P a PatilGroup Captain PA Patil was commissioned in the Indian Air Force (IAF) as an Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) on March 12, 1990, after he graduated in Electronics Engineering. He holds a Master of Technology degree in Communication Systems from IIT Kanpur. He also attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, where he was awarded a Masters degree in Defence and Strategic Studies under the aegis of Madras University. Trained and experienced in the Air Defence Ground Environment System (ADGES), he holds vast experience in the technological field of Air Defence. After his initial tenures in maintenance and upkeep of ADGES radars, he worked as a Senior Instructor in the specialised fields of radar systems and Electronic Warfare. He was commended for his exemplary work by the Chief of the Air Staff in the year 2000. He contributed in the setting up, and commissioning, of the radar work stations and was responsible for the induction of the Automatic Test Equipment at the Base Repair Depot of the IAF. This book was written by him while he was Senior Fellow at the Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi. Read More Read Less