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RNI REGN No. DELENG/2006/18450

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

AIR POWER Journal is a quarterly publication that carries research articles on aerospace, defence, military affairs and national security issues of contemporary and historical interest. Articles in the Journal reflect the views and conclusions of the authors and not the opinions or policy of the Centre for Air Power Studies or any other institution.

Language: English, Format of publication: Online and Print, Start Year: 2006

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Air Marshal Anil Chopra PVSM AVSM VM VSM (Retd)
Director General
Arjan Path, Subroto Park, New Delhi 110 010
Telephone: (91.11) 25699130 Fax: (91.11) 25682533
E-mail: capsnetdroff@gmail.com,
dgcaps@capsindia.org
website: www.capsindia.org

Editor

Dr Manpreet Sethi
Flat No. 367, Air Force Naval Officers’ Enclave Plot 11,
Sector – 7, Dwarka, New Delhi- 110075
Email: manpreetsethi@hotmail.com

Name and Address of the Publisher

KW Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
4676/21, First Floor, Ansari Road, Daryaganj,
New Delhi 110 002
Phone: +91 11 43528107 e-mail: kw@kwpub.in

Printed and Published by Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd) on behalf of the Forum for National Security Studies (the Trust running the Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi) and Printed by Nutech Print Services,
B 25/3, Okhla Industrial Area, New Delhi and Published at P-284, Arjan Path, Subroto Park, New Delhi 110 010.

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Editorial Board Members

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja PVSM AVSM VSM (Retd)

F-1002 Celebrity Homes, Near Rezang La Chowk
Palam Vihar, Gurugram 122017
Email: kukrejad@hotmail.com

Lt Gen Amit Sharma PVSM AVSM VSM (Retd)

J 106 Som Vihar, RK Puram
New Delhi 110022
Email: amitsharmaac@gmail.com

Dr Sheel Kant Sharma

44, IFS Villas Building Area, Pocket-6, Plot No.1, Omega, Sec-2, Greater Noida-201310,
Uttar Pradesh
Email: sharma.sheelkant@gmail.com

Air Vice Marshal M Bahadur VM (Retd)

Flat 2212, Clover Highlands, NIBM-Undri Road
Kondhwa Khurd, Pune 411048
Email: manmohanbahadur@gmail.com

Dr Gurbachan Sachdeva

House No. 2081, Phase X, Sector- 64
Mohali 160064, Punjab
Email: sach1938@gmail.com

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ABOUT THE JOURNAL

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Editorial Board Members

ARCHIVES

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Air PowerJournal of Air Power & Space StudiesVol. 18 No.1 Spring(January-March 2023)

Editor’s Note

1. The Hypersonic Missile ConundrumRajaram Nagappa

2. Space Sustainability: Strengthening Capabilities for Strategic LongevityHarini Madhusudan

3. High Altitude Woes: What the Chinese are Hiding Shiv Sastry

4. The Geopolitical Impacts of Chinese Anti-Access/Area Denial SystemsGaurav Sen

5. The Credibility of Aerial Combat Drones:Changing Equations Ingudam Yaipharemba Singh

6. Assessing India’s Energy BasketPrachi Lokhande

LATEST AIR POWER 2022

Air PowerJournal of Air Power & Space StudiesVol. 17 No.4 Winter(October-December 2022)

1. Challenges for Air Power to Fulfil Indian National Security Imperatives for the Next Two DecadesAnil Chopra

2. Emerging Trends in Warfare: Strategising for the Next DecadeShirish Dhakate

3. Russo-Ukraine War: A Dozen Lessons for IndiaSwaim Prakash Singh

4. Mirved Missiles: Progression of Technology in Southern AsiaSilky Kaur

5. Integrated Deterrence: Understanding the New Defence Strategy of USAKartike Garg

6. Is India Ready to Conquer Unmanned Aerial Warfare?Megha Saravanan

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Air PowerJournal of Air Power & Space StudiesVol. 17 No.2 Summer(April-June 2022)

