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{{Short description|Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, India}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]]
| name = Vikram Singh
| honorific_suffix = [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
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| birth_place = [[Bapora]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]
| allegiance = {{Country|India}}
| branch = {{Air force|India}}
| serviceyears = 21 December 1984 - Present<ref name="vikramsingh_br"/>
| rank = [[File:Indian IAF OF-8.svg|24px]] [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]]
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| military_data1 = 17699<ref name="vikramsingh_br"/>
| unit = [[No. 7 Squadron IAF|No.7 Squadron]]
| commands = [[South Western Air Command, Indian Air Force|South Western Air Command]]
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| awards = [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br>[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| spouse = Dr. Arathi Singh
| relations = [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Sandeep Singh (air marshal)|Sandeep Singh]]
| parents = [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Prithi Singh|Prithi Singh]]
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[[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] '''Vikram Singh''', [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is an officer in the [[Indian Air Force]]. Currently he is serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), [[South Western Air Command, Indian Air Force|South Western Air Command]]. He took over the office on 1 October 2021, following the appointment of [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Sandeep Singh (air marshal)|Sandeep Singh]] as the [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]].<ref name="AOCinC_SWAC">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/air-marshal-vikram-singh-takes-charge-at-south-western-air-command-7550284/|title=Air Marshal Vikram Singh takes charge at South Western Air Command|publisher=Indian Express|date=2021-10-04}}</ref>

==Career==
Vikram Singh was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on December 21, 1984. He has flying experience on [[MiG-21]] and [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]].<ref name="vikramsingh_br"/><ref name="iaf-swac">{{cite web|url=https://indianairforce.nic.in/content/south-western-air-command|title=AOC-in-C-SWAC|publisher=Indian Air Force|access-date=2021-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019142644/https://indianairforce.nic.in/south-western-air-command/|archive-date=2021-10-19}}</ref>

Vikram Singh undertook the Flying Instructor's Course, Experimental Flight Test Course and Staff Course at [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]].<ref name="iaf-swac"/>

He has performed Flight Test duties at the National Flight Test Centre at Aeronautic Development Agency. He had commanded an Air Force Station and served as the Air Attaché at [[Moscow]], [[Russia]].<ref name="vikramsingh_br">{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/17699|title=Air Marshal Vikram Singh - Bharat Rakshak|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=12 October 2021}}</ref>

He has also served at the Integrated Defence Staff Headquarters and was Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans) at Air Headquarters. Previous to his present assignment, he had served as Senior Air Staff Officer for the [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]] from 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1660943|title=AIR Marshal Vikram Singh Takes over as SASO HQ WAC IAF|date=2021-10-02|publisher=Press Information Bureau}}</ref>

== Honours and decorations ==
During his career, Vikram Singh has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) in 2009 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022.<ref name="avsm">{{cite tweet|number=1444719534196203525|user=DefencePROPalam|title= Air Marshal Vikram Singh Vishisht Seva Medal took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief , South Western Air Command at Gandhinagar today.|date=2021-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1792624|title=President approves 384 Gallantry Awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day|publisher=PIB|date=2022-01-25}}</ref>

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== Personal life ==
He is the son of [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Prithi Singh]] who served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Western Air Command, Indian Air Force|Western Air Command]].

Vikram Singh is married to Dr. Arathi Singh who is President of Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional). The couple is blessed with two children.<ref name="iaf-swac"/>

== References ==
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{{s-mil}}{{Succession box
| title = Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[South Western Air Command, Indian Air Force|South Western Air Command]]
| years = 1 October 2021 - Present
| before = [[Sandeep Singh (air marshal)|Sandeep Singh]]
| after = Incumbent
}}
{{Succession box
| title = Senior Air Staff Officer - [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]]
| years = 1 October 2020 - 30 September 2021
| before = [[Richard John Duckworth]]
| after = [[Radhakrishnan Radhish]]
}}
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[[Category:Indian Air Force air marshals]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1963 births]]
[[Category:Indian air attachés]]

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