Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari takes over as new IAF chief from RKS Bhadauria

Ace fighter pilot Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari who was in charge of the Ladakh sector during the peak of the crisis with China, took over as the Chief of Air Staff from Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday. He would also be responsible for the operationalisation of modern air defence systems like the S-400 from Russia, which are going to be inducted soon.