Air Marshal A.P. Singh to be new Vice Chief of Indian Air Force

January 31, 2023

Indian Air Force: The Indian Air Force’s next Vice Chief has been named as Air Marshal A P Singh. When Air Marshal Sandeep Singh leaves the military, he will take his place. Air Marshal A P Singh is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Air Command. On February 1st 2023, he will take over as Vice Chief. On December 21, 1984, he was commissioned into the Indian Air Force’s fighter stream.

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Career and Experience of Air Marshal A P Singh

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.
He served as the Flight Commander, Commanding Officer of a MiG 27 squadron, and Air Officer Commanding of an air base during his operational tenures.
As a test pilot, he has served in Aircraft and System Testing Establishment in various ranks and capacities.
He also led the MiG 29 Upgrade Project Management Team in Moscow, Russia. He was the Project Director (Flight Test) at National Flight Test Centre looking after the flight testing of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas and Air Defence Commander at the South Western Air Command.
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.