General information about Indian Air Force

Sir can you please kindlt provide some General information about the Indian Air force of India???? Reply as soon as possible as I have to give an speech in my school on Indian Air fiorce????

[Kiran Chandar]

Dear as you are looking for the general information about the Indian Air force so here it is:

The Indian Air Force (Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting air-based warfare and securing Indian airspace. It was established on October 8, 1932 as the Royal Indian Air Force.

IAF Air Staff

With its headquarters in New Delhi, the Indian Air Force has a intake of 170,000 personnel and 1129 combat aircraft (2005 figure).

The administrative branch of the IAF is divided into three main branches:

Flying Branch
Administration
Logistics and Training

and five sub-branches:

Account Branch
Technical Branch
Education Branch
Meteorological Branch
Medical & Dental Branch



Officer details:-

The various ranks of personnel within the Indian Air Force are listed below in descending order:

On The Top is Marshal of the Air Force (A ceremonial rank)
than Air Chief Marshal (Chief of the Air Staff and equivalent to General and Admiral)
than Air Marshal (equivalent to Lt. General in the Army)
than Air Vice Marshal (equivalent to Major General in the Army)
than Air Commodore (equivalent to Brigadier in the Army)
than Group Captain (equivalent to Colonel in the Army)
than Wing Commander (equivalent to Lt. Colonel in the Army)
than Squadron Leader (equivalent to Major in the Army)
than Flight Lieutenant (equivalent to Captain in the Army)
than Flying Officer (equivalent to Lieutenant in the Army)
And On The Last is Pilot Officer (equivalent to Second-Lieutenent in the Army--abolished since 2005)