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It is a potent force with a focus on the mission and the brilliant men behind the machines. On October 8 this year, the Indian Air Force (IAF) noa, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), a highly experienced and an out- celebrates its 86th Anniversary, an occasion of immense signifi- standing professional, stated that the Rafale combat aircraft being cance for both serving and retired personnel of this organisation procured from Dassault Aviation of France, is a very capable plat- of high repute. Established on this day in the year 1932 with just form and would be a “game changer” in the region as neither a handful of Westland Wapiti piston engine biplanes, the journey of the two adversaries currently posses combat aircraft to match of the IAF of a little over eight and half decades since its birth, this platform from the French aerospace industry. A special mes- has been long and arduous, but none the less, the experience has sage from the CAS on the occasion of the 86th Anniversary of the been rewarding. Today, while the IAF with its authorised combat IAF as also a personal interview with him, are a part of this issue fleet strength at 42 squadrons can boast of being the fourth larg- of the magazine. est in the world, it also faces some monumental challenges. Writing about the Indian aerospace industry, in his arti- With efforts by the IAF since the beginning of the last decade cle on ‘Defence Offsets’, Pratyush Kumar, President of Boeing to induct fourth-generation combat aircraft failing to fructify India suggests that the country has tremendous potential for so far, the strength of the fighter fleet has dwindled to just 31 growth in the aerospace and defence industry and defence off- squadrons as against the authorised level of 42. Hopefully, the sets should be used as an ‘enabler’. He says that the provision Indian aerospace industry will gear up to provide the IAF with for offsets as an integral part of a defence contract, can be an capable indigenous fighter aircraft such as the Light Combat effective medium to harness this potential and not be a serious Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk IA and Mk II in the numbers required ‘limiting factor’ for foreign OEMs while burdening the end user. and in a respectable timeframe. This will help the IAF tide over He believes that there is a need to “Reform, Rethink and Reset” the escalating crisis, at least to some extent. The IAF is also the regulatory framework. looking forward to the success of the indigenous fifth generation All this and more in this special issue of SP’s Aviation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project to enable it dedicated to the IAF. Warmest Congratulations to IAF on the to foray into the next generation with relative ease. This is par- occasion! ticularly important in view of the fact that India has withdrawn Jai Hind! from the joint Indo-Russian project to develop a fifth generation fighter aircraft. Hopefully, the AMCA project will not be plagued with uncertainty as has been the case of the LCA Tejas. There is talk of a serving Air Marshal of the IAF being entrusted with the responsibility of management of the LCA project. This issue of SP’s Aviation carries a number of analytical articles on the IAF, the formidable challenges that lie ahead, pressing requirements and the various options before the service for induction of com- bat aircraft to restore the fighter fleet to the level authorised. JAYANT BARANWAL During an interaction with the media preceding the 86th Anniversary celebrations by the IAF, Air Chief Marshal B.S. 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