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Pilotless combat aircrafts will certainly be the future of aerial warfare. Western militaries, particularly the United States and United Kingdom, had already committed their vast resources to the development of armed combat drones. Other developing countries are catching up too. So, whether one likes it or not, use of drones is going to be a real thing in future military conflict.
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141421
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It will be another Indian Air Force Day Parade this year without the presence of the air force’s long cherished Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) on display. It has now been almost four years since it was announced that Dassault’s Rafale ‘Omnirole’ combat aircraft had emerged as the winner for the Indian Air Force (IAF) requirement for 126 combat aircraft.
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When it comes to the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), we have certainly been able to translate all the learnings that we had previously in testing the Dhruv. In fact, you can say the LCH is a quantum jump over the Dhruv in every way. The LCH is extremely manoeuvrable at the same time it is rock steady, yes these are conflicting but the LCH does both these things very well. It is a very steady weapons platform, an attribute for its dedicated attack role and fills in an important gap for intercepting and engaging Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Fighter aircraft are too fast for intercepting UAVs while the helicopters that we have are not fast enough, the LCH exactly fills this slot with its speed and mix of guns and missiles.
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141417
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The 1965 War’s 50th year commemoration this year brought the present generation face to face with the Indian military of yore, consolidating after the 1962 war debacle and building a reputation to measure up to the expectations of the countrymen.
Much has been written about whether or not the Indian Air Force (IAF) came to the assistance of its army in 1965 (it did), but what is for sure is that the IAF came of age in that 22 day conflict. It was deeply involved in carrying the fight to the enemy, and with the diminutive Gnat getting the better of the superior F-86 Sabre, the IAF had a mascot around which its professional reputation started getting built.
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In 2007, a US defence analyst David E. Johnson published a research paper titled ‘The evolving roles of ground power and air power in the post-Cold War era’ at RAND Corporation. In his paper, he argued that comprehensive ground-air integration of the US forces did not reach its full potential because the joint doctrine frequently reflected a consensus view rather than a truly joint perspective. The problem got amplified when one service significantly dominated the joint operations in comparison to the others.
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141418
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Atul Chandra
In another boost to the rotary wing capability of the Indian military, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has received approval from the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for the purchase of 22 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and 15 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters. Options also exist for an additional 11 Apaches and seven Chinooks, which could be exercised at a later date. The CCS approval came just over a year after the procurement was cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in August, last year, for the deal which is valued at an estimated Rs 14,500 crore (USD 2.2 billion).
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