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Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, PVSM, AVSM is a serving four star air officer of the Indian Air Force.He is the current and 28th Chief of the Air Staff. [2] He took over as the 28th CAS succeeding Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari on 30 September 2024. [3]
On 1 March 1948, the designation of the RIAF's commanding officer was rechristened as Chief of the Air Staff, [24] and again to Chief of the Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Air Force (CAS/C-in-C, RIAF) on 21 June - as a measure to reflect uniformity with the C-in-Cs of the post-independence Indian Army and the Royal Indian Navy. [25]
Chief of the Air Staff The Chief of the Air Staff is the only serving Four Star Air Officer in the Indian Air Force. Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh PVSM, AVSM Vice Chief of the Air Staff The Vice Chief of the Air Staff is the second-highest-ranking officer in the Indian Air Force. Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference ...
Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, PVSM AVSM VM ADC is a retired four-star air officer of the Indian Air Force who served as the Chief of the Air Staff. [3] He took over as the 27th Chief of Air Staff succeeding Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on 30 September 2021. [4]
The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October 1932 in British India as an auxiliary air force [22] of the Royal Air Force. The enactment of the Indian Air Force Act 1932 [23] [24] stipulated out their auxiliary status and enforced the adoption of the Royal Air Force uniforms, badges, brevets and insignia. [25]
Air Marshal Balakrishnan Manikantan, AVSM, VM is an officer of the Indian Air Force. He is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Southern Air Command. He assumed the office on 1 May 2023 succeeding Air Marshal Jonnalagedda Chalapati. [2]
He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) at HQ Integrated Defence Staff. [15] The Air Marshal was appointed the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force's Western Air Command on 1 January 2025, succeeding of Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha on his superannuation.
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the principal military authority and senior-most appointment of the Indian Armed Forces. [4] Deemed the overall professional head of India’s three armed services, namely, the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force, the CDS is the highest-ranking military officer in service, responsible for overseeing inter-service jointness across all ...