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IAF ready to fight at short notice: Dhanoa

Air Wars: Sarang helicopters defy gravity during the 85th Air Force Day celebration at the Hindon Air Force station in Ghaziabad on Sunday.   | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy

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The Indian Air Force is prepared to fight a war at short notice, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa said here on Sunday. Addressing personnel on Air Force Day, he said the force was fully geared to face any security challenge.

He said the Air Force was acquiring multi-spectrum strategic capabilities and remained committed to building “jointmanship” with the Army and the Navy.

He said the security of Air Force stations had been enhanced to combat any threat, even sub-conventional ones, after the terrorist attack on the IAF base in Pathankot last year.

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