For shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft aerial combat on February 27, 2019 Wing Commander (now Group Captain) Abhinandan Varthaman to be awarded the Vir Chakra today by President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony.

Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal to receive the Shaurya Chakra (posthumously) for his role in an operation where five terrorists were eliminated and 200 kg explosive material was recovered.

Naib Subedar Sombir to receive Shaurya Chakra posthumously for killing an A++ category terrorist during an operation in Jammu and Kashmir.