It will be tested in this rig in 2011, followed by flight testing in 2012.” It is scheduled to be delivered to us in Aug 2011,” CABS Director S Christopher said here.ĭefence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday inaugurated the System Test and Integration Rig (STIR) complex at CABS for testing airborne systems.Ĭhristopher said: “.our mission systems will be ready by this year. “AEW&C’s flying platform is the modified EMB145, which will take to skies later this year. Three modified EMB-145 aircraft would be developed under the agreement. Under a deal signed between India and Brazil in 2008, Embraer aircraft manufacturer would modify its EMB145 to carry Active Array Antenna Unit by India on the aircraft's fuselage. The AEW&C system (also called AWACS - Airborne Warning and Control System) is being developed by the Bangalore-based Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), a lab under the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the IAF. Information on the purchase of the choppers is contained in the latest factsheet of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which monitors worldwide purchase and transfer of military hardware.įebruary 2, 2010, Bangalore - The indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) System, integrated onboard the Brazilian aircraft EMB145 as per Indian Air Force’s requirement, would be flight tested in 2012, a key official involved in the project has said.
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The latest armed version, the Z-9WA, was introduced in 2005 and has night attack capabilities with an under-nose low-light TV and infra-red observing and tracking unit.
This is the same French firm that supplied the Puma helicopters still in service for the Kenya Air Force. The first Z-9 flew in 1981, and was built in China by the Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corp from components supplied by Aérospatiale. The Harbin Z-9 is a Chinese military utility helicopter licence-built version of the French Eurocopter Dauphin.
“For three months we have waited for them to take to the skies but to no avail,” our source, who cannot be named as he is not authorised to speak to the media, said. They can carry 10 armed soldiers.Įngineers note that while they expected the “new” helicopters to reinforce the VIP fleet, they were disappointed that they had not flown three months after arrival. Sources at DoD said several of the eight helicopters were meant to beef up the VIP fleet that is usually at the disposal of the President, Prime Minister and the Vice-President.Ĭurrently, President Kibaki uses the French-manufactured Puma helicopters that are reconfigured for VIP usage.Īs military utility helicopters, the Z-9 have a variety of roles including ground attack, air assault, cargo, reconnaissance and troop transport. But engineers at DoD said the military utility helicopters had never been airborne since they were delivered in January. “We wish to state that so far we do not have any Z-9 helicopters which are grounded,” the DoD spokesman Bogita Ongeri said in response to enquiries about the aircraft. However, the ministry of Defence said the helicopters had not been grounded but did not explain why they have not taken to the air three months after they were delivered. The helicopters were bought from a company that has previously supplied planes to Kenya. March 27, 2010, Nairobi - Did Kenya buy defective helicopters from China? That is the question being asked by military engineers after it became apparent that eight Chinese choppers delivered to Nairobi in January have not been flown. Chinese Z-9 helicopters delivered in January have allegedly not flown. The President uses the French-manufactured Puma helicopters that are reconfigured for VIP usage. President Kibaki’s helicopter takes off at Kiganjo, Nyeri.
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