Culmination of WASP: Indian Air Force conducts Capstone Seminar

New Delhi: Indian Air Force on Friday conducted the Capstone Seminar at Air Force Auditorium, New Delhi, marking the culmination of the first Warfare & Aerospace Strategy Program (WASP). The seminar was conducted under the aegis of the College of Air Warfare and the Centre for Air Power Studies. Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of the Air Staff, delivered the keynote address on the occasion which was attended by senior officers from all three services, air power scholars, academia from principal think tanks and premier colleges of the country.

'The aim of WASP…'

During his address, the Air Force Chief enumerated that the aim of WASP is to generate strategic thought and understanding amongst IAF officers. He brought out that the program was designed to briefly expose the participants to key disciplines of a nation's Comprehensive National Power, which will enable them to understand the whole-of-government approach and generate independent opinions.

He stressed the need to reassess the IAF's strategic priorities and to realign actions to ensure that the service doesn't get left behind. He congratulated the participants and urged them to convert the knowledge gained into workable strategies and to remember that their thoughts would channel not only air power-related strategies but also contribute to making coherent military and national strategies.

Well-crafted strategy is a must: CAS

The CAS also highlighted the fact that while a well-crafted strategy may not guarantee success, the absence of a coherent and sustainable strategy will surely lead to failure.

The participants in the seminar presented papers on contemporary topics concerning the application of air power in recent conflicts and the changing doctrinal precepts that establish the dominant role of air power in national security.

The seminar also included the release of the revised edition of IAF's Doctrine. "As India transforms and redefines its place in the world order, #WASP participants reimagine the doctrinal precepts of air power in pursuance of national objectives", IAF tweeted after the programme.

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