{"id":2523,"date":"2021-02-01T08:48:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T03:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/?p=2523"},"modified":"2024-12-27T15:28:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T09:58:02","slug":"preview-iaf-aerospace-capability-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/2021\/02\/01\/preview-iaf-aerospace-capability-building\/","title":{"rendered":"42: PREVIEW: IAF AEROSPACE CAPABILITY BUILDING"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #993300;\">A nation\u2019s military aspirations have to be in consort with its socio economic condition and likely threats.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000080;\">Air power possesses significant offensive potential besides being the most responsive arm of military action.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000080;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\">Air Force is a technology intensive service and requires continuous infusion of modern cutting edge equipment and technology.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">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.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #003300;\">Capability based approach rather than platform centric approach is desirable.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #993366;\">Blending the kinetic and non-kinetic means of strategy are crucial to gaining the upper hand.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000080;\">IAF needs to focus on capability building adopting a multi-disciplinary and integrated war fighting approach.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #333300;\">Capability building entails a long gestation period.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #993366;\">IAF is in urgent need of capability enhancement and there is an immediate requirement to invest in its capability building.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">COMING UP: ARTICLE ON THIS SUBJECT<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nation\u2019s 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.\u00a0 Air Force is a technology intensive service and requires continuous infusion of modern cutting edge equipment and technology. 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