The Government has appointed Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Defence Staff Service College (Bangladesh) and National Defence College, with extensive flying experience on various aircrafts, as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff. He will replace Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh on October 31, 2026.
The Government has appointed Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, PVSM, AVSM, VM, currently serving as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff. This appointment will take effect from the afternoon of October 31, 2026, marking the superannuation of the current Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh. Born on December 09, 1966, Air Marshal Dixit was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on December 06, 1986.
Before assuming his new role, he has served as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee at Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command. The Air Marshal is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Defence Staff Service College (Bangladesh) and National Defence College.
He has more than 3500 hours of extensive flying experience on various aircrafts including Mirage-2000, variants of Mig, Kiran, Jaguar, IL-78, HAWK and Tejas. He is an Experimental Test Pilot and a Qualified Flying Instructor.
During his service career spanning approximately four decades, he has been actively involved in numerous operations and exercises including Op-Sated Sagar, Op-Rakshak, and Op Sindoor.
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