tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post7342610257783064346..comments2024-03-29T05:44:18.835-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Tactical air power and the US military: lessons for IndiaBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-41721097850548785012012-07-22T00:43:31.600-07:002012-07-22T00:43:31.600-07:00the article talks about the use of airpower in an ...the article talks about the use of airpower in an ci/ct env... in a foreign country which does not offer any aerial opposition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-64987633377276702152012-07-13T21:04:32.890-07:002012-07-13T21:04:32.890-07:00Ajay,
In a country where the air force even refus...Ajay,<br /><br />In a country where the air force even refuses to provide close air support to ground forces, thinking AF to bee integrated with Squads is just hallucinating.<br /><br />No wonder Indian Army thinks of having their own air force.<br /><br />By the way can you tell us about the amount of casualties suffered by US ground Forces due to their own aircraft?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-28461159578162363142012-07-10T01:38:43.009-07:002012-07-10T01:38:43.009-07:00Good article but the US have been doing this in Af...Good article but the US have been doing this in Afghanistan for 11 years. Possible to do it in our situation also. Do not forget in Af as also earlier in Iraq there was no enemy air opposition and also no ack ack. This still does not mean that a F-18 type of fighter is exclusively allocated to a squad but is available on callAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6224858121074118002012-07-09T11:31:37.599-07:002012-07-09T11:31:37.599-07:00Look at recent example of Libya. I guess they had ...Look at recent example of Libya. I guess they had some air-defense network, which was easily targeted and neutralized at the on-set of hostilities. In modern warfare, the first domain where the war begins and the outcome is decided is the air-war. As annon@0024 has said, absolute air-supremacy is essential for success of ground forces. It is not that difficult for any techno-savy person to envision such basic communication upgrades in war-scenario as described in this blog article, what is puzzling is the awe created by the author, suggesting Indians are not so technologically sophisticated to ever dream and shape such projects. I wonder what our war-games involve (free-air rifle firing exercises). I would certainly like to see a military X-department to think in the future and shape combat tools which the X-forces can game with and hone the skills. What the armed forces need are sophisticated fabricators and equally nerdy engineers in their stables to give shape to their dreams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-49629193246741989922012-07-09T10:20:27.569-07:002012-07-09T10:20:27.569-07:00u hav started again Mr ajai shukla....go to US and...u hav started again Mr ajai shukla....go to US and settle down there....n by da way, change ur pic on the site......u look disgustingajai_killernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-27312161465196252592012-07-09T08:53:10.439-07:002012-07-09T08:53:10.439-07:00Hi Ajai, thanks for putting up an interesting arti...Hi Ajai, thanks for putting up an interesting article. <br /><br />It's interesting to conjencture as to why such such air-support is being applied to enhance the effectiveness of ground-level patrols. Is it out of necessity to manage the depth of US public support for the Afghan intervention,an ongoing evolution of military tactics within armies or a lack of ground-level NATO intelligence in a particular section of the Afghan theatre? Or some intriguing combination of all three?<br /><br />It would be interesting to see how the Afghan military approaches such situations such as that of the night-time, border-straddling variety described here. Perhaps successive cups of garam chai with the local elders might result in advance information of the ambush? In a larger context, Afghan society will need to take a hard look at their social and political systems to determine a framework that works best for them. After decades of interventionism on the part of many nations, the Afghan people and their considered choices could well be the best bet for a lasting peace in the region. <br /><br />-SatishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-87810316209324322332012-07-09T05:57:53.337-07:002012-07-09T05:57:53.337-07:00nice article...very informative..but do consider t...nice article...very informative..but do consider the absence of anti aircraft system....but i did like the always connected mode operation and real time information day or night....that was the most important factor rather than weapons and air powerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-63005173204076041732012-07-09T01:33:48.619-07:002012-07-09T01:33:48.619-07:00Relevant only in Afghan type situations where the ...Relevant only in Afghan type situations where the enemy does not have air power. When the enemy has defensive CAP aircraft to intercept as well as radar guided SAMs one cannot "loiter around" waiting for orders to fire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-87142319322522362452012-07-08T15:50:57.502-07:002012-07-08T15:50:57.502-07:00Nice information! Basically it is not the question...Nice information! Basically it is not the question of the weapons or their technology. Rather it is the question of the guts for giving orders to fire.Mr. Ranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-56555507776099929882012-07-08T11:54:28.252-07:002012-07-08T11:54:28.252-07:00In a domestic counter -insurgency situation the bi...In a domestic counter -insurgency situation the biggest obstacle that the IAF will face is political rather than anything else. In an external situation,the IAF probably will not have something that the USA normal has, an unchallenged absolute air-superiority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com