Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit to be new Air Force chief

07-Oct-2026

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Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed the 29th chief of the Indian Air Force and will take charge on the afternoon of October 31, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, who retires that day.

Dixit, currently the Vice Chief, will take over as Air Chief Marshal from Singh, who led the IAF during Operation Sindoor and the May 2025 conflict with Pakistan.

A fighter pilot with nearly four decades of service, Dixit has been closely involved in the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas program and other Indian aircraft projects.