Sanjiv Ghuratia
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 1

Air Commodore Sanjiv Ghuratia took over as the Air Officer Commanding of No.3 Base Repair Depot, the IAF’s largest helicopter maintenance and overhaul establishment, here on Tuesday.

Commissioned in the Aeronautical Engineering Branch in September 1988, he has held numerous important field and staff appointments, including chief engineering officer of a flying base, chief of aircraft at a base repair depot, chief engineering officer at the United Nations Mission in Congo, instructor at Air Force Test Pilots School and director, air staff requirements at Air Headquarters.
An alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College Wellington and BITS Pilani, Air Cmde Ghuratia is a qualified flight test engineer and has integrated several important weapons and sensors on IAF aircraft and has been associated with the induction of several weapons systems and air defence equipment as well as the development programmes like the Light Combat Aircraft and Saras. He was awarded the Vishist Seva Medal for distinguished service in 2016.