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Who is Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit? Op Sindoor and Safed Sagar veteran appointed new IAF chief

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has logged more than 3,500 hours of flying on aircraft including the Mirage-2000, Jaguar, MiG variants and Tejas.

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Who is Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit? Op Sindoor and Safed Sagar veteran appointed new IAF chief Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has logged more than 3,500 hours of flying on aircraft including the Mirage-2000, Jaguar, MiG variants and Tejas. Updated on: Oct 6, 2026, 19:25:33 IST By HT News Desk Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy link

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