The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to acquire more advanced fighters, sophisticated defence systems and smart long-range weapons as the country's "strategic boundaries have been redefined" by its growing energy needs and participation in disaster management operations, the air chief has said.
The IAF is looking for more top of the line fighters, airborne warning and control aircraft (AWAC) and mid-air refuellers as well as smart long-range weapons "to maximise effect and minimise the force required", Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi said in an interview published in the inaugural issue of India Strategic magazine.
Tyagi said the current scenario "necessitated a strategic reach to safeguard our national interests".
The IAF has "plans to acquire more AWACs and multi-mission combat jets as well as other futuristic machines and equipment" to build up a surgical strike capability to neutralise a threat without collateral damage.
The IAF currently has six refuellers and has ordered three AWACs from Israel.
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