Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Takes Charge as 29th IAF Chief

Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumed office as the 29th Chief of Air Staff on Saturday, succeeding Air Chief Marshal AP Singh after a 42-year service.

Dixit, 59, was commissioned into the IAF fighter stream in December 1986 and has logged over 3,500 flying hours on aircraft including Mirage-2000 and Tejas.

His immediate priorities include the induction of the LCA Mk-1A fighter jets, for which the IAF placed two orders with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited worth ₹1.1 lakh crore.