The Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon switch over to a modern communication system - AFNET, with foolproof security in the areas of operation, maintenance and administration."We are not importing any foreign technology for the new Air Force Network (AFNET) but are doing it indigenously. Work is being carried out on an optic fibre technology and simultaneously through satellite," IAF Maintenance Command Air Officer Commanding-in-chief Air Marshal Gautam Nayyar told the news agency in Nagpur.
"This will improve and enhance the communication network with broadband and help transfer of data and information quickly," Nayyar said.
All maintenance work carried out on fighter aircraft at base repair depots will be through e-documentation and data like age of aircraft, replacement of oil and particular components, history of accidents and safety record will be transmitted to depots when the aircraft is sent there, Nayyar said adding soon all work would be paperless.
The all-India network which IAF is depending on at present is quite old and we have decided to modernise it, he said.
