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12 Jan 2015 By: Greg Waldron - FG
A Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Tejas Mk1 light combat aircraft (LCA) has flown for the first time with an Indian-developed electronic warfare (EW) suite and a radar warning receiver (RWR).
The equipment was produced by India’s Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), and was able to detect radar signals during the flight, says the country's defence ministry in a statement.
The EW suite also carries a radar jammer, which the ministry says allows the pilot to “jam” various radar frequency bands.
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