Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) was established in 2001 as an autonomous defence research and analysis body for research and focused analyses on issues related to national security, defence, and aerospace issues in the evolving strategic and international security environment. Its objective is to facilitate greater understanding of these issues amongst the Armed Forces, the strategic community and the public besides contributing to policy generation and decision-making.
CAPS is governed by a Trust, named Forum for National Security Studies, an independent non-profit, non governmental body. The Board of Trustees which guides the activities of CAPS, is headed by Shri MK Rasgotra, former Foreign Secretary as Chairman, Capt. Ajay Singh, Former Sr. Vice President-Regulatory Compliance Jet Airways and Capital Indigo Airlines, managing Trustee and comprises, Shri Sanjaya Baru Editor–in–Chief Business Standard and former Press Advisor to the Prime Minister, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi, former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Bharat Kumar, Air Marshal Anil Chopra, Director General of CAPS, Shri. Parthasarathy, IFS; Chancellor, Central University of Jammu; Former High Commissioner to Pakistan, Australia, Air Marshal Sandeep Singh Vice Chief of the Air Staff IAF, Secretary Defence (Finance).
CAPS has a multidisciplinary faculty with rich expertise in security and defence fields, who undertake quality research work in analysing the complex multi – dimensional trends in warfare, with special focus on air and space power, its deployment for civil and military purposes, doctrines and strategies, and non-traditional security issues of environment, energy security and military history.
CAPS research faculty comprises senior retired and serving Armed Forces officers from the three services besides academic scholars from national universities and retired members from the diplomatic community. CAPS also conducts brief orientation capsules for Armed Forces and officers of security and technological organisations.
DIRECTOR GENERAL, CAPS
ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL, CAPS
Air Marshal Anil Chopra
PVSM AVSM VM VSM (Retd) (2021- )Air Vice Marshal Anil Golani
(Retd)FORMER DG'S
Air Commodore Jasjit Singh
AVSM, VrC, VM (2001-2013)Air Marshal Vinod Patney
SYSM PVSM AVSM VrC (Retd) (2013-2017)Air Marshal KK Nohwar
PVSM VM (Retd) (2017-2021)EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (CAPS)
Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi
PVSM, AVSM, VM (Retd), Former Chief of Air Staff(Chairman)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Air Marshal Anil Chopra
(Retd) PVSM AVSM VM VSM Director General, CAPSRear Admiral Devender Sudan (Retd))
Air Marshal (Dr) Rajeev Sachdeva AVSM, (Retd)
Air Vice Marshal Anil Golani (Retd)
ADG, CAPSMEMBER SECRETARY
Gp Capt Paul Davis
Coordinating Officer, CAPSBOARD OF TRUSTEES (FNSS)
Shri M.K. Rasgotra
Former Foreign SecretaryChairman
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS
Dr. Sanjaya Baru
Senior Research Professor, CPR, Director for Geo-Economics and StrategyInternational Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), former editor in Chief of Business Standard and former Media Adviser to PM
Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi
PVSM, AVSM, VM (Retd),Former Chief of Air Staff
Shri G Parthasarathy
IFSformer High Commissioner to Pakistan, Austre
Air Marshal Bharat Kumar
PVSM AVSM (Retd)Secretary (Defence Finance)
Ministry of Defence
(Ex - Officio)
Air Marshal AP Singh
PVSM AVSMVice Chief of the Air Staff (Ex- Officio)
Air Marshal Anil Chopra
PVSM AVSM VM VSM (Retd)Director General, CAPS
MANAGING TRUSTEE
Capt. Ajay Singh
Vice President (Ops) Jet Lite Airways,FID Examiner DGCA, and former Deputy Director Air Defence, IAF
BOARD OF ADVISERS (CAPS)
Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi
PVSM, AVSM, VM (Retd), Former Chief of Air StaffChairman
BOARD OF ADVISERS MEMBERS
Air Chief Marshal V. R Chaudhari
PVSM AVSM VM ADCChief of the Air Staff (Ex- Officio)
Dr. Sanjaya Baru
Senior Research Professor, CPR,Director for Geo-Economics and Strategy, International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), former editor in Chief of Business Standard and former Media Adviser to PM
Air Marshal Sandeep Singh
AVSM VMVice Chief of the Air Staff (Ex- Officio)
H.E. Shri N.N.Vohra
Former Governor J&K, Former Principal Secretary to the PMFormer Defence Secretary, Former Home Secretary (On Leave)
Shri. G.Parthasarathy
IFSformer High Commissioner to Pakistan, Australia
Gen. V. N. Sharma
PVSMformer Chief of Army Staff
Dr. C. G. Krishnadas Nair
President, SIATI,former Chairman HAL