Former Chief of Air Staff RKS Bhadauria joins BJP
Bhadauria joined BJP in the presence of Union minister Anurag Thakur and BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde.
Bhadauria joined BJP in the presence of Union minister Anurag Thakur and BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde.
He directed them to ensure that the readiness of all platforms, weapon systems and assets were kept at the highest level.
He exhorted the Commanders to imbibe the 'mantras' of indigenisation and modernisation
It is learnt that the CAS had very productive meetings with DG MoD and Chief of the Gen Staff on matters of mutual interest and bilateral defence cooperation.
The nation can only emerge victorious when forces operate jointly. Success on land flows from joint army-air force operations.
He briefed the PM on the efforts being undertaken by IAF to help in the Covid-19 related situation.
'IAF is prepared to deal with a two-front war along the northern and western borders if such a scenario arises,' he said.
Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 'courage and decisiveness', the minister said the Rafale jets were purchased only because the PM took the right decision to get them through an Inter-Governmental Agreement with France, after the long pending procurement case for them could not progress.
This is the first batch of 36 Rafale fighter jets for which India had signed an inter-governmental agreement with France in 2016 for Rs 58,000 crore.
India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France in 2016 to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets for Rs 58,000 crore.
