Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar
Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar | |
|---|---|
| 48th Vice Chief of the Air Staff | |
| In office 3 October 2024 – 30 April 2025 | |
| Chief of Air Staff | Amar Preet Singh |
| Preceded by | Amar Preet Singh |
| Succeeded by | Narmdeshwar Tiwari |
| Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command | |
| In office 1 October 2022 – 30 September 2024 | |
| Chief of Air Staff | Vivek Ram Chaudhari |
| Preceded by | Dilip Kumar Patnaik |
| Succeeded by | Surat Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Air Force Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch/service | Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 14 June 1985 – 30 April 2025 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Unit | No. 31 Squadron |
| Commands | |
| Service Number | 17841 |
| Awards | |
Air Marshal Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, was an officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as the 48th Vice Chief of the Air Staff from 3 October 2024 to 30 April 2025.
Prior to that, he served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command, and earlier as the Senior Air Staff Officer of the South Western Air Command, Gandhinagar. He was also the first Director General of the Defence Space Agency in Bengaluru.