Hyderabad, Oct. 16 -- Air

Marshal J. Chalapati took over as the Commandant of Air Force Academy on 14

October 2019 from Air Marshal AS Butola.

An alumnus of prestigious National Defence Academy

Khadakwasla, Air Marshal J Chalapati was commissioned in the Indian Air Force

in Flying Branch on

22 December 1983. A

qualified flying instructor and an experimental test pilot, the Air Marshal has

flown about 3300 hours of operational and test flying on various types of

fighter, transport and helicopters.

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In his illustrious career spanning over 35 year...