New Delhi: Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran took charge of the Delhi-based western air command of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday, according to an official statement. Prabhakaran was commissioned into the IAF as a fighter pilot on December 22, 1983.
He is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College in Wellington and National Defence College in New Delhi, the IAF’s statement mentioned. “An experienced MiG-21 pilot and a category ‘A’ qualified flying instructor, Air Marshal Prabhakaran has nearly 5,000 hours of flying experience,” it noted.
Prabhakaran was the commandant of the Air Force Academy, Hyderabad, before taking over the present appointment.
He succeeds Air Marshal Amit Dev who superannuated on Monday after more than 39 years of distinguished service in the IAF, the statement noted.
Prabhakaran belongs to Kalyassery in Kannur, Kerala. His wife Rekha is from Kochi.