<h1>Air Force urges pilot joint planning and coordination centre under Chiefs of Staff Committee before creating theatre commands</h1> Air force leadership urged caution before implementing theatre commands, proposing instead a joint planning and coordination centre in the capital under the Chiefs of Staff Committee to ensure tri-service synergy. Citing recent tri-service operations that affirmed air power primacy, the air chief argued for centralised planning with decentralised execution, pilot implementation of joint coordination at the apex level, and continued political oversight. The position warns against wholesale structural disruption, highlights potential command-and-control gaps for theatre commanders, and recommends testing a joint coordination mechanism before creating new lower-level integrated commands.