Air Forceπ India
Indian Air Force
"Touch the Sky with Glory (NabhaαΈ₯-spαΉΕaαΉ DΔ«ptam)"
Branch Overview
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks fourth amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflict.
Command & Organization
Chief / Commander
Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh
Vice Chief
Air Marshal Alok Singh
Key Commands / Formations
- Western Air Command (New Delhi)
- Eastern Air Command (Shillong)
- Central Air Command (Allahabad)
- Southern Air Command (Thiruvananthapuram)
- South Western Air Command (Gandhinagar)
- Training Command (Bengaluru)
- Maintenance Command (Nagpur)
Operational Bases
- Ambala AFS
- Sulur AFS
- Gwalior AFS
- Hindan AFS
Assigned Equipment & Capabilities
Missiles (1)
Air Defense (3)
Operational Strength
- Branch Type
- Air Force
- Founded
- 8 October 1932
- Headquarters
- New Delhi, India
- Current Commander
- Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh (Chief of the Air Staff)
- Active Personnel
- 170,576
- Reserve Personnel
- 140,000
