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2012

 

DOCRINE EAMAir Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam AVSMGroup Captain Satvinder SinghWing Commander KK NairPHOO CREDIS

Directorate of Media and Public Relations, Disha-IAF Placement Cell and Wing Commander RS Chauhan (Retd)

Published in India by Indian Air ForceAir HeadquartersVayu BhawanRa󿬁 MargNew Delhi 110106IAP 2000-12© 2012, Directorate o Operations (Space)All rights reserved. No part o this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any orm or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any inormation storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing.

 

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Foreword

 

 V 

 

Preace

 

 VII1

 

Vision, Mission Statement & Core Values

 

12

 

Air Power in the Indian Context

 

33

 

Principles o War and the Nature o Air Power

134

 

Air Power Doctrine and the IAF

 

255

 

Structure o Air Power

 

316

 

Te Air Campaigns

 

397

 

Combat Enabling Air Campaigns

 

758

 

Sub-Conventional Warare

 

1059

 

Joint Operations

 

11310

 

Nation Building, Aerial Diplomacy & Perception Management

 

11711

 

Te Air and Space Paradigm

 

125