Phalcon AWACS arrives

Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots will fly home the first of the three Phalcon Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) on Sunday, making India the first country in the South-Asian region to have this capability.

The AWACS will provide India the means to track incoming missiles and look deep into the neighbouring countries under all weather conditions.

AWACS are primarily used for detection of incoming hostile cruise missiles and aircraft from hundreds of km away in all weather conditions and directing air defence fighters during combat operations against enemy jets. It also helps detect troop build-up in hostile territories.

With the induction of the Phalcons, frontline IAF fighters like Sukhoi-30MKIs, Mirage-2000s and Jaguars will now be backed by “eyes in the sky” to look much beyond the country’s borders through direct data linking.

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