Balakot Showed Air Power Role In 'No War, No Peace' Scenario: Air Force Chief
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Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said air power has become an option of choice due to "inherent flexibility" and "unmatched" precision strike capability
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari today highlighted the critical importance of India's air power considering the nature of its adversaries and said the Balakot operations of 2019 demonstrated its effectiveness even in a 'no war, no peace' scenario and under a "nuclear overhang".
The Chief of Air Staff said air power has become an option of choice due to "inherent flexibility" and "unmatched" precision strike capability.
"Operations like Balakot have also demonstrated that given the political will, aerospace power can be effectively used in a no war, no peace scenario, under a nuclear overhang without escalating into a full blown conflict," he said.
"This is very important given the nature of our adversaries. The response options available to the leadership have suddenly increased and increasingly, air power has become an option of choice due to inherent flexibility and unmatched precision strike capability," he said.
