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Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons (95 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of the Indian Air Force" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Central Air Command: 4 January 1944 Maharajpur AFS, Madhya Pradesh: Mirage 2000 [9] No. 14 Squadron: Bulls: Western Air Command: 15 August 1951 Ambala AFS, Punjab: Jaguar [10] No. 15 Squadron: Flying Lancers: Western Air Command: 20 August 1951 Sirsa AFS, Punjab: Su-30MKI [11] No. 16 Squadron: Black Cobras: Central Air Command: 1950 Gorakhpur ...
The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October 1932 in British India as an auxiliary air force [22] of the Royal Air Force. The enactment of the Indian Air Force Act 1932 [ 23 ] [ 24 ] stipulated out their auxiliary status and enforced the adoption of the Royal Air Force uniforms, badges, brevets and insignia. [ 25 ]
The Indian Air Force currently operates seven Air Commands. Each command is headed by an Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the rank of Air Marshal. The Air Force currently has over 60 air stations all over India. These are grouped into seven commands: Western Air Command at New Delhi, Delhi. Eastern Air Command at Shillong, Meghalaya.
Pages in category "Commands of the Indian Air Force" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Eastern Air Command (India) M. Maintenance ...
On 1 March 1948, the designation of the RIAF's commanding officer was rechristened as Chief of the Air Staff, [24] and again to Chief of the Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Air Force (CAS/C-in-C, RIAF) on 21 June - as a measure to reflect uniformity with the C-in-Cs of the post-independence Indian Army and the Royal Indian Navy. [25]
The Central Air Command is one of the five operational commands of the Indian Air Force. It is currently headquartered in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh . It was formed on 19 March 1962, at Rani Kuthee, Calcutta .
The Western Air Command (WAC) is the regional command of Indian Air Force headquartered in New Delhi. It is the largest and most important Air Command of the IAF, comprising sixteen Air Force Bases (AFBs), and is responsible for aerial defence of North India .