Air Marshal Sandeep Singh,

PVSM Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: , ) is a Military awards and decorations, military award of India. It is the highest peacetime medal of the Indian Armed Forces, and is awarded for "dist ...

AVSM Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM, ) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime ...

, VM, (born 15 January 1963) is a retired officer of the

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currently serving as the Military Advisor in the

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Secretariat. He served as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, succeeding

Vivek Ram Chaudhari Air chief marshal (India), Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, is a retired four-star air officer of the Indian Air Force who served as the Chief of the Air Staff (India), Chief of the Air Staff. He took over as the 27th Chief of the Air St ...

. Previously, he served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C),

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Career

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

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, Kiran, An-32,

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and

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. 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 The Sukhoi Su-30MKI (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) is a two-seater, twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi and built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for th ...

in the

. 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 The Sukhoi Su-30MKI (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) is a two-seater, twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi and built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for th ...

. 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

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. He served as the Deputy Chief of Air Staff from 1 October 2019 to 30 April 2021. He has also served as Senior Air Staff Officer for the Eastern Air Command from 1 January 2019 to 30 September 2019. He superannuated on 31 January 2023 and was succeeded by Air Marshal

Amar Preet Singh Air chief marshal (India), Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, PVSM, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, AVSM is a serving four star air officer of the Indian Air Force. He is the current and 28th Chief of the Air Staff (India), Chief of the Air Staff (CA ...

. He is currently Military Advisor in the

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Honours and decorations

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.

Personal life

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Sandeep Indian Air Force air marshals Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Recipients of the Vayu Sena Medal Living people 1963 births Vice chiefs of Air Staff (India) Deputy chiefs of Air Staff (India)