The other is the post-independence restricted mindset, that the air defence of the Indian air space and sovereignty is the only raison d’etre of the IAF. [...] The unfortunate issue is that the strategic role that air power plays, enabling it to target strategic assets, infrastructure and resources, deep in the enemy’s heartland which is out of the reach of the other services, has been the unwitting victim of the legacy mindsets. [...] 2, summer 2022 (April-June) 26 DiptenDu ChouDhury continued integration of air and space the debate over the terms power and orderly migration to future ‘air and space’ and ‘aerospace’ capabilities which best exploit the is whether to accept the seamless aerospace dimension.”7 mediums of air and space The debate over the terms ‘air and separately or as one. [...] According to the PAF chief, “Technology had altered the characteristics of warfare in the 21st century and the vision of establishing the centre was to harness the potential of artificial intelligence and its integration in the PAF’s operational domain.”42 Xu is said to have succeeded in impressing upon Pakistan the significance of making the PAF the lead Service in the war, and that the PLA was r. [...] In the prophetic words of Jasjit singh more than a decade ago: The purpose of the Indian Air Force in the 21st century is to provide the nation with an unparalleled range of options and capabilities through the exploitation of the aerospace continuum.
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