What is Indian Air Force?
[[Image:Air Force Ensign of India (1950–2023).svg|thumb|right|200px|Ensign of the Indian Air Force]] The '''Indian Air Force''' is the [[Air force|air arm]] of the [[India]]n [[Military]]. The Royal Indian Air Force was founded on 1 April 1932 as part of the armed forces of the [[British Empire]]. In 1950, after independence, India dropped the word 'Royal' from the name. Since 1950, the IAF has been involved in 5 wars but also participates regularly in [[United Nations]] peace keeping missions. The Indian Air Force has around 170,000 personnel and around 1700 aircraft making it the 4th largest air force in the world in terms of [[aircraft]]. The motto of the Indian Air Force is ''nabhah sprsham diptam'' ('touch the sky with glory').The motto has been taken from the Sacred Bhagavad Gita,Chapter 11,Verse 24. {{military-stub}} [[Category:Military aviation]] [[Category:1932 establishments in India]] [[Category:1950 disestablishments]] [[Category:1950s disestablishments in India]] [[Category:Indian military organizations]]