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hero-in\">\n<div class=\"crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/\">Order of Battle<\/a> &middot; India<\/div>\n<h1>Indian Air Force<\/h1>\n<div class=\"native\">&#2349;&#2366;&#2352;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351; &#2357;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369; &#2360;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366; &middot; Indian Air Force<\/div>\n<p class=\"sub\">The Indian Air Force (&#2349;&#2366;&#2352;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351; &#2357;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369; &#2360;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366;) was founded on 8 October 1932 as a single flight of four Wapiti biplanes at Karachi, fought the Japanese in Burma, and after independence became one of the largest air forces in the world &mdash; one that has fought Pakistan in 1947, 1965, 1971, 1999, 2019 and 2025, and that in 2026 is flying fewer fighter squadrons than at any time in decades while it waits for engines, Tejas deliveries and a 114-fighter decision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"marks\">\n<div class=\"mark\"><svg class=\"rondel\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Indian national marking: saffron outer ring, white ring, green centre\"><circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"49\" fill=\"#ff9933\"\/><circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"33\" fill=\"#ffffff\"\/><circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"16.5\" fill=\"#138808\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mk\">National marking<b>Concentric rings in the national colours: saffron outside, then white, with a green centre<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"statstrip\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>399<\/b><span>Combat aircraft<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>17<\/b><span>Active air bases<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>1932<\/b><span>Founded<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>19<\/b><span>Types retired<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photocred\">Photo: Indian Air Force \/ Wikimedia Commons (EdictGov-India)<\/div>\n<div class=\"accent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"chips\"><span class=\"chip\"><b>Country<\/b>India<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Founded<\/b>1932<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Status<\/b>Active<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Headquarters<\/b>New Delhi<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Commander<\/b>Amar Preet Singh<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mfshare\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-btn\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"18\" cy=\"5\" r=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"18\" cy=\"19\" r=\"3\"\/><path d=\"M8.6 10.6l6.8-4M8.6 13.4l6.8 4\"\/><\/svg>Share<\/button><span class=\"mfsh-net\"><\/span><span class=\"mfsh-said\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"story\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">The story<\/div>\n<h2>The Indian Air Force story: four Wapitis, the Burma war, Pakistan from 1947 to 2025 and the squadron gap<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"sh\">1932&ndash;1947: four Wapitis at Drigh Road, and a war in Burma<\/h3>\n<p>The Indian Air Force was created by the Indian Air Force Act and dates itself to 8 October 1932, as an auxiliary of the Royal Air Force. Its first flight formed at Drigh Road, Karachi, on 1 April 1933 with four Westland Wapiti IIA biplanes and a handful of Indian pilots trained at Cranwell under a British commander, Flight Lieutenant Cecil Bouchier; one of those pilots, Subroto Mukerjee, became the first Indian to command No. 1 Squadron in March 1939. The squadron flew against tribesmen on the North-West Frontier from September 1937. The Second World War turned a flight into an air force: Wikipedia&rsquo;s summary of the record says Indian squadrons flew strike, close support and reconnaissance against the Japanese in Arakan and Burma on Hurricanes, Spitfires and Vengeance dive-bombers, and that Indian airmen won 22 Distinguished Flying Crosses. By VJ Day the service had about 25,000 people, and on 12 March 1945 King George VI granted it the prefix &quot;Royal&quot;.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sh\">1947&ndash;1962: partition, Kashmir, Goa and the air force that was not used<\/h3>\n<p>Partition in August 1947 split the Royal Indian Air Force: three of its ten operational squadrons and part of its infrastructure went to the new Royal Pakistan Air Force. Within weeks the two were on opposite sides in Kashmir. From 27 October 1947 RIAF and requisitioned civil Dakotas flew Indian troops into Srinagar, Tempests and Spitfires flew close support, and Leh was reached by air on 24 May 1948; according to the Wikipedia account of that war, the two air forces did not meet in air combat and the RIAF lost 32 officers and men before the ceasefire of 1 January 1949. The service dropped &quot;Royal&quot; on 26 January 1950 and spent the 1950s buying jets &mdash; Vampires from 1948, Toofanis from 1953, Myst&#232;res, Hunters and Canberras from 1957, the Gnat from 1958. It used them against Portugal in Goa in December 1961 and with the UN in Katanga. In 1962, against China, it was not used for offensive operations at all: the government, advised among others by the US ambassador J. K. Galbraith, feared Chinese bombing of Indian cities.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sh\">1965 and 1971: two wars with Pakistan, and two very different results<\/h3>\n<p>The 1965 war was the first full air war between India and Pakistan, and its results are still argued. Wikipedia&rsquo;s summary gives India&rsquo;s claim of 59 IAF aircraft lost against 43 Pakistani, Pakistan&rsquo;s claim of 104 Indian against 19 of its own, and independent estimates of about 60&ndash;75 Indian and 20 Pakistani losses; the IAF flew 3,937 sorties to the PAF&rsquo;s 2,364. The small Folland Gnat, credited with seven Sabres, earned the name &quot;Sabre Slayer&quot;; the Vampires lost over Chhamb on 1 September and the aircraft destroyed on the ground at Pathankot on 6 September were the other side of the story. Six years later the IAF fought a different war. In December 1971 it flew about 1,978 sorties in the east and some 4,000 in the west, won what the Wikipedia account calls total air superiority over East Pakistan within days, supported the Tangail airdrop and the helicopter lifts across the Meghna, and bombed Government House in Dhaka on 14 December. Pakistani forces in the east surrendered on 16 December and Bangladesh became independent. Loss figures again depend on the source: India claimed 75 Pakistani aircraft and Pakistan 130 Indian; independent tallies quoted by Wikipedia are about 45&ndash;65 Indian and 75 Pakistani.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sh\">1972&ndash;2002: the Soviet decades, Siachen, Sri Lanka and Kargil<\/h3>\n<p>After 1971 the IAF became, above all, a Soviet-equipped air force &mdash; MiG-21s from 1963 (more than 1,200 inducted over the years, and 657 built by HAL), Su-7s, MiG-23s, MiG-25 reconnaissance jets, MiG-27s and MiG-29s &mdash; with Western types alongside: the Jaguar from 1979 and the Mirage 2000 from 1985. The mix was the product of non-alignment and of price, and its weakness was attrition: Wikipedia cites more than 170 IAF pilots killed in MiG-21 accidents since 1970, and the type became known in India as the &quot;flying coffin&quot;. The IAF&rsquo;s wars in this period were small and far apart: the airlift that put Indian troops on the Siachen glacier on 13 April 1984, the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka from 1987 to 1990, the flight of Il-76s that ended a coup in the Maldives on 3&ndash;4 November 1988. Then, on 26 May 1999, Operation Safed Sagar put air power over Kargil. The IAF lost a MiG-27, a MiG-21 and a Mi-17 in the first three days; Mirage 2000s dropping laser-guided bombs from 30 May changed the campaign, and by 26 July the heights were back in Indian hands. Pakistan at first said the intruders were Kashmiri fighters and later acknowledged the role of its own troops.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sh\">2019&ndash;2025: Balakot, 27 February and Operation Sindoor<\/h3>\n<p>On 26 February 2019, after the suicide bombing at Pulwama, Mirage 2000s struck what India called a Jaish-e-Mohammed camp at Balakot. India&rsquo;s Foreign Secretary said a very large number of militants had been killed; Pakistan said the bombs fell in empty forest, and satellite analysts cited by Wikipedia found little visible damage. The next day Pakistani jets struck back and in the air battle a MiG-21 Bison was shot down and its pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, captured and released on 1 March. India says he shot down a PAF F-16 first; Pakistan denies losing any F-16 and said it downed two Indian jets. The same morning an IAF Mi-17 was shot down over Budgam by an Indian missile, killing six airmen, which the IAF admitted in October. In May 2025, after the Pahalgam attack, came Operation Sindoor: strikes on nine sites on 7 May, then on Pakistani air bases on 10 May. Pakistan said it downed five and later six Indian aircraft, including Rafales; India acknowledged losses without numbers, and its Air Chief later said Indian air defences destroyed five Pakistani fighters and a large surveillance aircraft, which Pakistan denies. Neither side&rsquo;s figures have been independently confirmed in full.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sh\">2026: the squadron gap, the engine queue and the next fighter<\/h3>\n<p>The IAF of 2026 is large &mdash; about 260 Su-30MKIs, 36 Rafales, Mirage 2000s, MiG-29s and Jaguars, C-17s, C-130Js and C-295s, Apaches and Chinooks &mdash; but short of fighter squadrons. It is authorised 42; Wikipedia cites 41 at the 1996 peak, 31 in 2025 and 29 in April 2026, after the last MiG-21s were retired at Chandigarh on 26 September 2025. The fix has been slow. The 83 Tejas Mk1As ordered in 2021 were held up by late General Electric F404 engines: in February 2026 HAL said five aircraft were ready and waiting for engines, and by September 2026 GE was still delivering engines in batches of three. A second order for 97 followed in September 2025. In February 2026 the Defence Acquisition Council approved the long-running Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft buy as the Rafale, and President Macron said India had confirmed its willingness to order 114 and co-produce them. The stealthy AMCA, with five prototypes planned, broke ground at Puttaparthi in May 2026. What was good about the IAF is its record of adapting under fire; what has been bad is the gap between plans and deliveries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"pull\">Partition in August 1947 split the Royal Indian Air Force: three of its ten operational squadrons and part of its infrastructure went to the new Royal Pakistan Air Force. Within weeks the two were on opposite sides in Kashmir.<cite>Indian Air Force &middot; verified 2026-09-30<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"glance\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">At a glance<\/div>\n<h2>The Indian Air Force in numbers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"specgrid three\">\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Service<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Native name<\/dt>\n<dd>&#2349;&#2366;&#2352;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351; &#2357;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369; &#2360;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366;<span class=\"gnote\">Bharatiya Vayu Sena in Hindi; &quot;Indian Air Force&quot; in English. The IAF&rsquo;s own website could not be reached for this page, so the Hindi spelling is taken from Wikipedia<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Founded<\/dt>\n<dd>8 October 1932<span class=\"gnote\">As an auxiliary of the RAF under the Indian Air Force Act; first flight formed 1 April 1933 at Drigh Road, Karachi. &quot;Royal&quot; from 12 March 1945 to 26 January 1950. Air Force Day is 8 October<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Part of<\/dt>\n<dd>Indian Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence<span class=\"gnote\">The President of India is Supreme Commander; the Defence Minister is Rajnath Singh<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Headquarters<\/dt>\n<dd>Air Headquarters (Vayu Sena Bhawan), New Delhi<span class=\"gnote\">Five operational commands (Western, South Western, Central, Eastern, Southern) and two functional commands (Training, Maintenance)<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Chief of the Air Staff<\/dt>\n<dd>Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh<span class=\"gnote\">Since 30 September 2024; still in office in late September 2026<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Motto<\/dt>\n<dd>Nabhah Sparsham Deeptam (&quot;Touch the sky with glory&quot;)<span class=\"gnote\">From the Bhagavad Gita<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Strength<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Personnel<\/dt>\n<dd>About 135,000&ndash;150,000<span class=\"gnote\">Wikipedia gives about 135,000 serving on 1 January 2025 and quotes IISS (2025) at 149,900; the figures are not reconciled<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Fighter squadrons<\/dt>\n<dd>29 against 42 authorised<span class=\"gnote\">Wikipedia&rsquo;s figure for April 2026; 31 in 2025 and 41 at the 1996 peak. The fall follows the MiG-21&rsquo;s retirement on 26 September 2025<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Combat aircraft<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul class=\"gl\">\n<li>Su-30MKI &mdash; about 258&ndash;260<\/li>\n<li>Rafale &mdash; 36<\/li>\n<li>SEPECAT Jaguar &mdash; about 112<\/li>\n<li>MiG-29\/UPG &mdash; about 59<\/li>\n<li>Mirage 2000 &mdash; about 46<\/li>\n<li>Tejas Mk1 &mdash; about 38<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"gnote\">Counts from the Wikipedia inventory list and type articles; not an official IAF figure<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Transport and support<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul class=\"gl\">\n<li>C-17 Globemaster III &mdash; 11<\/li>\n<li>C-130J-30 &mdash; 12<\/li>\n<li>Il-76MD &mdash; 17 and Il-78MKI tankers &mdash; 6<\/li>\n<li>An-32 &mdash; about 100<\/li>\n<li>C-295 &mdash; 16 delivered, 56 ordered<\/li>\n<li>A-50EI Phalcon &mdash; 3 and Netra AEW&amp;C &mdash; 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"gnote\">Wikipedia inventory list<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Helicopters<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul class=\"gl\">\n<li>Mi-17V-5 &mdash; about 220<\/li>\n<li>ALH Dhruv &mdash; 95<\/li>\n<li>AH-64E Apache &mdash; 22<\/li>\n<li>CH-47F Chinook &mdash; 15<\/li>\n<li>LCH Prachand &mdash; 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"gnote\">Wikipedia inventory list<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Defence budget<\/dt>\n<dd>7.85 lakh crore rupees (2026&ndash;27)<span class=\"gnote\">For the whole Ministry of Defence, up 15.19 per cent; the IAF&rsquo;s share was not given in the source<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Infrastructure<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Commands<\/dt>\n<dd>Seven<span class=\"gnote\">Western (New Delhi), South Western (Gandhinagar), Central (Prayagraj), Eastern (Shillong), Southern (Thiruvananthapuram), Training (Bengaluru), Maintenance (Nagpur)<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Display teams<\/dt>\n<dd>Two, plus a skydiving team<span class=\"gnote\">Surya Kiran (nine Hawk Mk 132, formed 1996 at Bidar), Sarang (ALH Dhruv helicopters) and the Akash Ganga skydivers<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Aircraft industry<\/dt>\n<dd>HAL: Bengaluru and Nashik<span class=\"gnote\">Nashik has a Tejas Mk1A line and a second HTT-40 line; Tata builds 40 C-295s at Vadodara<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Ground-based air defence<\/dt>\n<dd>S-400: four of five squadrons delivered<span class=\"gnote\">News On Air, June 2026. India said on 10 May 2025 that Pakistani claims to have destroyed an S-400 were false<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"structure\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Structure<\/div>\n<h2>How the Indian Air Force is organised<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">Air Headquarters in New Delhi over five operational commands &mdash; Western, South Western, Central, Eastern and Southern &mdash; and two functional commands for training and maintenance. <span class=\"imp\">The Rafale flies from Ambala and Hasimara, the Mirage 2000 from Gwalior, the Tejas from Sulur and the heavy transports from Hindan; the Su-30MKI, about 260 strong, is spread across stations from Halwara in Punjab to Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.<\/span> In April 2026 the IAF had 29 fighter squadrons against 42 authorised, according to Wikipedia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"org\">\n<div class=\"cmdcard\"><span class=\"cface mono\">AP<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cmdtx\"><span class=\"crank\">Air Chief Marshal<\/span><b>Amar Preet Singh<\/b><span class=\"cmeta\">Chief of the Air Staff &middot; in office since 2024<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cmdorg\"><span>Air Headquarters<\/span><em>Vayu Sena Bhawan<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orgrow\">\n<div class=\"orgcard\"><span class=\"tag\">Headquarters<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Air Headquarters<\/h4>\n<div class=\"de\">Vayu Sena Bhawan<\/div>\n<div class=\"oloc\">New Delhi<\/div>\n<p>In New Delhi, under the Ministry of Defence; the President of India is Supreme Commander. Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, a test pilot who led Tejas flight testing, has been Chief of the Air Staff since 30 September 2024 and was still in office in late September 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orgcard\"><span class=\"tag\">Operational command<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Western Air Command<\/h4>\n<div class=\"de\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oloc\">New Delhi<\/div>\n<p>Headquartered in New Delhi. Among the stations on this page it takes in Hindan, on the edge of Delhi, with the C-17 Globemasters of No. 81 Squadron and the C-130J Super Hercules of No. 77, and Adampur in Punjab, with the MiG-29UPGs of No. 47 Squadron.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orgcard\"><span class=\"tag\">Operational command<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>South Western Air Command<\/h4>\n<div class=\"de\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oloc\">Gandhinagar<\/div>\n<p>Headquartered at Gandhinagar, one of the IAF&rsquo;s five operational commands. None of the stations on this page names it as its parent command in the sources used.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orgcard\"><span class=\"tag\">Operational command<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Central Air Command<\/h4>\n<div class=\"de\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oloc\">Prayagraj<\/div>\n<p>Headquartered at Prayagraj. Its station on this page is Agra, home of the A-50EI Phalcon early-warning aircraft of No. 50 Squadron, the Il-78MKI tankers of No. 78 and the An-32s of No. 12.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orgcard\"><span class=\"tag\">Operational command<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Eastern Air Command<\/h4>\n<div class=\"de\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oloc\">Shillong<\/div>\n<p>Headquartered at Shillong. Its stations on this page are Kalaikunda in West Bengal, a Su-30MKI base, and Hasimara, where No. 101 Squadron became India&rsquo;s second Rafale squadron in July 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orgcard\"><span class=\"tag\">Operational command<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Southern Air Command<\/h4>\n<div class=\"de\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oloc\">Thiruvananthapuram<\/div>\n<p>Headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram. Its stations on this page are Sulur, home of the Tejas with No. 45 Squadron since 2016, of An-32s, Mi-17s and the Sarang helicopter display team, and Thanjavur, where No. 222 Squadron flies the Su-30MKI in the maritime strike role.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orgcard\"><span class=\"tag\">Functional commands<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Training Command and Maintenance Command<\/h4>\n<div class=\"de\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oloc\">Bengaluru and Nagpur<\/div>\n<p>The IAF&rsquo;s two functional commands, for training and for maintenance, alongside the five operational ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"fleet\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">In service<\/div>\n<h2>What the Indian Air Force flies today<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">Every type on charge, linked to its Book of Beasts page where one exists. <span class=\"imp\">Counts are aircraft on the books, not aircraft available on a given day.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tscroll\">\n<table class=\"oobt fleet\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"c-th\">\n<col class=\"c-type\">\n<col class=\"c-role\">\n<col class=\"c-num\">\n<col class=\"c-yr\">\n<col class=\"c-units\">\n<col><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Role<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:right\">In service<\/th>\n<th>Since<\/th>\n<th>Units<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph2\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\">Sukhoi\/HAL Su-30MKI<\/a><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Air superiority and strike fighter<\/td>\n<td>258<\/td>\n<td>2002<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>258&ndash;260: the Wikipedia inventory list gives 258, the type article 260 in service, from 272 ordered; 12 more ordered in December 2024. 14 had been lost in crashes by March 2026.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/rafale\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph3\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/rafale\/\">Dassault Rafale EH\/DH<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf4\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in France\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Multirole fighter<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>28 single-seat EH and 8 two-seat DH per the Wikipedia list. Pakistan claims several were shot down in May 2025; India has not given a number (see combat). <\/p>\n<details class=\"ndet\">\n<summary>More<\/summary>\n<p><span>Arrival year not confirmed in the sources checked.<\/span><\/details>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mirage-2000\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph4\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mirage-2000\/\">Dassault Mirage 2000H\/TH (Vajra), upgraded to 2000I\/TI<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf4\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in France\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Multirole fighter<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>1985<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>About 46: the Wikipedia list gives 36 single-seat and 10 two-seat. 49 were delivered in 1985&ndash;88 and 10 more after 2004; 51 were in the 2011 upgrade contract. <\/p>\n<details class=\"ndet\">\n<summary>More<\/summary>\n<p><span>The number lost in May 2025 is disputed.<\/span><\/details>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph5\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">Mikoyan MiG-29B\/UB and MiG-29UPG<\/a><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Air superiority fighter<\/td>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<td>1987<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>About 59 per the Wikipedia list (40 MiG-29B, 12 UPG, 7 UB). 74 were ordered in 1984&ndash;94; the 2008 upgrade covered 69.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/sepecat-jaguar\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph6\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/sepecat-jaguar\/\">SEPECAT\/HAL Jaguar IS\/IB\/IM (Shamsher)<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Strike aircraft<\/td>\n<td>112<\/td>\n<td>1979<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>About 112 per the Wikipedia list (78 IS, 26 IB, 8 IM). HAL built 89 IS, 27 IB and 12 IM; three crashed in 2025.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hal-tejas\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph7\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hal-tejas\/\">HAL Tejas Mk1<\/a><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Light combat aircraft<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>38 of 40 Mk1 delivered by January 2025; two FOC twin-seaters handed over on 18 September 2026. One lost near Jaisalmer in March 2024 and one at the Dubai Airshow on 21 November 2025.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/bae-hawk\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph8\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/bae-hawk\/\">BAE\/HAL Hawk Mk 132<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Advanced jet trainer; Surya Kiran team<\/td>\n<td>102<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>102 per the Wikipedia list.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph9\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>HAL HJT-16 Kiran<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Intermediate jet trainer<\/td>\n<td>77<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>77 per the Wikipedia list.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/pc-7-turbo-trainer\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/pc-7-turbo-trainer\/\">Pilatus PC-7 Mk II<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf2\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Switzerland\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Basic trainer<\/td>\n<td>74<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>74 per the Wikipedia list.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph10\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>HAL HTT-40<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Basic trainer<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2026<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>The first was handed over on 18 September 2026 and named Ankur; 70 on contract (the Wikipedia list gives 3 in service and 67 on order).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph11\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Beriev\/IAI A-50EI Phalcon<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Airborne early warning and control<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>3 per the Wikipedia list.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph12\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Embraer\/DRDO EMB-145I Netra<span class=\"nflag nf9\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Brazil\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Airborne early warning and control<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>3 per the Wikipedia list; 6 more planned.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph13\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Ilyushin Il-78MKI<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Air-to-air refuelling tanker<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>6 per the Wikipedia list; a leased A330 MRTT and a leased KC-135 supplement them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph14\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Boeing C-17A Globemaster III<span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Strategic transport<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>11 per the Wikipedia list.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph15\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\">Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Special operations transport<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>12 per the Wikipedia list.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph16\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Ilyushin Il-76MD<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Heavy transport<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>17 per the Wikipedia list.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph17\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Antonov An-32\/An-32RE<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Medium transport<\/td>\n<td>102<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>102 per the Wikipedia list (55 RE upgraded, 47 not).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph18\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Airbus\/Tata C-295W<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Tactical transport<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>2023<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>All 16 Seville-built aircraft delivered by August 2025; 40 more to be built at Vadodara.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph19\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>HAL Dornier 228<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Light transport<\/td>\n<td>62<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>62 per the Wikipedia list.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph20\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>HAL\/Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (Avro)<span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Transport and trainer<\/td>\n<td>56<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>56 per the Wikipedia list; being replaced by the C-295.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-8-hip\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph21\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-8-hip\/\">Mil Mi-17V-5<\/a><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Medium-lift helicopter<\/td>\n<td>222<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>222 per the Wikipedia list.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph22\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>HAL Dhruv (ALH)<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Utility helicopter; Sarang team<\/td>\n<td>95<\/td>\n<td>2002<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>95 per the Dhruv article and the Wikipedia list.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/ah-64-apache\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph23\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/ah-64-apache\/\">Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Attack helicopter<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>2019<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>22 contracted 2015, all delivered by July 2020.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/ch-47-chinook\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph24\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/ch-47-chinook\/\">Boeing CH-47F(I) Chinook<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Heavy-lift helicopter<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>2019<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>15 approved September 2015.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph25\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>HAL LCH Prachand<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Light combat helicopter<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>10 per the Wikipedia list; 66 more on order.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-24-hind\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph26\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-24-hind\/\">Mil Mi-25\/Mi-35<\/a><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Attack helicopter<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>15 per the Wikipedia list; not confirmed by an official source.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph27\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>HAL Chetak \/ Cheetah \/ Cheetal<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Light utility helicopter<\/td>\n<td>115<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>About 115 per the Wikipedia list (79 Chetak, 18 Cheetal, 18 Cheetah).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph28\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>IAI Heron Mk II<span class=\"nflag nf6\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Israel\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Surveillance UAV<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>9 per the Wikipedia list; Searchers also in service. The MQ-9B bought in 2024 is a tri-service buy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fleetchart\">\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">Su-30MKI<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:100%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">258<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">Mi-17V-5<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:86%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">222<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">Chetak<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:45%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">115<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">Jaguar<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:43%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">112<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">Hawk<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:40%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">102<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">An-32<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:40%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">102<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">Dhruv<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:37%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">95<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">Kiran<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:30%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">77<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>On order<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tscroll\">\n<table class=\"oobt fleet ord\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"c-th\">\n<col class=\"c-type\">\n<col class=\"c-num\">\n<col class=\"c-fd\">\n<col><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Ordered<\/th>\n<th>First delivery<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hal-tejas\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hal-tejas\/\">HAL Tejas Mk1A<\/a><span class=\"st ord\">On order<\/span><\/td>\n<td>180<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>83 ordered in February 2021 (73 fighters, 10 trainers) and 97 on 25 September 2025 (68 fighters, 29 twin-seaters, over 62,000 crore rupees, deliveries 2027&ndash;28 onwards). <\/p>\n<details class=\"ndet\">\n<summary>More<\/summary>\n<p><span>The first production Mk1A flew on 28 March 2024, but deliveries waited on GE F404 engines: in February 2026 HAL said five were ready and nine more built. No handover of a Mk1A to an IAF squadron was confirmed in the sources checked up to 30 September 2026.<\/span><\/details>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/rafale\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/rafale\/\">Dassault Rafale (Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft)<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf4\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in France\"><\/span><span class=\"st ord\">On order<\/span><\/td>\n<td>114<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Acceptance of necessity by the Defence Acquisition Council on 12 February 2026, most to be built in India; President Macron said on 19 February 2026 that India had confirmed its willingness to order 114. <\/p>\n<details class=\"ndet\">\n<summary>More<\/summary>\n<p><span>No contract signature was confirmed in the sources checked.<\/span><\/details>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph2\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\">Sukhoi\/HAL Su-30MKI<\/a><span class=\"st ord\">On order<\/span><\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Ordered December 2024 to replace losses, with 62.6 per cent Indian content.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph18\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Airbus\/Tata C-295W<span class=\"st ord\">On order<\/span><\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>To be built by Tata at Vadodara after the 16 Seville-built aircraft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph10\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>HAL HTT-40<span class=\"st ord\">On order<\/span><\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<td>2026<\/td>\n<td>70 on contract; the first was handed over on 18 September 2026.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph25\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>HAL LCH Prachand<span class=\"st ord\">On order<\/span><\/td>\n<td>66<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Figure from the Wikipedia inventory list; IAF share of the 2025 order not confirmed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>ADA\/HAL Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)<span class=\"st ord\">On order<\/span><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Fifth-generation stealth fighter in development, not yet ordered for service. <\/p>\n<details class=\"ndet\">\n<summary>More<\/summary>\n<p><span>The Cabinet Committee on Security approved development in 2024 at about 15,000 crore rupees; five prototypes and an execution model with private industry were approved in May 2025; the flight-test hub at Puttaparthi was founded on 15 May 2026. No first-flight date was given.<\/span><\/details>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>General Atomics MQ-9B Sky Guardian<span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><span class=\"st ord\">On order<\/span><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>31 MQ-9B contracted for all three services on 15 October 2024; the Wikipedia list gives 8 for the IAF, not confirmed officially.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"former\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Formerly operated<\/div>\n<h2>Every type the Indian Air Force has retired<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">19 types, from the Westland Wapiti IIA to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (FL, M\/MF, bis, Bison). <span class=\"imp\">Peak figures are airframes taken on charge over the whole service life, not fleet strength on any one date.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tscroll\">\n<table class=\"oobt fleet former\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"c-th\">\n<col class=\"c-type\">\n<col class=\"c-role\">\n<col class=\"c-num\">\n<col class=\"c-srv\">\n<col class=\"c-rep\">\n<col><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Role<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:right\">Peak<\/th>\n<th>Served<\/th>\n<th>Replaced by<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph29\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\" class=\"was\">Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (FL, M\/MF, bis, Bison)<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fighter<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>1963&ndash;2025<\/td>\n<td>Tejas<\/td>\n<td>More than 1,200 inducted since 1963 (657 built by HAL); about 400 in 19 squadrons at the peak.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-27-flogger\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph30\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-27-flogger\/\" class=\"was\">HAL MiG-27ML\/UPG Bahadur<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Ground-attack aircraft<\/td>\n<td>165<\/td>\n<td>1985&ndash;2019<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>165 built by HAL.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/english-electric-canberra\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph31\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/english-electric-canberra\/\" class=\"was\">English Electric Canberra B(I).58, PR.57, T.4<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Bomber and reconnaissance<\/td>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<td>1957&ndash;2007<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>68 ordered in January 1957 plus 12 more; later purchases not counted.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-25-foxbat\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph32\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-25-foxbat\/\" class=\"was\">Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25RBK\/RU<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Strategic reconnaissance<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>1981&ndash;2006<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Six RBK and two RU delivered 1981.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hawker-hunter\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph33\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hawker-hunter\/\" class=\"was\">Hawker Hunter F.56\/T.66<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Fighter and ground attack<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>1957&ndash;1996<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>About 160 or more: 140 single-seaters ordered plus T.66 trainers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/folland-gnat\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph34\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/folland-gnat\/\" class=\"was\">Folland\/HAL Gnat and HAL Ajeet<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Light fighter<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>1958&ndash;1991<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Numbers not confirmed in the sources checked; licence-built by HAL.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hf-24-marut\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph35\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hf-24-marut\/\" class=\"was\">HAL HF-24 Marut<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fighter-bomber<\/td>\n<td>147<\/td>\n<td>1967&ndash;1990<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>147 built.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-7-fitter\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph36\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-7-fitter\/\" class=\"was\">Sukhoi Su-7BMK<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fighter-bomber<\/td>\n<td>140<\/td>\n<td>1968&ndash;1986<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>140 acquired from 1968.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mystere-iv\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph37\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mystere-iv\/\" class=\"was\">Dassault Myst&#232;re IVA<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf4\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in France\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Fighter-bomber<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<td>1957&ndash;1974<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>110 bought in 1957.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/b-24-liberator\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph38\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/b-24-liberator\/\" class=\"was\">Consolidated B-24 Liberator (HAL-restored)<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Bomber and maritime reconnaissance<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>1949&ndash;1968<\/td>\n<td>Canberra<\/td>\n<td>42 restored by HAL from abandoned RAF aircraft; 39 went to Nos. 5 and 6 Squadrons.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/dassault-ouragan\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/dassault-ouragan\/\" class=\"was\">Dassault Ouragan (Toofani)<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf4\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in France\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Fighter-bomber<\/td>\n<td>104<\/td>\n<td>1953&ndash;1965<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>71 ordered 25 June 1953, 33 more in 1957.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hawker-tempest\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph39\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hawker-tempest\/\" class=\"was\">Hawker Tempest II<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Fighter-bomber<\/td>\n<td>89<\/td>\n<td>1947&ndash;1953<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>89 transferred by the RAF in 1947.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-23-flogger\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph40\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-23-flogger\/\" class=\"was\">Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN\/MF<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fighter-bomber and interceptor<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Numbers not confirmed in the sources checked.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/de-havilland-vampire\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph41\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/de-havilland-vampire\/\" class=\"was\">de Havilland\/HAL Vampire FB.52, NF.54, T.55<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Fighter-bomber and trainer<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>1948&ndash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Numbers in IAF service not confirmed; HAL built FB.52s and T.55s.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/supermarine-spitfire\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph42\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/supermarine-spitfire\/\" class=\"was\">Supermarine Spitfire<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Fighter<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Numbers not confirmed in the sources checked.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hawker-hurricane\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph43\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hawker-hurricane\/\" class=\"was\">Hawker Hurricane<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Fighter-bomber<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Numbers not confirmed in the sources checked.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/vultee-a-31-vengeance\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph44\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/vultee-a-31-vengeance\/\" class=\"was\">Vultee Vengeance<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Dive-bomber<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Numbers not confirmed in the sources checked.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/westland-lysander\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph45\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/westland-lysander\/\" class=\"was\">Westland Lysander<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Army co-operation<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Numbers not confirmed in the sources checked.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph46\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Westland Wapiti IIA<span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Army co-operation biplane<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>1933&ndash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Four in the first flight of 1 April 1933; later numbers not confirmed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"bases\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Air bases<\/div>\n<h2>Where the Indian Air Force flies from<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">Black pins are active bases, hollow pins the airfields that have closed. <span class=\"imp\">Ambala, with an airstrip by 1919, is one of the oldest military airfields in South Asia and since 2019 India&rsquo;s first Rafale base; Leh, at 3,256 m, is one of the highest airfields in regular use in the world.<\/span> Srinagar and Leh lie in the part of Kashmir administered by India; Kashmir is disputed and administered in parts by India, Pakistan and China. Most coordinates are taken from Wikipedia because the Indian AIP could not be retrieved, and are provisional. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mapframe\">\n<div id=\"oobmap\" class=\"oobmap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"legend\"><span><i class=\"dot\"><\/i> Active air base<\/span><span><i class=\"dot was\"><\/i> Closed or reserve<\/span><span>Click a pin to open the base page<\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"mapsub\">India<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mapnote\">One of the 18 bases above sits outside India, so the world map has to pull back until the home airfields cannot be told apart. The same pins again, without the overseas base.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mapframe\">\n<div id=\"oobmap2\" class=\"oobmap home\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"oob2-data\" 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Air Force Station<span>Punjab (Jalandhar district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VIAX<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>No. 47 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">Mikoyan MiG-29UPG<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>Tactics and Combat Development and Training Squadron<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-agra\" data-base=\"agra\" data-x=\"active active Central Air Command, Indian Air Force AGR\">\n<td>Agra Air Force Station<span>Uttar Pradesh (Agra district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VIAG<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>05\/23<\/span>2,743 m<span>concrete<\/span><\/span><span><span>12\/30<\/span>1,818 m<span>concrete<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>No. 50 Squadron<\/span>: <span>Beriev\/IAI A-50EI Phalcon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>No. 78 Squadron<\/span>: <span>Ilyushin Il-78MKI<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>No. 12 Squadron<\/span>: <span>Antonov An-32<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>No. 16 Squadron (1965)<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/english-electric-canberra\/\">English Electric Canberra<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-ambala\" data-base=\"ambala\" data-x=\"active active No. 7 Wing, Indian Air Force \">\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/ambala\/\">Ambala Air Force Station<\/a><span>Haryana (Ambala district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>12\/30<\/span>2,811 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>No. 17 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/rafale\/\">Dassault Rafale EH\/DH (since 2019&ndash;2020)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\">MiG-21M (from 1975)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hawker-hunter\/\">Hawker Hunter (from 1957)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/de-havilland-vampire\/\">de Havilland Vampire (from 1955)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>No. 5 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/sepecat-jaguar\/\">SEPECAT\/HAL Jaguar IS\/IB<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-chandigarh\" data-base=\"chandigarh\" data-x=\"active active Indian Air Force IXC\">\n<td>Chandigarh Air Force Station<span>Chandigarh (Union Territory) and Punjab (Mohali)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VICG<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>11\/29<\/span>3,170 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>First MiG-21 squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\">Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-gwalior\" data-base=\"gwalior\" data-x=\"active active Air Force Station Gwalior, Indian Air Force GWL\">\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/gwalior\/\">Gwalior Air Force Station<small>Maharajpur<\/small><\/a><span>Madhya Pradesh (Gwalior district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VIGR<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>06L\/24R<\/span>2,743 m<\/span><span><span>06R\/24L<\/span>2,743 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>No. 7 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mirage-2000\/\">Dassault Mirage 2000H\/TH (upgraded 2000I\/TI)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>No. 1 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mirage-2000\/\">Dassault Mirage 2000H\/TH<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE)<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\">Sukhoi\/HAL Su-30MKI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mirage-2000\/\">Dassault Mirage 2000H<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-halwara\" data-base=\"halwara\" data-x=\"active active Indian Air Force \">\n<td>Halwara Air Force Station<span>Punjab (Ludhiana district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VIHX<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>13\/31<\/span>3,240 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>No. 220 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\">Sukhoi\/HAL Su-30MKI<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>No. 221 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\">Sukhoi\/HAL Su-30MKI<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>No. 7 Squadron (1965 war)<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hawker-hunter\/\">Hawker Hunter<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-hasimara\" data-base=\"hasimara\" data-x=\"active active Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force \">\n<td>Hasimara Air Force Station<span>West Bengal (Alipurduar district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VEHX<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>11\/29<\/span>2,743 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>No. 101 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/rafale\/\">Dassault Rafale EH\/DH<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>No. 17 Squadron (1971 deployment)<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hawker-hunter\/\">Hawker Hunter<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-hindan\" data-base=\"hindan\" data-x=\"active active Western Air Command, Indian Air Force \">\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/hindan\/\">Hindan Air Force Station<\/a><span>Uttar Pradesh (Ghaziabad district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VIDX<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>09\/27<\/span>2,700 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>No. 81 Squadron<\/span>: <span>Boeing C-17A Globemaster III<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>No. 77 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\">Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>No. 7 Squadron (Hindan period)<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hawker-hunter\/\">Hawker Hunter<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>No. 3 Squadron (Hindan period)<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mystere-iv\/\">Dassault Myst&#232;re IVA<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-jodhpur\" data-base=\"jodhpur\" data-x=\"active active Indian Air Force JDH\">\n<td>Jodhpur Air Force Station<span>Rajasthan (Jodhpur district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VIJO<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>05\/23<\/span>2,744 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>No. 143 Helicopter Unit<\/span>: <span>HAL LCH Prachand<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>No. 29 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-27-flogger\/\">HAL MiG-27ML\/UPG Bahadur<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-kalaikunda\" data-base=\"kalaikunda\" data-x=\"active active Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force \">\n<td>Kalaikunda Air Force Station<span>West Bengal (Paschim Medinipur district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VEDX<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>17\/35<\/span>2,743 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>No. 18 Squadron (MiG-27 period)<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-27-flogger\/\">HAL MiG-27ML<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-leh\" data-base=\"leh\" data-x=\"active active Indian Air Force IXL\">\n<td>Leh Air Force Station<span>Ladakh (Union Territory), in the disputed Kashmir region<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VILH<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>07\/25<\/span>2,752 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-pune-lohegaon\" data-base=\"pune-lohegaon\" data-x=\"active active Indian Air Force PNQ\">\n<td>Lohegaon Air Force Station<small>Pune<\/small><span>Maharashtra (Pune district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VAPO<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>10\/28<\/span>2,539 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-pathankot\" data-base=\"pathankot\" data-x=\"active active Indian Air Force IXP\">\n<td>Pathankot Air Force Station<span>Punjab (Pathankot district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VIPK<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>AH-64E Apache helicopter unit<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/ah-64-apache\/\">Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>No. 3 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mystere-iv\/\">Dassault Myst&#232;re IVA (on arrival)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-srinagar\" data-base=\"srinagar\" data-x=\"active active Indian Air Force SXR\">\n<td>Srinagar Air Force Station<span>Jammu and Kashmir (Budgam district), in the disputed Kashmir region<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VISR<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>13\/31<\/span>3,685 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>No. 18 Squadron (1971 detachment)<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/folland-gnat\/\">Folland\/HAL Gnat<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-sulur\" data-base=\"sulur\" data-x=\"active active Southern Air Command, Indian Air Force \">\n<td>Sulur Air Force Station<span>Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VOSX<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>05\/23<\/span>2,516 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>No. 45 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hal-tejas\/\">HAL Tejas Mk1<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>No. 33 Squadron<\/span>: <span>Antonov An-32<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>No. 109 Helicopter Unit<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-8-hip\/\">Mil Mi-17<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Sarang Helicopter Display Team (No. 151 HU)<\/span>: <span>HAL Dhruv<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-tezpur\" data-base=\"tezpur\" data-x=\"active active Indian Air Force TEZ\">\n<td>Tezpur Air Force Station<span>Assam (Sonitpur district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VETZ<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>05\/23<\/span>2,746 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>No. 2 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\">Sukhoi\/HAL Su-30MKI<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-thanjavur\" data-base=\"thanjavur\" data-x=\"active active Southern Air Command, Indian Air Force \">\n<td>Thanjavur Air Force Station<span>Tamil Nadu (Thanjavur district)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VOTJ<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>07\/25<\/span>3,500 m<span>concrete<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>No. 222 Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\">Sukhoi\/HAL Su-30MKI<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-faisal\" data-base=\"faisal\" data-x=\"active closed  \" class=\"was\">\n<td>RAF\/RIAF Station Drigh Road<small>now PAF Base Faisal, Pakistan<\/small><span>Karachi, Sindh (Pakistan since 1947)<\/span><\/td>\n<td>OPSF<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill was\">Closed 1947<\/span><\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>No. 1 Squadron, &lsquo;A&rsquo; Flight<\/span>: <span>Westland Wapiti IIA<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"qnone\" data-none=\"basefind\">No air base matches that search.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"oob\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Order of battle<\/div>\n<h2>Who is stationed where in the Indian Air Force<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">Flying units by base, current units first. <span class=\"imp\">IAF squadrons are numbered and most carry a nickname &mdash; No. 17 &lsquo;Golden Arrows&rsquo;, resurrected at Ambala in 2019 for the Rafale, No. 81 &lsquo;Sky Lords&rsquo; with the C-17 at Hindan &mdash; while helicopters fly in Helicopter Units such as No. 109 at Sulur and No. 143 at Jodhpur.<\/span> Where a squadron&rsquo;s base rests on Wikipedia alone, the entry says so.<\/p>\n<div class=\"qbar\"><input class=\"qin\" type=\"search\" id=\"unitfind\" data-filter=\"#oobwrap\" data-item=\".oob\" data-noun=\"installations\" placeholder=\"Search squadrons, wings, aircraft, bases\" aria-label=\"Search squadrons, wings, aircraft, bases\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\"><button class=\"qbtn\" type=\"button\" data-clear=\"unitfind\">Clear<\/button><span class=\"qcnt\" data-count=\"unitfind\"><\/span><button class=\"qbtn\" type=\"button\" data-toggleall=\"#oobwrap\">Expand all<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"oobwrap coll\" id=\"oobwrap\">\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Haryana (Ambala district) active No. 7 Wing, Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/ambala\/\">Ambala Air Force Station<\/a> &middot; <\/span><em>No. 7 Wing, Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>No. 17 Squadron<small>Golden Arrows &middot; Fighter squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/rafale\/\">Dassault Rafale EH\/DH (since 2019&ndash;2020)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\">MiG-21M (from 1975)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hawker-hunter\/\">Hawker Hunter (from 1957)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/de-havilland-vampire\/\">de Havilland Vampire (from 1955)<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>No. 5 Squadron<small>Tuskers &middot; Strike squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/sepecat-jaguar\/\">SEPECAT\/HAL Jaguar IS\/IB<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Uttar Pradesh (Ghaziabad district) active Western Air Command, Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/hindan\/\">Hindan Air Force Station<\/a> &middot; VIDX<\/span><em>Western Air Command, Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>No. 81 Squadron<small>Sky Lords &middot; Strategic airlift squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>Boeing C-17A Globemaster III<\/dd>\n<dt>No. 77 Squadron<small>Veiled Vipers &middot; Special air operations squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\">Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt class=\"was\">No. 7 Squadron (Hindan period)<small>1965&ndash;1971<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">Hawker Hunter<\/dd>\n<dt class=\"was\">No. 3 Squadron (Hindan period)<small>&mdash;<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">Dassault Myst&#232;re IVA<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Madhya Pradesh (Gwalior district) active Air Force Station Gwalior, Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/gwalior\/\">Gwalior Air Force Station (Maharajpur)<\/a> &middot; VIGR<\/span><em>Air Force Station Gwalior, Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>No. 7 Squadron<small>Battle Axes &middot; Multirole fighter squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mirage-2000\/\">Dassault Mirage 2000H\/TH (upgraded 2000I\/TI)<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>No. 1 Squadron<small>Multirole fighter squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mirage-2000\/\">Dassault Mirage 2000H\/TH<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE)<small>Tactics and weapons school &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\">Sukhoi\/HAL Su-30MKI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mirage-2000\/\">Dassault Mirage 2000H<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Punjab (Ludhiana district) active Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Halwara Air Force Station &middot; VIHX<\/span><em>Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>No. 220 Squadron<small>Desert Tigers &middot; Multirole fighter squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\">Sukhoi\/HAL Su-30MKI<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>No. 221 Squadron<small>Valiants &middot; Multirole fighter squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\">Sukhoi\/HAL Su-30MKI<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt class=\"was\">No. 7 Squadron (1965 war)<small>1965&ndash;1965<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">Hawker Hunter<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Punjab (Jalandhar district) active Western Air Command, Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Adampur Air Force Station &middot; VIAX<\/span><em>Western Air Command, Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>No. 47 Squadron<small>Air superiority squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">Mikoyan MiG-29UPG<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt class=\"was\">Tactics and Combat Development and Training Squadron<small>1971&ndash;<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">&mdash;<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Punjab (Pathankot district) active Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Pathankot Air Force Station &middot; VIPK<\/span><em>Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>AH-64E Apache helicopter unit<small>Attack helicopter unit &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/ah-64-apache\/\">Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt class=\"was\">No. 3 Squadron<small>1975&ndash;<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">Dassault Myst&#232;re IVA (on arrival)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Jammu and Kashmir (Budgam district), in the disputed Kashmir region active Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Srinagar Air Force Station &middot; VISR<\/span><em>Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt class=\"was\">No. 18 Squadron (1971 detachment)<small>1971&ndash;1971<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">Folland\/HAL Gnat<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Chandigarh (Union Territory) and Punjab (Mohali) active Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Chandigarh Air Force Station &middot; VICG<\/span><em>Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt class=\"was\">First MiG-21 squadron<small>1963&ndash;<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Uttar Pradesh (Agra district) active Central Air Command, Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Agra Air Force Station &middot; VIAG<\/span><em>Central Air Command, Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>No. 50 Squadron<small>Airborne early warning and control squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>Beriev\/IAI A-50EI Phalcon<\/dd>\n<dt>No. 78 Squadron<small>Air-to-air refuelling squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>Ilyushin Il-78MKI<\/dd>\n<dt>No. 12 Squadron<small>Transport squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>Antonov An-32<\/dd>\n<dt class=\"was\">No. 16 Squadron (1965)<small>1965&ndash;1965<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">English Electric Canberra<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Rajasthan (Jodhpur district) active Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Jodhpur Air Force Station &middot; VIJO<\/span><em>Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>No. 143 Helicopter Unit<small>Attack helicopter unit &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>HAL LCH Prachand<\/dd>\n<dt class=\"was\">No. 29 Squadron<small>&mdash;<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">HAL MiG-27ML\/UPG Bahadur<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"West Bengal (Paschim Medinipur district) active Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Kalaikunda Air Force Station &middot; VEDX<\/span><em>Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt class=\"was\">No. 18 Squadron (MiG-27 period)<small>&mdash;<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">HAL MiG-27ML<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"West Bengal (Alipurduar district) active Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Hasimara Air Force Station &middot; VEHX<\/span><em>Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>No. 101 Squadron<small>Multirole fighter squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/rafale\/\">Dassault Rafale EH\/DH<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt class=\"was\">No. 17 Squadron (1971 deployment)<small>1971&ndash;1971<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">Hawker Hunter<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Assam (Sonitpur district) active Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Tezpur Air Force Station &middot; VETZ<\/span><em>Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>No. 2 Squadron<small>Winged Arrows &middot; Multirole fighter squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\">Sukhoi\/HAL Su-30MKI<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore district) active Southern Air Command, Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Sulur Air Force Station &middot; VOSX<\/span><em>Southern Air Command, Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>No. 45 Squadron<small>Light combat aircraft squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hal-tejas\/\">HAL Tejas Mk1<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>No. 33 Squadron<small>Transport squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>Antonov An-32<\/dd>\n<dt>No. 109 Helicopter Unit<small>Helicopter unit &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-8-hip\/\">Mil Mi-17<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>Sarang Helicopter Display Team (No. 151 HU)<small>Sarang &middot; Display team &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>HAL Dhruv<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Tamil Nadu (Thanjavur district) active Southern Air Command, Indian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Thanjavur Air Force Station &middot; VOTJ<\/span><em>Southern Air Command, Indian Air Force<\/em><i><\/i><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>No. 222 Squadron<small>Maritime strike squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\">Sukhoi\/HAL Su-30MKI<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"qnone\" data-none=\"unitfind\">No unit matches that search.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"timeline\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Timeline<\/div>\n<h2>Indian Air Force milestones, 1914 to today<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tl\">\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1932<\/div>\n<p>8 October: the Indian Air Force is founded as an auxiliary of the RAF under the Indian Air Force Act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1933<\/div>\n<p>1 April: A Flight, No. 1 Squadron forms at Drigh Road, Karachi, with four Wapiti IIAs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1945<\/div>\n<p>12 March: King George VI grants the prefix &quot;Royal&quot;; about 25,000 personnel by VJ Day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1947<\/div>\n<p>August: partition; three of ten squadrons go to Pakistan. 27 October: airlift of troops to Srinagar begins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1950<\/div>\n<p>26 January: India becomes a republic and the service becomes the Indian Air Force again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1961<\/div>\n<p>18&ndash;19 December: Canberras, Hunters, Vampires, Myst&#232;res and Toofanis strike targets in Goa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1962<\/div>\n<p>20 October &ndash; 21 November: war with China; the IAF is not used offensively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1963<\/div>\n<p>The first MiG-21 squadron forms at Chandigarh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1965<\/div>\n<p>1&ndash;22 September: air war with Pakistan; Gnats become &quot;Sabre Slayers&quot;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1971<\/div>\n<p>3&ndash;17 December: war with Pakistan; air superiority in the east; surrender at Dhaka on 16 December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1984<\/div>\n<p>13 April: IAF airlift supports Operation Meghdoot on the Siachen glacier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1996<\/div>\n<p>Fighter strength peaks at 41 squadrons; the Surya Kiran team is formed at Bidar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1999<\/div>\n<p>26 May &ndash; 26 July: Operation Safed Sagar over Kargil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2002<\/div>\n<p>27 September: first Su-30MKI accepted. 30 March: first two Dhruvs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2019<\/div>\n<p>26 February: Balakot strike. 27 February: air battle; MiG-21 lost, pilot captured and released on 1 March. 3 September: Apaches inducted. 27 December: MiG-27 retired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2020<\/div>\n<p>27 May: No. 18 Squadron becomes the second Tejas squadron.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2025<\/div>\n<p>7&ndash;10 May: Operation Sindoor. 25 September: 97 more Tejas Mk1A ordered. 26 September: MiG-21 retired at Chandigarh. 21 November: Tejas lost at the Dubai Airshow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2026<\/div>\n<p>12 February: MRFA Rafale approved by the DAC. 15 May: AMCA facility foundation at Puttaparthi. 18 September: first HTT-40 handed over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"combat\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Combat record<\/div>\n<h2>Every war the Indian Air Force has fought<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">Sorties and losses where the record gives them, and an honest blank where it does not.<\/p>\n<div class=\"statstrip dark\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>17<\/b><span>conflicts<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>1937<\/b><span>First<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>3<\/b><span>Aircraft lost<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>43<\/b><span>Killed<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"gl cml\">\n<li><b>North-West Frontier operations<\/b> <span class=\"de\">1937&ndash;1939<\/span> Army co-operation flying in support of British-Indian ground forces<\/li>\n<li><b>Second World War: the Burma campaign<\/b> <span class=\"de\">1942&ndash;1945<\/span> Strike, close air support, reconnaissance and bomber escort against Japanese forces, under RAF command<\/li>\n<li><b>First India&ndash;Pakistan war (Kashmir)<\/b> <span class=\"de\">1947&ndash;1949<\/span> Airlift of troops into Srinagar and Leh, close air support, supply drops<\/li>\n<li><b>Operation Polo<\/b> <span class=\"de\">1948<\/span> Close air support for the Indian Army from Pune<\/li>\n<li><b>UN operations in the Congo (ONUC)<\/b> <span class=\"de\">1961&ndash;1962<\/span> Ground attack for the UN force against the secessionist State of Katanga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cbig\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/indian-air-force\/combat-record\/\">Open the full combat record<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"news\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">From the magazine<\/div>\n<h2>Indian Air Force news from Afterburner<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">Everything MiGFlug&rsquo;s magazine has published on the Indian Air Force and the aircraft it flies. <span class=\"imp\">This list refreshes itself &mdash; new Afterburner stories appear here automatically.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ngrid\" id=\"newsgrid\" data-cats=\"664,670,666\" data-term=\"india\" data-match=\"indian air force|\\biaf\\b|india.{0,40}(rafale|tejas|su-30|mig-21|fighter|air force|jet|s-400|strike)|tejas|operation sindoor|tarang shakti|surya kiran|balakot\" data-reject=\"Air India|IndiGo|Airlines|Boeing 787|Dreamliner\"><a class=\"ncard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/amca-first-flight-september-2028-india-stealth-fighter-hal-out-2026\/\"><span class=\"ncim ph47\"><\/span><span class=\"ncbody\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-29\">29 September 2026<\/time><span class=\"nct\">AMCA First Flight Set for 2028: India Names Its Stealth Fighter Deadline<\/span><span class=\"ncx\">India&rsquo;s Defence Secretary says the first AMCA stealth fighter prototype should fly in September 2028, the Tejas Mk2 in 2027, and HAL&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"ncgo\">Read the story<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"ncard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/tarang-shakti-2026-us-f-35-india-jodhpur-first-time\/\"><span class=\"ncim ph48\"><\/span><span class=\"ncbody\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-26\">26 September 2026<\/time><span class=\"nct\">Tarang Shakti 2026: US F-35s Fly With the Indian Air Force for the First Time<\/span><span class=\"ncx\">Tarang Shakti 2026 opens at Jodhpur, and for the first time US F-35s fly tactical missions alongside the Indian Air Force from an Indian&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"ncgo\">Read the story<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"ncard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/iaf-chetak-flying-elephant-republic-day-116-helicopter-unit\/\"><span class=\"ncim ph49\"><\/span><span class=\"ncbody\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-15\">15 September 2026<\/time><span class=\"nct\">The Indian Air Force Flew a Helicopter Dressed as an Elephant<\/span><span class=\"ncx\">Somewhere in the 1970s, on a January morning in New Delhi, an elephant flew down Rajpath. It was a HAL Chetak, the Indian licence-built&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"ncgo\">Read the story<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"ncard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/su-30mki-indian-air-force-two-seat-fighters-explained\/\"><span class=\"ncim ph50\"><\/span><span class=\"ncbody\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-14\">14 September 2026<\/time><span class=\"nct\">Su-30MKI: Why the Indian Air Force Flies With Two Crew<\/span><span class=\"ncx\">Slightly over half the IAF combat fleet has two seats, against a global trend running hard the other way. The reason is one aeroplane, and&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"ncgo\">Read the story<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"ncard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/india-fcas-parliament-sixth-generation-france-bid-2026\/\"><span class=\"ncim ph51\"><\/span><span class=\"ncbody\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-25\">25 August 2026<\/time><span class=\"nct\">India Moves to Join FCAS: Sixth-Generation Fighter Bid Confirmed<\/span><span class=\"ncx\">India has told its parliament it is working to join France&#8217;s FCAS sixth-generation fighter programme, and a committee is pushing the&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"ncgo\">Read the story<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"ncard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/iaf-vice-chief-questions-tejas-mk-2-2026\/\"><span class=\"ncim ph52\"><\/span><span class=\"ncbody\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-23\">23 August 2026<\/time><span class=\"nct\">A Top Airman Questions the Tejas Mk-2<\/span><span class=\"ncx\">India&rsquo;s just-retired IAF Vice Chief, Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, has publicly questioned whether the delayed Tejas Mk-2 will still&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"ncgo\">Read the story<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"nmore\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/\">All stories in Afterburner<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Questions &amp; Answers<\/div>\n<h2>Everything people ask about the Indian Air Force<\/h2>\n<div class=\"qa\">\n<details open>\n<summary>What is the Indian Air Force called in Hindi?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Bharatiya Vayu Sena (&#2349;&#2366;&#2352;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351; &#2357;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369; &#2360;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366;). The Hindi spelling here is taken from Wikipedia because the IAF&rsquo;s own site could not be reached for this page. It was the Royal Indian Air Force from 12 March 1945 until India became a republic on 26 January 1950.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>When was the Indian Air Force founded?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">On 8 October 1932, which is why Air Force Day is celebrated on 8 October; the 93rd anniversary was marked at Hindon in 2025. Its first flight formed at Drigh Road, Karachi, on 1 April 1933 with four Westland Wapiti biplanes.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What fighter jets does the Indian Air Force fly in 2026?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\">Su-30MKI<\/a> (about 260), 36 <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/rafale\/\">Rafales<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mirage-2000\/\">Mirage 2000<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">MiG-29<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/sepecat-jaguar\/\">Jaguar<\/a> and the Indian-built <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hal-tejas\/\">Tejas<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\">MiG-21<\/a> was retired on 26 September 2025. Counts are from Wikipedia&rsquo;s inventory list, not an official IAF figure.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How many fighter squadrons does the Indian Air Force have?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">It is authorised 42. Wikipedia cites 29 in April 2026, down from 31 in 2025 and 41 at the 1996 peak, after the MiG-21 left service. Delayed Tejas Mk1A deliveries, held up by late GE engines, are the main reason the gap has not closed.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>When did India retire the MiG-21?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">On 26 September 2025, at a ceremony at Chandigarh, where the first MiG-21 squadron formed in 1963. Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh flew the final sortie with the call sign Badal 3. More than 1,200 were inducted, and Wikipedia cites more than 170 IAF pilots killed in MiG-21 accidents since 1970.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Did a MiG-21 shoot down a Pakistani F-16 in 2019?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">India says yes: that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shot down a PAF F-16 on 27 February 2019 before his MiG-21 Bison was hit and he was captured. Pakistan denies using or losing any F-16 and said it downed two Indian jets; a US count of Pakistan&rsquo;s F-16s reported in the press found none missing. Neither claim has been independently confirmed. He was released on 1 March 2019.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How many aircraft did India lose in Operation Sindoor in May 2025?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">There is no confirmed figure. Pakistan claims six Indian aircraft, including four Rafales; India&rsquo;s Chief of Defence Staff acknowledged losses on 31 May 2025 but rejected that number. A US official told Reuters at least two Indian jets were downed, and the French air chief said he had seen evidence of three. India&rsquo;s Air Chief in turn claims five Pakistani fighters and a large surveillance aircraft, which Pakistan denies.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is India buying more Rafales?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Probably. The Defence Acquisition Council approved the Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft as the Rafale on 12 February 2026, with most to be built in India, and President Macron said on 19 February 2026 that India had confirmed its willingness to order 114. No contract signature was confirmed by 30 September 2026.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Why was the Indian Air Force not used in the 1962 war with China?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The government feared Chinese retaliation against Indian cities, advice given by, among others, the US ambassador J. K. Galbraith and intelligence chief B. N. Mullick, and the IAF had been told in May 1962 not to plan for close air support. Transports and helicopters supported the army, but no strikes were flown.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What are Surya Kiran and Sarang?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The IAF&rsquo;s display teams. Surya Kiran was formed at Bidar in 1996 on Kiran trainers, was suspended in 2011 and returned in 2015 with nine <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/bae-hawk\/\">Hawk Mk 132s<\/a>; it has flown over 800 shows. Sarang flies HAL Dhruv helicopters and displayed at El Alamein in Egypt in September 2026.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is the Indian Air Force called in Hindi?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Bharatiya Vayu Sena (\\u092d\\u093e\\u0930\\u0924\\u0940\\u092f \\u0935\\u093e\\u092f\\u0941 \\u0938\\u0947\\u0928\\u093e). The Hindi spelling here is taken from Wikipedia because the IAF\\u2019s own site could not be reached for this page. 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Sarang flies HAL Dhruv helicopters and displayed at El Alamein in Egypt in September 2026.\"}}]}<\/script><hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Continue the tour<\/div>\n<h2>Read the aircraft the Indian Air Force flew<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">Every type with a page in the Book of Beasts, in service first, then by the year it left the fleet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"acgrid\"><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-30-flanker\/\"><span class=\"im ph2\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Sukhoi\/HAL Su-30MKI<\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/rafale\/\"><span class=\"im ph3\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Dassault Rafale EH\/DH<span class=\"nflag nf4\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in France\"><\/span><\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mirage-2000\/\"><span class=\"im ph4\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Dassault Mirage 2000H\/TH (Vajra), upgraded to 2000I\/TI<span class=\"nflag nf4\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in France\"><\/span><\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\"><span class=\"im ph5\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mikoyan MiG-29B\/UB and MiG-29UPG<\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/sepecat-jaguar\/\"><span class=\"im ph6\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>SEPECAT\/HAL Jaguar IS\/IB\/IM (Shamsher)<span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hal-tejas\/\"><span class=\"im ph7\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>HAL Tejas Mk1<\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/bae-hawk\/\"><span class=\"im ph8\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>BAE\/HAL Hawk Mk 132<span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/pc-7-turbo-trainer\/\"><span class=\"im none\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Pilatus PC-7 Mk II<span class=\"nflag nf2\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Switzerland\"><\/span><\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\"><span class=\"im ph15\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules<span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-8-hip\/\"><span class=\"im ph21\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mil Mi-17V-5<\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/ah-64-apache\/\"><span class=\"im ph23\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian<span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/ch-47-chinook\/\"><span class=\"im ph24\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Boeing CH-47F(I) Chinook<span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-24-hind\/\"><span class=\"im ph26\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mil Mi-25\/Mi-35<\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-23-flogger\/\"><span class=\"im ph40\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN\/MF<\/b><em>&mdash;<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/de-havilland-vampire\/\"><span class=\"im ph41\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>de Havilland\/HAL Vampire FB.52, NF.54, T.55<span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/b><em>1948&ndash;<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/supermarine-spitfire\/\"><span class=\"im ph42\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Supermarine Spitfire<span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/b><em>&mdash;<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hawker-hurricane\/\"><span class=\"im ph43\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Hawker Hurricane<span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/b><em>&mdash;<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/vultee-a-31-vengeance\/\"><span class=\"im ph44\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Vultee Vengeance<span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><\/b><em>&mdash;<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/westland-lysander\/\"><span class=\"im ph45\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Westland Lysander<span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/b><em>&mdash;<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\"><span class=\"im ph29\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (FL, M\/MF, bis, Bison)<\/b><em>1963&ndash;2025<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-27-flogger\/\"><span class=\"im ph30\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>HAL MiG-27ML\/UPG Bahadur<\/b><em>1985&ndash;2019<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/english-electric-canberra\/\"><span class=\"im ph31\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>English Electric Canberra B(I).58, PR.57, T.4<span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/b><em>1957&ndash;2007<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-25-foxbat\/\"><span class=\"im ph32\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25RBK\/RU<\/b><em>1981&ndash;2006<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/hawker-hunter\/\"><span class=\"im ph33\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Hawker Hunter F.56\/T.66<span class=\"nflag nf5\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United Kingdom\"><\/span><\/b><em>1957&ndash;1996<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section style=\"padding:48px 0 64px\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Sources &amp; Further Reading<\/div>\n<h2>Every fact, checked<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"srclist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2060477\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PIB: Air Chief Marshal AP Singh takes over as the Chief of the Air Staff (30 September 2024)<\/a><span>Commissioned 21 December 1984; over 5,000 flying hours; test pilot; commanded a MiG-27 squadron; Tejas flight-test project director.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/air-marshal-amar-preet-singh-appointed-as-next-chief-of-air-staff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh appointed as next Chief of Air Staff (21 September 2024)<\/a><span>Appointment announcement; takes over from ACM V. R. Chaudhari on 30 September.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/cas-air-chief-marshal-reviews-operational-preparedness-in-northern-command-theatre\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: CAS Air Chief Marshal reviews operational preparedness in Northern Command theatre (24 September 2026)<\/a><span>Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh still in office on 23 September 2026 (visit to Northern Command, Udhampur).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/india-japan-air-chiefs-take-tejas-sorties-during-joint-air-exercise-in-jodhpur\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: India, Japan Air Chiefs take Tejas sorties during joint air exercise in Jodhpur (20 September 2026)<\/a><span>Exercise Veer Guardian 2026 at Jodhpur; JASDF F-2As operating from Indian soil for the first time in a bilateral exercise; Tejas, Su-30MKI and Rafale taking part.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/indian-air-force-holds-full-dress-rehearsal-ahead-of-93rd-anniversary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: Indian Air Force holds full dress rehearsal ahead of 93rd anniversary (6 October 2025)<\/a><span>93rd anniversary on 8 October 2025; rehearsal at Hindon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/air-chief-marshal-amarpreet-singh-lauds-operation-sindoor-for-precision-strikes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: Air Chief Marshal Amarpreet Singh lauds Operation Sindoor for precision strikes (3 October 2025)<\/a><span>Air Chief&rsquo;s Air Force Day press remarks: four to five Pakistani fighters destroyed; air defence central to the operation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/indian-air-force-bids-farewell-to-legendary-mig-21-after-six-decades-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: Indian Air Force bids farewell to legendary MiG-21 after six decades of service (26 September 2025)<\/a><span>Farewell at Chandigarh on 26 September 2025; first MiG-21 squadron formed at Chandigarh in 1963 under Wg Cdr Dilbagh Singh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/indian-airforce-bids-farewell-to-mig-21-aircraft-in-chandigarh-after-six-decades-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends decommissioning of MiG-21 aircraft (26 September 2025)<\/a><span>ACM A. P. Singh flew the last sortie, call sign Badal 3; MiG-21 India&rsquo;s first supersonic fighter, inducted 1963.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/defence-ministry-boosts-aatmanirbharta-with-major-lca-deal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: Defence Ministry signs deal with HAL for procurement of 97 Tejas jets (25 September 2025)<\/a><span>97 LCA Mk1A (68 fighters, 29 twin-seaters) for over 62,000 crore rupees; deliveries from 2027&ndash;28 over six years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-unveils-first-tejas-lca-mk1a-from-hals-new-nashik-production-line\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: Defence Minister unveils first Tejas LCA Mk1A from HAL&rsquo;s new Nashik production line (17 October 2025)<\/a><span>Maiden flight of the first Nashik-built Mk1A; second HTT-40 line opened.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/hal-clarifies-delay-in-lca-tejas-mark-1a-delivery-cites-awaited-ge-engines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: HAL clarifies delay in LCA Tejas Mark 1A delivery, cites awaited GE engines (5 February 2026)<\/a><span>Five Mk1A fully ready and nine more built and flown; five F404 engines received; deliveries await engines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/us-defence-giant-ge-aerospace-delivers-fresh-batch-of-3-f404-in20-engines-to-hal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: GE Aerospace delivers fresh batch of 3 F404-IN20 engines to HAL (4 September 2026)<\/a><span>99 engines under the 2021 contract; years of supply bottlenecks left airframes waiting for engines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/hal-hands-over-tejas-twin-seater-htt-40-trainer-aircraft-to-indian-air-force\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: HAL hands over Tejas twin-seater, HTT-40 trainer aircraft to Indian Air Force (18 September 2026)<\/a><span>Two Tejas FOC twin-seat trainers and the first HTT-40 handed over; 70 HTT-40 on contract; 29 Mk1A twin-seaters due by 2033&ndash;34.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/iaf-tejas-jet-crashes-at-dubai-air-show-pilot-wing-commander-syal-killed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: IAF Tejas jet crashes at Dubai Air Show; pilot Wing Commander Syal killed (21 November 2025)<\/a><span>Wg Cdr Namansh Syal killed; court of inquiry; second Tejas loss after Jaisalmer, March 2024.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/iafs-tejas-aircraft-crashes-near-rajasthans-jaisalmer-pilot-ejected-safely\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: IAF&rsquo;s Tejas aircraft crashes near Rajasthan&rsquo;s Jaisalmer, pilot ejected safely (12 March 2024)<\/a><span>First Tejas crash, during an operational training sortie; pilot ejected.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/france-and-india-want-to-expand-cooperation-on-rafale-aircraft-french-president-emmanuel-macron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: France and India want to expand cooperation on Rafale aircraft: Macron (19 February 2026)<\/a><span>Macron: India confirmed its willingness to order 114 more Rafales and co-produce them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/dac-clears-proposals-of-nearly-3-60-lakh-cr-to-enhance-capabilities-of-armed-forces\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: DAC clears proposals of nearly 3.60 lakh crore (12 February 2026)<\/a><span>Acceptance of necessity for MRFA Rafale, the majority to be made in India; stand-off missiles; AS-HAPS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/president-droupadi-murmu-undertakes-rafale-fighter-jet-sortie-from-ambala\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: President Droupadi Murmu undertakes Rafale fighter jet sortie from Ambala (29 October 2025)<\/a><span>About 25 minutes from Ambala; she flew a Su-30MKI from Tezpur in April 2023.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/russian-president-offers-sukhoi-su-57-stealth-aircraft-and-joint-production-in-india\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: Russian President offers Sukhoi Su-57 stealth aircraft and joint production in India (6 June 2026)<\/a><span>Putin&rsquo;s offer at St Petersburg; four of five S-400 squadrons delivered; no Indian decision reported.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/india-to-develop-5-amca-stealth-fighter-prototypes-defence-minister\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: India to develop 5 AMCA stealth fighter prototypes (30 May 2025)<\/a><span>Execution model with private industry; five prototypes; CCS approval in 2024 at about 15,000 crore rupees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/foundation-laid-for-advanced-medium-combat-aircraft-programme-facility-in-andhra-pradesh\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: Foundation laid for AMCA programme facility in Andhra Pradesh (15 May 2026)<\/a><span>Integration, development and flight-test hub at Puttaparthi; ADA\/DRDO.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/india-us-deal-for-procurement-of-31-mq-9b-predator-drones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: India-US deal for procurement of 31 MQ-9B Predator drones (15 October 2024)<\/a><span>Tri-service contract for 31 MQ-9B Sky Guardian and Sea Guardian; service split not given.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/india-receives-final-batch-of-airbus-c-295-aircraft-ahead-of-schedule-in-spain\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: India receives final batch of Airbus C-295 aircraft ahead of schedule in Spain (2 August 2025)<\/a><span>All 16 Seville-built C-295s delivered; 56 ordered, 40 to be built by Tata at Vadodara; replaces the Avro 748.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/first-c-295-mw-transport-aircraft-formally-inducted-into-indian-air-force\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: First C-295 MW transport aircraft formally inducted into Indian Air Force (25 September 2023)<\/a><span>Induction at Hindon during Bharat Drone Shakti 2023.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/indian-air-force-sukhoi-30mki-jet-crashes-in-assam\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30MKI jet crashes in Assam (6 March 2026)<\/a><span>5 March 2026, Karbi Anglong; both pilots of No. 47 Squadron (Jorhat) killed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/significant-increase-of-over-15-budget-allocation-for-defence-ministry-in-budget-2026-27\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: Significant increase of over 15% budget allocation for Defence Ministry in Budget 2026-27 (1 February 2026)<\/a><span>7.85 lakh crore rupees for the Ministry of Defence, up 15.19 per cent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/iaf-sarang-team-reaches-egypt-to-participate-in-el-alamein-airshow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: IAF Sarang team reaches Egypt to participate in El Alamein Airshow (6 September 2026)<\/a><span>Sarang Helicopter Display Team flies the ALH Dhruv.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/suryakiran-aerobatic-team-takes-to-meerut-skies-for-the-first-time\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: Suryakiran Aerobatic Team takes to Meerut skies for the first time (20 September 2026)<\/a><span>Nine Hawk Mk 132; over 800 airshows in 30 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2127370\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PIB: Operation Sindoor: Indian Armed Forces carried out precision strike at terrorist camps (7 May 2025)<\/a><span>Nine sites struck; Indian statement that no Pakistani military facilities were targeted; response to the Pahalgam attack (26 killed).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/ministry-of-external-affairs-special-briefing-on-operation-sindoor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: India conducts precision strikes on Pakistan military targets (MEA special briefing, 10 May 2025)<\/a><span>Indian briefing: strikes on Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahimyar Khan, Pasrur and Sialkot; denial of Pakistani claims of S-400 and Sirsa\/Suratgarh damage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/us-panel-accuses-china-of-disinformation-after-operation-sindoor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News On Air: US panel accuses China of disinformation after Operation Sindoor (19 November 2025)<\/a><span>USCC report; restates the Air Chief&rsquo;s claim of five Pakistani fighters and one large surveillance aircraft destroyed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1909305\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dawn: Pakistan vows revenge after Indian misadventure (8 May 2025)<\/a><span>Pakistani official claim of five Indian jets downed on 7 May 2025; National Security Committee statement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1584651\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PIB (Ministry of Defence): Resurrection Ceremony for 17 Squadron &lsquo;Golden Arrows&rsquo; (10 September 2019)<\/a><span>Ceremony at AF Station Ambala under ACM B. S. Dhanoa; squadron formed at Ambala 1 October 1951 under Flt Lt D. L. Springett; types; Goa, 1965, 1971, Kargil; first Rafale squadron.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iafhistory.in\/2022\/06\/18\/in-memoriam-air-cmde-narinder-chatraths-service-to-the-nation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IAF History (iafhistory.in): In Memoriam Air Cmde Narinder Chatrath (18 June 2022)<\/a><span>No. 17 Squadron Hunters from Hashimara in 1971; Kurmitola; Vir Chakra.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aim-india.aai.aero\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Airports Authority of India: eAIP India (AIRAC AMDT 08\/2026)<\/a><span>The Indian AIP; its index loads only as a frame shell and AD 2 pages timed out, so no AIP data could be used.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"verified\">Figures verified 2026-09-30. Order of Battle pages are regenerated from a single dataset; if a number here disagrees with a Book of Beasts page, this page is the more recent of the two.<\/p>\n<p class=\"verified\">Photographs: Photo: Indian Air Force \/ Wikimedia Commons (EdictGov-India) &middot; Photo: Aeroprints.com \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) &middot; Photo: Dylan Agbagni (CC0) \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC0) &middot; Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown \/ Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) &middot; Photo: Laurent ERRERA from L&#8217;Union, France \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) &middot; Photo: Government of India \/ Wikimedia Commons (GODL-India) &middot; Photo: Michael Sender \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) &middot; Photo: Indian Air Force \/ Wikimedia Commons (GODL-India) &middot; Photo: Steve Lympany \/ Wikimedia Commons (OGL v1.0) &middot; Photo: Colin Cooke Photo \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) &middot; Photo: hemant rawat \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) &middot; Photo: Dmitry Karpezo \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) &middot; Photo: Skadron 31\/Amur Yudha Cakti TNI-AD \/ Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) &middot; Photo: Acroterion \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) &middot; Photo: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited \/ Wikimedia Commons (GODL-India) &middot; Photo: Shadman Samee from Dhaka, Bangladesh \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) &middot; Photo: Boevaya mashina \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) &middot; Photo: Ank Kumar \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) &middot; Photo: Abhi010 \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) &middot; Photo: Himmat Rathore \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) &middot; Photo: Peer.Gynt \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) &middot; Photo: Alec Wilson from Hampton-in-Arden, UK \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) &middot; Photo: Mohit S from Mumbai, India \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) &middot; Photo: Ambuj Saxena from Mobile, USA \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) &middot; Photo: Ank kumar \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) &middot; Photo: Dick Gilbert \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) &middot; Photo: Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) &middot; Photo: SDASM Archives \/ Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) &middot; Photo: taken and submitted by Paul Maritz \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<style>#mfam 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