In a major admission, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday said it simply did not have adequate fighter aircraft to launch a full-fledged air-campaign in case of a two-front war, a euphemism for the theoretical possibility of a simultaneous
Sino-Pakistani attack on India.
The IAF has been desperately seeking induction of new fighter aircraft like the Rafale but the MMRCA acquisition has been delayed by years.
No pregnancy for 4 years: IAF rider for women fighter trainees
India’s first three women fighter pilots have been advised by the IAF to restrain from motherhood for the next four years so as not to adversely impact their ongoing training process.
However, IAF sources clarified that the advisory is not legally binding and is to ensure that their training does not get affected.
Bhawana Kanth, Mohana Singh and Avani Chaturvedi are the trainees who qualified for the fighter stream after it was thrown open to women in October 2015.
