Indian Air Force To Prepare For Short Swift Wars As Well As Long-Drawn Standoff
NDTV
Indian Air Force needs to be ready for a "long-drawn standoff" akin to what is being seen in Eastern Ladakh,Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said today.
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Thursday said there would be a need for IAF to prepare for "short swift wars" as well as be ready for a "long-drawn standoff" akin to what is being seen in Eastern Ladakh.
The Air Chief Marshal was addressing IAF senior officers during the inaugural session of a national-level Logistics Seminar at the Air Force Auditorium in the national capital.
"There will be a need to cater for resources bridging and transportation for both these contingencies. While the movement of Sqn load to Operation locations would be supported to an extent by dedicated air effort, timely replenishment of Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF), armament, aviation spares, aviation lubes and FOL, would be a challenging proposition as, during contingencies, the roads and rail heads would be choked due to simultaneous movement of Indian Army along the same axes," the IAF chief said.
"Towards this, we need to formalise an integrated road and rail management plan and explore the feasibility of increased containerisation and use of civilian wide-bodied aircraft," he added.
