Procurement delays leave IAF with only 3 AWACS as PAF races ahead

Pakistan is slated to see its own fleet of such aircraft increase by year-end as it starts receiving 3 Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C aircraft

Securing the nation's airspace could soon become a more challenging task for the Indian Air Force, as it faces delays in inducting additional airborne warning and control aircraft, even as Pakistan is slated to see its own fleet of such aircraft increase by year-end. 

The deal for two more Phalcon AWACS, which are to be procured under a three-nation deal involving India, Israel, and Russia, is stuck because of a sharp escalation in the price of the Russian aircraft that will house the Israeli sensors, The Times of India reported on Tuesday. Citing sources, the national daily said that while