ISLAMABAD, November 10: Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force on Thursday said that, “The air power today enjoys credibility and importance more than any other time in its history.”
He was addressing a two day International Seminar on Air Power (ISAP) with a theme “Air Power Application in Modern Era” that commenced under the auspices of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at Nur Khan Auditorium Air Headquarters Islamabad.
Former Air Chiefs of PAF, senior serving and retired PAF Officers, Pakistan based foreign Defence / Air Attaches and select Academia notables from various educational institutions also attended the Seminar.
Speakers and observers from different allied countries and Pakistan Air Force would share their views in the seminar on contemporary issues related to Air Power.
The Air Chief said that, “This glorious position owes much to the breathtaking pace of technology advance. The air power, irrespective of the type of the conflict and place of conflict, tends to accomplish the given set of objectives with the efficiency, economy and more importantly, without exposure of large number of ground forces to the enemy fire.”
“The main challenge for the air power is to continue to adjust to its ever expanding role in the security of a nation. The spectrum of conflict is constantly expanding, and being exploited most optimally by enemies who belong to both traditional and non-traditional categories,” he said.-DNA