New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, a fighter pilot with more than 3,500 hours of flying experience, will take charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff after incumbent Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh retires on October 31. Dixit is currently serving as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff.

"I am directed to convey the approval of the President for appointment of Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM as the next Chief of the Air Staff in the substantive rank of Air Chief Marshal, with effect from the afternoon of 31st October, 2026, with a tenure up to 31st December, 2028," the notification from the Defence Ministry reads.

Air Marshal Dixit has played an important role in the induction and development of the indigen...