The Ukrainian conflict has lessons for future wars and the Indian Air Force must gear up for it, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday.
“If we look at some of the recent conflicts, there are several insights. If we closely watch conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, and more recently, Ukraine, we will get many points to think about and plan for future wars,” Singh said delivering the keynote address for the 37th Air Chief Marshal PC Lal Memorial Lecture.
The event was attended by Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari; President of the Air Force Association Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria (Retd) and senior officers of the IAF, both serving and retired.
“Change is the rule of nature. It also applies to war. We have to think whether we are ready for the changing warfare. No one can predict when such wars may happen. As students of military and geopolitics, it is our duty to assess what will be the form and shape of future wars. Our adversaries are making military use of space. This has the potential to adversely impact our interests. Therefore, you have to up your game. Should Indian Air Force move towards becoming Indian Aerospace Force. The time demands that we ponder over it,” Singh said.
He added that to defend against space-guided attacks and for the security of our space assets, IAF should ponder over technological evolution, developing expertise and human resource management.
“Technology has had a massive impact on not just…
