Extracted Data Points

  • Air Marshal Tarun Chaudhry, AVSM, VSM assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command on 01 Jun 2026
  • He was commissioned into the Fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in December 1989
  • He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College, College of Air Warfare and National Defence College
  • He held previous appointment as Defence Attache at the Embassy of India in Sweden with concurrent accreditation to Norway, Finland and Denmark
  • He held staff assignments at HQ IDS and Air HQ, specializing in Projects, Acquisition and Human Resource Management
  • Prior to this appointment, he was Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Southern Air Command
  • He succeeds Air Marshal Balakrishnan Manikantan PVSM, AVSM, VM who superannuated on 31 May 2026
  • Balakrishnan Manikantan served for 40 years before superannuation