Appointments
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November 1, 2019
Air Marshal Amit Dev AVSM VSM assumes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge PersonnelAir Marshal Amit Dev, AVSM VSM, took over as Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel, Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan on November 1, 2019. The Air Marshal graduated from National Defence Academy in December 1981 and was commissioned in the flying branch of Indian Air Force on December 29, 1982 as a fighter pilot.
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November 1, 2019
Air Marshal Manavendra Singh AVSM VrC VSM assumes charge as Director General Inspection and SafetyAir Marshal Manavendra Singh, AVSM VrC VSM, took over as Director General Inspection and Safety, Air Headquarters RK Puram on November 1, 2019. The Air Marshal was commissioned in the flying branch of Indian Air Force on December 29, 1982 as a Helicopter pilot.
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November 1, 2019
Air Marshal B Suresh assumes the Command of Western Air Command as AOC-in-CAir Marshal B Suresh PVSM AVSM VM ADC took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Air Command, Indian Air Force on November 1, 2019.
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October 25, 2019
Boeing Elects Adm. John M. Richardson (Ret.) to Board of DirectorsThe Boeing Company Board of Directors today announced that it has elected retired Adm. John M. Richardson as its newest member. Richardson, 59, served as the 31st chief of Naval Operations from September 2015 until August 2019, when he retired from the US Navy after 37 years of service.
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October 4, 2019
Air Marshal VR Chaudhari AVSM VM takes over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Head Quarters Eastern Air CommandAir Marshal VR Chaudhari AVSM VM took over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Head Quarters Eastern Air Command on October 3, 2019. Prior to taking over his new assignment, he was the Deputy Chief of Air Staff at Air HQ (Vayu Bhawan), New Delhi.
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October 2, 2018
Timothy Cahill Named to Lead Lockheed Martin InternationalAir Marshal Harjit Singh Arora AVSM took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), South Western Air Command at Gandhinagar on October 1, 2018.
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October 1, 2019
Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora AVSM ADC assumes charge as Vice Chief of the Air StaffAir Marshal Harjit Singh Arora AVSM ADC took over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff today morning.
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September 30, 2019
Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria takes over as Air Chief with indigenisation resolve
By Vishal ThaparIAF top hierarchy gets a reboot at a time when its stands on operational and equipping crossroads
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September 18, 2019
Northrop Grumman announces organization and leadership changesNorthrop Grumman Corporation announces organization changes to its operating sectors to better align the company's broad portfolio to serve its customers' needs.
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September 1, 2019
Major General Joyce Gladys Roach takes over as ADG, MNSMajor General Joyce Gladys Roach has assumed charge of the post of Additional Director General, Military Nursing Service (MNS).
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August 23, 2019
India appoints new Secretaries for Defence and Defence Production
By Vishal ThaparCreation of the apex military post of Chief of Defence Staff, review of the Defence Procurement Procedure and reform of Government-owned Military Industrial Complex tops agenda for new bosses.
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August 1, 2019
Schiebel Group appoints drone industry veteran Gretchen West as President and CEO of Schiebel Aircraft, Inc. (SAI) in the United StatesSchiebel Group announces expansion of its US subsidiary, Schiebel Aircraft, Inc., with the appointment of Gretchen West as President and CEO to facilitate the growth of its unrivaled CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS in the United States with a focus on the tremendous opportunities in the US defense, civil and commercial markets.
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July 9, 2019
Northrop Grumman board names Kathy J. Warden ChairmanThe board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation has elected Kathy J. Warden as its chairman, effective August 1, 2019. Warden will serve as chairman, chief executive officer and president.
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July 1, 2019
Lockheed Martin names new leaders for Rotary and Mission Systems and Missiles and Fire Control BusinessesLockheed Martin's board of directors approved the appointments of new leaders for two of the corporation's business areas.
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June 30, 2019
K Natarajan takes over as DG of Indian Coast GuardKrishnaswamy Natarajan took over as 23rd chief of Indian Coast Guard here today. A 5th Batch Officer of the Indian Coast Guard, he joined service in January 1984. During the initial years, he specialised in select core competencies viz.
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June 25, 2019
Boeing names former Indian Navy Rear Admiral to head its Defence business in India
By Vishal ThaparA naval aviator, Surendra Ahuja was Asst Controller of Carrier Projects & Warship Acquisitions from 2015 to 2018 and led the India-US Joint Working Group on Carrier Technology
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June 12, 2019
Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM assumes charge as Commandant Indian Naval AcademyVice Admiral RB Pandit, AVSM handed over charge as the Commandant, Indian Naval Academy (INA) to Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM after a successful tenure of over 15 months, today, Wednesday, 12 June 2019.
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June 3, 2019
Ajit Doval gets a second term as NSA, promoted to Cabinet rank
By Vishal ThaparElevation an acknowledgement of key role in big national security initiatives during PM Modi's first term
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June 1, 2019
Rajnath Singh takes over as Defence Minister
By Vishal ThaparDefence Secretary Mitra's term extended by 3 months
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May 31, 2019
Recasting of the Big Four in Modi's Ministry opens up new possibilities
By Vishal ThaparRajnath will have to put the Make in India agenda in Defence on fast track, Puri confronted with failing airlines