IAF to induct indigenous radars

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NEW DELHI: India will on Friday
induct an indigenous medium-
power radar at the Naliya air
base to enhance its air defence
capabilities over Gujarat's
airspace, an official said on
Tuesday.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief,
Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, will
do the honours and induct the
'Arudhra' medium-power radar
developed by the Electronics and
Radar Development
Establishment of the Defence
Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO), the official
said.
The induction would be done on
the sidelines of the three-day
Gandhinagar-based South
Western Air Command (SWAC)
commanders' conference
beginning Wednesday.
"This state-of-the-art radar is
being inducted towards
strengthening the air defence in
the Surashtara-Kutch region and
forms an important component
in the IAF's plan to achieve
network-centric operations," the
official said.
With the operationalisation of
the Integrated Air Command and
Control Systems (IACCS), an
automated command and
control system of the IAF, the
overall air defence of the
country would achieve a
quantum leap. The Arudhra
radar, along with the legacy
radars, would all be networked
in this system.