Ace fighter pilot Air Marshal N A K Browne on Saturday assumed charge as the new vice chief of the Indian Air Force at the Air Headquarters here.

He was formerly the Air Officer commanding-in-chief (AOC-in-C) of IAF's Western Air Command (WAC), the largest and the most vital operational command of the IAF. He has succeeded Air Marshal P K Barbora, who retired on Friday.

Air Marshal N A K Browne, an ace fighter pilot, will on Saturday take over as the Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force succeeding Air Marshal P K Barbora, who retires on Friday.