New Delhi: The third edition of the Warfare & Aerospace Strategy Program (WASP) has been completed by the Indian Air Force. The 15-week-long programme has been conducted to bring critical thinkers and strategic thinkers together to create policy-driving ideas at the strategic level, a PIB press release stated.
This edition of the WASP saw participation from 14 officers from the Indian Air Force, two officers from the Indian Navy, one officer from the Indian Army, and one research scholar. The participants were provided with intensive training in a range of areas, including strategy, military history, civil-military relations, higher defence organisation, aerospace power, information warfare, technology, and hybrid warfare.
The program was guided by an external faculty of accomplished practitioner-scholars with extensive teaching and research experience. The graduates of the programme were awarded a PG diploma in Strategic Studies by Rashtriya Raksha University. The Chief of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, delivered the keynote address of the seminar, which was attended by other dignitaries. He highlighted that the rapidly changing nature of modern warfare demands that military leaders not only be able to fight and win battles, but also be able to think critically and adapt to the evolving geo-political landscape.
The CAS congratulated the participants on successfully completing the rigorous programme and urged them to continue with the same zeal in the forthcoming editions of the WASP.