Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit takes charge as new Chief of Air Staff

Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, an accomplished fighter pilot with over 3,500 hours of flying experience on over 20 types of aircraft, on Saturday assumed charge as the new Chief of Air Staff. He succeeded Air Chief Marshal A P Singh who superannuated from the force after a 43-year-long illustrious career. The IAF accorded a ceremonial guard of honour to Air Chief Marshal Singh at the Race Course Air Force Station before he handed over the baton to Dixit.

#AirChiefMarshalAshutoshDixit on Saturday took over as the new Chief of the Air Staff.He succeeded Air Chief Marshal A P Singh who handed over the baton to Dixit at the Race Course Air Force Station, New Delhi. https://t.co/uh5KZnzxUB

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Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on December 6, 1986. Prior to assuming charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Dixit served as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee at Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff.Before that, he served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Air Command. The Air Marshal is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Defence Staff Service College , and the National Defence College.
During his service career spanning approximately four decades, Dixit has been actively involved in numerous operations and exercises including Operation Safed Sagar, Operation Rakshak and Operation Sindoor. He commanded a front-line fighter air base in the Western sector and a premier fighter training base in the Southern sector.