Scientist at the Defence Institute of Advance Technology (DIA), Khadakwasla, are working on a system to monitor the health of DRDO’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas Mk-II.
Replying to a question on the backdrop of the recent Jaguar and Mig-21 aircrashes, Dr Prahlada, newly-appointed Vice-Chancellor of DIAT, said the deemed university has been working on designing health monitoring and transmission system for the aircraft that may be deployed in the Mk- II varient of LCA Tejas. “The system continuously monitors the health of the aircraft while in flight and keeps sending the data to ground. Thus, the ground staff is aware of the condition of the aircraft even before it lands. The system has been designed and we will be submitting the project to Aeronautical Development Agency.
The software and the system would be submitted once they give a nod. It will take us about a year to give the complete solution,” he said. Dr Prahlada was addressing reporters after taking charge recently. “In the next two years, DIAT will be developed into a military centre on the lines of Naval Postgraduate School , US,” he said.
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