Indian Air Force

Aerial service branch of the Indian Armed Forces. 
af India, Air Force of India, Bharatiya Vayu Sena, Bhāratīya Vāyu Senā, BVS, IAF, भारतीय वायु सेना

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1932 air force, Air Marshal, Central Air Command, Eastern Air Command, Garud Commando Force, India, Indian Armed Forces, Maintenance Command, South Western Air Command, Southern Air Command, Training Command, Western Air Command, 

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  Daulat Beg Oldi
  
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  Fukche
  
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  Halwara Air Force Station
  
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  Hasimara Air Force Station
  
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  Kalaikunda Air Force Station
  
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  Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
  
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  Naliya Air Force Station
  
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  Pathankot AB Airport
  
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  Phalodi Air Force Station
  
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  Sookerating Air Force Station
  
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  Sulur Air Force Station
  
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Adampur Air force base – Ajeet – Akash-NG – Barrackpore Air Force Station – Bendix AN/FPS-20 Radar – Beriev A-50 – Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Base – Car Nicobar Air Force Base – Dassault Mirage 2000 – Dassault Rafale – Daulat Beg Oldi – De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou – English Electric Camberra – Gnat – Halwara Air Force Station – Hasimara Air Force Station – HF-24 Marut – Hurricane – Kalaikunda Air Force Station – Kh-59 Ovod – Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport – Naliya Air Force Station – Pathankot AB Airport – Phalodi Air Force Station – R-40 – Rudram-1 – Sea Eagle – SEPECAT Jaguar – Sookerating Air Force Station – Suratgarh Air Force Station – Tawang Air Force Station – Tejas – Thanjavur Air Force Station – Tu-22M – Udhampur Air Force Station – Uttarlai Airport – 

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AIR MARSHAL S PRABHAKARAN ASSUMES COMMAND OF IAF’S WESTERN AIR COMMAND

AIR MARSHAL S PRABHAKARAN ASSUMES COMMAND OF IAF’S WESTERN AIR COMMAND (cropped)

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhaduria PVSM AVSM VM ADC

Air Marshal AP SIngh takes over a Vice Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force

Air Marshal Amit Dev who superannuated on 28 Feb 22

Air Marshal BR Krishna took over as the AOC-in-C Western air command

Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik AVSM VM, AOC-in-C Eastern Air Command

Air Marshal Jonnalagedda Chalapati took over as AOC-in-C of Southern Air Command (cropped)

Air Marshal J Chalapati VSM Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command

Air Marshal J Chalapati took over as AOC-in-C of Southern Air Command

Air Marshal Manavendra Singh took over as AOC-in-C of Southern Air Command (cropped)

Air Marshal Vikram Singh VSM Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command

Asia's biggest Air Show AeroIndia 2023 Day 1 Flying display!

A Garud commando taking position during a exercise

Garud Special force commandos

Glimpses of the flypast practice at the Yelahanka Air Base of the IAF.

HAL Tejas FOC variant doing air manoeuvre

HAL Tejas (LA-5018) of Squadron 18 Flying Bullets doing air manoeuvre

HAL Tejas (LA-5020) of Squadron 18 Flying Bullets during Air Force day 2021

INS Vikramaditya Squadron Photo

Men of the No. 18 Squadron IAF posing with a Gnat, early-mid 1971.

Su-30 MKI of Indian Air Force during Konkan Shakti 2021

Su-30 MKI of Indian Air Force during Konkan Shakti 2021

• Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will witness the prowess of Tri-Services Indigenous Weapon Systems & Equipment during the Fire & Maneuver Exercise at Pokaran Field Firing Ranges (Rajasthan) on 12 Mar 2024. (Wikimedia)
• Indian Air Force showcasing various platforms (Wikimedia)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
base		Adampur Air force base			Wikidata
base		Barrackpore Air Force Station			Wikidata
base		Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Base			Wikidata
base		Car Nicobar Air Force Base			Wikidata
base		Daulat Beg Oldi			Wikidata
base		Fukche			Wikidata
base		Halwara Air Force Station			Wikidata
base		Hasimara Air Force Station			Wikidata
base		Kalaikunda Air Force Station			Wikidata
base		Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport			Wikidata
base		Naliya Air Force Station			Wikidata
base		Pathankot AB Airport			Wikidata
base		Phalodi Air Force Station			Wikidata
base		Sookerating Air Force Station			Wikidata
base		Sulur Air Force Station			Wikidata
base		Suratgarh Air Force Station			Wikidata
base		Tawang Air Force Station			Wikidata
base		Thanjavur Air Force Station			Wikidata
base		Udhampur Air Force Station			Wikidata
base		Uttarlai Airport			Wikidata
image		AIR MARSHAL S PRABHAKARAN ASSUMES COMMAND OF IAF’S WESTERN AIR COMMAND			Wikimedia
image		AIR MARSHAL S PRABHAKARAN ASSUMES COMMAND OF IAF’S WESTERN AIR COMMAND (cropped)			Wikimedia
image		Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhaduria PVSM AVSM VM ADC			Wikimedia
image		Air Marshal AP SIngh takes over a Vice Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force			Wikimedia
image		Air Marshal Amit Dev who superannuated on 28 Feb 22			Wikimedia
image		Air Marshal BR Krishna took over as the AOC-in-C Western air command			Wikimedia
image		Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik AVSM VM, AOC-in-C Eastern Air Command			Wikimedia
image		Air Marshal Jonnalagedda Chalapati took over as AOC-in-C of Southern Air Command (cropped)			Wikimedia
image		Air Marshal J Chalapati VSM Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command			Wikimedia
image		Air Marshal J Chalapati took over as AOC-in-C of Southern Air Command			Wikimedia
image		Air Marshal Manavendra Singh took over as AOC-in-C of Southern Air Command (cropped)			Wikimedia
image		Air Marshal Vikram Singh VSM Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command			Wikimedia
image		Asia's biggest Air Show AeroIndia 2023 Day 1 Flying display!			Wikimedia
image		A Garud commando taking position during a exercise			Wikimedia
image		Garud Special force commandos			Wikimedia
image		Glimpses of the flypast practice at the Yelahanka Air Base of the IAF.			Wikimedia
image		HAL Tejas FOC variant doing air manoeuvre			Wikimedia
image		HAL Tejas (LA-5018) of Squadron 18 Flying Bullets doing air manoeuvre			Wikimedia
image		HAL Tejas (LA-5020) of Squadron 18 Flying Bullets during Air Force day 2021			Wikimedia
image		INS Vikramaditya Squadron Photo			Wikimedia
image		Men of the No. 18 Squadron IAF posing with a Gnat, early-mid 1971.			Wikimedia
image		Su-30 MKI of Indian Air Force during Konkan Shakti 2021			Wikimedia
image		Su-30 MKI of Indian Air Force during Konkan Shakti 2021			Wikimedia
video		Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will witness the prowess of Tri-Services Indigenous Weapon Systems & Equipment during the Fire & Maneuver Exercise at Pokaran Field Firing Ranges (Rajasthan) on 12 Mar 2024.			Wikimedia
video		Indian Air Force showcasing various platforms			Wikimedia

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