October 2020

Chinese Bombers Near Ladakh-Does IAF Need A Bomber?

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A bomber can help India take the war deeper into enemy territory. It can be a bigger deterrent. Can India’s fighter-bombers, surface-to-surface missiles,
and cruise missiles stand-in for bombers remains a moot question. If it was so true, then the major powers need not develop bombers. Also, both India and China are large countries; therefore it may be of interest for India to have a bomber of its own.

The writer was a pioneer of the Mirage 2000 fleet and commanded a Mirage Squadron, two operational air bases and the IAF’s Flight Test Centre ASTE. He was the Team Leader of an aircraft upgrade project in Russia. He was head of IAF in J&K and Inspections in IAF, and has been member of the Armed Forces Tribunal, and JNU Executive Council.

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