Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Friday highlighted the significant air power lessons derived by his force from existing conflicts such as Russia-Ukraine War and Israel-Hamas conflicts.
He was addressing student officers from the Indian armed forces and friendly foreign countries undergoing the 79th Staff Course and the permanent staff of the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington.
ACM Chaudhari also spoke about the challenges confronting the IAF, its capability development plan and jointmanship. He also spelt out the transition of IAF into a contemporary and future ready Aerospace Force.
The Air chief reiterated the vision as spelt out in the IAF doctrine, which envisages an agile and adaptive Air Force to provide decisive aerospace power. The dominant role played by IAF during evacuation of Indian diaspora from conflict zones and during disaster relief operations was also highlighted by him.
The Air chief was also briefed on the ongoing training activities and the impetus to jointmanship at DSSC, which was well appreciated.