Articles in Book Excerpt: Indian Air Force in Wars

1971 Air War: Battle for Air Supremacy

1971 Air War: Battle for Air Supremacy

By: Air Vice Marshal AK Tiwary | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Air Force in Wars | Date: 15 Nov , 2017

The IAF had initially deployed 10 squadrons in the East; four squadrons for air defence and six squadrons in strike role capacity. This against one squadron of F-86 of the PAF, although some...

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Birth of the Indian Air Force (IAF)

Birth of the Indian Air Force (IAF)

By: Air Vice Marshal AK Tiwary | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Air Force in Wars | Date: 08 Oct , 2017

“Preparation for war is an expansive, burdensome business, yet there is one important part of it that costs little – STUDY.”                  — Field Marshal Slim The IAF was...

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1971 War: Military Aims and Objectives

1971 War: Military Aims and Objectives

By: Air Vice Marshal AK Tiwary | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Air Force in Wars | Date: 29 Oct , 2016

“1965 and 1971 Wars were a lesson in how wars should not be fought… the sooner people disabused themselves of the impression that the 1965 War ended in a victory for Pakistan the...

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Evolution of Air Power Thought in India

Evolution of Air Power Thought in India

By: Air Vice Marshal AK Tiwary | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Air Force in Wars | Date: 20 Feb , 2016

Strength reinforced by stratagem will surely do much. What, indeed, cannot be accomplished by a combination of my physical strength, Krishna’s wisdom and Arjun’s dexterity?   — Bhima in...

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