8000 Cr Integrated Air Command & Control System cleared by Cabinet

The government has cleared the proposal for a nearly Rs 8,000-crore project for Indian Air Force Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS).

AIM – Integrating all ground and air censors.

• Cabinet Committee on Security cleared the proposal that was sanctioned by the Defence Acquisition Council in November
• Once the system is in place, the air headquarters will get a composite air situation picture since it will be integrating Air Force, Army, Naval and civilian radars.
• The IAF currently has five sector headquarters (nodes) of communication and the plan is to have four more, besides establishment of 10 sub-nodes and up-gradation of the entire system.
• As part of this, the new command and control system will be set up and integrated with the existing ground and air sensors and air defence systems.