Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumed charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff today. He succeeds Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, who superannuated after 42 years of service to the nation. Prior to assuming charge as Chief of the Air Staff, Mr Dixit served as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff.

Defence Ministry said that Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, and was commissioned into the Fighter Stream of the Indian Air Force in 1986. Over a career spanning four decades, the Air Chief has rich experience across diverse domains such as Operations, Flight Testing, Capability Development and Joint Staff assignments.

The Ministry said that Air Chief Marshal Dixit was instrumental in finalising the Jaguar and MiG-27 upgrade projects and in the completion of the Initial Operational Clearance and Final Operational Clearance activities of the LCA MK-I Tejas. His operational command assignments include command of a Mirage-2000 Squadron, a Forward Base Support Unit in the Western Sector and Air Force Station Bidar, a premier fighter training base of the IAF.