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Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Appointed as New Chief of Indian Air Force
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Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 18:55
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Appointed as New Chief of Indian Air Force
- •Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit takes over as the new Chief of the Indian Air Force, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.
- •He brings nearly 40 years of operational experience with over 3,500 hours of flying across various aircraft including the Mirage-2000 and MiG variants.
- •Dixit is an Experimental Test Pilot and Qualified Flying Instructor who has participated in major operations like Operation Safed Sagar and Operation Rakshak.
- •He has been a strong advocate for indigenous aviation capabilities, actively promoting the LCA Tejas and domestic defence production under Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
- •He is an alumnus of the prestigious National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College in Bangladesh, and the National Defence College.
Key Questions Answered
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed as the new Chief of the Indian Air Force, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on December 6, 1986.
He has accumulated thousands of hours of flying experience across a wide range of aircraft, including the Mirage-2000, MiG variants, Jaguar, Tejas, IL-78, Hawk, An-32, Avro, Kiran, and HPT-32.
