Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia named next IAF Vice Chief

Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia, now heading the Eastern Air Command, will be the next Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force. He succeeds Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, who takes over as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff on Saturday. An NDA alumnus commissioned in June 1988, Walia has flown the MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-27, Jaguar and Su-30MKI.