CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Air Marshal A P Singh has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force, officials said on January 30, 2023. He will succeed Air Marshal Sandeep Singh, who will retire from service on January 31, 2023.

Detailed explanation-2: -Singh retired as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff on January 31, 2023 after a military career spanning almost four decades. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned into the IAF as a fighter pilot in December 1983.

Detailed explanation-3: -Career. Amar Preet Singh was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on 21 December 1984. In a distinguished career spanning 38 years, he has flown a variety of fighter and trainer aircraft with more than 4900 hours of operational flying.

Detailed explanation-4: -The current Chief of Air Force (CAS) is Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari who took office on 30 September 2021, following the retirement of Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria. Vivek Ram Chaudhari is an air officer of the Indian Air Force.