Articles By Air Marshal BK Pandey
Transport Fleet of the Indian Air Force
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol. 27.2 Apr-Jun 2012 | Date: 05 Oct , 2015
With profound changes in the geo-political environment following the demise of the Cold War and the emergence of a new world order, fresh equations with the western world have emerged, most...
Space: The Emerging Battleground
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol 25.3 Jul-Sep 2010 | Date: 23 Sep , 2014
History is witness to the fact that nations that have controlled the seas have ruled the world. With the passage of time, the ability to dominate the world progressively shifted into the hands of...
China’s Space Programme & Its Implications for India
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 12 Dec , 2012
China has already sent eight astronauts into space on four manned missions. Budgetary constraints and technology denial regimes have been cited as the primary causes of tardy progress in India....
US Aerospace Industry and India
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 16 Oct , 2012
Apart from the stated objective of propelling the strategic partnership between India and the US to a new level, perhaps the more important agenda for Barack Obama, President of the United...
Military Aviation and National Growth
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol 20.2 Apr-Jun 2005 | Date: 04 Oct , 2012
Adam Smith, the renowned proponent of economic thought has said, “The first duty of a sovereign, that of protecting the society from violence and invasion of other independent societies, can be...
Defence Procurement: A procedure sans policy
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol 25.4 Oct-Dec 2010 | Date: 08 Aug , 2012
“There is an imperative need to rationalise the Defence Procurement Procedure so that it serves the purpose of a facilitator, and not an impediment to the acquisition of defence...
Indo-Afghan Strategic Partnership
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol. 27.1 -Mar 2012 | Date: 10 Jul , 2012
The strategic partnership agreement between India and Afghanistan can be regarded as a game changer in the region and truly a landmark event. However, there are uncertainties and impediments that...
Indian Air Force of the future
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 16 Feb , 2012
Planning for the future has always been a daunting task, especially when it concerns the military of a nation. As the military is a vital component and in fact the ultimate instrument of national...
Indian Air Force - Quo Vadis?
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 01 Feb , 2012
Even as the IAF prepares for the great leap into the next generation it must be realised that to erect an edifice there is the imperative of foundation. Visions of a powerful modern Air Force are...
Indian Air Force Airlift Capability
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol. 26.3 July - Sept 2011 | Date: 15 Jan , 2012
Since the nation gained independence on August 15, 1947, combat elements of the Indian Air Force (IAF) have been involved in three conflicts, two major and one minor – and all of them have been...
India and the Afghan Imbroglio
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol. 26.4 Oct-Dec 2011 | Date: 23 Nov , 2011
In all likelihood, in collusion with Pakistan, China is all set to arrive in Afghanistan in a big way drawn essentially by the huge mineral resources there that remain unexploited and access to...
IAF: Meeting the Challenges - I
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Armed Forces | Date: 02 Nov , 2011
Planning for Modernization of the IAF Festivity during the 75th anniversary of the Indian Air Force in October 2005 was overshadowed by the concern over its depleting combat power. Obsolescence...
IAF: Meeting the Challenges - II
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Armed Forces | Date: 10 Sep , 2011
Strategic & Tactical Strike Capability To develop a credible deterrent as also meet with its commitments of power projection in the region, the IAF would have to have a fleet of potent, long...
Indian Air Force 2020
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Oct , 2010
Planning for Modernisation of the IAF Festivity during the 73rd anniversary of the Indian Air Force in October 2005 was overshadowed by the concern over its depleting combat power. Obsolescence...
Future Trends in Aviation
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol 25.1 Jan-Mar 2010 | Date: 19 Oct , 2010
Birth and Growth of Aviation Since the Wright Brothers took their first hesitant hop just over a century ago, aeronautical science has advanced at a phenomenal pace seemingly defying all limits of...