(a) whether the Government has successfully
developed and productionised an Identification of
Friend or Foe system in Bangalore; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government has successfully
developed and productionised an Identification of
Friend or Foe system in Bangalore; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY)
(a) Yes, Madam. Centre for Airborne System
(CABS), a Bangalore based laboratory of Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has
designed, developed and productionised Identification
of Friend or Foe (IFF) Mark-XII system.
(b) Three sets have been developed in-house for
Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) programme.
Further, three units viz. Interrogator, Transponder,
Combined Interrogator and Transponder have been
productionised by the two Indian firms for trial
and evaluation to meet futuristic tri-Services
requirements.