Amar Preet Singh

47th Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)

  • Droupadi Murmu
Chief of Air StaffVivek Ram ChaudhariPreceded bySandeep SinghAir Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Central Air CommandIn office
1 July 2022 – 31 January 2023Chief of Air StaffVivek Ram ChaudhariPreceded byRichard John DuckworthSucceeded byRavi Gopal Krishana Kapoor Personal detailsBorn (1964-10-27) 27 October 1964 (age 59)Military serviceAllegiance IndiaBranch/service Indian Air ForceYears of service21 December 1984 - Present[1]Rank Air MarshalUnitNo. 22 SquadronCommands
  • Central Air Command
  • 2 Air Defence Control Centre
  • No. 22 Squadron
Service Number17695[1]Awards

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh, PVSM, AVSM is a serving air officer of the Indian Air Force. He is currently serving as the 47th Vice Chief of the Air Staff.[2] He was previously serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command,[3] prior to that he served as the Senior Air Staff Officer at the Eastern Air Command.[4]

Early life and education

The Air Officer is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Air Force Academy, Dundigal. He is also an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi.[5]

Military Career

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 21 December 1984 from the Air Force Academy, Dundigal. In a distinguished career spanning across 38 years, he has tenanted various staff and instructional appointments. He has flown a variety of fighter and trainer aircraft with more than 5000 hours of operational flying. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor and an experimental test pilot with service flying on a variety of fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft.[2] As Wing Commander, he has commanded the No. 22 squadron. He spearheaded the MiG-29 Upgrade Project Management Team at Moscow, Russia and was instrumental in flight testing of HAL Tejas.He served as the Chief Test Pilot at Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment.

After being promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal, he served as the Project Director at National Flight Test Center, Aeronautical Development Agency and as the Air Officer Commanding of 2 Air Defence Control Centre at Gandhinagar.[1]

After being promoted to the rank of Air Marshal, he was appointed as the Senior Air Staff Officer of the Eastern Air Command at Shillong. A year later, on 1 July 2022, he took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Air Command succeeding Air Marshal Richard John Duckworth who superannuated from service on 30 June 2022.[3][6]

On 1 February 2023, Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh took over as the 47th Vice Chief of the Air Staff succeeding Air Marshal Sandeep Singh when the latter superannuated from service on 31 January 2023.[7]

Personal life

Air Marshal Singh is a keen squash player. He is married to Mrs Sarita Singh. The couple is blessed with a son and a daughter.[8]

Honours and decorations

During his career, he has been awarded with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019[9] and Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023.[10]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Medal Videsh Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal
50th Independence Anniversary Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Dates of rank

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Pilot Officer Indian Air Force 21 December 1984[1]
Flying Officer Indian Air Force 21 December 1985[1]
Flight Lieutenant Indian Air Force 21 December 1989[1]
Squadron Leader Indian Air Force 21 December 1995[1]
Wing Commander Indian Air Force 14 May 2001[1]
Group Captain Indian Air Force 05 Nov 2007[1]
Air Commodore Indian Air Force 30 Dec 2010 (Acting)

01 Apr 2011 (Substantive)[1]

Air Vice Marshal Indian Air Force 01 Aug 2016[1]
Air Marshal Indian Air Force 1 February 2021 (AOC-in-C from 1 July 2022)[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Service record - Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "AIR MARSHAL AP SINGH ASSUMES APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF" (Press release). PIB. 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "AIR MARSHAL AP SINGH ASSUMES THE APPOINTMENT OF AOC-IN-C CENTRAL AIR COMMAND" (Press release). PIB. 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Central Air Command - IAF". Indian Air Force. 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh appointed as Vice Chief of Air Staff". DDE. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Air Marshal AP Singh takes over as CAC chief". Hindustan Times. 1 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Air Marshal AP Singh Takes Charge As Vice Chief Of Indian Air Force". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Air Marshal AP Singh: सेंट्रल एयर कमांड के एओसी-इन-चीफ बने एयर मार्शल एपी सिंह, बमरौली में संभाला कार्यभार" (in Hindi). Jagran. 7 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Distinguished Service and Gallantry Awards to IAF Personnel on Republic Day 2019". 25 January 2019.
  10. ^ "President approves 412 Gallantry awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day" (Press release). PIB. 25 January 2023.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sandeep Singh
 Vice Chief of Air Staff
1 February 2023 - Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Central Air Command
1 July 2022 – 31 January 2023 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Senior Air Staff Officer
Eastern Air Command
1 February 2021 – 30 June 2022 		Succeeded by