New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was appointed the next Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday. The distinguished officer is a test pilot, flying instructor and also a fighter combat leader with more than 3300 hours of flying experience across various fighter jets, including the MiG-21, HAWK and Jaguar. He is currently serving as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) at Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff.The distinguished officer will take charge as the …
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New Delhi/Shillong, Feb 1 (IANS) Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia assumed charge as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force’s Eastern Air Command on Sunday, a Defence Ministry statement said.An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, the Air Marshal was commissioned in the Fighter stream of the IAF on June 11, 1988, the statement said.Qualified on all variants of the MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-27, Jaguar, and Su-30 MKI, he has over 3, 200 hours of accident/incident-free flying, it …
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor SYSM PVSM AVSM VM, a former Defence Attache to Pakistan, took charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force, on Thursday, a Defence Ministry official said. Air Marshal Kapoor took over from Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari SYSM PVSM AVSM VM, who superannuated after 40 years of glorious and distinguished service to the nation.Air Marshal Kapoor graduated from the National Defence Academy in December 1985 and was commissioned in the Ind…