A committee directed by the Defense Secretary is set up by the center to look into the overall skills development of the Air Force.
December 22, New Delhi, India (ANI): Under the oversight of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, the Defence Ministry established a high-level committee to look into the overall capability development of the service through national design, development, and acquisition projects in light of China’s and Pakistan’s increasing air power as well as the Indian Air Force’s fighter aircraft shortage.
The group was established following the Indian Air Force’s thorough presentations to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Air Force Commanders’ Conference held in the nation’s capital last month, government officials informed ANI.
Top Defence Ministry officers received information during the conference on the requirement for futuristic combat aircraft or the gaps in the force’s required capability to tackle the perceived risk on both fronts in the future. The Pentagon Ministry’s Secretary (Defence Production), Sanjeev Kumar, the head of the Defense Research and Development Organization, Dr. Samir V. Kamat, and the committee’s member secretary, Air Marshal T. Singh, the Deputy Chief of Air Staff, are among the other senior members of the ministry, according to the officials.
The inaugural meeting of the committee, held last week, was also attended by the Secretary of Defense Finance. The Defense Minister is anticipated to receive the committee’s findings in The first meeting of the committee, performed last week, was attended by the Secretary of Defense Finance.
In the next two to three months, the committee is expected to submit a thorough assessment of the force’s requirements to the minister of defense. Only 36 new Rafale aircraft were launched by the Indian Air Force, which needs a large number of these fighters from the 4.5+ generation to counter the danger primarily posed by China, which also provides the Pakistan Air Force with weapons and equipment.
Given that the new government is not seen to be strongly supportive of India, the Chinese are now predicted to supply fighter aircraft to the Bangladesh Air Force.
The committee may offer a solution to meet the need through an indigenous path. The Indian Air Force has been awaiting more than 110 fighter aircraft with a 4.5-plus generation capability for a while now.
In comparison to the northern foe, the disparity in the aircraft’s arsenal of air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles has also been growing.
It is also believed the Chinese forces’ long-range surface-to-surface missiles are larger and have longer ranges than the Indian army’.
For its future development of the Indian Air Force mainly on indigenous projects, its LCA Mark 1A project faced delays due to supply chain issues the US supplier, GE, has been encountering.
the capability gap, the Indian Air Force plans to have 114 fighter aircraft made locally by Indian manufacturers in with foreign original equipment manufacturers.
The IAF has stated that all its acquisitions are to be built through indigenous routes. (ANI)
