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Sunday, March 21, 2010

US offers latest airborne radar to India

Astor AEW Aircraft (Sentinel R1)After a range of top fighter aircraft and other weapon systems, the US has now offered another sophisticated system to India, the Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR), whose capability has been described as 'unmatched' by a former US navy official.

According to Admiral Walter F. Doran, president Asia for Raytheon, Indian officials had already been briefed on 'this latest radar, for highly effective 24-hour surveillance and target acquisition capability', India Strategic magazine reported in its latest issue.

The system is being operated now by the British Army and Royal Air Force (RAF) in Afghanistan with five ASTOR aircraft and eight ground stations.

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