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The Indian Air Force currently operates seven Air Commands. Each command is headed by an Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the rank of Air Marshal. The Air Force currently has over 60 air stations all over India. These are grouped into seven commands: Western Air Command at New Delhi, Delhi. Eastern Air Command at Shillong, Meghalaya.
Eastern Air Command: 1 April 1941 Tezpur AFS, Assam: Su-30MKI [2] No. 3 Squadron: Cobras: South Western Air Command: 1 October 1941 NAL AFS, Rajasthan: MiG-21 [3] No. 4 Squadron: Oorials: South Western Air Command: 1 February 1942 Uttarlai AFS, Rajasthan: Su-30MKI [4] No. 5 Squadron: Tuskers: Western Air Command: 2 November 1948 Ambala AFS ...
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]
Pages in category "Commands of the Indian Air Force" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Chief of the Air Staff The Chief of the Air Staff is the only serving Four Star Air Officer in the Indian Air Force. Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh PVSM, AVSM Vice Chief of the Air Staff The Vice Chief of the Air Staff is the second-highest-ranking officer in the Indian Air Force. Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference ...
List of Commanders-in-Chief of Strategic Forces Command S.No Rank Name Branch Assumed office Left office Notes 1 Air Marshal: Tej Mohan Asthana Indian Air Force: 10 January 2003: 30 June 2004: First C-in-C. [5] 2 Ajit Bhavnani 12 July 2004: 18 August 2005: Later served as Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India). [6] [7] 3 Avinash Deodata Joshi 22 ...
Air Marshal Hemant Sharma, AVSM, VSM, handing over the aircraft HPT-32 to Narayan Ramdas Iyer at Raman Science Centre on 15 December 2017. Maintenance Command is a command of the Indian Air Force. It was raised as Maintenance Group at Chakeri in Kanpur in 1950. In 1955, it was designated as Maintenance Command.
The Western Air Command (WAC) is the regional command of Indian Air Force headquartered in New Delhi.It is the largest and most important Air Command of the IAF, comprising sixteen Air Force Bases (AFBs), and is responsible for aerial defence of North India.