AVM Manish Khanna assumed command of College of Air Warfare Secunderabad

HYDERABAD: Air Vice Marshal Manish Khanna assumed command of the College of Air Warfare (CAW), Secunderabad, on Monday. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, AVM Khanna was commissioned in the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot in December 1986.

He is a Category ‘A’ Qualified Flying Instructor with over 4,000 hours of accident-free flying on various fighter and trainer aircraft, according to a press release. AVM Khanna is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, College of Air Warfare and National Defence College. He has commanded a fighter squadron, the Aircrew Examining Board and a flying base.

AVM Khanna has rich operational experience in air defence, ground attack, strategic reconnaissance and electronic warfare, the release said. He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) in 2016 and Vayu Sena Medal (VM) in 2010 for distinguished service