New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is capable of waging a two-front war should the situation so arise and is well-positioned to take on any threats, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, said on October 5, adding the process of inducting 114 Multirole Combat Aircraft (MRCAs) is on and that the jets should be operational in the next decade.
He was addressing a press conference here ahead of the 88th IAF anniversary parade on October 8 at the Hindon Air Base on the outskirts of the national capital.
Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria spoke on a wide range of issues, including the benefits that had accrued from the induction of women across the board, including in the fighter stream, and the fact that the IAF now had the highest airlift capability in the region with its C-17, C-130J Super Hercules and Il-76 aircraft.
He also spoke of the proactive steps the IAF was taking to protect its networks from cyber threats.
A short film screened on the occasion laid emphasis on how the IAF was increasingly relying on indigenous home-grown technology with its professionally highly-motivated manpower in line with the Atamnirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India) initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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