Indian EMB-145 AEW&C

[Bhadra]

They're dosing the aircraft with water while its door is open! No wonder the guy in the lower-right-hand corner of the picture appears to be gesturing something to the guys at the firetrucks. I hope none of the sensitive electronics in the aircraft got wet...

They are welcoming the aircraft ! CABS guys do not have much of wine.....

 

[sayareakd]

They're dosing the aircraft with water while its door is open! No wonder the guy in the lower-right-hand corner of the picture appears to be gesturing something to the guys at the firetrucks. I hope none of the sensitive electronics in the aircraft got wet...

look closely where water is falling

and as the P2P said electronics are not fitted yet.

 

[asianobserve]

look closely where water is falling

and as the P2P said electronics are not fitted yet.

I can see where the water is falling but in ceremonies like these the plane is supposed to pass under the water shower (resembling a gate).

 

[Bhadra]

And where is the coconut breaking ceremony ??

 

[sayareakd]

And where is the coconut breaking ceremony ??

it is just plane, with dummy AWAC equipment, let them install real things and then test it, when all this is done, they will give it to AF then you can break coconut.

 

[Bhadra]

it is just plane, with dummy AWAC equipment, let them install real things and then test it, when all this is done, they will give it to AF then you can break coconut.

It has crossed seven seas and landed on the home of Gods. The Coconut must be broken as a sacrifice to ward off evil spirits of the seven seas...

DRDO has a common practice of breaking the coconut....

Though sprinkling water (Apa) itself is invigoration of life.. no Indian (Hindu) ceremony is performed without sprinkling life (water)

 

[hit&run]

How long its going to take before it becomes operational.

 

[Bhadra]

How long its going to take before it becomes operational.

It will be operational at DRDO pace !

 

[sayareakd]

 

[p2prada]

How long its going to take before it becomes operational.

Hopefully 2015-16.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

IAF should have pliantly of these birds..

Low operational cost and good coverage..

 

[K Factor]

IAF should have pliantly of these birds..

Low operational cost and good coverage..

How many do mean by "plenty"?

In case of hostilities, how many do we need in the air (even in a 2 front case involving China)?
Consireding some to be in downtime for servicing, change of stations, rotation of aircraft - I don't think we need more than 8 for the Western Front and 8 for the Eastern sector. Maybe 4 more Bay of Bengal/Andaman region.
Definitely not more than 18 in all.

Lets not forget that they will be complementing a fleet of PHALCONs.

 

[Defcon 1]

Hi, is it possible to make the Phalcons redundant by using more AEW&CS aircrafts? If that is true, it would save a lot of money that would otherwise be spent on an indigenous AWACS development.

 

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[Daredevil]

Soon, India's own eye in the sky

AESA radar on Embraer-145 has a range of 350 km, 260-degree coverage

India's efforts to build its own Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system crossed a milestone on Wednesday when a fully modified Brazilian Embraer-145 aircraft, on which the system will be installed, arrived on Wednesday night at the HAL airport in Bangalore.

The aircraft, with the indigenous Active Electronic Scanning Array (AESA) radar, will be an "eye in the sky." The radar can look 240 degrees within a short time and has a range of 350 km. It can track more than 500 targets simultaneously.

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), with its various laboratories, is spearheading the (AEW&C) system programme.

The aircraft was given an enthusiastic welcome by engineers of the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), nodal agency for building the AEW&C system. The CABS is a DRDO facility.

The aircraft and its flight crew from the Indian Air Force and M/s Embraer were given a water cannon salute. They were received by S. Christopher, Director of CABS, and K. Tamil Mani, Chief Executive, Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC), Bangalore.

Mr. Christopher is also the Programme Director of the AEW&C system, which has about 1,000 mission system components developed by DRDO laboratories.

The most critical of these is the AESA radar, which is developed by the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), Bangalore, and the antenna called Active Antenna Array Unit (AAAU), made by the CABS.

The radar is the processor part of the AAAU.

While the primary radar mounted on the aircraft is the AESA, the secondary surveillance sensor is the Identification of the Friend or Foe (IFF) system.

"The important modes of operation of the system are surface surveillance and air surveillance," Mr. Christopher said earlier.

The IFF system was developed by the CABS. The IFF determines whether the target, determined by the primary radar, is a friend or foe.

CABS engineers said it was a challenge for them to integrate the AEW&C system components with the aircraft, which had to be modified.

The AAAU weighed 1.5 tonnes and it had to be mounted on the fuselage without affecting the aircraft's stability.

 

[sayareakd]

wonder if they can add another station from the 7 rest station so that UAV can be controlled from it. Specially combat UAV in future.