Issues like the optimum use of air power for national security and the changing nature of warfare will figure prominently during the first Warfare and Aerospace Strategy Programme (WASP) that will conclude with a Capstone Seminar here on Friday.
The seminar will be conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) under the aegis of the College of Air Warfare and Centre for Air Power Studies. The IAF chief VR Chaudhari will deliver the keynote address. Senior officers from all the three Services, air power scholars, academia from principal think tanks and premier colleges of the country will take part in the event.
This Capstone Seminar aims to showcase the learning objectives of the WASP and help the IAF leadership to validate the desired outcomes from the program. The participants will present papers on contemporary topics concerning application of air power in recent conflicts and the changing doctrinal precepts that establish the dominant role of air power in national security, IAF officials said here on Thursday.
The WASP was conceptualised by the IAF with the purpose of creating a pool of mid-career air power practitioners with strategic acumen and a deep understanding of warfare history and theory.
It aims to enhance the doctrinal vision of the participants and cultivate their aptitude for effective arguments on strategy. It will further hone the ability of the participants to link varied thoughts and theories about the whole-of-government approach to statecraft. The course was organized at CAW which is IAF's premier institute for Air Power Studies.