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Airpower Concepts: Battle for Air Supremacy

 

Had an interesting discussion on the subject with Aadi Achint on Def Talks.

 

 

For selective viewing click on the links below:-

 

1 Introduction.

 

  1. Air Dominance, Command / Control of the air, Air Supremacy, Air Superiority, and Favourable Air Situation.

 

  1. State of Air Domain in Ukraine war.

 

  1. Restrictions on the use of airpower vis-à-vis achievement of objectives.

 

  1. Understanding the potential of airpower and its application.

 

  1. Airpower in India: the ability to deal with present and future challenges.

 

 

Bottom Line(s)

Air Power has tremendous potential and provides numerous options.

Application of airpower should be without restrictions for the speedy achievement of objectives.

Application of airpower is an art as well as a science, that needs to be understood.

 

Question

Have we understood the potential and application of airpower?

 

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1965 IND0-PAK WAR (LEADERSHIP, MORALE, TRAINING & TACTICS MATTER)

Pic courtesy: Hindustan times

 

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 (also called the Second Kashmir War) was the second major war fought between the two countries after the partition in 1947.

 

The genesis of the Indo-Pak wars lies in factors like the British colonial misrule, religious differences, and cold war geopolitics. The fate of India, and that of Kashmir, had been sealed in 1919, when Britain’s India Office, prepared a plan to partition the Indian subcontinent based on religion. After independence and partition, the region became part of the larger cold war struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union.

 

The 1965 war was a culmination of skirmishes that took place in the preceding months. The seventeen-day war (06 Sep – 22 Sep 65) caused thousands of casualties on both sides.  India had the upper hand over Pakistan when the ceasefire was declared and the conflict was seen as a strategic and political defeat for Pakistan.

 

Prevailing Circumstances.

 

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6 Airpower Lessons from War in Ukraine

Pic Courtesy: The drive

 

To have command of the air means to be able to cut an enemy’s army and navy off from their bases of operation and nullify their chances of winning the war

– Giulio Douhet

 

Russia – Ukraine war has entered the fourth month, with no end in sight. This war has affected every aspect of warfare and international engagement. The war has brought into focus the issues related to the new emerging world order, multilateralism, collective security, nuclear deterrence, economic sanctions, information warfare, and food & energy security.

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