AEROSPACE • PRODUCTION

Netra AEW&C (Mk1 / Mk1A / Mk2 Airborne Early Warning)

Lead Agency: DRDO (CABS) / IAF • Service: Indian Air Force • Budget: ₹20,000 Cr • IDDM: 80%

Strategic Overview

Airborne surveillance and battle management system mounted on Airbus A321 (Mk2) and Embraer ERJ-145 (Mk1A).

No. 50 Squadron IAF ("Eyes in the Sky") — AFS Bhatinda, Punjab (Western Air Command) — Status: operational
PIB: Raksha Mantri formally inducts DRDO Netra AEW&C into IAF (PIB Press Release)