Ravi Kota has been appointed the new Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, succeeding Dr. D. K. Sunil, and is tasked with addressing Tejas delivery delays and enhancing production capacity.
Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor has become the Vice Chief of Air Staff of the IAF, leveraging 39 years of experience during a modernization phase, succeeding Air Marshal Tiwari.
Boeing has appointed Sarma Chillara as Executive Director of Human Resources for India and South Asia. He will enhance the company’s HR functions, focusing on workforce capacity and culture. Chillara has nearly two decades of experience and previously worked at Skoda Auto Volkswagen India, contributing to HR and business growth strategies.
Olee.Space appointed M. V. Gowtama as its Strategic Production Advisor, leveraging his decades of experience in India’s defense electronics sector to enhance indigenous capabilities in defense technologies. His leadership aims to align Olee.Space’s innovations with India’s vision for technological self-reliance and strengthen international defense partnerships.
Former Indian Air Force officer Air Vice Marshal Rajiva Ranjan has joined olee.space as a strategic defence advisor. With extensive experience in fighter operations and defence technology, he aims to enhance India’s defence systems, particularly in photonics and laser technologies. olee.space seeks to innovate in defence communication and technology.
Parag Jain has been appointed as the new chief of India’s intelligence agency, R&AW, succeeding Ravi Sinha. With a background in counter-terrorism and global intelligence operations, Jain is known for his calm demeanor and strategic mindset. His leadership is expected to enhance India’s responses to geopolitical challenges and terrorism.
New Delhi: Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar, who has commanded the now decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat, will take over as the next Chief of Naval Staff on Nov. 30, when the incumbent Admiral Karambir Singh retires from service. The announcement on the appointment of Vice Admiral Hari […]
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) today effected an overhaul of its top brass, with a new officer taking charge as vice chief, apart from a slew of other new appointments the armed forces, including from the Indian Navy. Air Marshal Sandeep Singh, who was till yesterday […]
New Delhi: E. R. Sheikh, a modernisation buff in the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), today took over as the first Director General of the Ordnance Directorate (Coordination and Services), an institution created as the successor to the disbanded OFB and following the corporatisation of its factories into […]
New Delhi: Acquisition of new technologies and promotion of indigenisation will be the key result areas of Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, a fighter pilot, who took over as the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief today from Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Bhadauria, who retired from service. […]
New Delhi: India today named the present air force vice chief Air Marshal V. R. Chaudhari to take over as the next Chief of Air Staff from Sep 30 afternoon and lead the force of 140,000 personnel and around 500 combat aircraft for at least the next two-and-a-half […]
New Delhi: Pankaj Kumar Singh, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer with qualifications in law and management, today took over as the 29th director general of the world’s largest border-guarding force. Pankaj Singh, a 1988 batch IPS officer from the Rajasthan cadre, has a degree in law and […]
New Delhi: European aerospace major Airbus today appointed Sunny Guglani as the head of Airbus Helicopters for India and South Asia. He will be based in New Delhi. Guglani, 37, will be responsible for growing Airbus’ civil, parapublic and defence helicopter business in the region, including aftermarket services. […]
New Delhi: French aeroengines major Safran has appointed Jetendra S. Gavankar as its next managing director, a former Indian Air Force officer, for its helicopter engines unit in India. Gavankar took over the new role from his predecessor Satish Kirtikar, who is retiring, according to a statement from […]
New Delhi: French defence technologies major Thales today announced the appointment of Ashish Saraf as vice president and country director for India with effect from June 1. In this role, Ashish will lead the company’s India business and will be responsible for the strategic growth of Thales in […]
