November 29, 2001

LOK SABHA

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RADAR SURVEILLANCE

        The Air Force has adequate air-space surveillance capability along the frontiers. The resources of Indian Air Force and Civil Aviation are being optimally combined for effective air-space surveillance. Methods for improving the surveillance capability are further being addressed, keeping in view the fact that the radar surveillance of the entire airspace of the country requires immense resources.

        To improve the security of airspace, Government has constituted Government Committee on Airspace Management (GCAM) to look into all aspects of airspace surveillance and management. This Committee would also assess the needs to integrate civil and military radars, and the requirements for additional surveillance equipment.

        This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written reply to Shri Ramsheth Thakur, Shri Ashok N Mohol, Shri A Venkatesh Naik and Shri Ramjee Manjhi in Lok Sabha today.