Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor

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Air Marshal
Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor
PVSM AVSM VM
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Personal details
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vayu Sena Medal
Military service
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Branch/serviceAir Force Ensign of India (2023).svg  Indian Air Force
Years of service7 June 1986 – Present
Rank Indian IAF OF-8.svg Air Marshal
Unit No. 15 Squadron
Commands Central Air Command
Service number 18253 [1]

Air Marshal Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor, PVSM, AVSM, VM is an officer of the Indian Air Force. He is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Central Air Command. He assumed the office on 1 February 2023 succeeding Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh. [2]

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Early life and education

Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and College of Air Warfare, Secunderabad.

Career

Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor was commissioned as the fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force. In a career spanning over 37 years, he has as more than 5,000 hours of flying experience across full gamut of fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force. [3]

He is a Cat ‘A’ qualified flying instructor and served as the Chief Flying Instructor at Air Force Academy, Dundigal. He served as the commanding officer of MiG Operational Flying Training Unit - MOFTU and commanded the Indian Air Force contingent at UN Mission in Congo.

As Air Commodore, he served as the Air Officer Commanding of 9 Wing at AFS Halwar in the Western sector and later as Air Attaché in the Indian Embassy at Washington, USA. [3]

As Air Vice Marshal, he served as the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence at New Delhi. During the 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes, he presented the evidence of F-16 usage by Pakistan Air Force and subsequent shoot down of the same by the Indian Air Force MiG-21. [4] However, US count of PAF's F-16 fleet and Independent media reports confirmed that no F-16 was shot down during aerial dogfight between IAF and PAF. [5] [6] According to The National Bureau of Asian Research, such claims of an F-16 being shot down by India are said to be "debunked". [7]

Later, he served as the Air Defense Commander Central Air Command.

After his promotion to Air Marshal, he served as the Senior Air Staff Officer, Central Air Command and later as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief at Strategic Forces Command. [8]

He took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command on 1 February 2023 from Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh on his elevation to Vice Chief of Air Staff. [2] [9]

Honours and decorations

During his career, Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor has received the Commendation by the Chief of the Air Staff twice and has been awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2024, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022 and VM in 2006 for his service. [10] [11]

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Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vayu Sena Medal

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References

  1. ↑ "Air Marshal Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor - BRF". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Central Air Command gets new AOC-in-chief". Times Of India. 2 February 2023.
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  4. ↑ "'Irrefutable Evidence' Of Shooting Down Pak F-16, Says IAF, Shows Radar Images". Outlook India. 8 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "IAF Did Not Shoot Down Pak F-16 in Balakot Aftermath, Says US Scholar Christine Fair". The Wire. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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  10. ↑ "President approves 384 Gallantry Awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day" (Press release). PIB. 25 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "75th Republic Day: President approves Gallantry awards to 80 Armed Forces personnel, including 12 posthumous". PIB (Press release). 25 January 2024.
Military offices
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command
1 February 2023 – Incumbent		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Post Established
 Deputy Commander-in-Chief - Strategic Forces Command
1 April 2022 – 31 January 2023		Succeeded by
Preceded by Senior Air Staff Officer - Central Air Command
26 October 2021 – 31 March 2022		Succeeded by
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