The three-day conference will be chaired by IAF Chief ACM N A K Browne and will be attended by the Vice Chief, Commander-in-Chiefs of IAF's seven commands and the Principal Staff Officer (PSOs).

'The conference will take stock of the operational preparedness of the Force and will review the data base concerning maintenance, administration and other aspects,' IAF officials said here today.

Besides reviewing the security situation and preparedness of the force, the Conference will dwell upon the issue of maintenance and safety of its air assets, they said. The conference comes in the backdrop of the Air Chief's statement that the security situation in the immediate neighbourhood is 'extremely fragile and warrants close monitoring'.