Ashutosh Dixit
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit takes over as Deputy Chief of Air Staff
New Delhi: Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took over as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff on Monday.
"An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was Commissioned in the fighter stream on 06 December 1986," read an official statement.
He is a graduate of the Staff Course, Bangladesh and National Defence College, New Delhi.
The Air Marshal is a Qualified Flying Instructor as well as an Experimental Test pilot, with over 3300 hours of flying experience on fighter, trainer and transport aircraft.
He participated in Operation Safed Sagar and Rakshak.
Air Marshal Dixit commanded a Mirage 2000 Squadron, a frontline fighter base in the Western sector, as well as a premier fighter training base.
He has earlier served as Principle Director Air Staff Requirement, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Projects) & Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans) at Air Headquarters.
The Air Officer has also been the Air Defence Commander of Southern Air Command and was Senior Air Staff Officer, South Western Air Command prior to taking over as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff.
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