Indian Air Force ranks and insignia

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Equivalent ranks of Indian military

Indian Navy | Indian Army | Indian Air Force

Commissioned ranks

Admiral of
the fleet | Field marshal | Marshal of
the Indian Air Force
Admiral | General | Air chief marshal
Vice admiral | Lieutenant general | Air marshal
Rear admiral | Major general | Air vice marshal
Commodore | Brigadier | Air commodore
Captain | Colonel | Group captain
Commander | Lieutenant colonel | Wing commander
Lieutenant commander | Major | Squadron leader
Lieutenant | Captain | Flight lieutenant
Sub lieutenant | Lieutenant | Flying officer

Junior commissioned ranks

Master chief
petty officer
1st class | Subedar major[Alt 1] | Master warrant officer
Master chief
petty officer
2nd class | Subedar[Alt 2] | Warrant officer
Chief
petty officer | Naib subedar[Alt 3] | Junior warrant officer

Non-commissioned ranks

Petty officer | Havildar/Daffadar | Sergeant
Leading seaman | Naik/Lance-Daffadar | Corporal
Seaman 1 | Lance naik/Acting Lance-Daffadar | Leading aircraftsman
Seaman 2 | Sepoy/Sowar | Aircraftsman

Footnotes

1. ^ Risaldar major in cavalry and armoured regiments
2. ^ Risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments
3. ^ Naib risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments.
Called jemadar until 1965.

The Indian Air Force (IAF), the aerial component of the Indian Armed Forces follows a certain hierarchy of rank designations and insignia derived from the erstwhile Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF).[1]

## History

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The Indian Air Force Ensign.

### 1947-1950

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Upon the establishment of establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations; nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (BIA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief, retained their respective pre-independence ranks and corresponding insignia.[2]

### 1950-present

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In May 1949, Lord Mountbatten, the inaugural Governor-General of India and himself a naval officer, dispatched a note to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, titled Names and Insignia of Indian Armed Forces, containing a list of suggestions regarding the nomenclature of the armed forces that were to be enforced upon the dominion's conversion to a republic.[2]

In the note, Mountbatten proposed that the future IAF should retain its predecessor's nomenclature as much as possible - advocating the retention of the RIAF's ranks, insignia and uniforms.[2] It was later decided that the rank braids of the officers cadre remained unchanged, whilst the three lions of Ashoka i.e., the State Emblem of India should replace the Tudor Crown on the insignia, flying badges and peak caps of airmen ranks.[3] Additionally, busts of the State Emblem and a semi-Chakra were incorporated as the main features on the badges corresponding to Master Warrant Officers (MWO) and Warrant Officers (WO); nonetheless, the MWO's badge was decided to be superimposed on the rank braids of the Pilot Officers.[3]

In September 1949, Nehru forwarded the proposals to the country's minister of defence, Baldev Singh, recommending Mountbatten's suggestions, which were consequently enforced upon India's emergence as a republic on 26 January 1950.[2]

### Structure

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Presently, the IAF's rank hierarchy is divided into three broad categories:

* Commissioned Officers (CO)
* Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO)
* Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO)

## Commissioned Officers

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Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers

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Epaulette/Collar rank insignia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indian Air Force[4]

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Marshal of the Indian Air Force
मार्शल ऑफ द इंडियन एयरफोर्स | Air chief marshal
एयर चीफ मार्शल | Air marshal
एयर मार्शल | Air vice marshal
एयर वाइस मार्शल | Air commodore
एयर कमोडोर | Group captain
ग्रुप कैप्टन | Wing commander
विंग कमांडर | Squadron leader
स्क्वाड्रन लीडर | Flight lieutenant
फ्लाइट लैफ्टिनेंट | Flying officer
फ्लाइंग अफसर

### Command flags

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MIAF  | Air Chf Mshl  | Air Mshl  | AVM  | Air Cdre  | Gp Capt  | Wg Cdr