1. Developments in Air Defence Surveillance SystemsDaljit Singh

2. Transformation of Indian Aerospace Power: A Structural AppraisalDiptendu Choudhury

3. Pacific Deterrence Initiative: America’s New Deterrence Mechanism in the Indo- PacificJoshy M Paul

4. The Changing Space EnvironmentTH Anand Rao

5. United Kingdom’s Nuclear Strategy: A Contemporary AnalysisAbhishek Saxena

6. Technology Trajectory for an Atmanirbhar Aero EngineSukhchain Singh

The Beginning: A History of Military Aviation in India: 1901-1947Arjun Subramaniam

AIR POWER 2022

Air PowerJournal of Air Power & Space StudiesVol. 17 No.3 Monsoon(July-September 2022)

1. Blockchaining the Atmanirbhar IAF FighterSukhchain Singh

2. AWACS: Enabler to Orchestrator of Air OperationsSwaim Prakash Singh

3. Infrastructure Developments at Chinese Air Bases in the Western Theatre CommandDK Pandey

4. The MIRVed Missile: The Technology and its Rationale during the Cold WarSilky Kaur

5. Defence and Civilian Applications of Rare Earth ElementsNeha Mishra

6. Indo-Israel Defence Cooperation: Strengthening BondsAnil Golani and Anu Sharma

Air Power in the Age of Primacy: Air Warfare Since the Cold WarAnil Golani

AIR POWER 2022

Air PowerJournal of Air Power & Space StudiesVol. 17 No.1 Spring(January-March 2022)

1. Scramble for Dominance in the Indo-Pacific and Role of Air PowerSP Singh

2. Syrian Conflict: Lessons and Trends for Air PowerManish Khanna

3. Pakistan’s Nuclear Posture, Capability and Quest for Full-Spectrum DeterrenceShalini Chawla

4. India’s Engagement with Bangladesh: Is China a Deterrent?Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury

5. Integrated Theatre Command: Perspective from the FieldSwaim Prakash Singh

6. Oman and UAE on China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative: Implications for IndiaManish and Anu Sharma

Radiance in Indian Sky: The Tejas SagaVijay Shankar Rana

AIR POWER 2021

Air PowerJournal of Air Power & Space StudiesVol. 16 No.4 Winter (October-December 2021)

Editor’s Note

1. Xi’s Nuclear Garden: Of Sprawling Silos and Sobering Messages Manpreet Sethi

2. Eagle Versus Dragon: The Intensifying US-China Nuclear CompetitionSanjana Gogna

3. Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Delivery Systems— A Case Study of ChinaGranth Vanaik

4. Aerospace Power as a Deterrent Sanu Kainikara

5. Development of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems and their ImplicationsAmitabh Mathur

6. China’s Naval Strategy towards the Indian Ocean under Xi JinpingJoshy M Paul

7. France’s Indo-Pacific Strategy in 2021: Characteristics, Capabilities, Challenges and OpportunitiesMahima Duggal

AIR POWER 2021

Air PowerJournal of Air Power & Space StudiesVol. 16 No.2 Summer(April-June 2021)

1. Strategic Balance in the Indo-Pacific Anil Chopra

2. Lessons for Air Power from LadakhHarsha Kakar

3. Electronic Warfare: Changing Operational ConceptsDaljit Singh

4. Artificial Intelligence in Military AviationAK Sachdev

5. Welcome Steps towards an Indigenously Equipped Indian Air ForceVivek Kapur

6. Airlift Wisdom of YoreAshok K Chordia

AIR POWER 2021

Air PowerJournal of Air Power & Space StudiesVol. 16 No.3 Monsoon(July-September 2021)

