Sandeep Singh (air marshal)

Air Marshal
Sandeep Singh
PVSM, AVSM, VM
Air Marshal Sandeep Singh PVSM, AVSM, VM
46th Vice Chief of the Air Staff
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 October 2021
Preceded by	Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Personal details
Born	15 January 1963 (age 61)
Relations	Air Marshal Prithi Singh (father-in-law); Air Marshal Vikram Singh (brother-in-law)
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal; Ati Vishisht Seva Medal; Vayu Sena Medal
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Air Force
Years of service	22 December 1983–Present
Rank	Air Marshal
Unit	No. 30 Squadron
Commands	Vice Chief of the Air Staff; South Western Air Command ; Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
Service number	17312

Air Marshal Sandeep Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VM, (born 15 January 1963) is an officer in the Indian Air Force. Currently he is serving as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, succeeding Vivek Ram Chaudhari. Previously, he served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), South Western Air Command.^[3]^[4]

Career[edit]

Sandeep Singh was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on December 22, 1983. He has flying experience of over 4780 hrs of operational and test flying experience on Su-30 MKI, MiG-29, MiG-21, Kiran, An-32, AVRO, Jaguar and Mirage 2000.^[2]^[1]

A recipient of the Sword of Honor, Sandeep Singh is a qualified training instructor (A2 category). He was instrumental in the induction of Su-30MKI in the Indian Air Force.^[5]^[4]

With a long career of 37 years, he has commanded a fighter aircraft squadron, was an instructor at Air Force test pilot school and project test pilot for the Su-30MKI. Due to his proficient knowledge of the Su-30MKI platform, Sandeep Singh has been the mainstay liaison for implementation of various weapons and systems by DRDO.^[2]

He served as the Deputy Chief of Air Staff from 1 October 2019 to 30 April 2021.^[6] He has also served as Senior Air Staff Officer for the Eastern Air Command from 1 January 2019 to 30 September 2019.^[7]

Honours and decorations[edit]

During his career, Sandeep Singh was commended by the Chief of Air Staff and has been awarded the Vayu Sena Medal (VM), the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) in 2013 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022.^[8]^[9]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal	Vayusena Medal

Personal life[edit]

He is married to Kamini Singh who is President of Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional). The couple is blessed with two daughters.^[5]^[1]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "AOC-in-C-SWAC". Indian Air Force. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Air Marshal Sandeep Singh - Bharat Rakshak". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
↑ "Air Marshal Sandeep Singh AVSM VM assumes the Appointment of Vice Chief of the Air Staff". PIB. 2021-10-13.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes charge as chief of South Western Air Command". Indian Express. 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes over the command as AOC-in-C SWAC". Connect Gujarat. 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
↑ "Indian Air Force to see major reshuffle at top level on October 1". New Indian Express. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
↑ "Shillong: Sandeep Singh takes over as EAC's Senior Air Staff Officer". 4 January 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
↑ "Gazette of India Archive". 5 April 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
↑ "President approves 384 Gallantry Awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day". PIB. 2022-01-25.

Military offices
Preceded by Vivek Ram Chaudhari	Vice Chief of Air Staff 1 October 2021 - Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Surendra Kumar Ghotia	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command 1 May 2021 - 30 September 2021	Succeeded by Vikram Singh
Preceded by Vivek Ram Chaudhari	Deputy Chief of the Air Staff 1 October 2019 - 30 April 2021	Succeeded by Suraj Kumar Jha
Preceded by Rajesh Kumar	Senior Air Staff Officer - Eastern Air Command 1 January 2019 - 30 September 2019	Succeeded by Vivek Ram Chaudhari

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[iaf-swac-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "AOC-in-C-SWAC". Indian Air Force. Retrieved 2021-09-07.

[sandeepsingh_br-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Air Marshal Sandeep Singh - Bharat Rakshak". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[3] "Air Marshal Sandeep Singh AVSM VM assumes the Appointment of Vice Chief of the Air Staff". PIB. 2021-10-13.

[aoc-swac-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes charge as chief of South Western Air Command". Indian Express. 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-05-26.

[swac1-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes over the command as AOC-in-C SWAC". Connect Gujarat. 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-05-26.

[IAF-Shuffle-6] "Indian Air Force to see major reshuffle at top level on October 1". New Indian Express. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[SASO_EAC-7] "Shillong: Sandeep Singh takes over as EAC's Senior Air Staff Officer". 4 January 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[avsm-8] "Gazette of India Archive". 5 April 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[9] "President approves 384 Gallantry Awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day". PIB. 2022-01-25.

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