Retired Air Marshal

Air Marshal V R Chaudhari will take over as Chief of Air Staff after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria on September 30.

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa (retired) has said Pakistan did not have a choice other than to release Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, days after his MiG-21 was downed in a dogfight in February last year. The Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot had also scored a kill, a Pakistani F-16, before his plane went down in Pakistan and he was captured.

In his first remarks since he retired earlier this year, former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has said that India was on the verge of escalating the conflict along the Line of Control (LoC) had the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) struck targets on Indian territory a day after the IAF strike on Balakot on February 26 this year.

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa commended Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman for qualifying for a swift comeback to flying duties after he ejected from his MiG-21 Bison in February. The Air Force chief flew his last sortie before his retirement in a two-seater MiG-21 trainer with Wing Commander Varthaman on Monday.

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who piloted a MiG-21 Bison during the air strike at a terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot in February, today flew together in a two-seater version of the Russian-origin legacy jet.

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has been appointed as the new Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee. He succeeds outgoing Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, who retires on Friday.

For the Varthamans, flying the MiG-21 fighter aircraft is a sort of family tradition. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman downed a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet before his MiG-21 Bison was hit during a dogfight. His father Air Marshal (retd) Simhakutty Varthaman also flew the MiG-21s and was an Indian Air Force test pilot, who retired five years ago, ...

Retired Air Marshal J S Gujral was today granted bail by a Delhi court in the VVIP chopper scam case filed against him, former IAF Chief S P Tyagi and others.

Air Vice Marshal (retired) Nalin Tandon has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor.

Former Air Chief SP Tyagi's arrest in the VVIP chopper scam has dented the image of the Indian Air Force and hurt the morale of the armed forces, outgoing Chief Arup Raha has acknowledged in an exclusive interview. "I will be very happy if he can acquit himself," Air Chief Marshal Raha said on NDTV's Walk The Talk.

A letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi claims that when Abhishek Verma, an arms dealer named in several criminal cases, wanted to help his client win a $1 billion dollar deal for the Indian Air Force, he used the help of BJP leader Varun Gandhi and Air Marshal Harish Masand, a senior officer who had retired six years earlier.

Air Marshal Arup Raha, an ace fighter pilot, will be the next Air Force chief succeeding incumbent Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne who is retiring on December 31.

Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi has denied that he accepted kickbacks in return for helping Italian defence giant Finmeccanica land a 4,000-crore deal from India for 12 VVIP helicopters. But an alleged middleman for helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland, a subsidiary of Finmecannica, has said that he met Air Chief Marshal(retired) Tyagi six or ...

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.

Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, an ace combat pilot, on Sunday took over the mantle of leading the Indian Air Force (IAF) from incumbent Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, who retired from service after a four-decade career.

Air Marshal V R Chaudhari will take over as Chief of Air Staff after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria on September 30.

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa (retired) has said Pakistan did not have a choice other than to release Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, days after his MiG-21 was downed in a dogfight in February last year. The Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot had also scored a kill, a Pakistani F-16, before his plane went down in Pakistan and he was captured.

In his first remarks since he retired earlier this year, former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has said that India was on the verge of escalating the conflict along the Line of Control (LoC) had the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) struck targets on Indian territory a day after the IAF strike on Balakot on February 26 this year.

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa commended Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman for qualifying for a swift comeback to flying duties after he ejected from his MiG-21 Bison in February. The Air Force chief flew his last sortie before his retirement in a two-seater MiG-21 trainer with Wing Commander Varthaman on Monday.

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who piloted a MiG-21 Bison during the air strike at a terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot in February, today flew together in a two-seater version of the Russian-origin legacy jet.

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has been appointed as the new Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee. He succeeds outgoing Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, who retires on Friday.

For the Varthamans, flying the MiG-21 fighter aircraft is a sort of family tradition. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman downed a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet before his MiG-21 Bison was hit during a dogfight. His father Air Marshal (retd) Simhakutty Varthaman also flew the MiG-21s and was an Indian Air Force test pilot, who retired five years ago, ...

Retired Air Marshal J S Gujral was today granted bail by a Delhi court in the VVIP chopper scam case filed against him, former IAF Chief S P Tyagi and others.

Air Vice Marshal (retired) Nalin Tandon has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor.

Former Air Chief SP Tyagi's arrest in the VVIP chopper scam has dented the image of the Indian Air Force and hurt the morale of the armed forces, outgoing Chief Arup Raha has acknowledged in an exclusive interview. "I will be very happy if he can acquit himself," Air Chief Marshal Raha said on NDTV's Walk The Talk.

A letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi claims that when Abhishek Verma, an arms dealer named in several criminal cases, wanted to help his client win a $1 billion dollar deal for the Indian Air Force, he used the help of BJP leader Varun Gandhi and Air Marshal Harish Masand, a senior officer who had retired six years earlier.

Air Marshal Arup Raha, an ace fighter pilot, will be the next Air Force chief succeeding incumbent Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne who is retiring on December 31.

Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi has denied that he accepted kickbacks in return for helping Italian defence giant Finmeccanica land a 4,000-crore deal from India for 12 VVIP helicopters. But an alleged middleman for helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland, a subsidiary of Finmecannica, has said that he met Air Chief Marshal(retired) Tyagi six or ...

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.

Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, an ace combat pilot, on Sunday took over the mantle of leading the Indian Air Force (IAF) from incumbent Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, who retired from service after a four-decade career.