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Vivek Ram Chaudhari

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Vivek Ram Chaudhari: Chief of the Indian Air Force
Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, is an air officer of the Indian Air Force. He currently serves as the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS). He took over as the 24th CAS succeeding Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on 30 September 2021. He earlier served as the 45th Vice Chief of the Air Staff and as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command.

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25 years of Kargil war: IAF recalls 'Operation Safed Sagar', pays homage to fallen heroes

On Saturday, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari laid a wreath at the Station War Memorial as a tribute to all air warriors who laid down their lives in service of the nation. He felicitated and..
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IAF chief to attend graduation ceremony at Air Force Academy, Dundigal

Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari will attend the graduation ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Hyderabad on June 15. The ceremony marks the completion of pre-commissioning training for flight cadets..
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Indian armed forces one of the finest in the world: IAF chief Marshal V R Chaudhari


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Air power would continue to play pivotal role: IAF chief V R Chaudhari


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Need to reform, rebuild war fighting machinery to make them ready for future battlespace: IAF chief

Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari emphasized the need to adapt the traditional war fighting machinery to the future cluttered, congested, contested, and complex battlespace. He highlighted the Indian Air..
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'Incredibly enriching experience': PM Modi takes sortie on Tejas fighter aircraft in Bengaluru; see photos

Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari was on the spot to supervise the preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden sortie in the indigenous Made in India fighter aircraft.
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Need to go beyond traditional learning environments, says Chief of Air Staff

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal V R Chaudhari, emphasized the need to produce capable young aviators and move beyond traditional learning environments during a symposium at the Air Force Station in..
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IAF chief VR Chaudhari calls for 'evolved approach' to fight 'tomorrow's wars'

IAF chief Marshal VR Chaudhari has highlighted the need for the IAF to adopt an "evolved approach" for the preparation of future military leaders to keep up with the "accelerated technology infusion"..
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IAF chief VR Chaudhari embarks on four-day official visit to Sri Lanka


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India needs spaceĀ­-based ā€˜offensiveā€™ weapons in future, says IAF chief

India needs to have space-based offensive weapons in the future, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari said on Saturday, and called for the country to have a full-fledged military space doctrine..
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Ready to punish adversaries: Army, IAF chiefs

India has the capability, and more importantly the will, to respond to an adversary at a level that it deems appropriate and to impose its own escalation matrix, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal V R..
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Balakot operation showed effectiveness of air power in 'no war, no peace' scenario: IAF chief

India's Balakot operation in 2019 demonstrated that given the political will, aerospace power can be effectively used in a 'no war, no peace' scenario, under a nuclear overhang, without escalating the..
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India needs to develop both offensive and defensive space capabilities: IAF chief

India needs to develop ā€œboth offensive and defensive space capabilities to safeguard our assetsā€, Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari said on Tuesday, in the backdrop of China furiously building and..
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IAF chief VR Chaudhari flies in Rafale during military exercise with France

Showcasing the defence and bilateral ties between the two countries, Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari flew in its Rafale fighter jet, while French Air chief Gen Stephane Mille flew in..
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IAF combat potential needs to be sustained with new 4.5 generation fighter jets: ACM VR Chaudhari

Asserting that the combat potential of the Indian Air Force has to be sustained through the induction of modern fighter jets, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Saturday said his force has initiated..
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Govt to induct 3,000 Agniveers in December, says Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Indian Air Force Day

The central government will induct three thousand air warriors, or Agniveer Vayu, including women into the air force this year, Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari said during the celebrations of 9oth..
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Benchmark for normalisation in Ladakh would be restoration of status quo ante: IAF chief tells China

Rejecting Chinaā€™s recent claim that the border situation is now returning to a ā€œnormalisedā€ state, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Tuesday said Beijing should first withdraw troops..
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IAF chief VR Chaudhari reveals details of China-bound flight from Iran which posed 'bomb threat' in Delhi

IAF jets scrambled after a China-bound flight from Iran entered the Indian air space with an alleged bomb threat on New Delhi.
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Monitoring PLA jets' provocation: IAF

Amid multiple provocative activities by the Chinese air force on the LAC ahead of the military talks, Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Sunday said whenever the People's Liberation Army Air Force..
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IAF sends fighter jets to counter China's UAVs, jets near LAC, reveals Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari

In an interview, the officer said the IAF's actions have deterred Chinese activities.
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Agnipath scheme complements IAF's long-term vision of 'lean & lethal' force: Air Chief Marshal

The 'Agnipath' scheme complements the Indian Air Force's long-term vision of being a "lean and lethal" force with the best manpower and the new recruitment model will in no way reduce its operational..
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Military chiefs defend Agnipath amidst criticism there should have been a pilot project first

General Manoj Pande said the initial notification for the Army recruitment process will be issued within the next two days, with the training of the first Agniveers to begin in December, while Air..
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Outcomes in space domain will probably decide eventual victor in future conflicts: IAF chief

Space-based assets significantly enhance the potency of air power and outcomes in the space domain will probably decide the eventual victor in future conflicts, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari..
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Russia-Ukraine crisis has not impacted availability of spare parts, items for IAF: Air chief

Chief of Air Staff (CoAS) Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari said here on Monday that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis has not made any 'huge impactā€™ on the availability of spare parts and items with..
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Need to prepare for intense, small duration operations: IAF Chief

The IAF chief VR Chaudhari on Thursday said that the current geopolitical situation necessitates the Indian Air Force to prepare for intense and small duration operations at a short notice, and be..
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IAF chopper crash: VVIP flying protocols to be revised based on probe, say IAF Chief

IAF Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said all angles of the IAF chopper crash are being probed to look into every aspect of what could have gone wrong.
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Probe into Coonoor chopper crash very fair process, says IAF chief

Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari on Saturday assured that the entire Court of Inquiry into the chopper crash is a very fair process. Delivering his address at the Combined Graduation Parade at the..
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In a break from protocol, Defence minister Rajnath Singh visits Bangladesh High commission

In a significant break from protocol, Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday visited the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day of Bangladesh. He was accompanied..
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