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The first Indian AWACS enters into service

New Delhi, India - A tripartite project with Russia and Israel

The first Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) today entered into service after a commissioning ceremony in presence of IAF chief, Marshal Fali Homi Major. The aircraft was delivered on May 25 (see AVIONEWS). "Today we became one of the few chosen countries to possess this kind of plane", Fali Homi Major said. It is the first of three similar systems ordered...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1105134
Rome, Italy, 05/28/2009 13:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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