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{{Short description|Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, India}}
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| honorific_prefix    = [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]]
| name                = Vikram Singh
| honorific_suffix    = [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
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| birth_place         = [[Bapora]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]
| allegiance          = {{Country|India}}
| branch              = {{Air force|India}}
| serviceyears        = 21 December 1984 - 30 April 2023<ref name="vikramsingh_br"/>
| rank                = [[File:Indian IAF OF-8.svg|24px]] [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]]
| military_blank1     = [[Service number]]
| military_data1      = 17699<ref name="vikramsingh_br"/>
| unit                = [[No. 7 Squadron IAF|No.7 Squadron]]
| commands            = [[South Western Air Command, Indian Air Force|South Western Air Command]]
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| awards              = [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br>[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| spouse              = Dr. Arathi Singh
| relations           = [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Sandeep Singh (air marshal)|Sandeep Singh]]
| parents             = [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Prithi Singh]]
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'''Vikram Singh''', [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|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, Indian Air Force|South Western Air Command]]. He took over the office on 1 October 2021, following the appointment of [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Sandeep Singh (air marshal)|Sandeep Singh]] as the [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]].<ref name="AOCinC_SWAC">{{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}}</ref>
==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 [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]].<ref name="vikramsingh_br"/><ref name="iaf-swac">{{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}}</ref>
Vikram Singh undertook the Flying Instructor's Course, Experimental Flight Test Course and Staff Course at [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]].<ref name="iaf-swac"/> 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]].<ref name="vikramsingh_br">{{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}}</ref>
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 (India)|Western Air Command]] from 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== Honours and decorations ==
Singh has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) in 2009 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022.<ref name="avsm">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
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|{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
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|{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=IND_High_Altitude_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=IND_Videsh_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|ribbon=75yearmedal.svg|width=106}}
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
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|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
|[[Special Service Medal (India)|Special Service Medal]]
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|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[High Altitude Medal]]
|[[Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[75th Independence Anniversary Medal (India)|75th Independence Anniversary Medal]]
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|[[50th Independence Anniversary Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}
== Personal life ==
He is the son of [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Prithi Singh]] who served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Western Air Command, Indian Air Force|Western Air Command]].
Singh is married to Arathi Singh who is President of Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional). The couple has children.<ref name="iaf-swac"/>
== References ==
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{{s-mil}}{{Succession box
| title = Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[South Western Air Command, Indian Air Force|South Western Air Command]]
| years = 1 October 2021 - 30 April 2023
| before = [[Sandeep Singh (air marshal)|Sandeep Singh]]
| after = [[Narmdeshwar Tiwari]]
}}
{{Succession box
| title = Senior Air Staff Officer - [[Western Air Command (India)|Western Air Command]]
| years = 1 October 2020 - 30 September 2021
| before = [[Richard John Duckworth]]
| after = [[Radhakrishnan Radhish]]
}}
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[[Category:Indian Air Force air marshals]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1963 births]]
[[Category:Indian air attachés]]