{"id":31324,"date":"2024-06-30T10:15:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T10:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=31324"},"modified":"2024-06-30T10:15:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T10:15:26","slug":"experts-discuss-next-generation-air-warfare-transforming-south-asian-air-forces-at-cass-lahore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/experts-discuss-next-generation-air-warfare-transforming-south-asian-air-forces-at-cass-lahore\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts Discuss \u201cNext-Generation Air Warfare: Transforming South Asian Air Forces\u201d at CASS Lahore"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31326\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PAF_CASS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PAF_CASS.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PAF_CASS-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>LAHORE: The Centre for Aerospace &amp; Security Studies (CASS), Lahore, hosted a seminar titled\u00a0 \u201cNext-Generation Air Warfare: Transforming South Asian Air Forces\u201d on 27 June 2024.<br \/>\nThe event focused on the evolving landscape of air warfare, amid emerging technologies.<\/h5>\n<h5>Ms Nidaa Shahid, Senior Researcher, CASS, delivered the introductory remarks.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Air Commodore Khalid Banuri<\/strong> (Retd), a senior strategy analyst, delivered a compelling<br \/>\nkeynote address wherein he discussed the evolution of air warfare through emerging<br \/>\ntechnologies such as AI and called for active partnership between the defence sector,<br \/>\ngovernment entities and the private sector to leverage emerging technologies and to<br \/>\nensure the modernisation of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Dr Ghulam Mujaddid,<\/strong> <strong>Assistant Professor, National Defence University<\/strong>, provided<br \/>\ninsights from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, illustrating the effectiveness of advanced<br \/>\nweapon systems in air warfare.<\/h5>\n<h5>Noting that Russian nuclear forces are on high alert, he\u00a0 highlighted the delicate balance between conventional and nuclear escalation. He also\u00a0 emphasised the strategic use of cyber warfare in modern military operations to bolster\u00a0 the resilience of smaller air forces against larger adversaries.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lYh8Ob5E3R\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/consul-general-explores-chinas-expanding-role-in-global-and-regional-politics-and-its-benefits-for-pakistan\/\">Consul General Explores China\u2019s Expanding Role in Global and Regional Politics and its Benefits for Pakistan<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Consul General Explores China\u2019s Expanding Role in Global and Regional Politics and its Benefits for Pakistan&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/consul-general-explores-chinas-expanding-role-in-global-and-regional-politics-and-its-benefits-for-pakistan\/embed\/#?secret=1H7HZ9nTLO#?secret=lYh8Ob5E3R\" data-secret=\"lYh8Ob5E3R\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Dr Adil Sultan, Dean FASS, Air University<\/strong>, illustrated the critical importance of\u00a0 continuous adaptation, stating that next-generation air dominance will feature advanced\u00a0 aircraft, drones, AI and integrated systems.<\/h5>\n<h5>He further called on the military-industrial complex to invest in dual-use technology to reduce costs. He also alluded to the role of think tanks in carrying out focused studies with the aim to provide policy relevant input to the policymakers.<\/h5>\n<h5>In his concluding remarks,<strong> Air Marshal Asim Suleiman (Retd)<\/strong>, President, CASS, Lahore,<br \/>\nsaid that the PAF stands at a critical juncture in evolving geopolitical and military\u00a0 scenarios.<\/h5>\n<h5>He highlighted the pivotal role of emerging technologies such as AI, big data\u00a0 analytics, autonomous systems, cyber warfare, unmanned aerial vehicles, and\u00a0 hypersonic weapons in national defence.<\/h5>\n<h5>Noting that the IAF is incorporating these\u00a0 advancements, he stressed the need for the PAF to remain proactive and innovative.\u00a0 He also praised <strong>Chief of Air Staff Zaheer Ahmad Babar<\/strong> Sidhu\u2019s flagship project,\u00a0 NASTP, for its vital role in integrating these technologies and maintaining the PAF\u2019s\u00a0 strategic edge.<\/h5>\n<h5>The speakers stressed the necessity of equipping the PAF with the necessary tools to<br \/>\nnavigate tomorrow\u2019s battlefields and safeguard the nation\u2019s security interests.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gnBnLjZxKC\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/role-of-new-emerging-technologies-in-comprehensive-national-security-seminar-cass\/\">Role of New &#038; Emerging Technologies in Comprehensive National Security &#8211; Seminar @ CASS<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Role of New &#038; Emerging Technologies in Comprehensive National Security &#8211; Seminar @ CASS&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/role-of-new-emerging-technologies-in-comprehensive-national-security-seminar-cass\/embed\/#?secret=TFCyoAF8P8#?secret=gnBnLjZxKC\" data-secret=\"gnBnLjZxKC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The Centre for Aerospace &amp; Security Studies (CASS), Lahore, hosted a seminar titled\u00a0 \u201cNext-Generation Air Warfare: Transforming South Asian Air Forces\u201d on 27 June 2024. The event focused on the evolving landscape of air warfare, amid emerging technologies. Ms Nidaa Shahid, Senior Researcher, CASS, delivered the introductory remarks. Air Commodore Khalid Banuri (Retd), a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31326,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[500,491,3245,501,5465,5464,656,48,532,2162,1918],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31324"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31328,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31324\/revisions\/31328"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}