Mukherjee gets glimpse of project to combat air terrorism

Paris: India today got a glimpse of strides made by European nations to combat the new terrorism threat of explosives-laden aircraft.
These aviation wizards include networking satellite, overhead surveillance systems, aerostat balloon radars and all ground-based radars and sensors to thwart air terror threats. A high-level delegation headed by Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and senior Air Force and Integrated Staff officers visited Taverny, the headquarters of the French Air Defence and Air Operations Command (CDAOA).
Though a French Defence Ministry project, the CDAOA is in fact a joint European secretive mission conceived following the 9/11 strikes in the US and the recent threat in Britain of terrorists using seized passenger and other aircraft to target vital installations.
Mukherjee, who spent nearly two hours at the site, said such projects and research were of immense interest to India as New Delhi also faced such threats.
04/09/06 PTI/The Hindu

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