
New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Tuesday took charge as the New Indian Air Force Chief here and took blessings of his mother, Pushwant Kaur, at the National War Memorial.
The motto
"The motto we have given this year is 'Sashakta Sudridh and Aatmanirbhar," Singh said. On being asked about the future of the indigenous fighter aircraft programmes, Singh said that he has been associated with the Tejas programme from the flight testing and it is very close to his heart.