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Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC is an Indian air force officer who was the 22nd Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force and served from 31 December 2016 to 30 September 2019. Dhanoa also served as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC took over as the Chief of the Air Staff on 31 December 2016. He was commissioned in the IAF in June 1978 as a fighter pilot. He is an alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College, the National Defence Academy and the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
Dec 17, 2016 · Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force, succeeding Arup Raha at the helm of Air Staff. He will assume the new responsibility on December 31. Having been commissioned into the IAF in June 1978 as a fighter pilot, Dhanoa served as Vice Chief of the Air Staff for a year and half.
Dec 31, 2016 · Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa was commissioned into the Flying Branch of IAF as a fighter pilot in Jun 1978. He is a Qualified Cat ‘A’ Flying Instructor and has more than 3000 hours of fighter flying under his belt with an immaculate flight safety record all along his distinguished career as a field commander.
2 days ago · The IAF is working closely with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for an indigenous fifth generation fighter aircraft development programme called the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). Two prototypes of the AMCA have been proposed and await government sanction.
Dec 31, 2016 · Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa is a Qualified Cat ‘A' Flying Instructor and has more than 3000 hours of fighter flying under his belt with an immaculate flight safety record all along his distinguished career as a field commander.
It was the air force chief designate Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa who developed the country’s aerial targeting philosophy against potential adversaries and transformed the concepts of...
May 29, 2019 · During the Kargil war (1999), he was the Commanding Officer of a frontline ground attack fighter squadron. Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Wednesday received the Baton of Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee from outgoing Chairman COSC and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba.
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa will be the Chairman COSC with effect from May 31, 2019 consequent to relinquishment of charge by Admiral Sunil Lanba upon superannuation.
“Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa will be the Chairman COSC with effect from May 31 consequent to relinquishment of charge by Admiral Sunil Lanba upon superannuation,” a defence ministry...
