Special Issue: Air Power and India: Multi-dimensional Trends

Contents

Editorial

Focus

• Exploring Multi-dimensional Trends for the Indian Air Force

  – Swaim Prakash Singh

• Air Superiority: Myth, Magic or Panacea—Air Power’s Quest for Control of the Air

  – Ajay Ahlawat

• The Need for ‘Inclusiveness’ in the Conceptual Understanding of Air Power: The Indian Case

  – Rahul Manohar Yelwe and Arun Vishwanathan

• Centre of Gravity and the Targeting Conundrum

  – Kamran Nazeer

• Sovereignty of Territory and Beyond: A Fresh Perspective

  – Pankaj Dhiman

• UAVs and Air Power: Role of UAVs in Future Warfare

  – Ashminder Singh Bahal

• Synergistic Applications of Autonomous UCAVs, Swarm Robotics and Cloud Computing in Future Air Warfare

  – Shaurya Dhakate

• Unmanned Aerial Systems and the Threat of Non-State Actors: Challenges and Prospects for India

  – Mukesh Kumar

• Integral Air Support to Land Operations: A Futuristic Perspective

  – Akshat Upadhyay

• Game Theory Based Aerial Sensor Deployment and Patrol Planning for Counter-Insurgency Operations

  – Prashant Channappa Mural and Rathna GN

• Dynamic Maritime Airspace Management: The Philosophy for an AI Environment

  – Johnson Odakkal and Neeraj Singh Manhas

• Maximising Civil–Military Fusion for Indian Airlift: Requisition and Beyond

  – Armaan Jena

• Air Power and HADR: Defining the Role of the Indian Air Force in Disaster Management in India

  – Pintu Kumar Mahla

• Operation Cactus: India’s First Rapid Reaction Strategic Mission in the Neighbourhood

  – Gulbin Sultana

Commentaries

• Rethinking ‘Air Power’ for the Governance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in India

  – Dnyanada Palkar and Devyani Pande

• Thorough Analysis of Predictive Maintenance for the Operation and Maintenance of Military Aircraft

  – Om Ranjan

Guidelines for Contributors