The IAF has ten commissioned officer (CO) ranks, of which the highest is that of Marshal of the Indian Air Force (MIAF), a ceremonial five-star rank.[5] The rank was awarded for the first, yet only time in January 2002 to then-retired Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh DFC, who served as the IAF's third Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) between 1964 and 1969, for his exceptional leadership of the IAF during the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War.[5]

The highest operational rank in the IAF is the four-star rank of Air Chief Marshal, currently held exclusively by the CAS; coincidentally, the first time the rank was awarded was also to Singh in 1966, when he was then a Air Marshal.[6] Prior to him, CAS appointees belonged to the three-star rank of Air Marshal.[6]

### Collar tabs

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Sometime towards the end of Air Chief Marshal S. K. Sareen's tenure in 1998, the IAF introduced a new series gorget patches for its CO cadre - blue collar tabs embossed with white stars denoting the rank of the particular wearer; five for MIAF, four for Air Chief Marshal, three for Air Marshal, two for Air Vice Marshal and one for Air Commodore.[7] Initially, for the rank of Air Marshal, the collar tabs did not immediately distinguish between the positions of Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS), Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) and other three-star designated positions; however, later three-star collar tabs were embossed with a wreath design to solely indicate the positions of VCAS and AOC-in-C.[7]

## Junior commissioned officer and non-commissioned ranks

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The rank of Master Warrant Officer was introduced in February 1950.[8]

Rank group  | Junior commissioned officers  | Non commissioned officers  | Enlisted

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Master warrant officer
मास्टर वारंट अफसर | Warrant officer
वारंट अफसर | Junior warrant officer
जूनियर वारंट अफसर | Sergeant
सार्जेंट | Corporal
कॉरपोरल | Leading aircraftsman
लीडिंग एयरक्राफ्ट्समैन | Aircraftsman
एयरक्राफ्ट्समैन

## Former ranks

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Effective from 16 May 1977, the rank of Flight Sergeant was abolished and replaced with the rank of Junior Warrant Officer; existing warrant officer rank insignia were modified accordingly.[10][11]

The rank of Pilot Officer is no longer in use; all new officers are commissioned as Flying Officers.

Former/Discontinued Ranks | Officers  |  | Non-commissioned officers

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Shoulder
Insignia |  | Arm |  |  |
Rank | Pilot
officer
पायलट अफसर |  | Warrant officer
वारंट अफसर | Junior
warrant officer
जूनियर वारंट अफसर | Flight
sergeant
फ्लाइट सार्जेंट

## See also

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* Comparative military ranks
* Indian Army ranks and insignia
* Indian Navy ranks and insignia
* Coast Guard ranks and insignia of India
* Border Roads Organisation ranks and insignia of India
* Paramilitary forces ranks and insignia of India
* Police ranks and insignia of India

## References

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1. ^ "Military Digest: As Indian Navy looks to introduce new ranks, a look at foreign origins of Naval ranks". The Indian Express. 16 October 2023.
2. ^ a b c d "How India adopted its military flags and badges based on Lord Mountbatten's suggestions". optimizeias.com.
3. ^ a b "New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Service" (PDF). 5 January 1950. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017.
4. ^ "For Officers". careerairforce.nic.in. Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
5. ^ a b "Arjan Singh made IAF Marshal". The Tribune. 25 January 2002.
6. ^ a b "India's First Marshal of the Air Force". archive.pib.gov.in. 25 January 2002.
7. ^ a b "Uniforms, Badges and Other Regalia - Collar Tabs". www.bharat-rakshak.com. 30 November 1999.
8. ^ "First Batch of IAF Master Warrant Officers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 February 1950. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
9. ^ "For Airmen". careerairforce.nic.in. Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
10. ^ "IAF officers badges". 15 May 1977. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
11. ^ "Flight Sergeants Become Junior Warrant Officers" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 15 May 1977. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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Africa|

