write an essay on the Indian Air force with a special focus on recently
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) 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.[11] Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflict. 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.[12] After India gained independence from United Kingdom in 1947, the name Royal Indian Air Force was kept and served in the name of Dominion of India. With the government's transition to a Republic in 1950, the prefix Royal was removed.
Since 1950, the IAF has been involved in four wars with neighbouring Pakistan. Other major operations undertaken by the IAF include Operation Vijay, Operation Meghdoot, Operation Cactus and Operation Poomalai. The IAF's mission expands beyond engagement with hostile forces, with the IAF participating in United Nations peacekeeping missions.
The President of India holds the rank of Supreme Commander of the IAF.[13] As of 1 July 2017, 1,39,576 personnel are in service with the Indian Air Force.[14][15] The Chief of the Air Staff, an air chief marshal, is a four-star officer and is responsible for the bulk of operational command of the Air Force. There is never more than one serving ACM at any given time in the IAF. The rank of Marshal of the Air Force has been conferred by the President of India on one occasion in history, to Arjan Singh. On 26 January 2002, Singh became the first and so far, only five-star rank officer of the IAF.[16]
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The Chief of Air Staff is an officer of the rank of Air Chief Marshal. Our Air Force is divided into seven Commands. The Central, Western, and Southern Air Commands are operational ones. The Training and Maintenance Commands are functional commands.
Air Force personnel receive training for flying at the Air Force Academy at Dundigat. Technical and administrative training is provided at Bangalore and Coimbatore respectively.
Today the Air Force has a wide variety of modern equipments, weapon systems, communication and detection systems. For example, air superiority fighter – Mig 29 aircraft, multi-role combat aircraft-Mirage 2000 and Su-30 aircraft, strike or air defence aircraft-Jaguar, Mig 21, Mig 23, Mig 25, and Mig 27 aircraft, transport fleet – IL-76, An 32, and HAL manufactured Cheetah and Chetak helicopters, Mi 8, Mi 17, and heavy lift Mi 26 helicopter, attack helicopters like Mi 25 and Mi 35 helicopters, some of our aircraft are manufactured at the public sector undertaking, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) near Bangalore and the rest are purchased from abroad.
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