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India Defence Online, New Delhi – In order to achieve a complete network centric environment to augment its strike capabilities, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon be getting its first dedicated communication satellite. Although satellites are common for all the services, this dedicated satellite will address the issues of communication and will network IAF’s sensors and weaponry.
A network centric environment with the communications satellite is crucial to enhance the capabilities and stealth of IAF in warfare scenario and essential to heighten the awareness of battlefield commanders and pilots. Network centricity also enhances command and control and leads to accurate decision making.
According to IAF, it will proceed to network its military assets for the next few years to become a fully network-enabled force. This will also require the upgradation of its military aircraft and other assets. The IAF has already started applications on networks such as the integrated air command and control system (IACCS) and the Air Force Network (AFNET) to become a robust network centric force.
During the upcoming Republic Day Parade in New Delhi, the IAF will be highlighting the Network Centric Operations which is operational in its force. Besides all the aerial spectacles and manoeuvres by the IAF fighters, an aerostat, satellite and Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) will be highlighted. The visual depiction through images of the situation board of AFNET and the Surface to Air Missiles firing will depict the integration of sensors and capabilities of the IAF.
India had already become one of the first countries in the world to possess a dedicated military satellite when it launched CARTOSAT-2A in 2008. The satellite carries an advanced synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and a digital camera with a resolution of less than 1m. The launch of the military satellite was undertaken in tandem with the IAF’s plan to set up an integrated air command, control and communication system (ACCCS). The plan involved the linking the new Phalcon advanced warning and control system (AWACS), aerostat balloon radars and low-level transportable radars of the IAF with the dedicated military satellite to form a comprehensive reconnaissance and defence system.
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