The Airborne Surveillance Platform (ASP) is an Indian defence project initiated by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) with the aim to produce an Airborne Early Warning System.

Goals of the airborne early warning and control program:

AEW
Nodal AWACS function(s) in the national grid (functioning in tandem with Phalcon)
Comint capabilities
Sigint capabilities
IFR capabilities.


Functions and features:

Asynchronous/synchronous datalink among 40 aircraft[5]
Hybrid Inertial/satellite navigation system
Integrated IFF with mode-4 capability
Multiple redundant air-to-air datalinks
Multiple redundant air-to-ground datalinks
Satcomm links.


The main tasks allotted to CABS were the design, development, integration and evaluation of airborne electronic systems on a suitably modified flying platform for surveillance of airspace together with command and control functions and the transfer of appropriate technologies to industry.

Besides CABS, LRDE and the Gas Turbine Research Establishment were entrusted with the development of ASP sub-systems.