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IAF integrating systems for greater efficiency
The IAF is working towards reducing the time between detecting an intruding aircraft and shooting it down by inducting air borne early warning systems (AWACS) and integrating the radar and weapon systems through network centric operations, chief of Western Command Air Marshal AK Singh said here on Monday. He said the IAF was making all efforts to upgrade its radar systems, linking the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the weapon systems including fighter jets and ground-based air defence systems to cut down the critical time between sighting a target and bring it down either in air or on ground. The induction of the Israel-made Phalcon AWACS in the next few years coupled with more stress on network centric operations and information technology would help the IAF to have an offensive defence system, the Western Command chief said.
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