Ashutosh Dixit Appointed New IAF Chief

The Government of India has appointed Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit as the next Chief of the Air Staff. Currently serving as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Dixit will succeed Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, who will superannuate on October 31, 2026. Dixit will assume charge as the Chief of the Air Staff in the rank of Air Chief Marshal from the afternoon of October 31.

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in 1986 and has nearly four decades of service experience. He is an Experimental Test Pilot and Qualified Flying Instructor with more than 3,500 hours of flying experience. He has held several key operational and strategic positions, including Chief of Integrated Defence Staff and Air Officer Commanding in Chief of Central Air Command.