Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy
| Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 18, 1943 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Allegiance |
 India |
| Service/branch |
 Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 19 December 19 1961 – 31 December 2004 |
| Rank |
 Air Chief Marshal |
| Unit | No. 3 Squadron IAF |
| Commands held |
Sirsa Air Force Station Halwara Air Force Station Western Air Command Indian Air Force |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Kargil War |
Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy PVSM, AVSM, VM and Bar (b. Chennai Jan 1943) was the 19th Chief of Air Staff (India) from 2001 to 2004. He is an expert on Electronic warfare, and was awarded the Agni Award for Self Reliance in August 1999 for promoting indigenous development in the Indian Armed services. He was commanding the Western Air Command during the Kargil War and was primarily the operational commander responsible for all air operations of the war [1]
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| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Anil Tipnis |
Chief of the Air Staff (India) 31 December 2001 - 31 December 2004 |
Succeeded by Shashindra Pal Tyagi |
| Commander, Indian Group (1919–1920) |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Air Officer Commanding RAF, India (1920–1938) | ||
| Air Officer Commander-in-Chief, Air Forces in India (1938–1947) | ||
| Air Officer Commanding, Royal Indian Air Force (1947–1948) | ||
| Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Air Force (1948–1950) | ||
| Commander-in-Chief, Indian Air Force (1950–1955) | ||
| Chief of the Air Staff (1955–present) |
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(**Seconded from the Royal Air Force) | ||
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