In aftermath of the humiliating reverses at hands of the Chinese in 1962, which none of us can forget, the Tata Committee had recommended a force level of 64 combat squadrons for the IAF.
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If 42 squadrons are the inescapable minimum needed to defend India, the IAF would be caught seriously short in a two-front war – the worst-case planning contingency in which China and Pakistan target India simultaneously.
Carrying forward the twin-engine theme, the Air Chief also made a few cryptic statements on the IAF’s plans for fifth-generation combat aircraft.
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