India, Oct. 31 -- Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit on Saturday took charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, who retired from service on October 31.

Dixit, who was serving as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, assumed the top position in the force after a career spanning nearly four decades. Before taking charge, he served in several key operational and strategic positions, 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 on December 6, 1986, Dixit is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Defence Services...