India received the first of the three Airborne Early Joining Warning and Control System (AWACS) ‘Phalcon’ also called as ‘eye in the sky. Now India is now among the select group of countries having such system namely, the US, Russia, UK, China, France, Israel and Australia. The AWACS is mounted on Russian Illyushin-76 heavylift transport aircraft’s airframe. Through its enhanced surveillance capabilities, the system would enable India to keep an eye on enemies’ aircrafts and missiles, movement of troops across the border without infringing the territorial limits under all weather conditions1.

• 1. India Receives First AWACS” on May 25, 2009 at http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/404FB59699FBFA86652575C1004AF...