He has a 38-year career and has held numerous significant positions.
He ran an aviation base as a commandant. He oversees the MiG-27-hosting 22-squadron.
He was the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment’s, Chief Test Pilot. He held the position of Project Director at the Aeronautical Development Agency’s National Flight Test Center.
He served as Air Vice Marshal, the National Flight Test Center’s Project Director, and the South Western Air Command’s Air Defence Commanding Officer.
He was a key player in the in-flight testing of the HAL Tejas while serving as the team leader in Moscow, Russia, for the MiG-29 upgrade project management team.
He served as the Central Air Command’s Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C). He started out in the role of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Central Air Command.
Prior to being elevated to the position of AOC-in-C, he held the position of Senior Air Staff Officer for Eastern Air Command.