Indian Air Force

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air force military branch

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.

Aliases (3)

Royal Indian Air Force ×5
IAF ×1
Touch the Sky with Glory (Indian Air Force motto, associated) ×1

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 →

Referenced by (47)

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