Volume 1  Number 1 ● Monsoon 2004

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A Great Leap Forward : Air Operations at Sea

Admiral Arun Prakash PVSM AVSM VrC ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, one of the most distinguished combat pilots, writes about the paradigm shift in air operations at sea due to the introduction of the ski-jump to enable conventional combat aircraft to operate even from medium size aircraft carriers.

The Trinity of Air Power : Doctrine, Strategy and Technology

Air Marshal Ajit Bhavnani AVSM VM, Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command, analyses the historical context of the interplay of doctrine, strategy and technology on the role that air power has played over the past century.

The Essence of Aerospace Power – What Leaders Need to Know

Handling the chaotic pace of change in the coming century will require aerospace leaders who understand how air and space fit into joint military operations. Colonel Dennis M. Drew USAF (Retd), Professor and Associate Dean, College of Advanced Air and Space Studies, USAF, provides a firm grounding in this “essence” for future leaders, including the absolute requirements and limitations of aerospace power.

Air War in Kosovo

Air Marshal Vinod Patney SUYSM PVSM AVSM VM (Retd), former Vice Chief of Air Staff, IAF, and former Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, IAF, looks back at air operations during the US-led war in Kosovo in 1999.

Air-Land Warfare – The Imperatives of Jointness

Successful joint operations call for synergy in land and air warfare according to Lt General V.G. Patankar PVSM UYSM VSM, Quarter Master General, Indian Army, a distinguished army aviator.

Air Power in The Afghanistan War

Employment of air power in the Afghanistan War in 2001-02 demonstrated many new features and lessons as a consequence of advances in technology and strategy, argues Air Vice Marshal Kapil Kak AVSM VSM (Retd), Additional Director, Centre for Air Power Studies, Adviser Jammu University, Jammu, former Chief Instructor (Air), Defence  Services Staff College, Wellington.

Pakistan’s Nuclear Threshold and India’s Options

Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd), Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, former Brigade Commander, Indian Army, and author of Nuclear Defence analyses the possible nuclear threshold of Pakistan in case of a war and explores possible Indian options.

China’s Space Programme : An Overview

China’s space programme has made tremendous strides as a civil-cum-military programme, outlines Squadron Leader K.K. Nair, Research Fellow, Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi, in his essay.

Some Reflections on The IAF