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The Indian Air Force (IAF) has about 1926 aircraft, including Su-30MKI, Rafale, Tejas, MiG-29, Mirage 2000 and MiG-21. The IAF's mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts.
Vivek Ram Chaudhari is the current Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force since 30 September 2021. He is a fighter pilot with over 3800 hours of flying experience on various aircraft and has commanded the No. 28 Squadron and the Western Air Command.
Amar Preet Singh is an Indian Air Force officer and the 47th Vice Chief of the Air Staff. He has flown various fighter and trainer aircraft, commanded an air base and a squadron, and received several medals and awards.
Air Marshal Sujeet Pushpakar Dharkar is the current Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command. He is a fighter pilot with over 3,600 hours of flying experience and has commanded a front line squadron and a flying training establishment.
Mohana Singh completed her schooling from The Air Force School, New Delhi and BTech in Electronics & Communication from Global Institute of Management and Emerging Technologies, Amritsar, Punjab. Her father Master Warrant Officer Pratap Singh (retd) was a serving Indian Air Force personnel and mother Manju Singh is a teacher. [ 6 ]
Learn how the Indian Air Force was established in 1932 as an auxiliary of the Royal Air Force and participated in World War II and the partition of India. The web page covers the formation, early pilots, operations, and post-war developments of the IAF.
Abhinandan Varthaman is an Indian Air Force fighter pilot who was captured by Pakistan in 2019 after a dogfight with F-16 jets. He was awarded the Vir Chakra and repatriated after a day of detention.
Arjan Singh (1919-2017) was a senior air officer of the Indian Air Force who led the IAF during the 1965 war with Pakistan. He also served as a diplomat, politician and advisor to the Government of India, and was the first and only IAF officer to be promoted to five-star rank as Marshal of the Indian Air Force.