1. People’s Liberation Army strategic support Force: Implications and options for India Anil Chopra

2. Artificial Intelligence: A Strategic Disruptor in Aerospace Power employmentSukhchain Singh

3. Predicting Adversary’s Psyche and Intent using Artificial Intelligence China’s Nuclear StrategyShaurya Dhakate

4. Trends in Military Aviation technologyVivek Kapur

5. Israel and the Changing Alignments in West Asia: Implications for IndiaAnu Sharma

6. Russia-China-Pakistan: Strange BedfellowsAV Chandrasekaran.

AIR POWER 2021

Air PowerJournal of Air Power & Space StudiesVol. 16 No.1 Spring (January-March 2021)

1. Increasing Salience of Air PowerRKS Bhadauria

2. The Complex Art of Grand StrategySanu Kainikara

Air Power
Journal of Air Power & Space Studies
Vol. 18 No.1 Spring
(January-March 2023)

1. The Hypersonic Missile Conundrum
Rajaram Nagappa

2. Space Sustainability: Strengthening Capabilities for Strategic Longevity
Harini Madhusudan

3. High Altitude Woes: What the Chinese are Hiding
Shiv Sastry

4. The Geopolitical Impacts of Chinese Anti-Access/Area Denial Systems
Gaurav Sen

5. The Credibility of Aerial Combat Drones:Changing Equations
Ingudam Yaipharemba Singh

6. Assessing India’s Energy Basket
Prachi Lokhande

Air Power
Journal of Air Power & Space Studies
Vol. 17 No.4 Winter
(October-December 2022)

1. Challenges for Air Power to Fulfil Indian National Security Imperatives for the Next Two Decades
Anil Chopra

2. Emerging Trends in Warfare: Strategising for the Next Decade
Shirish Dhakate

3. Russo-Ukraine War: A Dozen Lessons for India
Swaim Prakash Singh

4. Mirved Missiles: Progression of Technology in Southern Asia
Silky Kaur

5. Integrated Deterrence: Understanding the New Defence Strategy
of USA
Kartike Garg

6. Is India Ready to Conquer Unmanned Aerial Warfare?
Megha Saravanan

Air Power
Journal of Air Power & Space Studies
Vol. 17 No.2 Summer
(April-June 2022)

1. Developments in Air Defence Surveillance Systems
Daljit Singh

2. Transformation of Indian Aerospace Power: A Structural Appraisal
Diptendu Choudhury

3. Pacific Deterrence Initiative: America’s New Deterrence Mechanism in the Indo- Pacific
Joshy M Paul

4. The Changing Space Environment
TH Anand Rao

5. United Kingdom’s Nuclear Strategy: A Contemporary Analysis
Abhishek Saxena

6. Technology Trajectory for an Atmanirbhar Aero Engine
Sukhchain Singh

The Beginning: A History of Military Aviation in India: 1901-1947
Arjun Subramaniam

Air Power
Journal of Air Power & Space Studies
Vol. 17 No.3 Monsoon
(July-September 2022)

1. Blockchaining the Atmanirbhar IAF Fighter
Sukhchain Singh

2. AWACS: Enabler to Orchestrator of Air Operations
Swaim Prakash Singh

3. Infrastructure Developments at Chinese Air Bases in the Western Theatre Command
DK Pandey

4. The MIRVed Missile: The Technology and its Rationale during the Cold War
Silky Kaur

5. Defence and Civilian Applications of Rare Earth Elements
Neha Mishra

6. Indo-Israel Defence Cooperation: Strengthening Bonds
Anil Golani and Anu Sharma

Air Power in the Age of Primacy: Air Warfare Since the Cold War
Anil Golani

Air Power
Journal of Air Power & Space Studies
Vol. 17 No.1 Spring
(January-March 2022)

1. Scramble for Dominance in the Indo-Pacific and Role of Air Power
SP Singh

2. Syrian Conflict: Lessons and Trends for Air Power
Manish Khanna

3. Pakistan’s Nuclear Posture, Capability and Quest for Full-Spectrum Deterrence
Shalini Chawla

4. India’s Engagement with Bangladesh: Is China a Deterrent?
Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury

5. Integrated Theatre Command: Perspective from the Field
Swaim Prakash Singh

6. Oman and UAE on China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative: Implications for India
Manish and Anu Sharma