* Algeria
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* South Sudan
* Sudan
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* Togo
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* Zimbabwe

States with
limited recognition|

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Former|

* People's Republic of Angola
* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* Kingdom of Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Katanga
* People's Republic of Mozambique
* Rhodesia
* South West Africa
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Apartheid States in Southern Africa

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
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* Haiti
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* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Officers:
* Army
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* Coast Guard
* Enlisted:
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Other:
* Marine Corps
* Space Force
* Warrant officer
* Opposing forces
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Former|

* Canada (pre-Unification)
* Confederate States of America
* Union
* Army
* Navy
* Costa Rica
* Empire of Brazil
* Panama
* Republic of Texas
* Army
* Navy
* United States Army enlisted
* World War I
* World War II

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* PR of China
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* East Timor
* India
* Army
* Air Force
* Navy
* Coast Guard
* Border Roads Organisation
* Paramilitary forces
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
* North
* South
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Marines
* Civil Armed Forces
* Maritime Security Agency
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

States with
limited recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Artsakh
* Palestine
* South Ossetia
* Taiwan (Republic of China)

Former|

* China
* Empire
* Republic (1912–1949)
* Dutch East Indies
* East Turkestan (Second Republic)
* People's Republic of Kampuchea
* Imperial Iran
* Imperial Japan
* Army
* Navy
* Korea
* Empire
* Liberation Army
* Kingdom of Laos
* Manchukuo
* Mengjiang
* Mongolian People's Republic
* Vietnam
* State
* South
* South Yemen
* Tibet
* Tuva

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Home Guard
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Army
* Navy
* Gendarmerie
* Air and Space Force
* Foresters
* Germany
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Land Forces
* Coast Guard
* Ireland
* Italy
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Carabinieri
* Finance Guard
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* North Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Cossacks
* Between 1994 and 2010
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Army officers
* Army other ranks
* Navy officers
* Navy ratings
* Air Force officers
* Air Force other ranks
* Vatican

States with
limited recognition|

* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* Transnistria

Former|

* Albania
* Kingdom
* People's Socialist Republic
* Austria–Hungary
* Army
* Navy
* Bulgaria
* Kingdom
* People's Republic
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* German Empire
* Weimar Republic
* Nazi Germany
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* East Germany
* Kingdom of Greece
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* France
* Napoleonic Grand Army
* Hungary
* Kingdom
* People's Republic
* Italy
* Kingdom
* Social Republic
* Ottoman Empire
* Polish People's Republic
* Republika Srpska
* Romania
* Kingdom
* Socialist Republic
* Russian Empire
* White Movement
* Slovakia (First Republic)
* Soviet Union
* 1918–35
* 1935–40
* 1940–43
* 1943–55
* 1955–91
* Spain
* 2nd Republic
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* State
* Yugoslavia
* Kingdom
* Socialist Federal Republic
* Federal Republic

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Language|

| Anglophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

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Arabophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Francophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Hispanophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Lusophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Military police
* Officers
* Enlisted

Post-Soviet states|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Commonwealth of Nations|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

European Union|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

NATO|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air Force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Comparative ranks of

* Highest ranks
* Star ranking
* Officers of World War I
* Officers of World War II
* Women's Services in World War II
* Marine forces
* Space forces
* Gendarmeries
* UK and US

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Indian Armed Forces

* Indian Army
* Indian Navy
* Indian Air Force

Leadership|

* President
* Prime Minister
* Minister of Defence
* Defence Secretary
* National Security Advisor
* Chief of Defence Staff (Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee)
* Chief of the Army Staff
* Chief of the Naval Staff
* Chief of the Air Staff
* Vice Chief of Defence Staff
* Director General Armed Forces Medical Services
* Serving generals
* Serving admirals
* Serving marshals

