Vikram Singh (air marshal)

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| honorific_prefix = Air Marshal

| name = Vikram Singh

| honorific_suffix = AVSM, VSM

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| birth_place = Bapora, Haryana, India

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| branch = {{Air force|India}}

| serviceyears = 21 December 1984 - 30 April 2023

| rank = 24px Air Marshal

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| military_data1 = 17699

| unit = No.7 Squadron

| commands = South Western Air Command

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| awards = Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal

| spouse = Dr. Arathi Singh

| relations = Air Marshal Sandeep Singh

| parents = Air Marshal Prithi Singh

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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.{{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}}

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.{{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}}

Vikram Singh undertook the Flying Instructor's Course, Experimental Flight Test Course and Staff Course at Pretoria, South Africa. 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.{{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}}

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.{{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}}

Honours and decorations

Singh has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) in 2009 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022.{{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}}{{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}}

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