CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari PVSM AVSM VM ADC was born on 04 Sep 1962 and commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on 29 Dec 1982. He is an alumni of the National Defence Academy. The Air Officer has flown various aircraft and is experienced on MiG-21, MiG-23MF and MiG-29 and has flown over 3800 hrs and he was a member of the first aerobatic team on Kirans. He is a Cat A Qualified Flying Instructor, Graduate of the Defence Services Staff College and an Instrument Rating Instructor and Examiner.