Mudasir Maqbool
To succeed Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh on October 31
New Delhi : Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit currently Vice Chief of the Air Staff will assume charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff in the rank of Air Chief Marshal on October 31 the Indian Air Force said on Wednesday.
Dixit who holds the distinctions of PVSM, AVSM, VM and VSM, will succeed Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh on completion of his tenure.
An Experimental Test Pilot and Qualified Flying Instructor, Dixit has more than 3,500 hours of flying experience and has held several key operational and strategic appointments during his career.
He has served as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff at Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff and as Air Officer Commanding-in Chief of the Central Air Command, among other important assignments.
The IAF welcomed the appointment of Dixit as its next chief. He is scheduled to take over the service on October 31.
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