05
Jun
Rajeev Sharma :- Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, a distinguished fighter pilot, test pilot and senior officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF), has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff. He is scheduled to assume office on July 1, bringing with him nearly four decades of operational, command and technical experience. Commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF on December 6, 1986, Air Marshal Dixit is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, the Defence Services Command and Staff College in Bangladesh, and the National Defence College, New Delhi. Over the course of his…