15-2-2017: IAF inducts indigenous early warning system NETRA.

The IAF has formally inducted the first indigenously built Airborne Early Warning and Control System Netra developed by the DRDO at the Aero India exhibition. These airborne warning systems, capable of long range surveillance, are huge force multipliers.

Netra is based on Embraer aircraft and three systems are to be developed. First of these is in the Initial Operational Configuration. It is expected to achieve Final Operational Configuration (FOC) by June.