Air Chief Marshal PV Naik, PVSM VSM ADC, Author at Bharat Shakti

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Chairman COSC & Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, PVSM VSM, in a distinguished career spanning forty two years culminating as the Chairman COSC and CAS has flown a wide variety of combat and trainer aircraft. He was selected as one of the first eight pilots to convert on to the MiG-23 BN in the erstwhile USSR, and was responsible for its induction into the IAF. Besides commanding a front line fighter squadron, he has commanded Air Force Station Srinagar and Air Force Station Bidar. He has been Directing Staff at TACDE and the Defence Services Staff College. The Air Chief Marshal is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, and an alumnus of the National Defence College. He is a recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal.

He can be reached at: peevy2207@gmail.com

The Elusive CDS

August 19, 2019 - 3:11 pm; By: Air Chief Marshal P V Naik (Retd)

Editor’s Note Air Chief Marshal P V Naik (Retired) took over as the Chief of Air Staff on 31 May 2009. Known for expressing his views on issues with clarity, he had written this article in 2... Read more

Red Zone Over Kashmir Valley

June 20, 2017 - 8:44 pm; By: Air Chief Marshal PV Naik (Retd)

Editor’s Note The author, an ex Chief of Air Staff provides a rather passionate account of the Kashmir Valley of old and goes on to assess the situation prevailing now. He opts for Governor’... Read more