Air Marshal N Tiwari Assumes Charge as Vice Chief of Air Staff

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New Delhi, May 2: Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari PVSM AVSM VM took over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force today.

An alumnus of the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun, and a President’s Gold Medalist from the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasala, Air Marshal Tiwari was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the IAF on June 7, 1986. With over 3,600 hours of flying experience across various aircraft, he is a Qualified Flying Instructor, an Experimental Test Pilot, and a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, USA.

Throughout his distinguished career, Air Marshal Tiwari has contributed significantly to operational testing and capability enhancement. He played a key role in operationalising the ‘Litening’ Laser Designation Pod during the 1999 Kargil conflict. He was actively involved in the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) flight testing from 2006–2009 and later as Project Director (Flight Test) at the National Flight Test Centre during its Final Operational Clearance in 2018–19.

He also served as the Air Attaché in Paris from 2013 to 2016 and held instructional roles at the IAF Test Pilots’ School and the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. Prior to this appointment, he served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the South Western Air Command.

In recognition of his exceptional service, the President of India awarded him the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (2025), Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (2022), and Vayu Sena Medal (2008).

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