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Sunday, May 13, 2012

IAF set to lose its fighting edge

[Su-30MKI]With the defence ministry dragging its feet on crucial purchases, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to lose its conventional edge over Pakistan for the first time since independence.

The force's fighter strength is set to hit an all-time low of 31 in the next two years. The largest arms importer in the world with a defence spending of Rs 77,000 crore, India seems to have missed out on buying the much-needed fighter aircraft.

Since the decisive victory against Pakistan in 1971, the Indian defence strategy has been based on having a superior air power over Pakistan and China.

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