Air Marshal Browne to take over as Vice Chief of IAF.

Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 31 DEC: Air Marshal NAK Browne, an ace fighter pilot, will tomorrow take over as the Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force succeeding Air Marshal PK Barbora, who retires today.Commissioned into the fighter stream in 1972, Air Marshal Browne has flown aircraft including the vintage Hunter, all variants of MiG-21s, Jaguar and SU-30MKI. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he is a fighter combat leader and has also served as an instructor at the Tactics and Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) and Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington.A graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, USA, the Air Marshal has held many key posts including …