<p>The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, will do the honours and induct the 'Arudhra' medium-power radar developed by the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the official said.<br /><br />The induction would be done on the sidelines of the three-day Gandhinagar-based South Western Air Command (SWAC) commanders’ conference beginning Wednesday.<br /><br />"This state-of-the-art radar is being inducted towards strengthening the air defence in the Surashtara-Kutch region and forms an important component in the IAF’s plan to achieve network-centric operations," the official said.<br /><br />With the operationalisation of the Integrated Air Command and Control Systems (IACCS), an automated command and control system of the IAF, the overall air defence of the country would achieve a quantum leap. The Arudhra radar, along with the legacy radars, would all be networked in this system.</p>
<p>The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, will do the honours and induct the 'Arudhra' medium-power radar developed by the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the official said.<br /><br />The induction would be done on the sidelines of the three-day Gandhinagar-based South Western Air Command (SWAC) commanders’ conference beginning Wednesday.<br /><br />"This state-of-the-art radar is being inducted towards strengthening the air defence in the Surashtara-Kutch region and forms an important component in the IAF’s plan to achieve network-centric operations," the official said.<br /><br />With the operationalisation of the Integrated Air Command and Control Systems (IACCS), an automated command and control system of the IAF, the overall air defence of the country would achieve a quantum leap. The Arudhra radar, along with the legacy radars, would all be networked in this system.</p>