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Integrated Air Command and Control System
OngoingThe Defence Minister confirmed on 2025-09-30 that IACCS, Akashteer and Trigun had operated together as a joint backbone during Operation Sindoor, while further integration work remained active.
On 2025-09-30, the Defence Minister identified IACCS working with the Army's Akashteer and the Navy's Trigun as the joint operational backbone that produced a unified real-time picture during Operation Sindoor. The Defence Acquisition Council had also approved a SPYDER upgrade for IACCS integration in August 2025, extending the network's weapon-system connectivity. During the May 2025 conflict, IACCS fused data from sensors and air-defence assets to support coordinated detection, identification and engagement of aerial threats. Batch-III software site-acceptance testing was still under way at the end of 2024, with tests completed at three nodes and all IAF and civil radars reported integrated. IACCS matters because it turns dispersed radars, aircraft and weapons into a national command network with shorter reaction times and joint-service situational awareness.
Updated 8 Oct 2025
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Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| System class | Automated command-and-control system for air-defence operations ↗ |
| Developer | Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) ↗ |
| Operator | Indian Air Force ↗ |
| Digital backbone | Air Force Network (AFNET) ↗ |
| Integrated inputs | Ground-based radars, airborne sensors, civilian radars, communications nodes and IAF command-and-control centres ↗ |
| Operational output | Consolidated, real-time air situation picture for commanders at multiple levels ↗ |
| Supported actions | Detection, identification, interception and destruction of hostile aerial intruders ↗ |
| Command model | Central control with decentralised execution ↗ |
| Joint-service interfaces | Army Akashteer and Navy Trigun networks ↗ |
| Initial node locations | Barnala, Wadsar, Aya Nagar, Jodhpur and Ambala ↗ |
| Phase-II expansion | Four major nodes and 10 sub-nodes, including a major node for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ↗ |
| IACCS node procurement value stated in 2019 | Rs 7,900 crore ↗ |
Spec sources: pib.gov.in ↗ · indianexpress.com ↗ · pib.gov.in ↗ · timesofindia.indiatimes.com ↗ · pib.gov.in ↗
Changelog
Program timeline
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The Chief of Defence Staff said IACCS had delivered outstanding results during Operation Sindoor and highlighted its role in integrated air defence.
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At an IAF seminar, the Defence Minister said IACCS, Akashteer and Trigun formed a joint operational backbone that produced a unified real-time picture during Operation Sindoor.
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The Defence Acquisition Council accorded Acceptance of Necessity for upgrading the SAKSHAM/SPYDER weapon system for integration with IACCS.
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From the start of Operation Sindoor, IACCS provided the net-centric coordination that fused Army, Navy and primarily Air Force air-defence assets against retaliatory aerial threats.
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ThePrint reported that one Akashteer site had been integrated with IACCS and that work on additional sites was in progress.
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The Ministry of Defence reported that site-acceptance testing of IACCS Batch-III software was under way and had been completed at three nodes.
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The Ministry of Defence reported that all IAF and civil radars had been integrated into IACCS, while the first Trigun naval-sensor site integration was in progress.
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The Ministry of Defence stated that IACCS node procurement was valued at Rs 7,900 crore.
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India's indigenous AEW&C system received initial operational clearance and was designed to function as an airborne node within IACCS.
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The Cabinet Committee on Security cleared the nearly Rs 8,000 crore Phase-II extension, adding four major nodes and 10 sub-nodes to the five-node western network.
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The government reported five IACCS nodes operational and expansion planned to additional operational commands, including the Andaman and Nicobar Command.
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AFNET was dedicated to the nation as the digital grid managed by IACCS, linking ground and airborne sensors, air-defence weapons and command-and-control nodes.
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