Air Marshal Sandeep Singh appointed Military Advisor to National Security Council

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Former Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sandeep Singh (Retd) has been appointed as the new Military Advisor to the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS). He will assume charge on April 24.

An overview of the news

• He will replace General Anil Chauhan, who was appointed Chief of Defense Staff in October last year.

• Sandeep Singh retired as the Vice Chief of the Air Force on January 31, 2023, after a military career of four decades.

• Sandeep Singh, an alumnus of the National Defense Academy, who was appointed as the new military advisor in the National Security Council Secretariat, was commissioned into the Indian Air Force in December 1983 as a fighter pilot.

• He has flown a number of aircraft, and has close to 4,900 hours of operational and test flying experience on Su-30 MKI, MiG-29, MiG-21, AN-32, Avro, Jaguar and Mirage 2000.

• He also played a key role in the induction, production and arming of the Su-30 MKI aircraft in India.

• In recognition of his services of an exceptionally high order, he was awarded the Vayu Sena Medal in 2006, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2013 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022.