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Push for Make in India: Rs 27,000 cr plans get Ministry of Defence nod

This will involve withdrawing the airliners from Air India, sending them to France for fitment of airborne radars

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The use of Air India A320 airliners is expected to substantially reduce costs

3 min read Last Updated : Dec 17 2020 | 10:31 PM IST

In a display of cost-cutting synergy between ministries, the government has announced that six used Air India A-320 jet airliners will be recycled into Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) systems for the Indian Air Force (IAF).

This will involve withdrawing the airliners from Air India, sending them to France for fitment of airborne radars, and then handing them over to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to be integrated with the complex software that will allow these aircraft to function as “eye-in-the-sky” controllers of air force battles.

The “acceptance of necessity” (AoN) of AEW&C systems was one of

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