Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari is next Chief of Indian Air Force
Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, ace fighter pilot, has been appointed as the next Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF), succeeding Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, who retires from service on September 30.
Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari is currently the Vice Chief of Air Staff and has been an ace MiG-29 pilot expert in major MiG-29 fighter aircraft. He was the Chief of the Western Air Command from August 1, 2020.
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He was commissioned into Fighter Stream of the IAF on December 29, 1982, as a fighter pilot and has served nearly 39 years. Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has flown a wide variety of fighter and trainer aircraft with a flying experience of more than 3,800 hours.
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Informing about Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari's appointment, principal spokesperson for the Union Ministry of Defence A Bharat Bhushan Babu on his official Twitter handle on Tuesday said, "Government has decided to appoint Air Marshal V R Chaudhari, PVSM, AVSM, VM presently Vice Chief of Air Staff as the next Chief of Air Staff. Current Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC retires from Service on 30th Sep 2021."
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