A. K. Antony inaugurates STIR facility at Centre for Airborne Systems

Bangalore: Defence minister AK Antony today inaugurated the System Test and Integration Rig (STIR) Complex at the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS). The STIR facility is created to provide an environmental condition as close to aircraft as possible for evaluation of all the AEW&C systems before their integration on to the platform for flight evaluation.
The minister, after witnessing the flight display of the LCA, said that the Cabinet committee on security, after going through the progress of LCA has cleared nearly Rs 8000 crores for the future further development of LCA variants and a new engine.
The Defence Minister also inaugurated ‘Digital Flight Control Computer’ manufacturing facility in BEL and handed over a Gun Fire Control System (GFCS) to the Indian Navy. Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) will get an order, valued at Rs 4,279 crore, from the Indian Air Force (IAF) for supply of an additional 750 Akash medium-range surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) for six squadrons.
03/02/10 Arjun/Machinist.in

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Feb 2010