New Delhi, June 5 -- Ace fighter and test pilot Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff. Currently serving as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) at Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff in New Delhi, the officer played an instrumental role in enhancing the jointness in the defence forces as they move towards Theaterisation.

During his different stints in the Air Headquarters, he played a key role in promoting indigenous fighter projects in the Air Force. Considered a key figure in the modernisation of the Indian Air Force, the Air Marshal was commissioned into the fighter stream of the armed forces on 6 December 1986. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Comm...