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Appointments

Issue: 01-2026

AIR MARSHAL NAGESH KAPOOR TAKES OVER AS VICE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF, INDIAN AIR FORCE

Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor took charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force on January 1, 2026. During his distinguished flying career, he has flown all variants of the MiG-21 and the MiG-29 and has accumulated over 3400 hours of flying experience on a variety of combat and trainer aircraft. Prior to assuming charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, the Air Marshal served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command, and thereafter as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command.

 

AIR MARSHAL TEJINDER SINGH TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF SOUTH WESTERN AIR COMMAND, INDIAN AIR FORCE

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), South Western Air Command on January 1, 2026. 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. Prior to his present appointment, he was the AOC-in-C, Training Command, IAF.

 

AIR MARSHAL S. SHRINIVAS TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF TRAINING COMMAND, INDIAN AIR FORCE

Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command, Indian Air Force on January 1, 2026. He is a ‘Category A’ Qualified Flying Instructor with over 4200 hours of flying experience. He is also qualified as a 2nd pilot on Chetak / Cheetah helicopter and a categorised Operations Officer on the Pechora missile system. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Senior Air Staff Officer at HQ SWAC.

 

GE AEROSPACE APPOINTS SHILPA GUPTA AS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, INDIA

GE Aerospace has appointed Shilpa Gupta as the new Chief Technology Officer for GE Aerospace in India and the Site Leader for the John F. Welch Technology Centre (JFWTC) in Bengaluru. In this role, Shilpa will lead the company’s engineering, research, and digital technology teams at Bengaluru.