The ceremony for the declaration of India's indigenous Final Operational Clearance (FOC) of the Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system will take place on June 25 at the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS) under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Bengaluru, Karnataka. FOC is the final phase of certification in which an aircraft or military system is declared fully mission-ready after completing all required trials and validations.
FOC follows the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) stage and indicates full combat readiness as per operational requirements.
The AEW&C system consists of sensors mounted on an aircraft that provide early warning of airborne and sea surface targets, as well as detection of hostile emissions. The system is also designed to provide comprehensive situational information to controllers onboard the aircraft and to ground-based stations, enabling coordinated air defence operations.
“A ceremony for the declaration of Final Operational Clearance (FOC) of Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) System is planned on 25 June 2026 at Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), DRDO, Bengaluru. The FOC is a major milestone achieved for an indigenous system of systems such as the Netra AEW&C,” wrote DRDO in a post on X.
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