AFA gets new Commandant

Hyderabad: Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran took over as Commandant, Air Force Academy, on Monday. An alumnus of National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi, Sreekumar Prabhakaran was commissioned in the Indian Air Force as a Fighter Pilot on 22 December 1983. An experienced MiG-21 pilot, he […]

Hyderabad: Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran took over as Commandant, Air Force Academy, on Monday. An alumnus of National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi, Sreekumar Prabhakaran was commissioned in the Indian Air Force as a Fighter Pilot on 22 December 1983.

An experienced MiG-21 pilot, he has held a variety of operational and institutional appointments. A category flying instructor, he has flown nearly 5000 hours on a single engine fighter/trainer aircraft. He has also commanded the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team for three years. During his tenure, the team gave over 150 public demonstrations, including at Singapore, Bangkok and Myanmar, without any accident during training or displays. The team was also awarded the Chief of Air Staff’s “Unit Citation”.

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The Air Marshal has held a number of appointments which includes command of two flying bases, Senior Directing Staff at DSSC, Wellington and Commandant, College of Air Warfare. He was the Defence Attache Cairo and also accredited to Cyprus, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Sudan. He was the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence) at Air HQ for a period of three years and thereafter the Director General (Inspection and Safety). He was the SASO, SWAC prior to taking over as the Commandant of the Air Force Academy. He was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal in Oct 2005.

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