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IAF COMMANDERS’ CONFERENCE
defence minister Rajnath Singh addressing IAF commanders and senior officials during the Air Force Commanders’ Conference at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) in New Delhi
Focus on Enhancing Capabilities across Multiple Domains Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pointed out that the challenges faced on the Northern and Western borders of the nation in the recent past, had been well responded to by the IAF
Photographs: Indian Air Force
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) Conference of Commanders of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is a bi-annual event heldin Subroto Hall located in Air Headquarters, Vayu Bhawan, the apex headquarters of the service in Delhi. The Conference of the top level leadership is aimed at addressing the issues of the IAF’s operational capabilities in the times to come. It provides the senior functionaries of the IAF a forum to discuss strategies and policies relating to further enhancing capabilities of the IAF in view of the future challenges facing the country. The Conference also provides an opportunity to the senior leadership of the IAF to discuss critical issues pertaining to Operations, Maintenance and Administration. A series of dis-
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cussions are conducted over a period of three days to address strategies and policies related to capabilities that would give the IAF a significant edge over its adversaries. The Commanders also get an opportunity to deliberate on various welfare and human resource management issues to improve administrative efficiency in the force. The Conference is attended by the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of all the Commands of the IAF, all Principal Staff Officers and all Director Generals posted at Air Headquarters. The Conference also involves participation by senior functionaries in the political leadership of the nation and the bureaucracy. The latest such conference was held at the
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