Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari today visited the prestigious Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) in Gandhinagar. During the visit, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with RRU to enable pursuit of academics by Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel in various contemporary subjects, besides promoting R&D in niche areas of mutual interest.

The MoU was signed by Air Vice Marshal Rajeev Sharma, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Education) and Prof Anand Kumar Tripathi, Pro-Vice Chancellor, with the Vice Chancellor Prof (Dr) Bimal N Patel being in attendance.

The collaboration between IAF and RRU will facilitate IAF personnel to undertake various courses in Defence and Strategic Studies, Artificial Intelligence & Cyber Security, Applied Science, Engineering & Technology and Foreign Languages. The MoU will promote R&D in the field of National and Internal Security. The University will also extend accreditation to IAF training establishments.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief of the Air Staff highlighted that in the wake of technological advancements in the defence sector, collaboration between military and academia is not an option, but a necessity. He was optimistic that the MoU would lead to many new joint initiatives and synergy in the field of defence technology in the years ahead.

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