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October 1, 2022
Air Marshal S.P. Dharkar assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air CommandAir Marshal S.P. Dharkar assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force on October 1, 2022.
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September 30, 2022
General Anil Chauhan takes over as Chief of Defence Staff; Vows to fulfil the hopes of the Nation & deal with challenges togetherGeneral Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM assumed office as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on September 30, 2022.
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September 28, 2022
Government appoints Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retd) as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)The Government has decided to appoint Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retd) PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) who shall also function as Secretary to Government of India, Department of Military Affairs with effect from the date of his assumption of charge and until further orders.
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August 26, 2022
DRDO gets a new ChiefDr. Samir V. Kamat, who is Director General, Naval Systems & Materials, at the DRDO will succeed Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy who has been named as Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister
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July 20, 2022
Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Successfully Completes Operational Demonstrations in IndiaBoeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet successfully completed operational demonstration tests at Indian Naval Station Hansa in Goa, India, reinforcing the Super Hornet's ability to effectively and safety operate off Indian Navy carriers.
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July 1, 2022
Air Marshal A.P. Singh assumes the appointment of AOC-in-C Central Air CommandAir Marshal A.P. Singh assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) Central Air Command (CAC) on July 1, 2022.
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June 14, 2022
Air Marshal Vibhas Pande, assumed the command of Maintenance Command, Indian Air ForceAir Marshal Vibhas Pande, assumed the command of Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force on June 14, 2022. An alumnus of IIT Bombay, CAW & NDC, he is trained on MiG-23 BN, AN-32 & Mi-17.
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May 5, 2022
Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor assumes the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety)Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety) [DG(I&S)] of Indian Air Force at Air HQ New Delhi on May 1, 2022.
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March 1, 2022
Air Marshal S. Prabhakaran Assumes Command of IAF's Western Air CommandAir Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran assumed command of Delhi based Western Air Command (WAC) on March 1, 2022. The Air Marshal is a graduate of National Defence Academy, Pune and was commissioned into the IAF as a fighter pilot on December 22, 1983.
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February 9, 2022
Air Marshal K. Anantharaman assumes the appointment of Air Officer-in-Charge Administration (AOA)Air Marshal K. Anantharaman assumed the appointment of Air Officer-in Charge Administration (AOA) at Air HQ New Delhi on February 1, 2022. The Air Marshal was commissioned in Administration branch of Indian Air Force in June 1985.
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October 1, 2021
Air Marshal Amit Dev assumes command of Western Air CommandAir Marshal Amit Dev assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding in Chief (AOC-in-C) of Western Air Command on October 1, 2021. An alumnus of National Defence Academy, the Air Marshal was commissioned in the flying branch of IAF in Dec 1982 as a Fighter pilot.
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October 1, 2021
Air Marshal Sandeep Singh assumes the appointment of Vice Chief of the Air StaffAir Marshal Sandeep Singh took over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) on October 1, 2021. An alumnus of National Defence Academy, the Air Marshal was commissioned in the flying branch of IAF in December 1983 as a Fighter pilot.
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September 30, 2021
Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari takes over as the Chief of the Air StaffAir Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari took over as the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) at a ceremony at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) today.
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September 22, 2021
The Government of India appoints Vice Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal V. R. Chaudhari as the next Chief of the Indian Air ForceGovernment of India has announced on September 21,2021 the appointment of Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal V. R. Chaudhari as the next Chief of the Indian Air Force. He will assume charge after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on September 30, 2021.
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August 12, 2021
Lockheed Martin to partner Tata Advanced Systems for producing the F-21 fighter plane being offered to India
By Lt. General Naresh Chand (Retd)Michael Kelley, Vice President - India for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Technique and Enterprise Growth and Brett Medlin, the F-21 India Marketing campaign...