Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit on Monday (15th May 2023) took over as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, according to the Minister of Defence.
* Ashutosh Dixit, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, was Commissioned in the fighter stream on December 6 in 1986.
* He is a graduate of the Staff Course, Bangladesh and National Defence College, New Delhi.
* Mr Dixit is a qualified flying instructor as well as an experimental test pilot, with over 3,300 hours of flying experience on fighter, trainer and transport aircraft.
* He participated in operations 'Safed Sagar' and 'Rakshak'.
* Air Marshal Dixit commanded a Mirage 2,000 Squadron, a frontline fighter base in the Western sector, as well as a premier fighter training base.
* He has earlier served as Principle Director of Air Staff Requirement, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Projects) & Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans) at Air Headquarters..
Source : NDTV