Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari has taken over as the 27th Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF). On Thursday, he replaced Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria. Bhadauria retired on this day. Till now Chaudhari was the Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force. As Deputy Chief, Chaudhari was closely associated with the Rafale program. He was the head of the bilateral high level group monitoring the progress of the fighter jet project in France. Chaudhari has been a student of National Defense Academy (NDA). He is also a graduate from Defense Services Staff College. His full name is Vivek