Airborne Surveillance Platform: Difference between revisions

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The '''Airborne Surveillance Platform''' (ASP) is an [[India]]n defence project initiated by the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) with the aim to produce an [[Airborne Early Warning]] System. Two prototypes were developed and flight tested for three years. The project was cancelled in 1999 after the prototype aircraft crashed, killing eight scientists and the aircrew. After four years of inactivity, the project was revived in 2004 with a new platform and radar.

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By mid-2002 the project had been "re-activated", according to various news reports.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/09/10/stories/2004091004881100.htm |title=The Hindu : National : Cabinet panel nod for `Airawat' project<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110164258/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/09/10/stories/2004091004881100.htm |archive-date=2009-01-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of March<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/asp.htm Airborne surveillance platform (ASP)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 2007, CABS was working on developing another indigenous airborne early warning system. According to the Defence Minister, completion of development activities and commencement of user trials were to occur in 2012. The platform selected was the [[Brazil]]ian [[Embraer]] with a CABS airborne Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar.

The new system will be based on the [[Embraer]] [[EMB-145]] aircraft and an active phased array radar. The Indian Air Force and the Army propose to use this mini-AWACs system as a complement to the larger AWACS system being imported from Israel. The Union Cabinet has approved the development of such an aircraft-based system.<ref>[https://archive.is/20120907182748/http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=544197 outlookindia.com | wired<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Goals of the [[airborne early warning and control]] program:{{cn|date=May 2019}}  

* Nodal [[Airborne Early Warning and Control|AWACS]] function(s) in the national grid (functioning in tandem with Phalcon){{cn|date=May 2019}}

* [[Comint]] capabilities{{cn|date=May 2019}}

* [[Sigint]] capabilities{{cn|date=May 2019}}

* [[Instrument flight rules|IFR]] capabilities.{{cn|date=May 2019}}

* Hybrid [[Inertial]]/[[satellite navigation]] system{{cn|date=May 2019}}

* Integrated [[Identification friend or foe|IFF]] with mode-4 capability{{cn|date=May 2019}}

* Multiple redundant air-to-air datalinks{{cn|date=May 2019}}

* Multiple redundant air-to-ground datalinks{{cn|date=May 2019}}

* Satcomm links.{{cn|date=May 2019}}

On August 17, 2012, India received the first [[Embraer ERJ 145|Embraer 145]] airborne early warning and control aircraft built with Indian technology. It is claimed as a major breakthrough in mounting an electronic eye in the sky for India.<ref name="then">{{cite web |title=India gets first Embraer jet with Indian airborne radar tech |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article3785186.ece |accessdate= August 18, 2012}}</ref><ref name="ie">{{cite web |title=India gets first Embraer jet with Indian airborne radar tech |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/india-gets-first-embraer-jet-with-indian-airborne-radar-tech/989584/0 |accessdate= August 18, 2012}}</ref><ref name="bus">{{cite web |title=DRDO takes delivery of aircraft designed for AEW&C |url=http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/drdo-takes-deliveryaircraft-designed-for-aewc/45341/ |accessdate= August 18, 2012}}</ref>

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070308102521/http://www.drdo.org/pub/techfocus/dec98/avionic.htm#Airborne#Airborne Surveillance Platform DRDO Technology Focus report on ASP]