Indonesia Gets In Line For India’s New AEW&C Jet
Indonesia Gets In Line For India’s New AEW&C Jet 13 Februari 2017 DRDO-Embraer EMB-145 AEW&C aircarft (photo : Defence Forum India) Indonesia could be the first foreign customer for the DRDO-Embraer AEW&C system, designated Netra, within the next year, if interest from Jakarta is anything to go by. Livefist learns Indonesia, which first expressed interest in the system, has escalated its interest to a request for a systems demonstration, possibly in that country. The project has achieved initial operational clearance, with the first of two jets set to be handed over to its customer, the Indian Air Force, at the Aero India show — a terrific splash of an idea. DRDO-Embraer EMB-145 AEW&C aircarft (photo : Financial Express) India’s DRDO has been ordered to aggressively and proactively pitch the new DRDO-Embraer AEW&C jet platform to foreign customers at Aero India 2017. With 52 countries at the show, the project team will hopefully have its hands full....