Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, the new Chief of the Air Staff, was accorded a guard of honour at the Parade Ground, Air Force Station, New Delhi, on 1 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The Indian Air Force accorded a ceremonial guard of honour to incoming Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit at the Parade Ground, Air Force Station, New Delhi, on 1 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A formal guard of honour was presented to Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit upon his assumption as Chief of the Air Staff at the Air Force Station Parade Ground, New Delhi, on 1 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was recognised as India's new top air commander after being accorded a guard of honour at the Parade Ground, Air Force Station, New Delhi, on 1 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit arrived at the Parade Ground, Air Force Station, New Delhi, on 1 November 2026 to inspect the guard of honour presented in recognition of his appointment as Chief of the Air Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel formally presented a guard of honour to Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, the new Chief of the Air Staff, at the Parade Ground, Air Force Station, New Delhi, on 1 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
In a traditional military ceremony on 1 November 2026, IAF troops lined up at the Parade Ground, Air Force Station, New Delhi to present a guard of honour to incoming chief Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Troops of the Indian Air Force presented a ceremonial guard of honour to Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit at the Air Force Station, New Delhi, on 1 November 2026, marking the formal start of his tenure. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A ceremonial parade at the Air Force Station Parade Ground, New Delhi on 1 November 2026 formally marked Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit's elevation to the position of Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
IAF personnel accorded full military honours to Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit at the Parade Ground, Air Force Station, New Delhi on 1 November 2026 as he formally took over as Chief of the Air Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit walked the parade line at the Parade Ground, Air Force Station, New Delhi on 1 November 2026 to review the guard of honour presented by IAF personnel upon his appointment as Chief of the Air Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit arrived and personally inspected the ceremonial guard of honour at Air Force Station, New Delhi, on 1 November 2026, a customary rite for incoming heads of the Indian Air Force. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit began his tenure as Chief of the Air Staff with a ceremonial inspection of the guard of honour at the Parade Ground, Air Force Station, New Delhi, on 1 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The Air Force Station, New Delhi hosted a guard of honour for newly appointed Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit on 1 November 2026, with IAF personnel lining the Parade Ground in a formal welcome. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
As a time honoured military tradition, the Indian Air Force lined the Parade Ground, Air Force Station, New Delhi on 1 November 2026 to formally welcome Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit into his role as the new Chief of the Air Staff. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)