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02-04-2012 12:48 AM


Fighter squadrons may be trimmed to meet need

Increasing the dependence on unmanned aerial vehicles

(UAVs) or remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) like former Air

Chief PVNaik terms, is not an out of the box concept forthe Indian Air Force (IAF) anymore.

In what would be a significant move once it comes through,

the IAF is already in talks to have a separate cadre for the

RPVs and is in the process of drafting a proposal to be sent

to the Centre.

Just like the fighter pilots, transport pilots and so on, this

will be a role-specific cadre, so that the officers are trained

for a specific role from the word go, a senior official said.

The IAF, which already usesUAVs, is in the process ofmultiplying the forces. And DRDOs Rustom and Lakshya-II

are also expected to be inducted into the IAF.

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Headquarters Training Command,

Bangalore said: ...There are talks about sending a proposal for this. We currently discussing various

options.

Speaking to Deccan Herald over phone he said: ...It would be part of existing squadrons but said that

the numbers might not to the same tune. Flying squadrons have about 12-15 aircraft.

Indicating that the procurement/acquisition of the UAVs in the future will be based on very carefulassement so as to balance between the manpower and the role of such vehicles, sources said that the

number of UAVs however will not be as high as 12 or 15.

The IAFthough, is already training its personnel for this specific role as the air forcealready has someUAVs in its fleet.

But Kukreja said: At present we are diverting people who are medically incapable of being fighter piolts

into this role but with the kind of advances the medical field is making, we will soon see the number of

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such people reduce. And that is where this proposal comes in handy.

Kukreja, while pointing out the importance of the role of UAVs, as successfully demonstrated by Israel

and the USboth have separate cadresstill emphasised on the man behind the mission.

Thereby, he said, recruitment of officers or personnel specifically for a role will prove beneficial in the

long ru, given the assessed dynamics of future warfare.

Threatening environment

Increasing threatening environments is pushing the IAF to increase its dependence on UAVs and sources

say that the IAF is also discussing options of inducting Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs) will

also increase.

While a full fleet of such vehicles from Israelthe Huntersis expected to be acquired, the IAF will also

have additional combat vehicles in the future.

He said that depending on the nature of UAV, they could be deployed as independent unit out in the

front, or made to be part of a station or (hand-launched type) be deployed with the infantry.

While Kukreja, who is retiring by the end of this month, could not confirm if the IAFs personal branch

has gone ahead with the proposal, Air Marshal (retd) BK Pandey said that India is already slow ininitiating such a process.

Well-placed sources in the South Block said that even if the government approves creation of a new

cadre, specifically for this purpose, it is highly unlikely that the Centre would authorise for additional

personnel. This would mean that the IAFwill have to continue diverting fighters to perform this role.Also, a fresh training module would be needed once a new cadre gets its sanction and new types of

vehicles are acquired. These would, senior officer said, be introduced at the Training institues of the IAF.


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