<span style="color: #222222;">Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria today said, the present security scenario along the northern frontiers is at an uneasy no war no peace status.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Referring to the prolonged border row with China in eastern Ladakh, Air Chief Bhadauria said, the Indian Air Force has responded to the situation with rapidity and is fully resolved to counter any misadventure in the region.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Addressing a conference he said, the recent induction of Rafale jets along with previous acquisitions of C-17 Globemaster aircraft as well as Chinook and Apache helicopters have provided the IAF with substantial tactical and strategic capability enhancement.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said air power will be a crucial enabler in any future conflict.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He emphatically said, that IAF obtains and maintains technological edge over adversaries.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The IAF chief also said that the raising of two squadrons of light combat aircraft Tejas and integration of some indigenous weapons on Su-30 MKI combat jets in a very reduced time frame have been the most promising development.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Air Chief said this reflects the country's capabilities to develop indigenous military hardware.</span><br />