Air Marshal M Matheswaran is the former Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (DCIDS) at HQ IDS, responsible for Policy, Perspective Plans and Force Development. He retired on 31 March 2014 after 39 years of service with the IAF. Commissioned as a fighter pilot in 1975, he has held many important commands and staff appointments in his 39-year service career. He has extensive experience in Operations, Aerospace Technology, Aerospace Development and Flight Testing, Defence Research and Strategy, Project Management experience in important projects such as the LCA and Kaveri. This vast experience has enabled him to make an impact on various Policies through many of his studies for the Air ...