Air Marshal Rahul Bhasin takes over as Commandant of Air Force Academy

Air Marshal Rahul Bhasin took over as Commandant, Air Force Academy (AFA), Dundigal on 09 March 2026 from Air Marshal Praveen Keshav Vohra. Air Marshal Bhasin was commissioned into the Fighter Stream of the Indian Air Force in June 1990. He is an alumnus of the National Defense Academy, Khadakwasla, the Defense Services Staff College, Wellington, the College of Defense Management, Secunderabad, and the Royal College of Defense Studies, London. 

The Air Officer is a Qualified Flying Instructor and an Instrument Rating Instructor and Examiner. He has held varied appointments in his career, including Commanding Officer of a front-line Fighter Squadron, Chief Operations Officer and Air Officer Commanding of a Fighter Airbase, Operations Staff at Command and Air Headquarters and Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Space). 

Prior to taking over as Commandant AFA, the Air Officer served as Director General (Weapon Systems). In recognition of his service, the Air Officer was conferred with the Vayu Sena Medal by the President of India in 2011.