A New Chapter In India's Air Power Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, has outlined the Indian Air Force’s priorities of combat readiness and technological transformation, highlighting the growing role of drones, artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities and space in modern warfare. Paying tribute to fallen heroes at the National War Memorial, he acknowledged the force’s preparedness under his predecessor, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, including during Operation Sindoor.