Overview
- New appointments were formally assumed on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, with multiple vice‑chiefs, two army command heads and senior air commanders taking charge across the services.
- Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit moved from Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to become Vice Chief of the Air Staff, while Air Marshal Tejinder Singh succeeded him as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff.
- Air Marshal Jasvir Singh Mann took command of the Thiruvananthapuram‑based Southern Air Command and Air Marshal P V Shivanand became AOC‑in‑C of the South Western Air Command at Gandhinagar.
- The Army’s leadership changes include Lt Gen Sandeep Jain as Vice Chief of Army Staff, with Lt Gen Rajesh Pushkar and Lt Gen Mohit Malhotra appointed to head the Southern and South Western Army Commands respectively.
- Defence officials and press releases say the reshuffle stresses continuity, tri‑service operational integration and stewardship of platforms and weapon systems, building on recent joint operations such as Operation Sindoor.