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Used as Air India One for presidential flight Embraer Legacy 600: Brazil VIP transport: 4 [22] Boeing C-17: United States strategic airlifter: 11 [15] Ilyushin Il-76: Soviet Union strategic airlifter Il-76MD: 17 [15] C-130J Super Hercules: United States tactical airlifter: C-130J-30 [23] 12 [15] Airbus A321: Europe: transport A321-200: 4 [15 ...
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 ]
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, Punjab: Jaguar [5] No. 6 Squadron: Dragons: South Western Air Command: 1 December 1942 Jamnagar AFS, Gujarat: Jaguar [6] No. 7 Squadron: Battle Axes: Central Air ...
The Indian Air Force was established in British India as an auxiliary air force [2] of the Royal Air Force with the enactment of the Indian Air Force Act 1932 on 8 October that year [3] [4] and adopted the Royal Air Force uniforms, badges, brevets and insignia. [5]
The squadron took part in the Victory over Japan Day parade at Madras by carrying out a flypast. In August 1945, the squadron was intimated of the possibility of the Oorials moving to Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. This was a singular honour for the Royal Indian Air Force and for No. 4 Squadron in particular.
Sapru, Somanth, Combat Lore: Indian Air Force 1930-1945 K W Publishers, 2014, 978-9383649259; Singh, Pushpindar, Aircraft of the Indian Air Force 1933-1973 English Book Store, New Delhi, 1974, ASIN B00K0Q8MX6
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 ...
The Indian Air Force has placed order for 18 MRSAM squadrons with each squadron having 3 launcher vehicles, carrying 8 missiles each. [72] [73] Indian Air Force has plans to deploy 5 squadrons of a multi-layer long range air defence system being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation under Project Kusha. [74]