Chief of Air Staff highlights importance of capacity building for improved maintainability

Addressing at the Commanders’ Conference of Maintenance Command in Nagpur, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria highlighted the need for building capacity to improve maintainability and operability in complex conditions along with a thrust on active pursuance of indigenised projects.

Nagpur:Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff, attended the Commanders’ Conference of Maintenance Command (MC) at Vayu Sena Nagar, Nagpur held on August 11 and 12. The two-day event was attended by Commanders of Base Repair Depots, Equipment Depots and other Stations/ Units under MC, who reviewed the ongoing projects and took stock of goals and tasks for MC in the year ahead.

Addressing the commanders, RKS Bhadauria noted the pivotal role of MC in the meticulous management of the vast and varied inventory of the Indian Air Force. Commending the Command for initiatives launched to meet the evolving needs of a modern and future-ready IAF, he highlighted the need for building capacity to improve maintainability and operability in complex conditions along with a thrust on active pursuance of indigenous projects.

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He further underscored the importance of due vigilance to meet newer security challenges. He delved on aspects of embracing modern technology such as Artificial Intelligence and automation in the task of transformation and restructuring of the IAF to ensure that it is always combat-ready. He exhorted the commanders to imbibe the ‘mantras’ of indigenisation and modernisation in their efforts to ensure that MC remains the fountainhead of maintenance and logistics support to integrated operations in the future.

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