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Here are some facts about IAF


Its motto Nabha Sparsham Deeptham is taken from the eleventh chapter of the Bhagvad Gita.
Empowering women.
The IAF Roundel (logo on the planes and IAF flag) has changed four times since 1933.
The IAF flag, adopted in 1951, is blue in colour and contains the National Flag in the first quadrant and a roundel of the Tricolour.
It is also the seventh strongest Air Force in the world, better than that of Germany, Australia and Japan.
With around 1,70,000 personnel and 1,500 aircraft, it is the fourth largest air force in the world after US, China and Russia.
The Garud Commando Force has the longest training course.
Arjan Singh- The only living military officer with a 5-star rank.
The latest addition to the Air Force arsenal, Mirage 2000, a French single-seated air defence and multi-purpose fighter jet, is powered by a single engine with maximum speed of 2,495 kilometre per hour.
From October 1, 1993 to December 21, 1994, the IAF took part in peacekeeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations.
Yes, the IAF has a base in a foreign country!
At 22,000 ft (or 6,706 m), Siachen Glacier AFS is the highest Air Force Station of the IAF.
The IAF was referred to as Royal Indian Air Force from 1945 to 1950.
The IAF engaged in conflict outside the country in 1960, when Belgium’s 75-year rule over Congo ended abruptly.
The IAF destroyed more than 29 Pakistani tanks, 40 APCs and a railway train during the Battle of Longewala in the 1971 Indo-Pak War besides a number of critical installations.
The IAF created a world record by performing the highest landing of a C-130J at the Daulat Beg Oldi airstrip in Ladakh at the height of 16614 feet (5065 meters).
India is building the 5th generation Sukhoi PAK FA in collaboration with Russia.
The Air Force has over 60 air bases spread all over India.
The SEPECAT Jaguar and the Mikoyan MiG-27 serve as the IAF’s primary ground attack force.
IAF’s first HAL-made fighter was HF-24 Marut
The Tejas is the second supersonic Light Combat Aircraft developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
IAF transport aircraft airlifted hundreds of Indian troops to secure the Siachen glacier during 1984 Operation Meghdoot.
The indigenously built HAL Light Combat Helicopter will be in service by December 2015. It is faster and more agile than most other contemporary Combat Helicopters.
The IAF’s primary air superiority fighter with the additional capability to conduct air-ground (strike) missions is Sukhoi Su-30MKI.
The IAF is the only air force that operates C-17 Globemaster III, C-130J Super Hercules, and Il-76 – the three largest transport aircrafts.
The IAF manages Air Force Network (AFNet)
The IAF created a world record while rescuing civilians during the Uttarakhand flash floods
Flying officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon was awarded the Param Veer Chakra.
The IAF has its very own museum in New Delhi.
Welcoming women fighter pilots