- CABS
AEW&C system is a potent force multiplier, providing surveillance, tracking, identification and classification of the Airborne/ Sea surface targets. The information from multiple sensors are collated, associated and fused to provide a cogent and comprehensive air situation picture on configurable consoles. Further capabilities include threat assessment and enabling the interception of the hostile targets through guidance of own interceptors. India is the fifth country in the world to have developed this system indigenously.
AEW&C Mk II is the enhanced AEW&C system on a larger platform. The system shall provide enhanced situational awareness through increased performances in mission systems taking advantage of larger size of the Aircraft. It is capable of detecting, identifying and classifying threats present in the surveillance area and also act as a Command & Control Centre to support air defence operations. The surveillance system with its multiple Communication and Data Links can alert and direct fighters, while providing Recognized Air Situation Picture(RASP) to commanders through Ground Exploitation Stations(GES)on ground. This system thus can support Air situation and offensive strike missions as well as assist forces in the tactical battle area. Electronic and Communication Support Measures can intercept, identify and classify non-friendly radar transmissions and communication signals respectively.
The Indian Navy / Indian Coast Guard has projected a requirement for an indegenous Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance / Multi-Mode Maritime Aircraft equipped with multiple mission sensors to be developed by CABS, DRDO as the nodal agency.
The Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) system is a manned airborne multi-role mission aircraft capable of performing ISR and targeting missions for defence and security forces.
Hyper-converged Infrastructure (HCI) on enterprise-level hardware for airborne operation, long range high resolution SAR-GMTI system, multispectral (EO-IR) LOROP sensor, geo-spatial intelligence processing and exploitation suite, high data-rate LoS data-links, satcom data-links, onboard mission communications suite.
The IFF MK XII(A) System consists of three variants namely Interrogator, Transponder and Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT). CABS, DRDO has designed and developed all the three variants as per the typical configuration available in International market. The products are designed as per the regulations laid down in ICAO - Annex - 10 and STANAG 4193. Each of the variant of IFF MK XII(A) system is designed with suitable antenna that include different configuration of E-scan as well as M-scan with Mode S level 2 capability. Development of indigenous Handheld IFF Tester has been completed
The Lightning Test Facility can be used to design and test the Lightning protection schemes and ensure the lightning worthiness of aircraft.
The facility is equipped for conducting all the High voltage and High current tests as per International Standards and Regulations. The facility can cater to full aircraft testing.
The scope of testing are as follows
To assess and evaluate the thermal effects and electromechanical forces of lightning current
Lightning Induced EMI/EMC tests on equipment, subsystem or full aircraft.
Centre for Airborne systems, DRDO Bangalore has designed and developed Automated Test Equipment (ATE) facility to perform test, maintenance, fault identification, repair and re-testing of all Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) System LRUs. ATE is designed based on Modular H/W architecture and S/W tools and capable of simulating the Input and measure the response of the AEW&C LRU’s.
The AAAU houses Front-End of Primary Radar (PR) and Secondary Surveillance Radar(SSR) electronics. The PR is an Active Electronically Steered Array Radar with a normal detection range and an extended against RCS of fighter class aircraft. Two radiating planar arrays assembled back to back and mounted on top of the aircraft fuselage provide 240° coverage on either side of AAAU. The SSR emits a message querying the target in a particular sector for friend/foe. Replies from the target are automatically associated with Primary Radar detections.
The Operator Workstation (OWS) segment of C4I provides the interface to operators to interact with AEW&C system. Each OWS displays integrated tactical air situation picture to operators. OWS functionality deals with Human Machine Interface (HMI) required for the proper operation of AEW&C systems. It provides display of tactical data, tools to insert Operator's inputs to Air Situation Picture (ASP), display of overall system serviceability.
The MSyIR facilitates the development, integration, testing and evaluation of mission avionics of airborne surveillance system prior to actual flight test in a controlled environment. This facility would duplicate exact functional system architecture and design requirements, so as to directly adopt the system architecture in the finalised programmes such as AEW&c Mk-II, MMMA or Aerostat mounted surveillance system.
TRMMs are indegenously designed
developed using state-of- the-art
technologies & patented
The units are used in building active
array for radiating interface of airborne
radar.
Productionised with private partner
The units subjected to severe
environmental qualifications to meet
Airborne applications.
Optimised design adopted for
thermal management
