India’s Fighter Crunch: Is The IAF Running Out of Time?

India is facing an increasingly complex air-power dilemma, with the Indian Air Force (IAF) under mounting pressure to restore its combat strength while simultaneously preparing for the future character of aerial warfare, writes Nikhil Gokhale of Bharat Shakti.At the centre of the challenge is a growing gap between the IAF’s current fighter inventory and its authorised force structure. The service
India is facing an increasingly complex air-power dilemma, with the Indian Air Force (IAF) under mounting pressure to restore its combat strength while simultaneously preparing for the future character of aerial warfare, writes Nikhil Gokhale of Bharat Shakti.At the centre of the challenge is a growing gap between the IAF’s current fighter inventory and its authorised force structure. The service
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