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Raha pointed out that the defence procurement processes in the country are too long and they must be revamped to increase our aerospace power capability.

Army chief General Bipin Rawat today said his force is prepared for a two-front war involving Pakistan and China simultaneously but emphasised on the need to look at cooperation and not confrontation with Beijing.

Chief of Naval staff Admiral Sunil Lanba will head the Chiefs of Staff Committee.

Navy Admiral Sunil Lanba on Thursday was appointed as the chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee.

Indian Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, on Wednesday said his scam-tained predecessor S.P. Tyagi was like a "family member" but if corruption charges in the AgustaWestland helicopter deal were proven against him the force would have no sympathy for its former chief.

Describing former IAF chief S P Tyagi as a "sound professional", Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha today said he should not have been treated like a "common criminal".

Superseding two seniormost Lieutenant Generals, the Narendra Modi-led central government on Saturday announced Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat as the new Army Chief and Air Marshal BS Dhanoa as the new chief of Indian Air Force. 

Suspense is on over who will be the next Chiefs of the Army and the Air Force as the incumbent officials will be superannuating just about three weeks later.

Air Chief Arup Raha inaugurated the Commanders' Conference at the Command Headquarters in Meghalaya.

IAF chief, Air Marshal Arup Raha here on Monday urged the force's commanders to focus on training and trainers for preserving air assets and team building.

PM Narendra Modi to meet the military chiefs this afternoon to review security situation after September surgical strikes along LoC.

Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday offered his salute to the martyrs who have sacrificed their lives to for India.

As an Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Rajasekhar Reddy was recently arrested in connection with an international drug racket, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Saturday said incidents like these bring bad reputation to IAF, adding that stringent steps have been taken to prevent such things in future.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) would like to induct more Rafale fighter planes, but any decision on this would be taken in the future depending on desirability, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said on Tuesday.

"We are always ready and we will be ready."

The situation on the frontier with Pakistan is still "live" after the surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads by the Indian Army across the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the IAF chief said Tuesday, adding that the force is fully capable of handling any eventuality, including a two-front war.

The situation on the frontier with Pakistan is still "live" after the surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads by the Indian Army across the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the IAF chief said Tuesday, adding that the force is fully capable of handling any eventuality, including a two-front war.

The armed forces today said they have raised "anomalies" in the 7th Pay Commission with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and were satisfied with his response that the issue will be resolved at the earliest.

Raha also rued that air power had not been fully utilised by the Indian government till the 1971 Indo-Pak war.

Taking on Pakistan, Indian Air Force Chief Arup Raha on Thursday recalled 1947 era saying, raiders supported by military and the government across the border tried to overrun Jammu and Kashmir.