Who is the current Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force?

Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari is the current Chief of the Indian Air Force. He took over as the 27th CAS succeeding Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on 30 September 2021.

Is Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari from NDA?

Yes, he is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy also, Flying Instructors’ School and Defence Service Staff College, Wellington.

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Who is the Chief of Air Force? – Current Air Chief Marshal of Indian Air Force

By BYJU'S Exam Prep

Updated on: September 11th, 2023

Vivek Ram Chaudhari is the current Chief of Air Force in India. The Indian Air Force is the fourth largest in the world and was officially established on 08 October 1932. It is responsible for securing Indian Air Space and conducting aerial warfare during armed conflict. The Chief of the Indian Air Force is the head and the commander of the Air Force Staff. Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari is the current Chief of the Indian Air Force.

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1. VR Chaudhari is the Chief of Air Force
2. List of Air Chief Marshal of Indian Air Force (1947-2022)

VR Chaudhari is the Chief of Air Force

He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Flying Instructors’ School and Defence Service Staff College, Wellington.
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari PVSM AVSM VM ADC was commissioned into the fighter stream of IAF in 1982.
He has a rich experience of operational flying of over 3800 hours.
He became the 27th CAS succeeding Air Chief MarshalRakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on 30 September 2021.

List of Air Chief Marshal of Indian Air Force (1947-2022)

In the following table, we are sharing a list of Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force from India’s Independence from 1947 to 2022.

S. NO	Name		Rank		Appointment Date		Left Office
1		Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst		Air Marshal		15 Aug 1947		21 Feb 1950
2		Ronald Ivelaw Chapman		Air Marshal		22 Feb 1950		09 Dec 1951
3		Sir Gerald Ernest Gibbs		Air Marshal		10 Dec 1951		31 Mar 1954
4		Subroto Mukerjee		Air Marshal		Apr 1, 1954		Nov 8, 1960
5		A. M. Engineer		Air Marshal		Dec 1, 1960		July 31, 1964
6		Arjan Singh		The first Air Chief Marshal		Aug 1, 1964		July 15, 1969
7		Pratap Chandra Lal		Air Chief Marshal		July 16, 1969		Jan 15, 1973
8		Om Prakash Mehra		Air Chief Marshal		Jan 16, 1973		Jan 31, 1976
9		Hrushikesh Moolgavkar		Air Chief Marshal		Feb 1, 1976		Aug 31, 1978
10		I. H. Latif		Air Chief Marshal		Sep 1, 1978		Aug 31, 1981
11		Dilbagh Singh		Air Chief Marshal		Sep 1, 1981		Sep 4, 1984
12		Lakshman Madhav Katre		Air Chief Marshal		Sep 5, 1984		July 1, 1985
13		D. A. La Fontaine		Air Chief Marshal		July 3, 1985		July 31, 1988
14		S.K. Mehra		Air Chief Marshal		Aug 1, 1988		July 31, 1991
15		Nirmal Chandra Suri		Air Chief Marshal		Aug 1, 1991		July 31, 1993
16		S. K. Kaul		Air Chief Marshal		Aug 1, 1993		Dec 31, 1995
17		S. K. Sareen		Air Chief Marshal		Jan 1, 1996		Dec 31, 1998
18		A. Y. Tipnis		Air Chief Marshal		Jan 1, 1999		Dec 31, 2001
19		Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy		Air Chief Marshal		Dec 31, 2001		Dec 31, 2004
20		Shashindra Pal Tyagi		Air Chief Marshal		Dec 31, 2004		Mar 31, 2007
21		Fali Homi Major		Air Chief Marshal		Mar 31, 2007		Mar 31, 2009
22		Pradeep Vasant Naik		Air Chief Marshal		Mar 31, 2009		July 31, 2011
23		Norman Anil Kumar Browne		Air Chief Marshal		Aug 1, 2011		Dec 31, 2013
24		Arup Raha		Air Chief Marshal		Dec 31, 2013		Dec 31, 2016
25.		Birender Singh Dhanoa		Air Chief Marshal		Dec 31, 2016		Sep 30, 2019
26.		Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria		Air Chief Marshal		Sep 30, 2019		Sep 30,2021
27.		Vivek Ram Chaudhari		Air Chief Marshal		Sep 30,2021

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