"The best part is that we have inherent capabilities...Over a period of time, HAL has also indigenized a lot of equipment...So it (Russia-Ukraine conflict) has not actually affected us very badly," Air Marshal Vibhas Pande said.
The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command SP Dharkar on Tuesday called on Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga at his office chamber in Aizawl.
This year Bengaluru has been added as a host city in addition to Delhi and Gurugram, taking the oldest national inter-school football tournament to the South of India for the very first time.
On arrival, he was received by Air Commodore Bhuvan Mathur, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station Jorhat and Air Commodore Sunil Agrawal, Air Officer Commanding, 5 Air Force Hospital.
During the course of his visit, Air Marshal R Radhish visited all important areas, reviewed training activities, administrative setup and Air Force Hospital.
Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar Anand is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the Administrative Branch of the Indian Air Force as an Air Traffic Controller on June 13, 1987, as stated in an official release from the Ministry of Defence.
Ace fighter pilot Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief of Air Staff. He will be in charge of the modernisation of the force, officials said.
Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan has taken charge as the Commander-in-Chief of the strategically vital Andaman and Nicobar Command, which is India's only tri-services command, succeeding Lt Gen Ajai Singh.