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

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

Armaan Jena
October-December 2023
Journal of Defence Studies

Dynamic Maritime Airspace Management: The Philosophy for an AI Environment

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

Integral Air Support to Land Operations: A Futuristic Perspective

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

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

UAVs and Air Power: Role of UAVs in Future Warfare

Sovereignty of Territory and Beyond: A Fresh Perspective

Centre of Gravity and the Targeting Conundrum

The Indian Air Force (IAF) operates in a congested and contested geopolitical arena. Herein a common understanding of the Centre of Gravity (CoG) can ensure military focus. Understanding of CoG may be approached with differing perspectives. This article would attempt to harmonise these perspectives. Post target identification, planners would be confounded with the dilemma of targeting while applying concentrated firepower. Should this concentration be limited to time and space or in purpose too? Possony studied the air campaigns of World War II and presented one such model for prosecution.