This is a list of serving Air Marshals of the Indian Air Force.
The Chief of the Air Staff is the only serving Four Star Air Officer in the Indian Air Force.
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Chief of the Air Staff | Air Chief Marshal | Vivek Ram Chaudhari | PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC | [1] |
The Vice Chief of the Air Staff is the second-highest ranking officer in the Indian Air Force.
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Vice Chief of the Air Staff | Air Marshal | Amar Preet Singh | PVSM, AVSM | [2] |
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Central Air Command |
Air Marshal | Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor | AVSM, VM | [3] | |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Eastern Air Command |
Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar | AVSM | |||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Air Command |
Jonnalagedda Chalapati | AVSM, VSM | [4] | ||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
South Western Air Command |
Vikram Singh | AVSM, VSM | [5] | ||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Air Command |
Pankaj Mohan Sinha | AVSM, VSM | [6] | ||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Training Command |
Radhakrishnan Radhish | AVSM, VM | [7] | ||
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Maintenance Command |
Vibhas Pande | AVSM, VSM | [8] | ||
Vice Chief of Defence Staff* | Balabhadra Radha Krishna | PVSM, AVSM, SC | [1] | ||
Commander-in-Chief Strategic Forces Command* | Presently tenanted by a Naval officer | [9] |
*Rotational Command.
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Deputy Chief of the Air Staff | Air Marshal | Narmdeshwar Tiwari | AVSM, VM | ||
Air Officer in Charge of Administration | K Anantharaman | VSM | [10] | ||
Air Officer in Charge of Personnel | Suraj Kumar Jha | AVSM | [11] |
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Director General of Inspection and Flight Safety | Air Marshal | Sanjeev Kapoor | AVSM, VM | [12] | |
Director General of Air Operations | Surat Singh | AVSM, VM, VSM | [13] | ||
Director General of Works and Ceremonial | [14] | ||||
Director General (Aircraft) | Alok Singh | VSM | |||
Director General (Systems) | AG Kshirsagar | VSM | [15] | ||
Director General of Medical Services (Air) | Arti Sarin | VSM | [16] | ||
Director General (Administration) | Krishnaswamy Anantharaman | VSM | [17] |
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training) |
Air Marshal | Jeetendra Mishra | VSM | [18] | |
Deputy Chief Strategic Forces Command | Air Marshal | [19] |
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Senior Air Staff Officer Central Air Command | Air Marshal | Nagesh Kapoor | AVSM, VM | [20] | |
Senior Air Staff Officer Eastern Air Command | Balakrishnan Manikantan | AVSM, VM | [21] | ||
Senior Air Staff Officer Southern Air Command | Surendra Kumar Indoria | AVSM, VM | [22] | ||
Senior Air Staff Officer South Western Air Command | Ashutosh Dixit | VM, VSM | [23] | ||
Senior Air Staff Officer Western Air Command | Makarand Ranade | AVSM, VM | [24] | ||
Senior Air Staff Officer Training Command | Saju Balakrishnan | AVSM, VM | [25][26] | ||
Senior Maintenance Staff Officer Maintenance Command | Chakalayil Rajappa Mohan | AVSM, VSM | [27] |
Post | Rank | Name | Photo | Decorations | Reference |
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Commandant National Defence Academy | Air Marshal | Presently tenanted by a naval officer | |||
Commandant National Defence College | Presently tenanted by an army officer | [28] | |||
Commandant Air Force Academy | B Chandra Sekhar | AVSM | [29] | ||
Commandant College of Air Warfare | Air Vice Marshal | K. S. K. Suresh | VM | [30] |