Future warfare is likely to be hybrid in nature and the spectrum of conflict will be spread across all domains spanning from conventional to sub-conventional, kinetic to non-kinetic and lethal to non-lethal, all under a nuclear overhang.
He said China's "growing imprint" will surely increase contestation and competition in the economic domain and it will attempt to keep India engaged on issues relating to the unsettled borders.
In an address on the occasion of the 89th Air Force Day, he also strongly called for upgrading the training modules for air warriors.
Indian Air Force chief urged the Commanders to continue their efforts in ensuring a safe operational flying environment and stressed on the need to augment the combat capability of the IAF through innovation, self-reliance and indigenisation.
New Delhi: In a rare feat, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief B.S. Dhanoa and Western Air Command chief Raghunath Nambiar flew in a formation together in a commemorative flight paying tribute to Kargil war martyr Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja. Dhanoa and Nambiar strapped up for the “missing man” formation in Bathinda on Monday. It is […]
New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief B.S. Dhanoa on Monday said that the An-32 aircraft will continue to fly in the mountains as there was no other option. His remarks come over two weeks after an An-32 crashed in Arunachal Pradesh on June 3, killing all 13 people on board.
New Delhi: Air Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria will take over as the next chief of the Indian Air Force on October 1, an official statement said on Thursday. Bhadauria, presently the IAF Vice Chief, will succeed Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, who retires from service on September 30. Commissioned into the IAF’s fighter stream in June […]
New Delhi: Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria has formally inducted the light utility aircraft Dornier into No. 41 ‘Otters’ Squadron, a statement by the central government said. The aircraft was inducted on Monday during a ceremony held at Air Force Station, Palam. In 2015, the IAF had signed a contract to purchase 14 Dornier […]
New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria launched an e-governance portal for the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday in order to promote a paperless office, an official statement said. The launch of e-governance in IAF marks a paradigm shift from the current method of correspondence, filing and documentation to a digital one, the statement […]
New Delhi: Artificial Intelligence-assisted next-gen technologies would be employed for threat monitoring in the Indian Air Force’s captive networks, including the current network upgrades, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S.…