Balabhadra Radha Krishna | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service |  Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 22 December 1983 – 31 March 2023 |
| Rank |  Air Marshal |
| Service number | 17326[1] |
| Unit | No. 37 Squadron |
| Commands | Vice Chief of Defence Staff (India) Western Air Command Director General Air (Operations) |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Shaurya Chakra |
Air Marshal Balabhadra Radha Krishna, PVSM, AVSM, SC, ADC is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force. He served as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (the Vice Chief of Defence Staff) from 30 September 2021 till 31 March 2023.[2] He is former Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Western Air Command. He took over the office on 1 July 2021, following the elevation of Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari. Previously, he served as the Director General Air (Operations) and prior to that he served as Senior Air Staff Officer of South Western Air Command.[3][4][5]
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- ^ "Air Marshal BR Krishna AVSM SC assumes the command of Western Air Command". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Air Marshal BR Krishna takes over as AOC-in-C of Western Air Command". Devids Course. 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Air Marshal B R Krishna takes charge at SWAC". The Times of India. 2 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.