₹20,000 crore project: Indigenous Awacs gets go-ahead, to be developed by DRDOIndia's Air Force will soon get six new, large Awacs. The government has approved the Awacs India project. DRDO will collaborate with India...
17 Jul, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
Ladakh face-off: India to order 2 more Israeli Phalcon ‘eyes in sky’ for $1 billionSources on Wednesday said the acquisition of the two AWACS, with the Israeli Phalcon early-warning radar system mounted on Russian Ilyushin...
27 Aug, 2020, 12.31 PM IST
India to buy 2 more AWACS worth Rs 5.7k crore from IsraelIndia is finally close to approving the over $800 million (around Rs 5,700 crore) deal for two more “Phalcon” airborne warning and control ...
31 Jan, 2019, 10.44 AM IST
Government may clear purchase of two more AWACS for around $800 millionDefence ministry sources on Monday said a fresh procurement case for the two airborne warning and control systems (AWACS), with Israeli Pha...
11 Sep, 2018, 10.44 AM IST
IAF will soon have desi 'eye in the sky' to track Pakistan & ChinaThis is expected to augment the country's ability to detect cruise missiles, fighter jets or drones from Pakistan and China. The system has...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.52 PM IST
India trails Pakistan on AWACS front, as delays plague projectsAWACS or 'Eyes in the Sky' are considered "major force-multipliers" in modern-day warfare due to their capability to provide early warning ...
14 Jul, 2018, 05.05 PM IST
Stalled AWACS deals hit Air ForceIAF currently has only three AWACS, with Israeli Phalcon radar systems mounted on Russian IL-76 heavy-lift aircraft, which were inducted in...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.35 PM IST
India to build two next-generation AWACS for Rs 5,113 croreThe government has cleared the DRDO project to build advanced next-generation AWACS, which can detect incoming aerial threats from 400-km a...
29 Mar, 2015, 04.35 AM IST
CCS 'in-principle' approval for indigenous AWACS projectFor the indigenous AWACS, the DRDO will look for an alternative aircraft of the size of the IL-76 and deploy its AWACS system on it, they s...
06 Feb, 2013, 01.03 PM IST
India planning to develop its own AWAC system to boost air defence capabilitiesIndia is planning to develop indigenous Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) aimed at boosting its air defence capabilities.
19 Jun, 2012, 07.31 PM IST
- India to launch AWACS project to counter China, Pak
Potent force-multipliers like AWACS have changed the entire nature of air warfare because they can detect incoming aerial threats.
19 Jun, 2012, 02.47 PM IST
- IAF will add two more Israeli AWACS to its fleet
The purchase comes at a time when Pakistan is fast snapping at India's heels in this complex military arena, having first inducted four Swe...
08 Nov, 2011, 08.33 AM IST
- IAF planning to induct 10 Airborne Warning and Control Systems
Having already procured three Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS), the Indian Air Force is planning to induct ten such eyes for bo...
26 Sep, 2010, 03.00 PM IST
- India to get two more AWACS, other radars to make airspace impregnable
India will go in for two more AWACS, after the last of the three Israeli Phalcons already ordered is inducted in December.
19 Jul, 2010, 04.35 AM IST
- We will counter India's AWACS with 500 US missiles: Pakistan
Pakistan voiced concern over the acquisition of AWACS aircraft by India.
28 May, 2009, 07.56 PM IST
- India to acquire first AWACS next week: Officials
India is expected to acquire its first Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) next week, officials said Monday, crowning its drive to ...
11 May, 2009, 08.11 PM IST
- Snoop vision: Phalcons will give IAF early bird advantage
After several technical and other hiccups, IAF will finally get its most potent force-multiplier, the desperately awaited Phalcon Awacs (ai...
18 Mar, 2009, 04.18 PM IST