Indian EMB-145 AEW&C

[Kunal Biswas]

Perhaps the best answer can be given by @Archer & @Twinblade ..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

DRDO AWACS

 

[Sea Eagle]

The AEW&C project aims to augment the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) nascent network-centric battle management platforms. It envisages a mix of up to 20 large and small AEW&C platforms to detect enemy aircraft and cruise missiles and to monitor India's 7,517 km long coastline

India on the hunt for more AEW&C aircraft - IHS Jane's 360

 

[Sea Eagle]

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) delivered a Dornier Do-228 modified to act as a flying test bed (FTB) to the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).
The Bengaluru based Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), will use it for testing airborne radars and other systems.
The use of a dedicated flying test bed will reduce the cycle time for development of airborne systems such as maritime patrol radar, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), data-links, electro-optics and Electronic Warfare (EW), says DRDO chief Avinash Chander.
Previously, the DRDO had to borrow Do-228's belonging to the Indian Navy or Indian Coast Guard when it wanted to flight test radars under development. Operational needs of the two services, however, often meant delays in aircraft being allotted, stalling developmental work on the radars. Equipped with an indigenous SAR, and "a state-of-the-art avionics and communication system," the aircraft will be flown by Indian air force pilots.
The DRDO is pressing on with development of three Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) platforms. It also recently released a global tender for supply of six aircraft to serve as the platforms for its ambitious Airborne Warning and Control System India (AWACS India) programme.
The contract for delivery of a modified Do-228 flying test bed to the DRDO was signed in May 2013 and the aircraft delivered six months ahead of schedule by HAL. Production of the Do-228 in India began in 1984, when HAL began license manufacture of the aircraft at its Kanpur Division, and 124 have been delivered till date

HAL hands over Do-228 flying test bed to DRDO - 5/5/2014 - Flight Global

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HAL delivered an aircraft ahead of schedule

 

[abhi_the _gr8_maratha]

Wanted Pilots for Developmental Flight Trials of AEW&C System (EMB-145I Aircraft) | idrw.org

 

[cobra commando]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=krs6iuUoD6s

 

[cobra commando]

Brazilian Embraer, DRDO
Explore Export Potential of
Prying Plane


Brazilian Embraer, DRDO Explore Export Potential of Prying Plane - The New Indian Express

 

[tuneix]

can't post link for the source so add www or put to google

IAF to be equipped with advance early warning systemRDO chief

defenceradar.com/2014/08/04/iaf-to-be-equipped-with-advance-early-warning-system/

 

[cobra commando]

August 19, 2014: With DRDO chief Dr. Avinash Chander publicly stating that the first EMB145I airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platform will be handed over to the Indian Air Force this year for acceptance tests, flight and systems/sensors tests will gather momentum to ensure there are no slippages ahead of operational service from next year. The DRDO has recently tendered for 253 items of ground support equipment for the user trials, final acceptance and handover process. In a parallel thrust, the DRDO and Brazil's Embraer have entered discussions on the possibility of arriving at a derivative of the EMB145I for export to mutually agreed friendly countries based on a prospective business plan that can be hammered out between both sides on the lines of the arrangement Embraer had earlier with another radar house. What makes things easier is that the structural AESA with dummy electronics is certified for airworthiness by the Brazilian certification agency, ANAC, equivalent of FAA in USA. The last of the three EMB145I modified platforms will arrive from Brazil later this year and join the flight test programme.
SP�s Exculsive - SP's Aviation

 

[cobra commando]

Prying Plane Flight Trials Conducted - The New Indian Express

 

[Twinblade]

 

[AVERAGE INDIAN]

 

[sgarg]

India needs a fleet of these planes - at least 15-20. I like this far more than A-50. Smaller planes are easier to handle and hide compared to bigger ones.

This plane can seriously increase India's air defence capability (probably strike capability as well).

 

[power_monger]

DRDO ready to deliver AEW&C to Air Force

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is ready to deliver the Brazilian Embraer aircraft-based, indigenously built Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) to the Indian Air Force as soon as it is ready to receive it. At the moment, the IAF is training its personnel who can operate the systems of the aircraft, at Bangalore-based Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS). The process should be over by February of next year.

Dr K Tamilmani, the director general of aeronautical systems and Dr S Christopher, programme director (AEW&C) and director, CABS said on Thursday that the laboratory has developed an indigenous Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar that has been fitted on the aircraft and is actually functioning for almost a year. The air-to-air function of the radar has been tested and certified, while air-to-sea functions are being tested.

Christopher stated that the 'technical readiness level' of the AEW&C is of the order of eight on a scale of ten. In a crowded environment, the aircraft system can 'correlate, identify, classify and threat response of 500 airborne targets can be tracked, out of which 16 enemy targets can be simultaneously designated.'

There are five work-stations where operators can sit and work, with one being solely for dedicated for 'communication support measure.' The aircraft can loiter for five hours independently and with refueling, another four hours can be added to the sortie. It will need some friendly fighter aircraft support, with satellite communication link directly to Vayu Bhavan, IAF headquarters.

The Embraer system has data links, voice communication facility, 32 fighter aircrafts can remain connected while in air, and the 'air support picture' created by the operators. It can reach altitudes of 25,000 to 30,000 with a range of 300 kms. Significantly, the AESA radar will have 'look down' ability. The radar has 1,257 amplifier

 

[Dhairya Yadav]

this aircraft is too good. I wonder why IAF isn't revolting against this indigenous tech . anyway, way back i heard that in after the Embraers, this AEWS will be fittrd to bigger airframes, for more range etc. any new news about it? which aircraft are being considered?

 

[DivineHeretic]

this aircraft is too good. I wonder why IAF isn't revolting against this indigenous tech . anyway, way back i heard that in after the Embraers, this AEWS will be fittrd to bigger airframes, for more range etc. any new news about it? which aircraft are being considered?

This system, as in the Radar and the allied sensors/systems will remain with the Embraer. What you're alluding to is the new AWACS system to be developed for a larger aircraft. That new system will be atleast comparable to the Phalcon, if not better.

 

[cobra commando]

First prying plane to be handed to IAF in June

Bengaluru, Feb 11: The Indian Air Force (IAF) will receive the first Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) system - Prying Plane -- by June this year. Dr K Tamilmani, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Director- General (Aero), said that the second aircraft will be handed over to the IAF in September for user evaluation trials. He said the third aircraft will be arriving in Indian by July this year. The AEW&C systems are built on a modified Embraer EMB-145I aircraft from Brazil. The two aircraft had extensively undergone flight trials in air bases in Bengaluru, Jamnagar and Agra. The 'Prying Plane' project is a prestigious project for the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), which has been mandated for the integration work. Currently, pilots from the IAF's Aircraft Systems and Testing Establishment, attached to the project, are flying the platform. "Once the first aircraft is handed over in June, we will conduct fine- tuning of systems on the second one. The user feedback will be something that will add more teeth to the platform. The EMB-145I will be flying on all five days at Aero India 2015," Dr S Christopher, Director, CABS told OneIndia.
First prying plane to be handed to IAF in June - Oneindia

 

[saik]

India's own airborne surveillance system, AEW&C India is getting ready to go operational this year.

 

[Srinivas_K]

 

[cobra commando]

LIVEFIST: ACCESS: Up Close With India's EMB-145i AEW&C