Organisation|

| Ministry and
Committees/Councils|

* Ministry of Defence
* Department of Military Affairs
* Department of Defence Research and Development
* Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare
* National Security Council
* Cabinet Committee on Security
* Standing Committee on Defence
* Defence Planning Committee
* Nuclear Command Authority
* Integrated Defence Staff
* Defence Intelligence Agency

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Commands|

| Joint|

* Integrated Theatre Commands
* Andaman and Nicobar Command
* Commander-in-Chief
* Strategic Forces Command
* Commander-in-Chief
* Northern Theatre Command (India)
* Western Theatre Command (India)
* Maritime Theatre Command
* Defence Cyber Agency
* Defence Space Agency
* Armed Forces Special Operations Division

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Army|

* Central Command
* Eastern Command
* Northern Command
* Southern Command
* South Western Command
* Western Command
* Army Training Command

Navy|

* Western Naval Command
* Eastern Naval Command
* Southern Naval Command

Air Force|

* Central Air Command
* Eastern Air Command
* Southern Air Command
* South Western Air Command
* Western Air Command
* Training Command
* Maintenance Command

Other components|

* Indian Coast Guard
* National Cadet Corps
* Paramilitary forces
* Special forces
* Territorial Army
* Border Roads Organisation

Personnel|

* Military Academies
* Ranks and insignia
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Border Roads Organisation
* Paramilitary forces
* Awards and Decorations

Operations|

| Wars|

* Indo-Pakistani wars
* 1947–1948
* 1965
* Battle of Asal Uttar
* Battle of Chawinda
* 1971
* Naval War
* Air War
* Battle of Chamb
* Operation Trident
* Operation Cactus-Lilly
* Battle of Longewala
* Kargil War
* Sino-Indian War

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External
Conflicts|

* Kashmir conflict
* Korean War
* Siachen conflict
* Indo-Pakistani border skirmishes
* Operation Parakram
* 2011
* 2013
* 2014–2015
* 2016–2018
* 2019
* Balakot airstrike
* Congo Crisis
* Sino-Indian border skirmish
* 1987
* Nathu La and Cho La clashes
* Doklam standoff
* 2020
* Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War
* Operation Cactus
* Evacuation of Indian civilians from Kuwait
* Piracy off the coast of Somalia
* Operation Raahat
* Operation Devi Shakti
* Indo-Myanmar border strike

Annexations|

* Operation Polo (Hyderabad)
* Operation Vijay (Portuguese India - Goa, Damaon, Silvassa & Diu)
* Junagadh
* Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Insurgencies|

* Northeast India
* Punjab
* Operation Blue Star
* Operation Woodrose
* Kashmir
* Counter-insurgency operations
* LOC surgical strike

Equipment|

* Defence Research and Development Organisation
* Ordnance Factory Board
* Ballistic missiles
* Weapons of mass destruction

| Army|

* List of equipment of the Indian Army

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Navy|

* Active Ships
* Historical Ships
* Weapon Systems
* Future

Air Force|

* Active Aircraft
* Historical Aircraft
* Aircraft Squadrons
* Future

Documents|

* Indian Maritime Security Strategy

Other topics|

* President's fleet review
* History
* President's Colour Award
* Women in the Indian Armed Forces
* Armed Forces Flag Day
* Armed Forces Tribunal
* Indian Armed Forces rank flags
* Indian military bands
* National War Memorial
* Amar Jawan Jyoti

* Category
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force

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Indian Air Force

Leadership|

* Minister of Defence
* Chief of the Air Staff
* Vice Chief of the Air Staff
* Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
* AOCs-in-C (Commander-in-Chief)
* Serving marshals

Components
& commands|

| Air Force commands|

| Operational|

* Central Air Command
* Eastern Air Command
* Southern Air Command
* South Western Air Command
* Western Air Command

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Functional|

* Training Command
* Maintenance Command

Joint|

* Andaman and Nicobar Command
* Strategic Forces Command
* Defence Cyber Agency
* Defence Space Agency
* Armed Forces Special Operations Division

