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414: Global Conflicts & Lessons for India’s Airpower

 

Observer Research Foundation (ORF), under it’s National Security Dialogues

organised a seminar on 26 Oct 23.

 

Subject – “Global Conflicts & Lessons for India’s Airpower”

 

 

Event Description: Over the last 18-months a plethora of debates have sprung in the aftermath of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the Armenia-Azerbaijan war regarding the centrality of airpower in conflict. With the growing use of drones for offensive operations, new forms of air-defence systems being employed, and the minimal usage and impact of conventional fighter aircraft in these conflicts, there are many lessons for India’s airpower capacity as well.

 

So, what lessons can these changes and conflicts have on India’s airpower capacity? Is there a need for new doctrines to be incorporated by the Indian Air Force? What implications does the IAF’s depleting fighter aircraft squadron strength have on its capabilities?

 

Aspects discussed :-

    • Perspective on recent wars.
    • Centrality of Air Power.
    • Offensive use of Drones.
    • Changes in Air Defence.
    • Minimal use of Fighter aircraft.
    • Lessons drawn.
    • Need for new Doctrine.
    • Depleting strength of Fighter aircraft.
    • Balanced Force structure planning.
    • Defence production eco system.
    • Self reliance.
    • Importance of situational awareness and space based recce systems.

 

Interactive session was very interesting and question on following aspects were addressed:-

 

    • Duration and tempo of war.
    • Air balance vis-a-vis China.
    • IAF  training  and errors/mistakes.
    • Theaterisation and IAF.
    • Defence against sub con threat.
    • Future force structure.
    • Network-centric operations.
    • Chinese 5th gen ac.
    • Space force.
    • Drone utilisation issues.
    • Ballistic missile defence.

 

Enjoyed the interaction as a panelist.

 

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392: HAMAS ATTACK ON ISRAEL

 

 

This morning Hamas’s launch of attack on Israel.

 

Rocket attacks were followed by the demolition of the Gaza fence, and infiltration on land and through para hang gliders.

 

Armed Hamas fighters infiltrated Israeli communities and started going house to house and killing innocent people.

 

Hamas is Killing civilians, taking hostages, and parading injured/killed (parading of semi-naked bodies of Israeli women is deplorable).

 

HAMAS Narrative.

 

The actions of today are a result of 75 years of Israeli occupation and terror against the Palestinian people.

Israel is an illegal apartheid state with the aim to wipe out the Palestinian people from their land. We will resist.

 

Israeli Retaliation

 

Operation Swords of Iron.

 

Israel has begun counter-terror strikes against Hamas.

 

The IDF is initiating a large-scale operation to defend Israeli civilians against the combined attack launched against Israel by Hamas this morning.

 

Israeli Justification and Legitimacy.

 

Earlier this morning armed Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israeli communities and started going house to house and murdering innocent Israelis.  Some of the images are very disturbing. We will take every measure to protect our citizens and target those who harm them.

 

Israeli PM

 

 

 “We are at war, not in an operation”.

 

“I convened the heads of the security establishment and ordered – first of all – to clear out the communities that have been infiltrated by terrorists”. This currently is being carried out.

 

“ I have ordered an extensive mobilization of reserves and that we return fire of a magnitude that the enemy has not known. The enemy will pay an unprecedented price”.

 

Israeli appeal.

“We are strong enough. We don’t need the help. But we need your support and understanding…The good people and the good states of the world and India is among them. This is very, very important for us.”

 

Indian Stand

 

Indian Advisory

 

 

News and Pictures courtesy Internet.

 

Analysis Follows.

 

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369: FUTURE OF CONFLICT IN THE ASIAN CONTEXT

Pic Courtesy: Wikipedia

 

Asia

 

The largest continent with 30% of land mass (17.21 Million Square miles) and 60% of the world population (4.6 Billion) spread across about 48 countries.

 

The three biggest economies of the continent (China, India, and Japan) are among the top 5 economies of the world.

 

Five Asian countries feature in the list of top 10 militaries of the world (China, India, Japan, Korea, and Turkey), and ten Asian countries feature in the top 20.

 

The continent is generally divided into 5 regions (East, Central, West, south, and southwest).

 

Conflict and War

 

“If you want peace, be prepared for war”

– Julius Caesar

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