Indian Air Force Command develops satellite-based real time aircraft tracking system

Nagpur: The Maintenance Command of Indian Air Force has developed a satellite-based real time aircraft tracking system. The tracking system is capable in getting real time information about the location of an aircraft.

Air Marshal Vibhas Pande, Air Officer Commanding in Chief (AOC-in-C), Maintenance Command, said the aircraft tracking system will be implemented once the final trial pending in the eastern sector gets over.

He said, “One of the Base Repair Depots (BRD) under the aegis of Air Force’s Maintenance Command has indigenously developed a real time aircraft tracking system, wherein the Air Force can get the update on the location of a flying aircraft every 30 seconds.”

According to him, the tracking system is satellite-based and can track the path of an aircraft.

The final trial of the aircraft tracking system is pending in the eastern sector and once it is completed then modification will be implemented in all the aircraft.

Air Marshal Pande also talked about various steps and initiatives of the Maintenance Command in enhancing maintenance and operations preparedness of the IAF.

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