New Delhi: with dramatization With India getting a new Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) after nine months in the Army’s expedited process, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday said an organizational structure best suited to the country’s circumstances and geopolitical exigencies. time was needed. ,
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Choudhary said Vayu Shakti has the unique capability of conducting independent strategic operations as well as coordinated operations with allied services and other weapons of the national security apparatus.
Addressing their annual press conference ahead of Air Force Day on October 8, he said, “We understand the imperative of joint planning and execution in future wars and are keen to integrate the efforts of the three services.”
He said the Indian Air Force believes that the model of integration adopted by India should be future-ready, reduce the level of decision-making and leverage the strengths of the three services.
“We need an organizational structure that best suits the Indian conditions and our geopolitical exigencies,” he said.
ACM Choudhary pointed out that the IAF has recently updated and revised its doctrine to keep it relevant.
“The next step will be to use our principles and well-trained manpower to develop the employment philosophy and concepts of operations,” he said.
The IAF chief underlined that this would require joint planning and joint execution of plans.
“No single service can win a war on its own and that augurs well for the future,” he said.
as informed of By ThePrint, the IAF had a problem with the dramatization proposals put forward by the then CDS General Bipin Rawat.
basic dramatization process let’s imagine An air defense command and aviation assets under the IAF are being divided into other theatres.
The IAF is of the view that there should be only one command – India Command – with all the three services working in sync.
However, ACM Choudhary said that it is wrong to think that the force was opposed to theatricalisation.
“We are not opposed to any process of integration to have theater command. We have some reservations about the structures. He said that whatever the framework is, it should be ready for the future and not just for conventional wars.
He said that in new structures the chain of decision making should be reduced rather than adding more layers.
He also pointed out that the IAF does not have many assets to be divided among theater commands, even though they have the flexibility to move rapidly from one area to another.
“Each service has its own principles and the principle aspects of the Indian Air Force should not be affected,” he said.
Asked whether the Indian Air Force would be able to lead a Pakistan-centric theater command, he said it would.
ACM Chowdhury said that the recent events on the global scenario (Russia-Ukraine War) have clearly indicated that a strong military is imperative to address external threats through deterrence and if deterrence fails, those To neutralize the threats.
Therefore, the Armed Forces in general, and the Indian Air Force in particular, will continue to be a linchpin in the national security matrix as an offensive deterrent as well as a battle-winning instrument, he said.