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- The Government of India gave its final approval to build 6 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft.
- It aims to bolster the surveillance capability of the Indian Air Force (IAF) along the borders with China and Pakistan.
- These aircrafts are regarded as powerful ‘eyes in the sky’ in modern warfare.
- The IAF currently operates 3 Israeli Phalcon AWACS mounted on Russian IL-76 transport aircraft.
- The IAF has 2 indigenous ‘Netra’ aircraft fitted on smaller Brazilian Embraer-145 jet.
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