Air bases|

| Western Air Command|

* Adampur
* Ambala
* Amritsar
* Awantipora
* Bathinda
* Chandigarh
* Faridabad
* Gurugram
* Halwara
* Hindan
* Leh
* Palam
* Pathankot
* Sarsawa
* Siachen Glacier
* Sirsa
* Srinagar
* Udhampur

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Eastern Air Command|

* Agartala
* Bagdogra
* Barapani AFS
* Barrackpore
* Chabua
* Dum Dum
* Hasimara
* Jorhat
* Kalaikunda
* Kumbhigram
* Mohanbari
* Mountain Shadow
* Tawang
* Tezpur
* Panagarh

Central Air Command|

* Agra
* Bihta
* Darbhanga
* Bakshi Ka Talab
* Bamrauli
* Bareilly
* Chakeri
* Gorakhpur
* Maharajpur

Southern Air Command|

* Car Nicobar
* Coimbatore
* Madurai
* Port Blair
* Tambaram
* Thanjavur

South Western Air Command|

* Bhuj
* Jaisalmer
* Jamnagar
* Jodhpur
* Lohegaon
* Nal-Bikaner
* Naliya
* Phalodi
* Uttarlai
* Makarpura

Training Command|

* Begumpet
* Bidar
* Dundigal
* Hakimpet
* Yelahanka
* Belgaum

Maintenance Command|

* Nagpur
* Ojhar

Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs)|

* Along
* Chinyalisaur
* Chushul
* Daulat Beg Oldi
* Fukche
* Hayuliang
* Mechuka
* Nyoma
* Pasighat Airport
* Tawang
* Thoise
* Tuting
* Vijaynagar
* Walong
* Ziro

Squadrons|

| Combat|

* No. 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18
* 20
* 23
* 24
* 27
* 28
* 30
* 31
* 45
* 47
* 101
* 102
* 106
* 220
* 221
* 222
* 223
* 224

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Transport|

* No. 11
* 12
* 19
* 25
* 33
* 41
* 43
* 44
* 48
* 49
* 59
* 77
* 78
* 81
* 87

Helicopters|

| Squadrons|

* No. 104
* 125

|

Units|

* No. 105
* 107
* 109
* 110
* 111
* 112
* 114
* 115
* 116
* 117
* 118
* 119
* 127
* 128
* 129
* 130
* 143
* 152
* 153
* 154
* 155
* 156
* 157
* 158
* 159

Flights|

* No. 121
* 122
* 126
* 131
* 132

Acrobatic display|

* No. 52
* 151 HU

Communication|

* AHQCS

EW/AWS|

* No. 50
* 181
* 200

RPA|

* No. 3001
* 3002
* 3003
* 3004
* 3005

Number plated|

* No. 10
* 21
* 22
* 26
* 29
* 32
* 35
* 37
* 51
* 108

Aircraft|

* List of active Indian military aircraft
* List of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force

Military
academies|

| Education & training|

* Sainik School
* Armed Forces Medical College
* Ajmer Military School
* Bangalore Military School
* Belgaum Military School
* Chail Military School
* Dholpur Military School
* Rashtriya Indian Military College

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Schools & colleges|

* Air Force Academy
* Air Force Administrative College
* Air Force School, Coimbatore
* Air Force School, Jodhpur
* Flying Instructors School
* Indian Air Force Test Pilot School
* Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment
* Air Defence College
* College of Air Warfare

Tri-service institutions|

* Defence Services Staff College
* National Defence Academy
* National Defence College
* College of Defence Management
* Military Institute of Technology

Insignia|

* Awards and decorations
* Ranks and insignia (Officers, JCOs, Airmen)
* Air Force Day
* Air Warrior Drill Team

History & future|

* Royal Indian Air Force
* History of the Indian Air Force
* Future of the Indian Air Force

Other|

* List of exercises of the Indian Air Force

* Category

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