Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia named next IAF Vice Chief

October 30, 2026 8:57 PM

Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia named next IAF Vice Chief

Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia will be the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff, the defence ministry announced on Friday. He will succeed incumbent Vice Chief Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, who will take charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff on Saturday. Air Marshal Walia is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command. The officer is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Ju...

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed next Chief of Air Staff

October 6, 2026 7:49 PM

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed next Chief of Air Staff

The Government has appointed Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, presently serving as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff in the rank of Air Chief Marshal, with effect from the afternoon of October 31. Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, the present Chief of the Air Staff, will superannuate on October 31. Born on December 9, 1966, Air Marshal Dixit was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on December 6, 1986. Before assuming charge as Vice Chief of t...