Air chief BS Dhanoa on 3-day US visit from tomorrow

Chief of the Air Staff Birender Singh Dhanoa will visit the US from September 26-28 to attend the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium at Hawai, an official release said today.
The visit is intended to further strengthen the existing defence cooperation between the air forces of the participating countries in the Pacific region, it added.
In addition to the hosts, there would be Air Chiefs from 18 countries, including Australia and Japan, attending the symposium.
During his stay at the Joint Base Pearl Harbour, Hickam, Hawai, Dhanoa would address air chiefs attending the event.
In his talk, he will delve on the Indian Air Force's perspective on the challenges to regional security, the release said.

The symposium is aimed at strengthening relationships, enabling engagement in productive exchanges and promote understanding of joint issues and challenges.
Discussions would also take place on air perspective in the maritime domain along with issues like counter-insurgency.
The visit of the Indian Air Force Chief would provide further impetus towards increasing defence cooperation between the Pacific region air forces and pave the way for greater interaction and cooperation in future, the release said.