Air Chief inaugurates Tele Presence System

Indian Air Force took another significant step in its quest for acquiring Network Centric Capabilities by inducting a ‘Tele-Presence System’ under the Air Force Network (AFNET) project today. This system facilitates lifelike experience between two distant sites for holding discussions/meetings thereby saving crucial time, fatigue and cost. This is the first system that has been made operational in the Indian Defence Forces.

The ‘Tele-Presence System’ was inaugurated by the Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal PV Naik. During the Tele-Presence session, the Air Chief advised the use of the system extensively for the day-to-day meetings and discussions including training activities enabling cutting down of costs, an absolute necessity in these times of budget constraints. The Air Chief congratulated the AF Net team for achieving yet another milestone. From the Bangalore site, this conference was attended by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command.

The system uses high definition cameras, spatial audio and calibrated acoustic systems for providing real-life experience which cannot be achieved by other video conferencing systems. Tele-Presence system rides over IAF’s state-of-the-art IP/MPLS network providing adequate reliability and security.(EOM)