New Vice Chief of Indian Air Force

• Air Marshal AP Singh will take over as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force.

• He will succeed Air Marshal Sandeep Singh, who retires on January 31.

• He will take over as deputy chief on February 1.

• He is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Air Command.

• For his "distinguished" services, Singh was awarded the "Ati Vishisht Seva Medal" by the President of India on Republic Day in 2019.

• Singh also headed the MiG 29 upgrade project management team in Moscow, Russia.