IAF Chief says 'Aatmanirbharta' only solution

Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh has emphasised that new technology is being introduced in a big way in India’s warfare as the character of war is changing. Addressing the CII summit in New Delhi on Thursday, the IAF chief has said that Operation Sindoor has given a clear idea of where India is headed and what it needs in future. He added that the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is a very big step and asserted that  AMCA is going to pave the way to bigger things coming in the future for the country. He said, the current situation in the world has made us realise that Aatmanir Bharta is the only way, and we need to be future-ready.
Air Chief Marshal AP Singh raised serious concerns over persistent delays in defence projects, highlighting the systemic issue of unrealistic timelines and their impact on operational readiness. He pointed at the recurring pattern of delays in project execution and criticised the practice of committing to unachievable deadlines."Timelines is a big issue... Not a single project that I can think of has been completed on time. This is something that we have to look at," Singh stated, adding, "Why should we promise something that cannot be achieved? While signing the contract itself, sometimes we are sure that it is not going to come up. But we just sign the contract. Then the process gets vitiated," said Air Marshal Singh.
The Air Chief also hailed Operation Sindoor as a "national victory", emphasising the operation's success as a testament to the collective efforts of the armed forces, agencies, and every Indian citizen in combating terrorism."I must put on record this operation, Sindoor, that we've been talking about. It is a national victory. My thanks to everyone of you in India here... This was an operation executed in a very professional manner by everybody, all the agencies, all the forces; we all came together, and when truth is on your side, things happen automatically," he stated.