Ashutosh Dixit Takes Charge as India’s Chief of Air Staff
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Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumed charge as India’s Chief of Air Staff on Saturday, October 31, succeeding Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, who retired after 43 years of service.
The Indian Air Force accorded Singh a ceremonial guard of honour at Race Course Air Force Station before the handover, according to The Hindu. Dixit had been serving as Vice Chief of the Air Staff and previously held posts including Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Central Air Command.
Commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in December 1986, Dixit is an experimental test pilot and qualified flying instructor. He has logged more than 3,500 flying hours across over 20 aircraft types, including the Mirage 2000, MiG variants, Jaguar, IL-78, Hawk, Kiran and Tejas.
During a career spanning about four decades, Dixit has participated in operations including Safed Sagar, Rakshak and Sindoor. He has also commanded a front-line fighter base in the western sector and a fighter training base in the southern sector. Dixit is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, the Defence Staff Service College in Bangladesh and India’s National Defence College.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Correct the name of Dixit’s staff college to match the source. - "the Defence Services Staff College in Bangladesh": The source names the institution as the Defence Staff Service College (Bangladesh), not the Defence Services Staff College.
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Ashutosh Dixit Takes Charge as India’s Chief of Air Staff
Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumed charge as India’s Chief of Air Staff on Saturday, October 31, succeeding Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, who retired after 43 years of service.
The Indian Air Force accorded Singh a ceremonial guard of honour at Race Course Air Force Station before the handover, according to The Hindu. Dixit had been serving as Vice Chief of the Air Staff and previously held posts including Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Central Air Command.
Commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in December 1986, Dixit is an experimental test pilot and qualified flying instructor. He has logged more than 3,500 flying hours across over 20 aircraft types, including the Mirage 2000, MiG variants, Jaguar, IL-78, Hawk, Kiran and Tejas.
During a career spanning about four decades, Dixit has participated in operations including Safed Sagar, Rakshak and Sindoor. He has also commanded a front-line fighter base in the western sector and a fighter training base in the southern sector. Dixit is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, the Defence ServicesStaff StaffService College in Bangladesh and India’s National Defence College.
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