<p>The Indian Air Force is prepared to fight a war at a “short notice” and is fully geared up to respond to any security challenge to the country in the most befitting manner, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said on Sunday.<br /><br />The IAF chief also said that the uncertainties in the present geo-political environment in the region may require the IAF to fight a “short” and “swift war”.<br /><br />“We are prepared to fight at a short notice should the need arise,” he said while addressing an event at the air base here on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the IAF.<br /><br />The comments came amid China’s muscle-flexing in the Dokalam Plateau and the continued cross-border terror activities by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir.<br /><br />The IAF chief spoke on a variety of issues, including the possible security challenge facing the country, stating that the focus was to transform the IAF into a technology-intensive force in the next few years to significantly enhance its overall prowess.</p>
<p>The Indian Air Force is prepared to fight a war at a “short notice” and is fully geared up to respond to any security challenge to the country in the most befitting manner, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said on Sunday.<br /><br />The IAF chief also said that the uncertainties in the present geo-political environment in the region may require the IAF to fight a “short” and “swift war”.<br /><br />“We are prepared to fight at a short notice should the need arise,” he said while addressing an event at the air base here on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the IAF.<br /><br />The comments came amid China’s muscle-flexing in the Dokalam Plateau and the continued cross-border terror activities by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir.<br /><br />The IAF chief spoke on a variety of issues, including the possible security challenge facing the country, stating that the focus was to transform the IAF into a technology-intensive force in the next few years to significantly enhance its overall prowess.</p>