Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed new IAF Chief. Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff, effective October 31, 2026, with tenure until December 31, 2028. He succeeds Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh. Dixit has over 3,500 flying hours, is an Experimental Test Pilot, and has been closely linked to the indigenous LCA Tejas programme.