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Cost of future wars is enormous, resources should be optimised: Chief of Defence Staff

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Cost of future wars is enormous, resources should be optimised: Chief of Defence Staff

  • Saying that the cost of future wars would be “enormous”, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan stressed the need to optimise resources and manpower and bring in efficiencies to afford weapons and systems of the future.
  • Before talks of fusion between civil and military resources, there should be fusion within the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.

Highlights:

  • 170-odd initiatives where the three Services can work together in an integrated manner.
  • “Forces will be capable of optimizing time, resources, processes, infrastructure and manpower,” CDS said at the Air Force seminar of Warfare & Aerospace Strategy Program (WASP) course.

Strategic programme

  • WASP is a strategic education programme of 15 weeks that was started in 2022 to provide participants with a deep understanding of geopolitics, grand strategy and comprehensive national power,
  • It is conducted by the IAF along with the College of Air Warfare and Centre for Air Power Studies.
  • Integration within the three Services, the logical step would be to take the approach forward to other Services.
  • For instance, the Navy and Coast Guard can get the inventories and maintenance, repair and overhaul together.
  • We can also involve the Central Armed Police Forces into whatever logistics and infrastructure need to be.

Alternate ways

  • It is important to
    • help the government to reduce costs.
    • Because the cost of future wars is enormous, weapon systems and platforms are going to be very costly.
    • We need to think of alternative ways of doing things. It has to be very practical and time bound.
  • A scholar warrior is a military professional who combines intellectual acumen with combat prowess in today’s increasingly complex and dynamic security environment.
  • Talking of India’s strategic culture, the Air Force chief said it is shaped by historical experiences and the ever-evolving geopolitical environment.
  • It emphasizes strategic autonomy, caution and a strong focus on territorial integrity.

Prelims Takeaway:

  • CDS
  • WASP

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