Embraer AEW&C aerial refuelling

摘要

An Indian Air Force (IAF) 11-78 Midas tanker successfully refuelled one of the lAF's three Embraer ERJ-145SM airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft on November 30. Dr S Christopher, Director General, Defence Research and Development Organisation, who was credited with leading India's effort to manufacture its own AEW&C suite for the Embraer platform, announced that his organisation had been tasked with developing the air-to-air system on the jet in June 2016. The system relies on a probe fitted to the fuselage above the cockpit. The aircraft were built with the probe already fitted.