AP Singh becomes Air Force Chief of Staff… Now two classmates and two classmates will be in charge of all three military branches –

With the appointment of Air Marshal Apu Singh as the next Chief of Air Staff, the Army, Navy and Air Force will now be led by two classmates and two classmates. The Ministry of Defence announced the appointment of Air Marshal Apu Singh on Saturday.

Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi and Air Marshal AP Singh were classmates at the National Defense Academy (NDA) and passed away from there in 1983. General Dwivedi and Indian Navy Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi were classmates at the Revasinik School in Madhya Pradesh. The strong friendship between the three service chiefs is expected to further enhance coordination and synergy between the Army, Navy and Air Force.

Air Marshal Singh was born on 27 October 1964 and commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force in December 1984. During his long and distinguished service spanning nearly four decades, he served in various capacities including command, staff, training and overseas. An alumnus of the National Defense College, Defense Services Staff College and National Defense Academy, Air Marshal Singh is a qualified flight instructor and test pilot with over 5,000 hours of flying experience in various fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

During his career, he commanded an operational fighter squadron and a frontline air base. As a test pilot, he led the MiG-29 upgrade project management team in Moscow, Russia. He also served as Project Director (Test Flight) at the State Test Flight Center, responsible for the test flight of the light fighter Tejas.

He has served in important staff positions such as Air Defense Commander of the Southwestern Air Force Command and Senior Air Staff Officer of the Eastern Air Force Command. Before serving as Deputy Chief of Air Staff, he served as Air Force Commander of the Central Air Force Command.