Air Marshal AP Singh to Be New Vice Chief Of Indian Air Force

Air Marshal AP Singh to Be New Vice Chief Of Indian Air Force

Daily Current Affairs   /   Air Marshal AP Singh to Be New Vice Chief Of Indian Air Force

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: February 01 2023

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  • Air Marshal A P Singh has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force.
  • He will succeed Air Marshal Sandeep Singh, who will retire from service.
  • Air Marshal A P Singh is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Air Command.
  • He was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on December 21, 1984.
  • Air Marshal A P Singh is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and National Defence College.
  • He is a Qualified Flying Instructor and an Experimental Test Pilot with more than 4,900 hours of service flying on a variety of fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft.
  • Prior to taking over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Air Command, he was Senior Air Staff Officer at the Eastern Air Command.
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