AIR MARSHAL NARMDESHWAR TIWARI TAKES OVER AS VICE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF, INDIAN AIR FORCE

The Air Marshal was commissioned as a Fighter Pilot in the Indian Air Force on June 7, 1986. The Air Marshal has over 3600 hours of flying experience on various types of aircraft. Besides, he is a Qualified Flying Instructor and an Experimental Test Pilot. He was actively involved in the flight testing of the LCA from 2006 to 2009 and later in 2018-19, wherein, as the Project Director (Flight Test), he was involved in the Final Operational Clearance of the aircraft. The Air Marshal served as the Air Attache at Paris from 2013 to 2016. He has also held appointment Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at Air HQ (VB). Prior to assuming charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, he was the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at South Western Air Command.

AIR MARSHAL TEJINDER SINGH TAKES OVER AS AOC-IN-C, TRAINING COMMAND

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command on May 1, 2025. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Tejinder was commissioned in the fighter stream of the IAF on June 13, 1987. He is a Category ‘A’ Qualified Flying Instructor with over 4500 hours of flying, an alumnus of Defence Service Staff College and National Defence College. He has commanded a Fighter Squadron, a Radar Station, a premier Fighter Base and was Air Officer Commanding, Jammu and Kashmir. Prior to his present appointment, he was the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at Air HQ (VB).

AIR MARSHAL JASVIR SINGH MANN TAKES OVER AS SENIOR AIR STAFF OFFICER, WESTERN AIR COMMAND, INDIAN AIR FORCE

Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann took over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Western Air Command, Indian Air Force on June 1, 2025. He is an alumni of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the IAF on December 16, 1989. In his operational career, he has commanded a fighter squadron, been Chief Operations Officer of a forward base and Air Officer Commanding of a premium fighter base. He has also held various important appointments at Air Headquarters and Command Headquarters.

BOEING NAMES HEAD OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR INDIA

Boeing has named Shashank Jha as India site leader for Information Digital Technology & Security (IDT&S) and Chief Information Officer (CIO), Boeing India. Based in Bengaluru, Jha will lead strategy and operations for Boeing’s IDT&S team in India, which includes nearly 1,500 team members. In this role, he will focus on strengthening collaboration, talent development, and IDT&S India site engagement. Further, as part of the global engineering and product support teams, he will work with the business partners team across the global IDT&S function.