Iaf Chief P V Naik

• NAK Browne takes over as the new chief of the Indian Air Force

  Ace fighter pilot Norman Anil Kumar Browne took over as the 23rd chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Air Chief Marshal P V Naik, who retired after putting in 42 years of service on Sunday.

• We will fly Dhoni in a Su-30 MKI, announces IAF chief

  The chief of Indian Air Force P V Naik on Monday stated that he will seek special permission from the government so that India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar can experience a flight of Su-30MKI- the best fighter plane of IAF."Sachin Tendulkar is already our Honorary Group Captain. Once both Sachin and Dhoni are ...

• Country-specific approach will lead to arms race: IAF

  India's military development has to be capability-specific and not country-specific as such an approach would draw it into an arms race, IAF chief P V Naik said on Friday amid concerns over military build-up by Pakistan and China.      "We have to be capability specific.... We have realised that being country-specific or th...

• Security scenario alarming, says IAF chief

  Indian Air Force (IAF) chief P V Naik on Friday described the current security scenario in India's neighbourhood as a "volcano" that may erupt anytime and asked the air warriors to be prepared to meet both internal and external challenges. "Current security scenario is like a volcano and may test your skills anytime without warning. These times req...

• Air Chief does not favour aerial attacks

  IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal P V Naik on Wednesday said he was not in favour of use of air power in anti-Naxal operations, a day after the worst ever Maoist attack in which 75 CRPF personnel and a police constable were killed in Chhattisgarh.

• P V Naik takes over as IAF chief

  Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik has taken over as chief of Indian Air Force.