Air Marshal Vikram Singh, AVSM, 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. He took over the office on 1 October 2021, following the appointment of Air Marshal Sandeep Singh as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff.^[3]

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Air Marshal Vikram Singh AVSM, VSM
Personal details
Born	(1963-04-09) April 9, 1963 (age 61)[1] Bapora, Haryana, India
Spouse	Dr. Arathi Singh
Relations	Air Marshal Sandeep Singh
Parent	Air Marshal Prithi Singh
Awards	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Air Force
Years of service	21 December 1984 - 30 April 2023[2]
Rank	Air Marshal
Unit	No.7 Squadron
Commands	South Western Air Command
Service number	17699[2]

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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 Mirage 2000.^[2][1]

Vikram Singh undertook the Flying Instructor's Course, Experimental Flight Test Course and Staff Course at Pretoria, South Africa.^[1]

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.^[2]

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 from 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021.^[4]

During his career, Vikram Singh has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) in 2009 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022.^[5][6]

He is the son of Air Marshal Prithi Singh who served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command.

Vikram Singh is married to Dr. Arathi Singh who is President of Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional). The couple is blessed with two children.^[1]