Neelam Mathews
Aug 24, 2012
The first fully modified aircraft for indigenous Airborne Early Warning
and Control Systems landed at CABS (Centre for Airborne Systems, Bangalore, a DRDO laboratory) at HAL
airport.
The acceptance of the Aircraft was completed over a period of 15 days at
Embraer facilities in Brazil by a team from CABS, its work centers, CEMILAC, DGAQA & IAF.
“The aircraft ferried with several mission system external components of
DRDO including the Active Electronically scanned Array Antenna with passive
electronics fitted on the Aircraft,” said a statement.
Following integration of
the DRDO developed mission system, development flight trials in India will be
held in 2013.
The contract for the first aircraft delivered
by Embraer was signed in 2008. The next aircraft is expected to arrive in
December 2012.
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