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Aero India 2017: Catch the Rafale, Tejas, home-built AEWC in action

Over 550 defence and aerospace firms, including 279 foreign companies, are taking part in the event

Tejas aircraft, tarmac, Fighter aircrafts, AERO India 2017, Yelahanka Air Base, Bengaluru
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A Tejas aircraft on the tarmac near the parked Fighter aircrafts on the day before of AERO India 2017 at Yelahanka Air Base in Bengaluru. Photo: PTI

BS Web Team New Delhi
Aero India 2017, Asia's largest air show, is going to see a big first: A Chinese delegation. The show, which started on Tuesday, will see a five-member team from China participate, reported the BangaloreMirror. The Chinese delegation belongs to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force.

The other big news? The airshow also saw the induction of the indigenous surveillance aircraft by The Indian Air Force (IAF). So far, the IAF had been operating airborne early warning and control aircraft (AEWC) which are based around Israeli-built primary sensors and Russian platforms. While more than six years behind schedule,