Indian airforce official website

• Afrikaans • العربية • বাংলা • Беларуская (тарашкевіца) • भोजपुरी • Čeština • Deutsch • Español • فارسی • Français • Galego • 한국어 • हिन्दी • Bahasa Indonesia • Italiano • עברית • ಕನ್ನಡ • മലയാളം • मराठी • Bahasa Melayu • Nederlands • 日本語 • Norsk bokmål • ଓଡ଼ିଆ • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ • پنجابی • Polski • Português • Русский • संस्कृतम् • Simple English • Slovenčina • Suomi • Svenska • தமிழ் • తెలుగు • Türkçe • Українська • اردو • 中文 Founded 26January 1950 ;73 years ago ( 1950-01-26) ( as current service) 8October 1932 ;90 years ago ( 1932-10-08) ( as Country Type Role Size 170,576 active personnel 140,000 reserve personnel Approx Partof Headquarters Motto(s) नभः स्पृशं दीप्तम् ( Nabhaḥ Spr̥śaṁ Dīptam ( transl. "Touch the sky with Glory" Colours March The IAF's mission is defined by the Defence of India and every part there of including preparation for defence and all such acts as may be conducive in times of war to its prosecution and after its termination to effective demobilisation.  The Primary objective of IAF is to defend the nation and its airspace against Air threats in coordination with Army and Navy.  The secondary purpose is to assist civil power during natural calamities and internal disturbances.  The IAF provides close air support to the Indian Army troops in the battlefield and also provides strategic and tactical airlift capabilities.  IAF also provides strategic air lift or secondary Airlift for the Indian Army.  The IAF also operates the Integrated Space Cell togethe...

• Afrikaans • العربية • বাংলা • Беларуская (тарашкевіца) • भोजपुरी • Čeština • Deutsch • Español • فارسی • Français • Galego • 한국어 • हिन्दी • Bahasa Indonesia • Italiano • עברית • ಕನ್ನಡ • മലയാളം • मराठी • Bahasa Melayu • Nederlands • 日本語 • Norsk bokmål • ଓଡ଼ିଆ • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ • پنجابی • Polski • Português • Русский • संस्कृतम् • Simple English • Slovenčina • Suomi • Svenska • தமிழ் • తెలుగు • Türkçe • Українська • اردو • 中文 Founded 26January 1950 ;73 years ago ( 1950-01-26) ( as current service) 8October 1932 ;90 years ago ( 1932-10-08) ( as Country Type Role Size 170,576 active personnel 140,000 reserve personnel Approx Partof Headquarters Motto(s) नभः स्पृशं दीप्तम् ( Nabhaḥ Spr̥śaṁ Dīptam ( transl. "Touch the sky with Glory" Colours March The IAF's mission is defined by the Defence of India and every part there of including preparation for defence and all such acts as may be conducive in times of war to its prosecution and after its termination to effective demobilisation.  The Primary objective of IAF is to defend the nation and its airspace against Air threats in coordination with Army and Navy.  The secondary purpose is to assist civil power during natural calamities and internal disturbances.  The IAF provides close air support to the Indian Army troops in the battlefield and also provides strategic and tactical airlift capabilities.  IAF also provides strategic air lift or secondary Airlift for the Indian Army.  The IAF also operates the Integrated Space Cell togethe...