Latest aircraft for IAF in Gujarat

(DNA) :Five important airbases of Indian Air Force (IAF) in Gujarat will be equipped with fifth generation aircrafts as well as other latest technology and gadgets by 2014, said Air Chief Marshal PV Naik in Gandhinagar on Thursday.
Naik also said that the IAF was ready to tackle any adverse situation. “IAF has many developments pending and the government will be purchasing the latest gadgets, technology as well as aircrafts to strengthen the force,” he said. Ahmedabad, Nalia, Bhuj, Jamnagar and Vadodara are the five airbases in state.
Naik, who is on a three-day visit to Gujarat, also said that IAF was capable of dealing with security threats arising out of the recent developments in Pakistan.
Naik also said the entire region of South Asia seems to be caught in a maze of security challenges following the killing of Osama Bin Laden and the subsequent terror attack on Mehran Naval airbase in Pakistan. These incidents were likely to have major implications on India.
“Mehran attack is not something that will change our plans. Our plans have already been in place since the last five years,” he said, when asked about IAF’s preparedness to deal with similar situations.
“IAF is emerging as a strategic aerospace force, and is fully capable of facing any challenge that it is posed with. Our preparedness levels are at the desired level to thwart any nefarious threats,” he said.
Naik said that security of IAF airbases was very vital, because its assets were based at those bases. In view of this, IAF had embarked on a major modernisation plan, he said.
“Over the last five years, the IAF has gone about increasing the physical security of the bases, things like boundary walls, controlling the entry-exit points, monitoring,” he said.