Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Assumes Charge As CISC

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumed charge as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) at Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff (HQ, IDS) in New Delhi. Air Marshal Dixit replaced Lieutenant General JP Mathew who retired on April 30, 2025. Prior to taking over as CISC, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Central Air Command.

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Assumes Charge As CISC

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit takes over as CISC

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) at Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff (HQ, IDS) in New Delhi. Air Marshal Dixit replaced Lieutenant General JP Mathew who retired on April 30, 2025.

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Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took over the appointment of  Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) at Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff at New Delhi with effect from 1st May 2025.

Prior to taking over as CISC, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Central Air Command.

About Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on December 06, 1986.

He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla; Defence Services Staff College (Bangladesh) and National Defence College, New Delhi.

He is a Qualified Flying Instructor and Experimental Test Pilot with over 3,300 hours of flying experience on over 20 types of aircraft, including Mirage-2000, MiG-21 & Jaguar.

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Air Marshal Dixit also commanded a premier Fighter Training Base in the Southern Sector where his leadership led to the base being adjudged the best in the Command.

As a test pilot and later Commanding Officer of the Flight Test Squadron at Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment, Bangalore, Air Marshal Ashutosh was involved in several indigenous upgrades and development programmes including the avionics upgrades for Jaguar & MiG-27.

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Awards and Honors

In recognition of his commendable services, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal by the Hon'ble President of India.

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• 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 Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh
• Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS): Air Marshal Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar
• Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS): Air Marshal