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The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October 1932 in British India as an auxiliary air force [22] of the Royal Air Force. The enactment of the Indian Air Force Act 1932 [23] [24] stipulated out their auxiliary status and enforced the adoption of the Royal Air Force uniforms, badges, brevets and insignia. [25]
In a delayed admission of the accidental missile launch 48 hours after the incident, the Indian Defense Ministry said on 11 March 2022 that "a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile" [8] and that it was "deeply regrettable". India also said that they have ordered a high-level Court of Enquiry to look into the incident.
HAL AMCA. The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft ( AMCA) is an Indian single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather fifth-generation stealth, multirole combat aircraft being developed for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. The Mark-1 variant of the aircraft will be a fifth generation fighter while the Mark-2 variant will have sixth-generation ...
The HAL Tejas Mark 2 (lit. "Radiance"), or Medium Weight Fighter ( MWF ), [2] is an Indian single-engine, canard delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in collaboration with Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) [3] of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Awards. Vir Chakra [2] Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman VrC (born 21 June 1983) is an Indian Air Force fighter pilot who was held captive in Pakistan after he was shot down in an aerial dogfight that ensued after the Pakistan Air Force 's (PAF) retaliatory airstrikes in Jammu and Kashmir. He was awarded the Vir Chakra by the Indian government.
The Indian Air Force has been undergoing a modernization program to replace and upgrade outdated equipment since the late 1990s to meet modern standards. For that reason, it has started procuring and developing aircraft, weapons, associated technologies, and infrastructures. Some of these programs date back to the late 1980s.
The HAL Tejas ( Sanskrit: ISO: Tējasa, lit. 'Radiance') is an Indian single-engine, 4.5 generation delta wing multirole [10] combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Navy. [11] [12] Tejas made its first flight in 2001 ...
0 (1 initially) On 8 December 2021, a Mil Mi-17V-5 transport helicopter operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed between Coimbatore and Wellington in the state of Tamil Nadu, after departing from Sulur Air Force Station. The helicopter was carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 13 others, including his wife and staff.