Not be Base Platform for Second Batch | India Defence

2010-11-01 Dr. Prahlada, Chief Controller of Research and Development, DRDO has confirmed, according to newspaper reports, that DRDO developed AWACS integrated on Brazilian Embraer EMB 145 aircrafts will be tested by the end of 2011 and a probable delivery date for the first batch of three is 2015.

Notes from his statements:


* India is in the process of developing nine home-grown, state-of-the-art versions and the first of them is expected to be flight-tested by the end of next year.

* Five frontline laboratories of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are working to develop the system which would be "85 per cent indigenous"

* Three will be integrated on board the Brazilian Embraer EMB 145 jet and delivered by 2014-15

* The base aircraft for the remaining six AWACS is undecided
 
one article says 80% and the other says 85% indigenous
huu...hope it turns out to be close to that.
well it would be a very big achievement.
well done drdo
does anyone know list of the countries which produce awacs indigenously??
 

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