Air Marshal Tejinder Singh Becomes Deputy Chief of Indian Air Force

New Delhi, India – Air Marshal Tejinder Singh has taken over as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS) of the Indian Air Force at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) in New Delhi. After assuming his new role, he paid homage to the bravehearts who sacrificed their lives by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial in New Delhi.

An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Tejinder was commissioned in the fighter stream of the IAF on June 13, 1987. He is a Category ‘A’ Qualified Flying Instructor with over 4500 hours of flying experience. He has also attended the Defence Service Staff College and National Defence College.

Throughout his career, he has commanded a Fighter Squadron, a Radar Station, a premier Fighter Base, and served as Air Officer Commanding in Jammu and Kashmir. His staff appointments include roles such as Operational Staff at a Command HQ, Air Commodore (Personnel Officers-1) at Air HQ, Deputy Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, Financial (Planning) at HQ IDS, Air Commodore (Aerospace Safety), Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Offensive), and ACAS Ops (Strategy) at Air HQ.

Before his current appointment, he was the Senior Air Staff Officer at HQ Eastern Air Command of IAF in Shillong, Meghalaya. In recognition of his meritorious services, he was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal in 2007 and the Ati Vishist Seva Medal in 2022 by the President of India.

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh is taking over his new role at a crucial time when the Indian Air Force is advancing multiple important aircraft projects, including the LCA Mark-1A, LCA Mark-2, and the upgrade of its Su-30MKI fleet. The IAF is also moving forward with projects like the induction of the C-295 transport aircraft and the development and manufacturing of various weapon systems and missiles within the country.