Topic: RKS Bhadauria
Vivek Ram Chaudhari takes over as IAF chief, stopping depletion of fighter squadrons a priority
Born on 4 September 1962, the Air Chief Marshal was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on 29 December 1982. He succeeds Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria.
Army must ditch ‘superiority’ mindset. Distrust, animosity will only hamper military reforms
CDS Gen Bipin Rawat laid claims to superiority on behalf of the Army, because he believes it is ultimately all about control of territory. This mindset needs to be disparaged.
Will IAF just support Army in new theatres? CDS Rawat says yes, but air chief says no in public
CDS Gen Rawat labels IAF as supporting arm to ground forces — likening it to roles of artillery, engineers in Army. But ACM Bhadauria says air power has a huge role to play in battle areas.
Accidents happen, but IAF chief flying MiG-21 Bison shows leaders lead from the front
After a fatality in the IAF, all flight cadets are taken up for a sortie by their flying instructors. It puts their faith back in the aircraft.
ACM ‘Chotu’ Bhadauria was one of the youngest leaders of Gen Sundarji’s Exercise Brasstacks
In 'Full Spectrum: India’s War 1972-2020', AVM Arjun Subramaniam (retd) writes Exercise Brasstacks was the result of Gen Sundarji’s desire to push the limits of deterrence.
Will order for 83 Tejas soon, HAL to deliver 70 aircraft by 2026: IAF chief Bhadauria
Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria said the plans were being drawn up to depute more officers to HAL to increase accountability.
More midair refuellers, UAVs — Bhadauria explains how IAF is bracing for new nature of war
In an interview to ThePrint, Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria says the IAF is not in favour of ‘rigid theaterisation’ as it will divide already scarce IAF combat assets and effort.
IAF chief contradicts CDS Rawat, says plan is to buy 114 foreign fighters besides LCA Tejas
CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat had said IAF was planning to buy the indigenous LCA Tejas instead of 114 ‘Make in India’ foreign jets.
Air Chief Bhadauria’s focus on homegrown AMCA shows IAF learnt nothing from Tejas failure
The only reason Indian pilots still use the "flying coffin" MiG 21 is because of the delay in acquiring Tejas, about two decades on.
Time to run IAF in a sleek, corporate way. It’s the Force that counted in Kargil, Balakot
We expect an Air Force officer to land on the moon in a few years. They are trained to touch the sky.
Ajit Doval is wrong. Civil society not dangerous, we pushed back militants in Meghalaya
Ajit Doval thinks civil society is the new frontier of war. But ‘Shillong We Care’, a small group of citizens, stood up to militants and extortion.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.