Zeenews Bureau New Delhi, Oct 25: Defence Minister AK Antony on Saturday admitted that there were problems related to the air surveillance coverage by the Air Force due to a shortage of radars. He also acknowledged the shortage of submarines in the Navy. Addressing reporters in New Delhi, Antony acknowledged that the problem of radar coverage exists in the IAF because of failure on the part of the government to provide necessary equipment to the forces. He however added that the process to make the equipment available was underway, but will take some time. On Friday, the CAG – in its latest report on the defence services – said that glaring gaps exist in India’s air surveillance capacity due to a shortage of radars. It further said that the Navy’s submarine fleet had become obsolete. Criticising the government for failing to approve acquisition plans of radars by the IAF, the CAG report said that India’s air defence system is operating on a model formulated in 1976 that urgently needs to be re-looked. According to the minister, no new radar equipment has been inducted into the IAF for the past 17 years.
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