The Bravery Awards were announced on the auspicious occasion of 73rd Independence Day. Abhinandan Current, the wing commander of the Air Force, will be awarded the Vir Chakra. At the same time, it was announced to give the war service medal to Squadron Leader Minty Agarwal of the Indian Air Force. Minty was in the role of fighter controller during the conflict with the Pakistani Air Force on 27 February after an airstrike in Balakot, Pakistan.

Eight Army Personnell has been announced to be awarded the Shaurya Chakra. Five of them will be awarded posthumously. 

Shaurya Chakra Award WInner 2019

Take Colonel Ajay Singh Kushwaha

Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhondial (posthumously)

Capt Maheshwar Kumar Bhure

Lance Nayak Sandeep Singh (post-Maron)

Constable Brajesh Kumar (posthumously) 

Sepoy Hari Singh (posthumously)

Rifle Man Ajveer Singh Chauhan

Rifleman Shiv Kumar (posthumously)

Air Force Wing Commander Amit Ranjan, Squadron Leaders Rahul Bosaya, Pankaj Bhujade, BKN Reddy and Shashank Singh have been awarded the Air Force Medal for the attack on the terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed's bases in Balakot. They are all pilots of the Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft.