The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts. It was officially established on
A Westland Wapiti, one of the first aircraft of the Indian Air Force
World War II photo: Arjan Singh (middle) as Flight Lieutenant. He went on to become Marshal of the Air Force
An IAF Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber over the Deccan Plateau in the early 1950s
HAL HF-24 Maruts flying in formation. These were the first indigenous fighter jet to enter service with the IAF
The HAL Tejas is an Indian single-engine, 4.5 generation, delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for th
Indian Air Force
…India has signed a deal for 36 Dassault Rafale multirole fighter aircraft. As of June 2022, 36 Rafale fighters are in service with the Indian Air Force. HAL Tejas: IAF MiG-21s are to be replaced by domestically built HAL Tejas. The first Tejas IAF unit, No. 45 Squadron IAF Flying Daggers, was formed on 1 July…
HAL Tejas from No. 18 Squadron IAF
LCA Tejas production partners
LCA Technology Demonstrator TD-2 (KH2002) in inverted flight
LCA Technology Demonstrator TD-1 (KH2001) at Aero India 2007