New Delhi: Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Bhadauria, who has been named as the next chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF), was among the first IAF pilots to fly the Rafale fighter jets that are being procured from French defence manufacturing giant Dassault Aviation.
Speaking to India Today TV after flying the Rafale earlier this year, Air Marshal Bhadauria had said his experience of flying the jet was "excellent".
"The exercise was very important. It had a lot of importance for us because Rafale is being inducted into the IAF. We wanted to know everything about it," he had said.
Air Marshal Bhadauria said, "The exercise gave us the opportunity to explore how best we can use Rafale for our requirements."
On Thursday, in a tweet, the defence ministry said the government has decided to appoint Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria, who is presently the Vice-Chief of Air Staff as the next Chief of the Air Staff.
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, the 25th Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, is due to retire on September 30. He took over as the Chief of the Air Staff on January 1, 2017.
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Speaking to India Today TV after flying the Rafale earlier this year, Air Marshal Bhadauria had said his experience of flying the jet was "excellent".
"The exercise was very important. It had a lot of importance for us because Rafale is being inducted into the IAF. We wanted to know everything about it," he had said.
Air Marshal Bhadauria said, "The exercise gave us the opportunity to explore how best we can use Rafale for our requirements."
On Thursday, in a tweet, the defence ministry said the government has decided to appoint Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria, who is presently the Vice-Chief of Air Staff as the next Chief of the Air Staff.
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, the 25th Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, is due to retire on September 30. He took over as the Chief of the Air Staff on January 1, 2017.
19/09/19 India Today
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