Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria today assumed charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, succeeding Air Marshal Anil Khosla.
Air Marshal Singh, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, was commissioned in the fighter stream of IAF on 15 Jun 1980. He has over 4,250 hours of flying experience on 26 types of fighters and transport aircraft.

Air Marshal Singh did his Masters in Defence Studies from Command and Staff College, Bangladesh. He has held a number of important positions in the IAF which included commanding a Jaguar squadron and heading a premier Air Force station. He was extensively involved in the initial prototype flight tests on the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas.

Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria today assumed charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, succeeding Air Marshal Anil Khosla.
Air Marshal Singh, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, was commissioned in the fighter stream of IAF on 15 Jun 1980. He has over 4,250 hours of flying experience on 26 types of fighters and transport aircraft.

Air Marshal Singh did his Masters in Defence Studies from Command and Staff College, Bangladesh. He has held a number of important positions in the IAF which included commanding a Jaguar squadron and heading a premier Air Force station. He was extensively involved in the initial prototype flight tests on the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas.