00:02And this is the latest that's coming in. Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit is all set to be the next chief
00:09of the Indian Air Force.
00:11From October 31st, he will officially take charge as the next IAF chief. His term will be right up to
00:19December 31st, 2028.
00:22He takes over from Air Marshal A.P. Singh as the next chief of the Indian Air Force.
00:27Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been announced as the next IAF chief.
00:32I want to take this across to Shivani Sharma to get more details.
00:35So, all his credentials. Shivani, over to you.
00:38Akshita, the government has appointed Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, who is currently the vice chief of air staff, as the
00:45new chief of air staff.
00:47And he'll be taking over from Air Chief Marshal Amarpreet Singh, who superannuates on 31st of October this year.
00:54And when we talk about the next air chief, he is a seasoned pilot with 3,500 hours of extensive
01:03flying Akshita.
01:04And his experience cuts across to various aircraft, including the Mirage 2000, NIG, Kiran, Jaguars, which happen to be one
01:13of the most important workforces of the Indian Air Force.
01:16So, now he will be taking over as the next air chief on 31st of October.
01:20And he'll be 29th air chief of the Indian Air Force.
01:24And this comes right on the occasion when the Indian Air Force is celebrating its 94th anniversary.
01:30Akshita.
01:30Right. Thanks very much, Shivani, for joining us with those details.
