{"id":366129,"date":"2026-06-26T17:18:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=366129"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:48:54","slug":"airborne-early-warning-control-system-netra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/airborne-early-warning-control-system-netra\/","title":{"rendered":"Airborne Early Warning &amp; Control System \u2018Netra\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>\u00a0DRDO handed over the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) certificate of the indigenous Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control system to the Indian Air Force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Airborne Early Warning &amp; Control System \u2018Netra\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_366131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-366131\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-366131\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TH-3.jpg?resize=401%2C231&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Airborne Early Warning &amp; Control System \u2018Netra\u2019\" width=\"401\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TH-3.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TH-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C589&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TH-3.jpg?resize=768%2C442&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TH-3.jpg?w=1530&amp;ssl=1 1530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-366131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; TH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Netra<\/strong> is an <strong>indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&amp;C) system<\/strong> that <strong>functions as a flying radar station<\/strong> for detecting, tracking and identifying airborne and maritime threats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Achievement<\/strong>: This capability <strong>makes India the fifth country in the world to design and build its own airborne surveillance<\/strong> and battle management platforms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Initial Operational Clearance: <\/strong>The Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) for the Netra AEW&amp;C system <strong>was granted in 2017.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Developer<\/strong>: It has been <strong>developed by the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS) under DRDO<\/strong> in collaboration with the <strong>Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian defence industry partners.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Commonly Known as:<\/strong> It is commonly known as the <strong>Indian Air Force\u2019s (IAF) \u201cEye in the Sky\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Base Aircraft Platform:<\/strong> It is built around the <strong>Brazilian Embraer EMB-145 aircraft<\/strong>, on which an <strong>Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar is mounted.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Long-range Detection<\/strong>: It detects incoming projectiles, ships and aircraft at long ranges and directs friendly fighters in real time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Radar Coverage:<\/strong> It provides <strong>250\u2013500+ km detection range<\/strong> and <strong>300\u00b0 to 360\u00b0 radar coverage<\/strong> for tracking hostile aircraft, drones and missiles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Mission Equipment:<\/strong> It includes an <strong>AESA radar, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), mission computer, secure communication networks, Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and Communication Support Measures.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Real-time Information Sharing<\/strong>: It shares real-time information with fighter jets, ground stations and other military assets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:\u00a0DRDO handed over the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) certificate of the indigenous Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control system to the Indian Air Force. About Airborne Early Warning &amp; Control System \u2018Netra\u2019 Netra is an indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&amp;C) system that functions as a flying radar station for detecting, tracking and identifying&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/airborne-early-warning-control-system-netra\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Airborne Early Warning &amp; Control System \u2018Netra\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11959,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-366129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366129\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}