Radiance in Indian Sky: The Tejas Saga
Vijay Shankar Rana

Air Power
Journal of Air Power & Space Studies
Vol. 16 No.4 Winter
(October-December 2021)

1. Xi’s Nuclear Garden: Of Sprawling Silos and Sobering Messages
Manpreet Sethi

2. Eagle Versus Dragon: The Intensifying US-China Nuclear Competition
Sanjana Gogna

3. Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Delivery Systems— A Case Study of China
Granth Vanaik

4. Aerospace Power as a Deterrent
Sanu Kainikara

5. Development of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems and their Implications
Amitabh Mathur

6. China’s Naval Strategy towards the Indian Ocean under Xi Jinping
Joshy M Paul

7. France’s Indo-Pacific Strategy in 2021: Characteristics, Capabilities, Challenges and Opportunities
Mahima Duggal

Air Power
Journal of Air Power & Space Studies
Vol. 16 No.2 Summer
(April-June 2021)

1. Strategic Balance in the Indo-Pacific
Anil Chopra

2. Lessons for Air Power from Ladakh
Harsha Kakar

3. Electronic Warfare: Changing Operational Concepts
Daljit Singh

4. Artificial Intelligence in Military Aviation
AK Sachdev

5. Welcome Steps towards an Indigenously Equipped Indian Air Force
Vivek Kapur

6. Airlift Wisdom of Yore
Ashok K Chordia

Air Power
Journal of Air Power & Space Studies
Vol. 16 No.3 Monsoon
(July-September 2021)

1. People’s Liberation Army strategic support Force: Implications and options for India
Anil Chopra

2. Artificial Intelligence: A Strategic Disruptor in Aerospace Power employment
Sukhchain Singh

3. Predicting Adversary’s Psyche and Intent using Artificial Intelligence China’s Nuclear Strategy
Shaurya Dhakate

4. Trends in Military Aviation technology
Vivek Kapur

5. Israel and the Changing Alignments in West Asia: Implications for India
Anu Sharma

6. Russia-China-Pakistan: Strange Bedfellows
AV Chandrasekaran.

Air Power
Journal of Air Power & Space Studies
Vol. 16 No.1 Spring
(January-March 2021)

1. Increasing Salience of Air Power
RKS Bhadauria

2. The Complex Art of Grand Strategy
Sanu Kainikara

3. China’s Nuclear Strategy
Sanjana Gogna

4. China’s Consolidation Strategy in the Near Seas
Joshy M. Paul

5. The Elusive Quest for Stability in US-China Relations
Rushali Saha

6. NATO and the Responsibility to Protect in Libya:
Reassessing the Intervention
Khatu Jayesh Jayprakash

Air Power
Journal of Air Power & Space Studies
Vol. 15 No.1 Spring
(January-March 2020)

1. Climate Change and Aviation
Ajey Lele and Kritika Roy

2. Us-Russia Relations and Failure of the Reset (2008-14)
Carl Jaison

3. Russia’s Evolving Eurasian Strategy
Poonam Mann

4. Changes in China’s Nuclear Thinking
Sanjana Gogna

5. China’s Emerging Role in the Korean Peninsula
Anu Sharma and Aditya Mani

6. Oil-Gas Diplomacy and Quest for Economic Autonomy:
Contrasting Case Study of Iraqi Kurdistan and Balochistan
Divya Malhotra

Air Power
Journal of Air Power & Space Studies
Vol. 15 No.3 Monsoon
(July-September 2020)

1. Jasjit Singh: The Nuclear Strategist with the Red Turban Climate Change and Aviation
Manpreet Sethi

2. Air Power and Effects-Based Operations: Lessons from the Past for Future Application
R Verma

3. The Space Race and Pre-Sputnik Era
Martand Jha

4. South Asia under China’s Nuclear Shadow
Sanjana Gogna

5. China’s Naval Modernisation: Theory and Practice
Joshy M. Paul