New Delhi, September 1

The IAF on Sunday made two changes at the senior level. Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumed charge as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Air Command, headquartered at Prayagraj, while Air Marshal Tejinder Singh took over as the Deputy Chief of the IAF, stationed at the headquarters in New Delhi.

Air Marshal Dixit was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF in December 1986. He is an experimental test pilot and a qualified flying instructor with over 3,300 hours of flying experience on a variety of aircraft. He was part of the IAF effort during the Kargil conflict with Pakistan (May-July 1999).

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF in June 1987. He is a category ‘A’ qualified flying instructor with over 4,500 hours of flying experience.