Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has taken over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of Central Air Command. The Air Officer is an Experimental Test Pilot and a Qualified Flying Instructor with more than 3300 hours of flying experience on a variety of aircraft in the Indian Air Force (IAF) inventory. Air Marshal Dixit has actively participated in numerous operations and exercises such as Operation-Safed Sagar and Operation-Rakshak.
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Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit AOC-in-C Central Air Command
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumed the charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Central Air Command (AOC-in-C) in New Delhi on 01 September 2024.
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Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took over the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Central Air Command at New Delhi with effect from 01 Sep 2024.
Before taking over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Central Air Command, Air Marshal Dixit was serving the appointment of Deputy Chief of the Air Staff.
About Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was commissioned into the fighter stream of India Air Force (IAF) on 06 December 1986. He is an alumnus of the prestigious National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College (Bangladesh) and National Defence College.
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During his illustrious career spanning more than 37 years, Air Marshal Dixit has served on many important field and staff appointments. As a Commanding Officer, he re-equipped one of the Squadrons of lAF with the state-of-the-art Mirage aircraft and later commanded a front-line fighter air base in the Western Sector and a premiere fighter training base in the Southern Sector.
He has served as a Directing Staff at the Air Force Test Pilots School and held the staff appointment of Principal Director Air Staff Requirement at Air Headquarters.
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Air Marshal Ashutosh held the appointment of Air Defence Commander of Southern Air Command and also tenanted the appointments of Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Projects) & Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans) at Air Headquarters.
Awards and honours
In recognition of his meritorious services, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Vayu Sena Medal, and Vishisht Seva Medal, by the Hon'ble President of India.
Static Current Affairs related to Indian Air Force (IAF) for upcoming exams
- Formation: 26 January 1950 (as current service) and 8 October 1932 (as Royal Indian Air Force)
- No. of personnel: 170,576 active personnel and 140,000 reserve personnel (as per reports)
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Air Force Day: 8 October
- Commander-in-Chief: President Droupadi Murmu
- Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): General Anil Chauhan
- Chief of the Air Staff (CAS): Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
- Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS): Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh
- Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS): Air Marshal Tejinder Singh
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