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New Air Force Chief appointed: Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh has been appointed as the Chief of the Air Force. With this, a unique coincidence has been made regarding the three wings of the Indian Army.
What is a coincidence?
With the announcement of the name of Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh as the next Chief of the Air Force, something has happened that had never happened before and that is that the chiefs of the three military branches of the country are classmates and classmates of each other. Other. India's Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi and Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh studied together in the 65th course of the 'National Defense Academy'. They passed out from there in 1983. On the other hand, General Dwivedi and Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi were classmates at the Sainik School in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. Such a coincidence has never happened before in the Indian Army.
Who occupied it and when?
Three chiefs have been appointed in the last five months. Admiral Tripathi took over as the Navy Chief on 30 April 2024, while General Dwivedi took over the Army on 31 July. Air Marshal A.P. Singh will take command of the Air Force from September 30. He will replace the current Air Force Chief Vivek Ram Chaudhary.
You will benefit from good relations
General Upendra Dwivedi, Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi and Air Marshal A.P. Singh are very good friends. This will maintain cordial relations between the three wings of the army. Since work is going on to create theater commands for the country's defense forces under the leadership of Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan, a deep friendship between the three army chiefs will prove to be very helpful.
Achievements of the next Air Force Chief
– Born on 27 October 1964, Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh was commissioned into the Air Force as a fighter aircraft pilot in December 1984. He has served in various commands and staff for nearly 40 years.
– He has more than five thousand hours of flying experience.
– He has also served abroad on behalf of the Indian Army.
– He has been awarded the 'Athi Vishto Seva Medal' in 2019 and 'Param Vishto Seva Medal' in 2023.
– He is fond of playing squash.
This is the challenge before the new chief
– As Air Force Chief, Amar Preet Singh's priorities will be the purchase of new fighter planes.
– He also has to work towards the modernization of the Air Force.
– It will also face challenges on the Line of Actual Control with neighbouring country China.
– The number of fighter squadrons of the Air Force has officially been reduced from 42 to 30. So they will have to reduce in that regard as well.