| ID | 137888 |
| Title Proper | More power to the skies |
| Other Title Information | the government can do great service to the nation by strengthening its civil aviation |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bahadur, Manmohan |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Air power is not just a country’s air force or the air arms of all its armed forces put together. Air power of a nation, as defined in the Basic Doctrine of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is “the total ability of a nation to assert its will through the medium of air. It includes both civil and military aviation, existing and potential.” An understanding and assimilation of this basic fact, and planning and putting in place a system to harness the extraordinary airlift capability of civil aviation, is germane to acquiring true air mobility and lift in times of need – both in peace and in war. |
| `In' analytical Note | Force Vol. 11, No.8; Apr 2014: p.43-44 |
| Journal Source | Force 2014-04 11, 8 |
| Key Words | Indian Air Force ; Royal Air Force ; Civil Aviation ; Air India ; Air Power |