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Indian Air Force: Aerial service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks as the third most powerful air force in the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts. It was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire which honoured India's aviation service during World War II with the prefix Royal. After India gained independence from United Kingdom in 1947, the name Royal Indian Air Force was kept and served in the name of the Dominion of India. With the transition to a republic in 1950, the prefix Royal was removed.

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Women in Indian Air Force who made the country proud | International Women’s Day 2023| Oneindia News [Video]

Women in Indian Air Force who made the country proud | International Women’s Day 2023| Oneindia News

What could be more thrilling than flying in a fighter jet while protecting the skies of the motherland? Well, this Women’s Day, we bring you the stories and valor of some of the bravest women in the..

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4 Years of Pulwama attack: Know 'Op Bandar'; India's surgical strike 2.0 |*Explainer | Oneindia News [Video]

4 Years of Pulwama attack: Know 'Op Bandar'; India's surgical strike 2.0 |*Explainer | Oneindia News

Today is the 4th anniversary of the Pulwama attack…the attack in which 40 soldiers of the CRPF were martyred in 2019. Those CRPF soldiers were travelling in a bus that was a part of a convoy of over..

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Fourth Indian Air Force plane carrying earthquake relief assistance lands in Turkey | Oneindia News [Video]

Fourth Indian Air Force plane carrying earthquake relief assistance lands in Turkey | Oneindia News

Fourth Indian Air Force plane carrying earthquake relief assistance lands in Turkey; PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti detained by police during a protest in Delhi; RBI proposes UPI payments facility for..

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Madhya Pradesh: IAF's Sukhoi-30 and Mirage-2000 fighter jets crash in Morena | Oneindia News [Video]

Madhya Pradesh: IAF's Sukhoi-30 and Mirage-2000 fighter jets crash in Morena | Oneindia News

Today, in Madhya Pradesh, two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed in Morena. The administration said that both the pilots, who received injuries in the tragedy, have been ejected safely. The debris..

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Indian Air Force conducts roaring flypast on 74th Republic Day celebration | Oneindia News [Video]

Indian Air Force conducts roaring flypast on 74th Republic Day celebration | Oneindia News

On the occasion of the 74th Republic day celebration, the IAF conducted a roaring flypast, Watch the glimpse here. #RepublicDay2023 #Flypast #IAF

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An IAF helicopter with 20 airmen on board made an emergency landing in Lohawat area of Jodhpur on Sunday afternoon due to some technical glitch. The helicopter had taken off from Jodhpur airbase for..
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Rajasthan: IAF Mi-17 helicopter makes precautionary landing in village near Jodhpur

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Defence ministry inks Rs 6,800-crore contract with HAL to procure 70 basic trainer aircraft

The defence ministry on Tuesday sealed a deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to procure 70 HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft at a cost of over Rs 6,800 crore for the Indian Air Force. The..
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First woman officer selected to command a frontline combat unit in IAF

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CCS clears Rs 10,000 crore procurements of trainer aircraft & ships

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India sends Mirages for 'Cobra Warrior' exercise in UK

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Turkey-Syria earthquake: NDRF personnel, highly-skilled dog squads depart from Hindon Airbase

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IAF hunts for new transport aircraft to replace AN-32s

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Air crash: Wing Commander Hanumanth Sarathi cremated with military honours in Belagavi

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Govt to induct 3,000 Agniveers in December, says Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Indian Air Force Day

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