Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari, Vice Chief of the Air Staff, retired from the Indian Air Force (IAF) on December 31, 2025, after four decades of service. Commissioned as a Flying Pilot on June 7, 1986, he has over 3600 hours of flying experience. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor, an Experimental Test Pilot, and a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, USA. He served as Directing Staff at the IAF Test Pilots' School and the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington. He operationalized the 'Litening' Laser Designation Pod during the Kargil Operations in 1999 and was involved in flight testing the Light Combat Aircraft. He served as Air Attache at Paris from 2013 to 2016, and held positions including Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Projects), Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at Air HQ (VB), and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at South Western Air Command. Air Marshal Tiwari was awarded the Param Vishishth Sewa Medal (2025), Ati Vishishth Sewa Medal (2022), and Vayusena Medal (2008), and decorated with the Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal in 2025. The PIB Delhi reported the retirement on December 31, 2025, at 7:03 PM. Release ID: 2210284.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Air Force (IAF): The military branch to which Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari belonged and served.
Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari: The subject of the announcement, retiring as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff.
Vice Chief of the Air Staff: The role from which Air Marshal Tiwari is retiring.
Ministry of Defence: The government ministry releasing the information about Air Marshal Tiwari's retirement.
Ministry of Defence
AIR MARSHAL NARMDESHWAR TIWARI
RETIRES AS VICE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF,
INDIAN AIR FORCE
प्रव तथ: 31 DEC 2025 7:03PM by PIB Delhi
Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari retires as Vice Chief of the Air Staff on 31 December 2025, on
superannuation from the Indian Air Force (IAF), after completion of four decades of illustrious service to
the nation.
Air Marshal Tiwari was commissioned on 07 June 1986 as a Flving Pilot in the fighter stream of the IAF.
With over 3600 hours of flying experience on various types of aircraft, the Air Marshal held diverse staff
and command appointments. In addition to being a Qualified Flying Instructor and an Experimental Test
Pilot, the Air Marshal is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, USA. During his eminent
career in uniform, he served as the Directing Staff at the IAF Test Pilots' School and the Defence Services
Staff College in Wellington. His extensive field experience encompassed operational testing of various
weapons and systems, which included operationalising the 'Litening' Laser Designation Pod during the
Kargil Operations in the year 1999. He was closely involved in various stages of flight testing of the Light
Combat Aircraft. The Air Marshal served as Air Attache at Paris from 2013 to 2016. During his career in
the IAF, he held positions of Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Projects), Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
(Plans), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at Air HQ (VB) and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at South
Western Air Command.
In recognition of his distinguished service, Air Marshal Tiwari was awarded with Param Vishishth Sewa
Medal (2025), Ati Vishishth Sewa Medal (2022) and Vayusena Medal (2008). In the year 2025, for
distinguished service in operations, he was decorated with the Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal.***
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