Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, Oct. 6 -- "We prevailed not because we had better missiles, but because we had a better nervous system." That assessment of Operation Sindoor, made by Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, could well serve as a defining statement of the warfare philosophy of the officer who will now lead the Indian Air Force as its 29th Chief of the Air Staff.
The government on Tuesday appointed Dixit as the next Chief of the Air Staff, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, who is set to superannuate on October 31. Dixit, currently serving as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, will assume charge as the 29th IAF chief with effect from the afternoon of October 31.
An Experimental Test Pilot and Qualified Flying Instructor, Dixit has more...