Indian Defence Minister Advocates for Enhanced Air Force Capabilities

Indian Defence Minister Advocates for Enhanced Air Force Capabilities5 publishers · first seen Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:15 UTC · updated Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:52 UTCDefence Minister Rajnath Singh called for strengthening the Indian Air Force's offensive and defensive capabilities, emphasising the importance of technological superiority and jointness among the three Services. He highlighted the need for dedicated doctrines and architectures for electronic, cyber and space warfare, citing the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts as examples of the growing importance of drones and air defence systems. Singh also launched a suite of indigenous Artificial Intelligence applications developed by the IAF's AI Centre of Excellence. The conference, the first under new IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, comes amid a grim force-level picture, with the IAF down to just 29 fighter squadrons, as against the sanctioned 42.5.Content auto-generated. May contain inaccuracies.

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