Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria attended a two-day commanders’ conference of the Maintenance Command in Nagpur. He advocated the idea of embracing modern technology for the transformation and restructuring of the force.
The conference ended on Friday and was attended by the commanders of base repair depots, equipment depots, and other stations or units under Maintenance Command (MC), and they did an assessment of the ongoing projects and took stock of goals and tasks for MC in the year ahead, the IAF’s statement mentioned.
Air Force Chief in his address to the commanders acknowledged the key role of MC in the meticulous management of the vast and varied inventory of the IAF. While highlighting recent events, Air Chief Marshal Bhdauria underscored the importance of due vigilance to meet new security challenges.
The IAF Chief encouraged 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.
