The varied employment of air power in the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza highlights its contemporary dynamics. Its continuous evolution since its inception in warfare has historically contributed to an inadequate understanding of its capabilities and challenges in optimising its leverage. The differing contexts of its application in wars and conflicts have led to diverse perceptions of air power's utility, alongside periodic attempts to question its relevance or anticipate its premature decline as a military instrument. Its relentless, technology-driven development has expanded air power's capabilities, capacities, and employment options. Far from diminishing, air power will remain a potent element in the arsenal of nations' comprehensive national power and is likely to do so in the foreseeable future. Given India's unique threat landscape, characterised by two adversarial air forces, the relevance of the vertical dimension in warfare and its global application provide valuable strategic insights for India's security. The author examines the contemporary use of air power in Russia's and Israel's recent conflicts to extract key strategic inferences within India's distinct threat context. This involves addressing two formidable adversarial air forces, integral to the military strategies of China and Pakistan, and emphasises the importance of multi-domain, joint-force air power in safeguarding India's national security and interests.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Maße
Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 140 mm
Dicke: 4 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-81-980636-9-4 (9788198063694)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury, PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM (Retd) is a third-generation Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot with over 5,000 sorties on frontline fighter jets. His career highlights include commanding a fighter squadron, two major fighter bases, and the Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment, the IAF's equivalent of the TOPGUN School. He led the IAF in joint exercises with the United States, France, and the United Arab Emirates and contributed to air warfare and joint operations as Air Defence Commander and head of the Composite Battle Response and Analysis Group. At Air Headquarters, he served as Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Inspections) and Senior Air Staff Officer of Western Air Command, later concluding his career as Commandant of the National Defence College. Academically accomplished, he holds advanced degrees from King's College London and continues to contribute to academia, focusing on air power and national security, as a Distinguished Fellow at leading institutions.
