DRDO-built radar tech to power IAF’s Airbus aircraft

HYDERABAD: Airbus, Spain, will procure two advanced radar systems — Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) and Missile Approach Warning Systems (MAWS) — developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which would be incorporated into the 56 Airbus C295 aircraft ordered by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
This is the first “Make in India” aerospace programme in the private sector, involving the full development of a complete industrial ecosystem — from manufacture, assembly, test, and qualification to delivery and maintenance, in the complete lifecycle of the aircraft.
Airbus will acquire the RWR and MAWS from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). This was disclosed during a presentation that the DRDO made at IIT, Delhi, at the 5th World Congress on Disaster Management.