PREVIEW: IAF AEROSPACE CAPABILITY BUILDING

  • A nation’s military aspirations have to be in consort with its socio economic condition and likely threats.
  • Air power possesses significant offensive potential besides being the most responsive arm of military action. 
  • Air Force is a technology intensive service and requires continuous infusion of modern cutting edge equipment and technology.
  • A straightjacket approach to military accretions with a purely force on force numeric calculus would not provide comprehensive answers to any military force buildup plan.
  • Capability based approach rather than platform centric approach is desirable. 
  • Blending the kinetic and non-kinetic means of strategy are crucial to gaining the upper hand.
  • IAF needs to focus on capability building adopting a multi-disciplinary and integrated war fighting approach.
  • Capability building entails a long gestation period.
  • IAF is in urgent need of capability enhancement and there is an immediate requirement to invest in its capability building.

 

COMING UP: ARTICLE ON THIS SUBJECT

 

24 Replies to “PREVIEW: IAF AEROSPACE CAPABILITY BUILDING”

  1. Sir. Modernisation of IAF and enhancement of its capability as well as reach in terms of Air Power has been on the cards for a while. The choice of the topic as well as the synopsis is apt and does need due deliberations. Will look forward to your article.

  2. Yes agreed. IAF’s both offensive and defensive capacities need to be viewed on a continuum platform. Planning what after Rafale, C-17, Chinook etc should start now itself other than wait for the life cycle of one fleet before replacements.
    Good initiative.

  3. we also need to look at indigenous technologies we cant be super power on borrowed tech so making on stuff is very important

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