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Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Appointed as India's New Air Force Chief
- •Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit will assume charge as the new Chief of the Air Staff from the afternoon of October 31, 2026, with his tenure lasting until December 31, 2028.
- •He has a distinguished military career spanning nearly four decades and was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on December 6, 1986.
- •He brings over 3,500 hours of flying experience on various combat and transport aircraft, including the Mirage-2000, MiG variants, Jaguar, and indigenous Tejas.
- •An alumnus of the NDA, he is a prominent proponent of indigenous defense projects like the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, supporting the Make in India initiative.
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According to an official government order, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit will assume charge as the new Chief of the Air Staff from the afternoon of October 31, 2026, with his tenure lasting until December 31, 2028.
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has proven his valor across major military operations including Operation Safed Sagar, Operation Rakshak, Cope-India, and Operation Sindoor. He also served as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff during Operation Sindoor before taking charge as Vice Chief.
Commissioned into the fighter stream in December 1986, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit is an outstanding experimental test pilot and a major proponent of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas. His leadership is expected to further boost domestic aviation and self-reliance campaigns in defense.
