The first bi-annual Indian Air Force (IAF) Commanders' Conference for the year 2021 will be inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on April 15 at the Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) in New Delhi, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

According to sources, a series of discussions would be conducted over a period of three days during the conference to address strategies and policies related to capabilities that would give IAF a significant edge over its adversaries.

The conference of top level leadership is also aimed at addressing the issues of IAF's operational capabilities in the times to come, sources added. Various welfare and human resource measures to improve HR and administrative efficiency will also be discussed, they added.

What Is Air Force Commanders' Conference

The IAF Commanders' Conference is a bi-annual conference which is held at Subroto Hall, Air Headquarters, Vayu Bhawan in New Delhi.

It provides a forum to the senior leadership of the IAF to discuss critical issues pertaining to operations, maintenance and administration.

It is attended by the air officers - Commanding-in-Chief of all Commands of IAF, all principal staff officers and director generals posted at air force HQ.