Indias air force begins dropping supplies to flood states, causing millions of people to suffer hunger. It’s also one of the few remaining aircraft that actually fly.
“It is possible that we are the last nation of aircraft left flying in the Indian Ocean and our only option is to rebuild the aircraft, because it is a legacy that has served India for hundreds of years, as a great example of what we can accomplish with the skill and foresight of modern engineers,” said Air Marshal Santosh Rai, chief executive officer of India’s Air Force. “I think the last Indian aircraft to fly will return from service on October 12, with a message to the world that we are ready for a whole new era.”
The aircraft are just the beginning.
The planes are also the backbone of an ongoing effort to make India’s military a global powerhouse. India샌즈 카지노‘s military is one of the world’s biggest in terms of GDP, but is estimated to have less than half the world’s airmen.
With the air force facing dwindling demand, some air force officials are calling for a radical overhaul — one that includes new combat aircraft, stealthy fighter jets and more advanced weapons.
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“We are a nation of ‘a hundred engineers,’ and if we keep inventing new things, something else may come along and take our place,” Air Marshal Santosh Rai told the Times of India.
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“The air force is an air force, it’s not a ground force,” Air Commodore Senthil Dhami, a former fighter pilot told the Times of India. “We have the ability to strike back.”
India’s largest oil company recently announced plans to sell its remaining oil reserves to a company on the fringes of the Indian economy, known as the Indian Oil Corp.
While India has no aircraft on-base, its navy has the ability to operate in the Indian Ocean. It would also be able to support a significant part of the global effort to eradicate Ebola, with India now the fifth largest source of foreign aid after Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, according to the Guardian.
“It’s time that India took the initiative to build a world-class aircraft fleet, and this would help the country secure a global foothold,” said Philip Tran, founder and executive director of the think tank RAND Corporation. “A world-class aircraft carrier would also allow India to maintain its position in the global race for weapons