Air power would've changed 1962 war outcome: Air Chief Marshal - NewsX

The outcome of the 1962 war with China would have been different had the Air Force been used in an offensive role, Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne said today on the conflict in which India suffered a humiliating defeat. He said the Kargil conflict of 1999 would have dragged for another three months had the IAF not been used. "Yes, no doubts about that. If air power was used at that time, the outcome would have been totally different," he said when asked if the result of the 1962 war would have been different had air power been used. The IAF chief was addressing the annual Air Force Day press conference. The issue of IAF not being used in the 1962 war is still debated by military historians and experts and there is no clarity as to why the air force was not used in that war.
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