Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh appointed as next Chief of the Air Staff

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh has been appointed as the next chief of the Indian Air Force, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari. Air Marshal Singh, currently serving as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, will take charge of the force on September 30.Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh took over as 47th Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force on February 1, 2023. His journey in the Indian Air Force began in 1984."The government has appointed Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh, PVSM, AVSM, presently serving as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, as the next Chief of the Air Staff, in the rank of Air Chief Marshal, with effect from the afternoon of September 30," the defence ministry said.
Singh was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on December 21, 1984. Prior to taking command of the prestigious Central Air Command (CAC), he served as the Senior Air Staff Officer at the Eastern Air Command.An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, and National Defence College, Singh has held key roles, including Flight Commander and Commanding Officer of a MiG-27 squadron, as well as Air Officer Commanding of an air base.Throughout his distinguished career, Air Marshal Singh has commanded an operational fighter squadron and a frontline air base.A s a test pilot, he led the MiG-29 upgrade project management team in Moscow and served as project director (flight test) at the National Flight Test Centre, overseeing the flight testing of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas. He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023.