New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit on Saturday saluted his mother, Ms Nirmala Dixit and mother-in-law, Ms Kamla Pandey, soon after laying a wreath at the National War Memorial on taking over as the Chief of the Air Staff.

Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, assumed charge of the Indian Air Force as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) on Saturday (31 October, 2026).

He succeeded Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, PSM, AVSM, who superannuated after 42 years of distinguished service to the nation.

An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was commissioned into the Fighter Stream of the Indian Air Force on 06 December 1986.

Over a career spanning four decades, the Air Chi...