Centre for Airborne Systems
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The Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS) is a laboratory of the
History
CABS was set up in 1991 to lead the Airborne Surveillance Platform (Airawat) project. Its task was to develop airborne electronic systems on a flying platform for early warning, command and control functions.[1] The programme was carried on until 1999 when the flying platform HS 748 crashed in Tamil Nadu killing all the eight people on board [4 from IAF and 4 from DRDO out of which two were from CABS (Mr P Elango and Mr Shaju)].
EMB 145 AEW&C project
Embraer and the Indian Government have signed a deal for three
The ERJ 145 platform, currently being used on Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions in Brazil, Mexico and Greece, will join the AEW&C programme under the responsibility of India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).[2]
On 17 August 2012, India received the first Embraer 145 Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft, built with Indian technology. It is claimed as a major breakthrough in mounting an electronic eye in the sky for India.[3][4][5]
The aircraft is fitted with Indian airborne
Dr Elangovan, Chief Controller Research & Development of DRDO, said the aircraft was upgraded to have major capabilities such as "in-fight refuelling system, significant increase in electric and cooling capacity and a comprehensive set of structural changes to allow installation of advanced mission systems."[3]
External links
- DIRECTORATE OF AERONAUTICS[usurped]
- Centre for Air Borne Systems(CABS)
- Centre for Airborne Systems - High Tech Avionics Flight Test Bed
- L3Harris and Thales in contention to equip new Indian spy plane, Intelligence Online, March 21, 2024 (requires free registration)
References
- ^ John Pike (12 January 1999). "Airborne Surveillance Platform". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "India's flying Testbeds". Acig.org. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ a b c "India gets first Embraer jet with Indian airborne radar tech". Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "India gets first Embraer jet with Indian airborne radar tech". 17 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "DRDO takes delivery of aircraft designed for AEW&C". Business Standard. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2018.