Air Force Operational Preparedness

The Air Chief Marshal urged all commanders to continue with their efforts to provide a safe operational flying environment.

In demonstrating its operational preparedness, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet on the Eastern seaboard.

Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari today asked commanders to ensure operational readiness of all platforms, weapon systems and assets.

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria reviewed the Indian Air Force's operational preparedness along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim amid escalating border tensions with China, officials said on Thursday.

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria today flew a Mig 21 Bison jet at a frontline airbase in the Western Command, and carried out a comprehensive review of the operational preparedness of the air warriors in the region, officials said.

Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa has emphasised on the need to maintain a very high level of operational preparedness to ensure ground defence of air bases against the backdrop of the existing security scenario, the Air Force said in a statement on Friday.

In the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, the government has granted emergency powers to the three services to procure weapons and military hardware to enhance their operational preparedness along the border with Pakistan, official sources said.

In an ambitious defence project, the government has started work on incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the operational preparedness of the armed forces in a significant way that would include equipping them with unmanned tanks, vessels, aerial vehicles and robotic weaponry.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today visited forward army posts in remote Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China. The minister, in her first visit to the state, was accompanied by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command Lt. Gen. Abhay Krishna and other senior army officers

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Wednesday highlighted the need for IAF's operational preparedness with optimal utilisation of available resources.

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley was briefed on Friday by the Air Force on its operational preparedness and its immediate requirements such as 126 Rafale combat aircraft for carrying out its assigned tasks.

IAF chief Arup Raha today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is believed to have briefed him on the operational preparedness of the force.

The Air Chief Marshal urged all commanders to continue with their efforts to provide a safe operational flying environment.

In demonstrating its operational preparedness, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet on the Eastern seaboard.

Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari today asked commanders to ensure operational readiness of all platforms, weapon systems and assets.

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria reviewed the Indian Air Force's operational preparedness along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim amid escalating border tensions with China, officials said on Thursday.

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria today flew a Mig 21 Bison jet at a frontline airbase in the Western Command, and carried out a comprehensive review of the operational preparedness of the air warriors in the region, officials said.

Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa has emphasised on the need to maintain a very high level of operational preparedness to ensure ground defence of air bases against the backdrop of the existing security scenario, the Air Force said in a statement on Friday.

In the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, the government has granted emergency powers to the three services to procure weapons and military hardware to enhance their operational preparedness along the border with Pakistan, official sources said.

In an ambitious defence project, the government has started work on incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the operational preparedness of the armed forces in a significant way that would include equipping them with unmanned tanks, vessels, aerial vehicles and robotic weaponry.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today visited forward army posts in remote Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China. The minister, in her first visit to the state, was accompanied by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command Lt. Gen. Abhay Krishna and other senior army officers

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Wednesday highlighted the need for IAF's operational preparedness with optimal utilisation of available resources.

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley was briefed on Friday by the Air Force on its operational preparedness and its immediate requirements such as 126 Rafale combat aircraft for carrying out its assigned tasks.

IAF chief Arup Raha today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is believed to have briefed him on the operational preparedness of the force.