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MiG-25R of No. 102 Squadron IAF on display at the Indian Air Force Museum, Palam. The MiG-25 was kept a guarded secret in India, designated Garuda after the large mythical bird of Vishnu from Hindu scriptures. [77] It was used extensively in the Kargil War and Operation Parakram, conducting aerial reconnaissance sorties over Pakistan. [N 2] [78]
A Su-30MKI firing Brahmos ER. Netra AEW&C on Embraer ERJ 145 platform. C-17 Globemaster III in service. C-295 is replacing HS-748. HAL Prachand. Aircraft. Origin. Type. Variant.
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]
List of active Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons. This is an organized list of all of the active aircraft squadrons that currently exist in the Indian Air Force. Squadrons might have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation. Expeditionary and provisional units are not listed.
The sound was mistaken for a bomb blast. While the Indian Air Force made no official claims about this secret reconnaissance mission, Pakistan did make a statement. It claimed that the pilot aboard the Indian MiG-25 aircraft deliberately sent the sonic boom to remind the Pakistan Air Force that it had no equal in its inventory. Despite a fully ...
Vir Chakra [2] Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman VrC (born 21 June 1983) is an Indian Air Force fighter pilot of Mig-21 Bison plane who on 27 February 2019 scrambled to intercept F-16 & JF-17 of Pakistan Air Force 's (PAF) that were conducting retaliatory airstrikes on Jammu and Kashmir. He was awarded the Vir Chakra by the Indian government.
Westland Wapiti, one of the first aircraft flown by the Royal Indian Air Force. Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber over the Deccan plateau in the early 1950s. Canberra medium bomber. Mystere IV A being armed with cannon rounds during September 1965. Name.
Indian Air Force's MiG 27 in a formation with US Air Force's F-15 in exercise Cope India 2004 IAF Su-30MKIs and RAF Eurofighter Typhoons during Indradhanush 2010 exercise. The Indian Air Force engages in multiple military exercises with foreign nations and their air forces to increase interoperability between themselves. Some are also ...