During a career spanning four decades, the officer has held a number of prestigious command and staff appointments. He was head of the Army Aviation Corps and Commandant School of Artillery.
Currently, he is the President of the Northern Region ofThe Helicopter Society of India. A defence analyst, he writes for defence journals and publications and is also on the editorial board of a few of them.
Editor-in-Chief’s Note: Lt Gen BS Pawar’s article is being presented in two parts. In Part I, the discourse is about helicopter development having trailed the pace of aircraft technolo... Read more
Preamble India, an aspiring power, has long harboured the goal of possessing a technologically advanced self-sufficient arms industry. While its economic power has expanded and its technolog... Read more