The Indian Air Force needs to "reorient and retrain" itself to a changed paradigm of war, former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said on Sunday. He also said the Rafale fighter aircraft and S400 missile defence system will help restore technological asymmetry in India's favour.

IAF has to reorient, retrain to changed war paradigm: Dhanoa

Former Air Force chief BS Dhanoa said that the outcome of the dogfight involving Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman could have been different had the IAF got the Rafale jets sooner.

Equation in air battle would have been different if Abhinandan was flying Rafale: Dhanoa

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Monday said the Apache attack choppers will enhance the operational capability of the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a strike force. Speaking at the induction ceremony of the AH-64E Apache Guardian Attack choppers, Dhanoa said, "Apache attack choppers are being purchased to replace the ageing Mi-35.

Apache will enhance the operational capability of IAF as strike force: BS Dhanoa

A senior US Navy official termed the induction of American-made Apache choppers into the Indian Air Force as a great day for defence ties of the two countries. US Navy Captain Daniel E.

Great day for US-India defence ties: US Navy official on Apache induction into IAF

Technology was on India's side in the Balakot air strikes, Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa said on Monday, asserting that the results would have been further tilted in the country's favour if Rafale jets were inducted in time.

Results at Balakot would have been further in our favour had we inducted Rafale: IAF chief Dhanoa

India will induct French-made Rafale combat jet in September, the chief of the Indian air force BS Dhanoa said on Monday. India has ordered 36 planes from Dassault Aviation as part of a modernisation programme of the air force which is phasing out its Soviet-era planes.

Rafale jet fighter to come into India's inventory by September 2019: Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa

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