Indian Air Force From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Founded 8 October 1932 Country India Role Air superiority‚ reconnaissance‚close air support Size 127‚000 personnel Approx. 1‚622 aircraft[1] Part of Ministry of Defence Indian Armed Forces Headquarters New Delhi‚ India Motto "नभःस्पृशं दीप्तम्" ("Nabhaḥ spr̥śaṁ dīptam") "Touch the Sky with Glory"[2] Colors Navy blue‚ sky blue & white Anniversaries Air Force Day: 8 October[3] Engagements Notable Operations[show] Website indianairforce
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History of the Indian Air Force The coffee table book bears the testimony of the glorious history of the Indian Air Force (IAF) written in three separate volumes. It was published on the 75th Anniversary of the IAF’s raising. The author‚ Pushinder Singh is an enthusiastic raconteur of the IAF. Being the son of a military officer‚ the author has an experience of interacting with the pioneers of the IAF or their descendants for many years. His research on the history of IAF began more than 40 years
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because the Royal Navy (RN) was vastly superior to the Kriegsmarine‚ Hitler decided to only go forward with the attack if the Luftwaffe had air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF). Operation Sealion was postponed indefinitely on September 17th‚ 1940‚ two days after the Luftwaffe’s defeat on what is know as the Battle of Britain Day (Sept. 15‚ 1940). The question therefore is‚ to what extent was Hitler’s ‘indefinite postponement’ of Operation Sealion due to the Royal Air Forces victory over
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EVOLUTION OF THE IAF Air Power is a relatively recent addition to military power. Born in the early twentieth century it has matured in just some eighty years‚ a relatively short time‚ and come to occupy a central position in the mustering of a nation’s military might. India’s Air Power has made great progress from its humble beginnings in 1932. The past 74 years bear testimony to the country’s growing prowess in air operations. Understanding the evolution of the IAF to see how we have come to
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The Sukhoi Su-30MKI [3] (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) is a variant of the Sukhoi Su-30 jointly-developed by Russia’s Sukhoi Corporation and India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). It is a heavy class‚ long-range air superiority fighter which can also act as a multirole‚ strike fighter aircraft. The development of the variant started after India signed a deal with Russia in 2000 to manufacture 140 Su-30 fighter jets.[4] The first Russian-made Su-30MKI variant
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I walked out of the plane and I saw the aerodrome of Greece. It was the early phase of World war II and I was recruited as a Junior Pilot Officer‚ one below a Corporal‚ in the Royal Air force of the British Imperial Army. The runway was just a little strip of flat land surrounded with wild grass and flowers blossoming blue and yellow and red in their millions around me bordered by brown craggy mountains with a sea at a distance. It was springtime here and a gentle breeze was flowing from the sea
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and exercise of the royal prerogative give rise to serious constitutional questions concerning the rule of law in a democratic society.” Critically assess this statement. The first task of this essay is to say what the royal prerogative is. Then this essay will attempt to examine the scope and exercise of the said royal prerogative. Lastly this essay shall consider what issues regarding the rule of law are touched upon by the vexatious issue of the royal prerogative. The royal prerogative is a series
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My Path to The United States Air Force I always wanted to go into the military as a little kid. Now‚ actually being at the age of what I need to decide on what I’m going to do for my future is a little harder than I thought it was going to be. I have chose to do my project on The United States Air Force. It has always intrigued me to join the military because of my grandfather. He was in the Air Force and always told me stories about when he was in the service. I really wasn’t sure about what
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Air Force One is a movie about that the president of the United States of America goes to Moscow‚ and he gives an inspiring speech about the USA’s new “Zero-tolerance” policy with terrorism. However‚ during the flight home‚ a amount of terrorists pretend they are the news crew of Russia‚ and they take over the plane successfully with a betrayer’s‚ who is an agent of Secret Service‚ help. The president does not leve his family and the other hostages‚ and he choose to fight against the terrorists.
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TREVOR COGAR FITCH P#3 I believe that Air Force Memorial Located Arlington Virginia Is the most incredible memorial ever made because of how strongly it shows towards the men and women that were killed in combat. Simple in design‚ Freed’s monument includes three curved stainless steel spires that stretch about 270 feet (82 meter) into the air. Meant to evoke the image of the precision "bomb burst" maneuver performed by the United States Air Force Thunderbird Demonstration Team‚ the three graceful
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