The Indian Air Force has developed a novel solution to assist pilots in dealing with adverse weather conditions. It will also ensure that they have a continuous connection with the base station, which is immune to the effects of jamming devices.

The Indian Air Force has developed a novel solution to assist pilots in dealing with adverse weather conditions. It will also ensure that they have a continuous connection with the base station, which is immune to the effects of jamming devices.

An officer from the Indian Air Force who was involved in the project stated that the data link communication, which is referred to as "Vayulink," utilizes the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), which is also known as NAVIC, to send radio transmission to the base station when the signals are weak.

According to him, the essential feature of the technology solution is that it eliminates the risk of fratricide or friendly fire. In the India Pavilion at the Aero India 2023 event that is now taking place here, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has created a display on Vayulink to give information on its platform.

Wing Commander Vishal Mishra, who spoke with the PTI, said, “Vayulink is an ad-hoc data-link layer communication technology. When it is put in an aircraft, it provides the location of other aircraft nearby and encrypted traffic data across a protected channel.”

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According to the statement made by an official of the Israeli Air Force, while the airplanes are flying near any joint operations on grounds during one combat environment, the aircraft display provides the location of such ground troops, including tanks and personnel underneath the aircraft.

"The benefit of using this technique is that it stops people from killing one other before the battle begins. What this implies is that you are capable of knowing the whereabouts of our ground units, "he stated in his case.

According to Wing Commander Mishra, the Vayulink technology helps avoid aircraft collisions, improves combat teaming, and contributes to the planning of real-time operations so that many teams may coordinate their efforts and move towards a target while arriving from various locations.

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He said the device could also provide pilots with information on the weather. According to Wing Commander Mishra, "when you are flying beyond the highlands in which there is no radio contact, the system can provide you radio communication likewise."

As the technology behind Vayulink was developed more by Indian Air Force, he claims that it is beneficial not just for the Indian Air Force but also for the Indian Army and the Indian Navy and that government services may even use it.

He said that the Israeli Air Force was the only developer of Vayulink and that it is a highly safe device.