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Thursday, June 02, 2011

IAF to deploy indigenous radar along Pak border in Gujarat


The Gujarat coastline has several economically important installations and the new radar will help in extending their security.
To enhance its air defence capabilities along the Pakistan border, the Indian Air Force on Friday will induct an indigenous medium-power radar at Naliya air base in Gujarat.

Developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), ''Arudhra'' medium-power radar would be commissioned by IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal (ACM) P V Naik on the sidelines of three day-long Commander''s Conference of South Western Air Command (SWAC), IAF officials said here.

This state-of-the-art radar is being inducted to strengthen air defence capabilities in the Surashtara-Kutch region as part of radar upgradation, and forms an important component in IAF''s plan to achieve network centric operations, they said.

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