Agree with the essence of your post and not entirely with its factual accuracy. Man is definitely the biggest factor and so is information/data quality. You can't manage what you can't measure and in a high-stakes, fast-paced environment of an air-battle, you need to have very de-cluttered and effective intel as well as a competitive data/network advantage over the enemy.
On a side note, what are your thoughts on the PAF's increasing shift towards easter (Chinese/Russian) weapon platforms? IAF has suffered in the area of information architecture when using russian equipment, and there is a clear and a definite advantage that Western avionics have. It would not be an easy change to tide over in my opinion.