Indian Air Force

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The Indian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of India’s armed forces, responsible for defending the nation’s airspace and conducting air operations in peace and war.


Statements (70)
Predicate Object
instanceOf air force
military branch
abbreviation IAF
commanderInChiefTitle President of India
country India
emblem roundel with concentric saffron white and green circles
established 1932-10-08
formerName Royal Indian Air Force
gainedCurrentName 1950-01-26
governingBody Ministry of Defence of India
hasCommandStructure Central Air Command
Eastern Air Command
Maintenance Command
South Western Air Command
Southern Air Command
Training Command
Western Air Command
hasRankStructure airmen
commissioned officers
junior commissioned officers
headquartersLocation New Delhi
legalFoundation Air Force Act, 1950
motto Touch the Sky with Glory
mottoLanguage English
notableAEWandC Beriev A-50
DRDO Netra AEW&CS
notableAircraft Dassault Rafale
HAL Tejas
MiG-29
Mirage 2000
Sukhoi Su-30MKI
notableHelicopter HAL Dhruv
Mi-17
notableTransportAircraft Antonov An-32
C-130J Super Hercules
C-17 Globemaster III
partOf Indian Armed Forces
peacetimeOperation Operation Maitri
Operation Rahat
primaryMission air superiority
airborne early warning
close air support
defense of Indian airspace
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
offensive air operations
reconnaissance
strategic airlift
professionalHeadTitle Chief of the Air Staff
role aerial warfare
air operations in peace
air operations in war
airspace defense
roundelColors green
saffron
white
trainingInstitution Air Force Academy Dundigal
Air Force Technical College
National Defence Academy
usesAircraftType fighter aircraft
helicopters
trainer aircraft
transport aircraft
unmanned aerial vehicles
usesLanguage English
Hindi
warInvolvement Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Kargil War
Sino-Indian War of 1962

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
ASRAAM
Air Chief Marshal
Brichgunj military station
Bristol Blenheim
C-17 Globemaster III
Car Nicobar
Hawker Hunter
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Meteor
Mi-8
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Mil Mi-24
PVSM
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Pune International Airport
usedBy
Agra Airport
Dassault Mirage 2000
Hawker Tempest ("Royal Indian Air Force")
MiG-29
Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100
RBE2 radar
Snecma M53
Sukhoi Su-7
operator
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Hawker Hunter
Hawker Tempest ("Royal Indian Air Force")
primaryUser
Indian Air Force ("IAF")
abbreviation
Andaman and Nicobar Command
commanderService
Northern Command (India)
coordinatesWith
Dassault Rafale
exportUser
Indian Air Force ("Royal Indian Air Force")
formerName
Brichgunj military station
garrisonFor
Indian Armed Forces
hasComponent
British Commonwealth forces ("Royal Indian Air Force")
hasMember
Andaman and Nicobar Command
integratesService
Eastern Air Command
militaryBranch
Pune International Airport
militaryOperator
Indian Armed Forces ("Touch the Sky with Glory (Indian Air Force motto, associated)")
motto
Ministry of Defence (India)
oversees
Eastern Air Command
partOf
Indian Coast Guard
peacetimeCoordinationWith
Indian Armed Forces ("Royal Indian Air Force")
precededBy
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
serviceBranch
ANC
serviceBranches
National Defence Academy (near Pune)
trainingFor
AOC-in-C
usedIn
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
users

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