New Delhi: Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia, AVSM, VM, has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) with effect from November 1, 2026. He is currently serving as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command.
He will succeed Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, who is scheduled to take over as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff on October 31, 2026.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Walia was commissioned into the Fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on June 11, 1988. During his nearly four-decade career, he has commanded a frontline fighter squadron, the Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) and Air Force Station Bareilly. He has also served as Defence Attaché at the Indian Embassy in Japan and South Korea.
He holds three postgraduate degrees in Defence and Strategic Studies and was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal in 2008 and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018.
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