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מערכת הפאלקון מורכבת ממכ"ם ארום טווח שפותח ומיוצר בישראל, המותקן על מטוס תובלה מתוצרת רוסיה (תוספת שלי - המטוס מתוצרת רוסיה זה עבור ההודים). המכ"ם יוכל להאריך את טווח הפעולה של חיל האוויר ההודי, בגלל יכולתו לגילוי מטרות ולבקרת ירי בטווחים ארוכים. והנה יותר פרטים:
The United States has dropped objections to the transfer of the Israeli Phalcon technology to India, paving the way for India to become one of the few countries in the world to possess an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). Essentially surveillance planes, AWACS can carry out airborne searches behind enemy lines for hundreds of kilometers. Fighter jets can be quickly positioned to an advantageous position in the sky to tackle a hostile air strike on account of the early warning that AWACS provide. The Phalcon system that integrates four sensors, including a highly-advanced phased array radar, will be mounted on a special Russian IL-76 platform, defence sources said. Once integrated, India will acquire a state-of-the-art AWACS, which will be capable of carrying out surveillance sweeps for hundreds of kilometers by day or night and in any weather conditions. The combination of Israeli and Russian early warning technology is expected to encourage the fuller exploitation of some of the high performance planes with the Air Force such as the long range SU-30MKI and the French Mirage 2000 planes. Sources said the U.S., in the past, had objected to the transfer of the phased array Greenpine radar, which is part of the Phalcon sensor package. While Israel developed this radar, the U.S. objected to its sales by pointing out that this sensor was the result of a joint venture, which Washington had funded. מתוך http://www.hinduonnet.com/stories/2003052304880100.htm
