Vikram Singh (air marshal)

Air Marshal Vikram Singh AVSM, VSM
Personal details
Born	(1963-04-09) April 9, 1963 (age 62) [1] Bapora, Haryana, India
Spouse	Dr. Arathi Singh
Relations	Air Marshal Sandeep Singh
Parent	Air Marshal Prithi Singh
Awards	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Air Force
Years of service	21 December 1984 - 30 April 2023 [2]
Rank	Air Marshal
Unit	No.7 Squadron
Commands	South Western Air Command
Service number	17699 [2]

Vikram Singh, AVSM, VSM is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), South Western Air Command. He took over the office on 1 October 2021, following the appointment of Air Marshal Sandeep Singh as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff. ^[3]

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 Mirage 2000. ^{[2] [1]}

Vikram Singh undertook the Flying Instructor's Course, Experimental Flight Test Course and Staff Course at Pretoria, South Africa. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

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 from 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021. ^[4]

Honours and decorations

Singh has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) in 2009, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

		Param Vishisht Seva Medal
	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal	Vishisht Seva Medal	Samanya Seva Medal	Special Service 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

PPersonal life

He is the son of Air Marshal Prithi Singh who served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command.

Singh is married to Arathi Singh who is President of Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional). The couple has children. ^[1]

References

1. "AOC-in-C-SWAC". Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
2. "Air Marshal Vikram Singh - Bharat Rakshak". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
3. "Air Marshal Vikram Singh takes charge at South Western Air Command". Indian Express. 2021-10-04.
4. "AIR Marshal Vikram Singh Takes over as SASO HQ WAC IAF" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 2021-10-02.
5. @DefencePROPalam (2021-10-03). "Air Marshal Vikram Singh Vishisht Seva Medal took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief , South Western Air Command at Gandhinagar today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
6. "President approves 384 Gallantry Awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day". PIB. 2022-01-25.

Military offices
Preceded by Sandeep Singh	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command 1 October 2021 - 30 April 2023	Succeeded by Narmdeshwar Tiwari
Preceded by Richard John Duckworth	Senior Air Staff Officer - Western Air Command 1 October 2020 - 30 September 2021	Succeeded by Radhakrishnan Radhish