IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chowdhary said on Tuesday that digitization, automation and data analysis should be used to enhance the logistical capabilities of the Indian Air Force. Addressing a seminar, he also referred to disruptions in global supply chains due to the Covid-16 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine conflict and trade barriers and called for protection against such vulnerabilities. Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhary, Chief of the Air Staff, said that global supply chains are becoming increasingly complex, but interconnected, driven by international trade and advances in technology, and the defense sector is no exception to this trend. . He said that the Indian Air Force relies heavily on global supply chains for supply of critical components, equipment and services to maintain its combat capability at its best.