IndiaPosted at: Oct 31 2026 5:34PM


Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit takes charge as 29th IAF Chief, succeeds AP Singh

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit on Saturday assumed charge as the
29th Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, succeeding Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, who superannuated after 42 years of distinguished service to the nation.
An accomplished fighter pilot, Qualified Flying Instructor and Experimental Test Pilot, Dixit takes over the leadership of the IAF at a crucial juncture, with the force focusing on combat preparedness, modernisation, indigenous capability development and technological transformation in an increasingly complex security environment.
Dixit, who was serving as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff before his elevation, has a career spanning four decades and extensive experience in operational, flight-testing, capability development and joint staff assignments.
He was also the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee during Operation Sindoor, giving him experience in joint military planning and tri-services coordination during the operation.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned into the Fighter Stream of the Indian Air Force on December 6, 1986. He has accumulated more than 3,300 hours of flying experience on a wide range of aircraft, including the Mirage-2000, various MiG variants, Jaguar and several transport aircraft.
Dixit has played a significant role in the modernisation of the IAF, particularly in finalising the Jaguar and MiG-27 upgrade projects and overseeing the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) and Final Operational Clearance (FOC) activities of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk-I.

His operational command assignments include commanding a Mirage-2000 squadron, a Forward Base Support Unit in the Western Sector and Air Force Station Bidar, one of the IAF's premier fighter training bases.
During his career, he also served as Air Defence Commander at Southern Air Command, Senior Air Staff Officer at South Western Air Command and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, where he steered important capability development and procurement initiatives.
He subsequently took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Central Air Command before being appointed Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee.
Prior to assuming charge as the Air Chief, he served as Vice Chief of the Air Staff.
Dixit is a graduate of the Defence Services Command and Staff College, Bangladesh, and the National Defence College, New Delhi. In recognition of his distinguished service, he has been decorated with the Vayu Sena Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Param Vishisht Seva Medal.
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