Air Marshal Vipin Indira Panabhan Nayar, AVSM, VM is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force. He served as the 28th Commandant of the Air Force Academy. He assumed the office on 1 August 2020 succeeding Air Marshal Jonnalagedda Chalapati. He served till his superannuation on 31 July 2021[2][3]
Vipin Indira Panabhan Nayar | |
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| Commandant, Air Force Academy | |
| In office 1 August 2020 – 31 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jonnalagedda Chalapati |
| Succeeded by | Sanjeev Kapoor |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Awards | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vayu Sena Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 4 June 1982 – 31 July 2021 |
| Rank |  Air Marshal |
| Unit | No. 41 Squadron |
| Commands | Air Force Academy National Defence Academy No. 41 Squadron No. 33 Squadron |
| Service number | 16829[1] |
Early life and education
editVipin Indira Panabhan Nayar is an alumnus of Sanik School, Kazhakootam from 1978 batch. He is a graduate of the National Defence Academy, Pune, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi.[4][5][6]
Career
editVipin Indira Panabhan Nayar was commissioned in the flying branch of the Indian Air Force. In a career spanning over 39 years, he has as more than 6,000 hours of flying experience across various types of transport aircraft, trainer aircraft and gliders.[7]
He has held various instructional tenures include stints at National Defence Academy, Pune, Basic Flying Training School, Prayagraj and Fixed Wing Training Faculty at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru.[4]
As Wing Commander, he served as the Commanding Officer of the No. 41 Squadron at Jodhpur.[5]
As Group Captain, he served as the Commanding Officer of the No. 33 Squadron at Sulur.[1]
As Air Commodore, he served as the Principal Director for Operations, Transport and Helicopters. Later, he served as the Air Officer Commanding of 3 Wing in New Delhi. Afterwards, he served as the Principal Director for Space operations.[8]
As Air Vice Marshal, he served as the Senior Directing Staff (Air) at the National Defence College, New Delhi.[9]
After his promotion to Air Marshal, he served as the Commandant of the National Defence Academy till 15 December 2019.[10]
Later, he took over as the Senior Air Staff Officer of the Central Air Command on 16 December 2019 from Air Marshal Richard John Duckworth and served till 31 July 2020.[11]
He was appointed as the Commandant of the Air Force Academy, where he served till his superannuation on 31 July 2021 and was succeeded by Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor.[8]
Honours and decorations
editDuring his career, Vipin Indira Panabhan Nayar has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021 and Vayu Sena Medal in 2003 for his service.[12][13]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Air Marshal Vipin Indira Panabhan Nayar - BRF". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Air Marshal IP Vipin takes over as Commandant of Air Force Academy, Secunderabad". BW Businessworld. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ India, The Hans (2 August 2021). "Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor takes over as Commandant of Air Force Academy". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Meet the new commandant of NDA Pune, Air Marshal IP Vipin". Hindustan Times. 2018-04-11.
- ^ a b Rajwi, Tiki (2013-08-17). "Yet another feather in Sainik school's cap". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Outstanding Cadets Feted, New Facilities Opened". The New Indian Express. 2014-06-30.
- ^ "Air Marshal Vipin takes over as Commandant of Air Force Academy". United News of India. 2020-08-01.
- ^ a b "New Commandant at AFA-Dundigal". The Hindu. 2021-08-01.
- ^ "Indian Air Force Senior Directing Staff Calls on Commander". Sri Lankan Army. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Air Marshal IP Vipin to head NDA". Times of India. 2018-04-11.
- ^ Feb 19, TNN. "Lt Gen Asit Mistry new NDA Commandant | Pune News". The Times of India.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "President Shri Ram Nath Kovind approves 455 Gallantry & other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day" (Press release). PIB. 2021-01-25.
- ^ "494 armed forces personnel selected for awards". The Tribune. 26 January 2003.