India, Oct. 7 -- Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit is the next IAF chief and will take charge after the incumbent Chief of Air Staff, Amar Preet Singh, retires on October 31. Air Marshal Dixit is presently Vice Chief.

Announcing this on Tuesday, the Defence Ministry said the Government has appointed Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff, in the rank of Air Chief Marshal, with effect from the afternoon of October 31. The current Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, will superannuate on October 31, 2026.

Born on December 9, 1966, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on December 6, 1986. Prior to assuming charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff...