10 Aircrew Badges of Indian Air Force You Must Know

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January 3, 2014

Aircrew badges commonly known as WINGS are worn by theIndian air force’s officers and airmen crew on their uniforms is the symbol of qualification badge to the personnel who serves as a crew member on board of aircrafts. They are the symbol of their expertise in that particular field.Normally the aircrew badges are worn on the left breast. For pilots the wings are to be of the badge vertically above the left breast pocket. In the case of badges with half wings, the letter of the badge the centre of the letter vertically above the left breast pocket button.

Manner of Wearing: Aircrew badges are to be worn on the left chest. In the case of Pilot’s badge, the wings are to be in level with the centre of the badge vertically above the left chest pocket. In the case of badges with half wings, the letter of the badge must be vertical with the centre of the letter vertically above the left chest pocket button. If no ribbons or decorations are worn, the bottom line of the badge is to be immediately above the top of the left breast pocket. When ribbons, decorations or medals are worn, the bottom line of the badge is to be placed 6 mm above the row or top row of ribbons. The badge is also to be worn on flying overall.

IAF Pilot’s Badge

This badge consists of a full wing with the monogram ‘IAF’ in the centre surrounded by a laurel wreath, and

surmounted by the State Emblem, all embroidered in cotton thread and mounted on dark blue superfine woolen cloth extending 3.2 mm beyond the edges of the embroidery.

IAF Navigator’s Badge

This consists of an out spread wing with the capital letter ‘N’ surrounded by a laurel wreath. The letter ‘N’ is surmounted centrally by the State Emblem. The colour of the embroidery and the mounting is the same as those for the pilots badge.

IAF Signaler (Air) Badge

This is of the same description as the Navigator’s badge, except that the letter embroidered is ‘S’.

IAF Flight Engineers Badge

The badge is of the same description as the Navigator’s badge except that the letter embroidered is ‘E’.

IAF Flight Gunners Badge

The badge is of the same description as the Navigator’s badge except that the letter embroidered is ‘G.

IAF Parachute Jump Instructors Badge

The badge is of the same description as the Navigator’s badge except that the letter ‘N’ is replaced by a small parachute embroidered in white cotton thread.

IAF FC (Aircrew) Badge

The badge is of the same description as the Navigator’s badge

except that the letter embroidered is ‘FC. The badge is applicable to Officers of Adm/FC branch.

IAF Electronic System Operators (Aircrew) Badge

The badge is of the same description as the Navigator’s badge except that the letter embroidered is ‘L. The badge is applicable to Officers of AE (L) branch.

IAF Controllers Badge

The badge will consists of are presentation of flying eagle clenching a symbolic radar wave in its claws. It will be embroidered with silk white thread and mounted on black superfine woolen cloth extending beyond the embroidery. The beak, eye and legs of the flying eagle will be embroidered with red silk thread.

IAF SAGW Badge

The badge will consist of representation of flying eagle clenching a symbolic missile in its claws. The beak, eye and the legs of the flying eagle will be embroidered with red silk thread.

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How to Pass AFCAT 1 2014

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January 3, 2014

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AFCAT 1 2014 applications are being received and most of you must have filled the application forms also. For those of you who have not filled hurry up and fill it as the last day is 12th January 2014. The exam will be conducted on 23rd February 2013 and thus all those who want to get good marks must start preparing from now it as not much time is left. Looking towards the standard of the paper it can be said that the level is increasing with every passing exam.

However on the other hand the cutoff for the last AFCAT was lowered to a great extent. So now there can be two things for this AFCAT , either the level is increased and cutoff remains low, or the level is slightly decreased and cutoff increased again.

In any case good preparations are going to help. Let us see how one can prepare for AFCAT:

English can be prepared by revising your grammar. If you are in a habit of reading regular newspaper or books then English won’t be a problem for you. Practice the previous year papers of AFCAT or even English papers of CDSE or any other competitive exam. This way you can prepare for English easily.
Mathematics of AFCAT is of simple class 10th level. Revise the basic formulas of Speed Distance and Time, Simple Interest, Profit and Loss, Percentage etc. and you can be assured to do well in this part. Don’t forget to memorize the simple algebraic formulas as well, there are many direct questions based on them. Accuracy and correctness is what is required while solving math questions so try not to make silly calculation mistakes.
Reasoning questions need basic intelligence and practice. You can practice both verbal and non-verbal reasoning from different books dedicated for this purpose. S Chand publications book on reasoning can be good choice. In reasoning also solving past papers can be of great help.
GK in AFCAT is something where out of the box questions are asked many times. Read about the current happenings of past 2 years at least. Many questions on sports related to medals won by Indians are also asked, you have to make a list of major medal winners or title winners from India. Questions are asked from basic science and history, geography as well so you can just go through the basics of these subjects. Any book on CDSE or AFCAT may help in this. Manorama Yearbook is a good option for preparing current affairs.
Try to do as many sample and previous year question papers, they will enhance your knowledge about types of questions asked and give you a chance to analyze your strengths and weaknesses. You can get the previous papers of AFCAT on SSBCrack and on the career website of Airforce.

Regular studies and focused preparations are the only means to get good marks in AFCAT. If you have any doubt you can feel free to comment in the comment box.

Goodluck

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Required Officer’s Like Qualities for US Army and Marine Corps

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January 2, 2014

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The qualities required of the officer are numerous. It takes an amalgam of qualities to make an effective officer and the overall mix of the qualities is very much dependent on the role which the officer is expected to play. Sometimes, these qualities will be inherited but, more often, they will form and develop over years and experience. Selection of officer candidates must look more for potential and trainability rather than raw, developed qualities. Whilst officers have to be medically and physically fit, the numerous medical requirements for differing roles are considerable. In consequence, the good officer in our world’s society is a rare breed and that is rightly and essentially so.
Over the years, every military organization concerned with leadership training and development has developed its own list of ‘Leadership Qualities’. The following lists are just 4 examples from many:

US ARMY	ROYAL AIR FORCE COLLEGE	CANADIAN ARMED FORCES	US MARINE CORPS
Bearing	Confidence	Loyalty	Integrity
Courage (Physical and Moral)	Determination	Professional Competence	Knowledge
Decisiveness	Initiative	Courage	Courage
Endurance	Awareness	Honesty	Decisiveness
Initiative	Effective Intelligence	Common Sense	Dependability
Integrity	Decisiveness	Good Judgement	Initiative
Judgement	Manner	Confidence	Tact
Justice	Self-analysis	Initiative	Justice
Loyalty		Tact	Enthusiasm
Tact		Self Control	Bearing
Unselfishness		Humour	Endurance
		Personal Example	Unselfishness
		Energy	Loyalty
		Enthusiasm	Judgement
		Perseverance
		Decisiveness
		Justice

Required Officer's Like Qualities for US Army and Marine Corps

Successful officers are those who possess all of the aptitudes declared as important for the branch in which they are operating. The importance of the different aptitude domains needs to be determined for each specialization and then suitable assessment methods can be tailored accordingly. Officers must exhibit the PQs that allow them to balance the needs of individual personnel, the needs of his/her personnel as a group and the needs of the task in hand. At the same time they must take into account, the organizational culture and the facilities available within the organization in which they are operating.

Nevertheless, another important factor should no be ignored at the part of selection – person- environment fit. Armed forces have a distinctive and strong character and may expect more (or different) things from their personnel. The degree to which individuals identify with this character may influence whether they remain a part of it. Information deficit and unmet expectations are often found to be major reasons for voluntary
withdrawal from training. Although it is not part of officer qualities, an assessment of candidates’ reasons for joining, understanding and expectations of a military career and lifestyle would prove beneficial.

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Golden Tips for Screening Day in SSB

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January 2, 2014

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Screening day is the most prominent day in the Phase – I testing, as candidates are selected here for the rest of the 5 days for further examination. Screening test was started in 2003 and erstwhile all the candidates who were able to clear the exam were called for Phase – II testing straight ahead.

As you all might know that Phase – I test consist OIR and PPDT

Officer Intelligence Rating Test (OIR)

OIR consist two fifteen minutes tests each; where each test contain 50 questions. The first test is a non verbal test while the second one is a verbal one. Generally the tests are easy and if you are average in intelligence you can score well in the first go. Preparation of OIR should be your 3rd priority after Picture Perception and Group Discussion. But never take the OIR for granted as it can make or break your chances in the selection process. I will suggest that go through some verbal and non verbal questions from any book as it will help you during the test and don’t waste time to go through difficult questions as the level of both the tests are easy.

Picture Perception and Description Test (PPDT)

PPDT consist of picture perception and description test.

In picture perception test, you will be shown a hazy picture for 30 second and you will be asked to describe the image in your words based on your interpretation of the image. For this you will get a 1 minute’s time to process and write about the number of characters and the mood of the characters which could be positive, negative or neutral. And also the age of the characters. After that you’ll be given a time frame of 4 minutes to write a story on it.

Tips for writing the story

The story should be always positive.
It should be realistic and which is why I would suggest you that put yourself in that situation before you look for a solution.
Use names of your friends as it will be easy for you to remember.
Now coming to the narration of the story, the tip you can follow in this case is, by the time you finish your story, without wasting anytime you retell your story to yourself or read it loud enough to yourself without interrupting anyone in order to become confident at the time of narration in front of GTO IO and psychologist.

Group Discussion (GD)

Now this is the crucial and one of the difficult part, especially for the screened out and the conference out candidates. The other candidates also know about the procedure and the group discussion so the generally the discussion is always heated and tensed. Everyone wants to stand out in the group so that he can have the attention of the assessors. So it is common to have a fish market in the discussion.

Tips to deal with a heated argument/discussion

If given a chance then initiate the discussion, because it may standout all the candidates are experienced ones and would fairly know about the nature of a discussion. In which case it will be very chaotic and annoying for you to speak your mind or tell your opinion. Therefore to avoid such a situation, speak when the argumentation is less. If more than 4 people try to initiate the discussion, then it would be so difficult for the assessors to understand the points the candidates want to make. So, I would suggest you to restrain yourself in the beginning (only if there is too much noise, If you get the opportunity please initiate) because after one minute they all will lose their strength and their point and then you can find the opportunity to speak out your point.
The second important thing is that if in your GD, if candidates begin screaming to put some weight to their point then you should also raise your voice in order to make your point, but beware that your points should be valid and your tone should be normal. Also remember that the language you use should match the tenor and decorum of the room.
The other important point which you can follow is, during discussion when everyone will be quiet and will listen to others then you have to make sure that you will find that moment to speak out your point as it will help you to stand out in the group.
Give good and valid point to lead the story to a conclusion.

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Apex Institute of Defence Careers, Bangalore

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January 1, 2014

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Apex Institute of Defence Careers, Bangalore

While it is the dream of many aspirants to be an officer in the Indian armed forces, the coveted recommendation for joining the commissioned ranks only comes after an arduous and challenging selection process. Appearing for the SSB interviews requires thorough and meticulous preparation and this is where Apex Institute of Defence Careers (Bangalore) serves a critical purpose in training aspirants for all stages of the selection process.

Established in 1996 in Bangalore, the institute has a proven track record of helping candidates prepare for the SSB interviews and get recommended to join the armed forces. The institute is led by Wing Commander Sharma who joined the IAF in 1965 and served in the Indian Air Force for 31 years – in the process; he held various operational, training and staff appointments at fighter bases, Commands and Air Headquarters. He also held the key post of Senior Psychologist at Air Force Selection Board where he had wide experience in the selection of officers for all three wings of the armed forces i.e. Air Force, Army and Navy. He brings a wealth of expertise, insight and guidance to candidates looking to cross the hurdle of the SSB interview.

The institute’s SSB coaching program covers a wide spectrum of tests, including Screening Tests, Psychological Tests, Group Testing incl. Group Discussions, Military Planning, Mock Interviews & PABT preparation – all of which is delivered via personalised attention with an emphasis on developing and honing officer-like qualities. The institute has been helping aspirants for close to 20 years and the approach is very hands-on and result-oriented; coupled with hostel facilities for outstation candidates, concessions for women and defence personnel candidates and a customisable 1-week training program, this is an attractive proposition for those looking to prepare for the SSB.

In addition to SSB interview coaching, the institute also conducts free workshops on ‘Careers in Armed Forces’ in selected educational institutions to spread awareness about the various opportunities available today in the Indian armed forces.

For more information, visit their website www.apexssbcoaching.com or call +91-9886401567 today for the next step in your journey towards an officer’s career in the Indian Air Force, Army and Navy.

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Differentiation between a Good Leader and an Effective Manager

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December 30, 2013

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There are some differences between a good leader and an effective manager. There are parameters defined for a manager, his grade performance defines his effectiveness. Leaders should be judged by higher requirements, at the time of conflict and usually surprising. An effective manager would have some skills of leadership in his persona and similarly, an effective leader has management skills.

So, what is the difference between both, the fundamental, singular difference between management and leadership is that leadership is about effective change-making and the single-minded application and enforcement of that change.

Differentiation between a Good Leader and an Effective Manager

Defence officers, overall, must have a breadth of long-term vision, be decisive and independent, act and stand firm, be a warrior, speak openly, plainly and frankly, learn quickly from defeats and mistakes, go forward with unswerving fortitude, and know and appreciate the requirements and interests of subordinates.

Conversely, management is not necessarily a routine process and these skills can be taught and also be learned. Management can be effective without having; genuine leadership.

Differentiation between a Good Leader and an Effective Manager

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14 Personality Traits For An Army Officer

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December 30, 2013

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14 Personality Traits For An Army Officer

Each job has certain content with that content there are certain qualities which if a person has better will be successfully in that job. Personality has its own quality and job has its own requirements. If a person has qualities which are compatible to the job he will certainly get recommended for the job.

Type Of Candidates In SSB

The candidates which possess required officer like quality and has brought up in the same environment. These candidates easily crack ssb as they don’t need to work on their personality traits.
The candidates who possess required officer like quality but has been brought up in the surrounding which has suppressed the olqs as overcome by negative olqs due to bad environment factors .
The candidates who does not possess required officer like quality and has been brought up in the surrounding which has suppressed the olqs and overcome by negative olqs due to bad environment factors.

14 Personality Traits Necessary to be an Officers are

Effective Intelligence: Most of the jobs in armed forces are practical rather than analytic and the main job of the officer is to follow the orders of his seniors’ orders. On the field, all it requires is to be practical, spontaneous and courageous.
Reasonability: To be reasonable means to be able to ask the question, i.e why I am doing a particular job.
Organising: Use the resources to its maximum is one of the specialty of an armed force officer.
Power of Expression: Power of expression is a trait required for mobilizing people. Your orders mean to the difference of life and death in war so it is very important for an officer to have a clear set of vision.
Initiative: An officer is always enthusiastic, lively and optimistic. He ahs the courage to take reasonable risk ion the field.
Self Confidence:
- Progressive
- Lerner
- Confident of your abilities
Alert: To be Spontaneous, speed to make a decision, and adaptive as you never know what will come across your way, so you always has to be prepared for any kind of situation.
Liveliness: Energetic, optimist about the future, always active and cool and relaxed person always deal with a situation with a positive and an easy approach rather than a complex approach.
Influential: The best quality of a leader is that he has a clear vision and he motivates his followers to move towards a bright future. He mobilize his team towards the objective and leave a positive impact on them.
Determination: An officer is always clear in his mind of what he wants and how he will get it. An officer is always dedicated and determinant of his aim and he always put efforts to achieve his aims.
Courage: Courage is not the strength to carry on, rather it’s carrying on when you don’t have the strength.
Stamina: Physical and mental health combination are stamina and it is very much required in the war and on the field.
Social Adaptability
- How will you connected with family, friends and society.
- How well you are able to manage different situation so as to keep your surroundings stable
Cooperation: One should believe in give and take also with the law of nature.

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Parachute Regiment, Paratroopers of Indian Army

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December 29, 2013

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The Parachute Regiment is the elite main Special Forces/airborne regiment of the Indian Army. The parachute regiment consisting of PARA and PARA (SF) battalions is the elite volunteer force of the Indian Army. Because of its specified role, the regiment needs to be kept at optimum level of operational efficiency and physical fitness. Towards this end, this specially selected manpower should be comparatively young, physically fit and mentally robust, intelligent, innovative and highly motivated so as to successfully accomplish the assigned operational tasks.

Regiment’s Centre: Bangalore with the training establishment at Agra. Recruit training is imparted at Bangalore whereas Para training is imparted at Agra.
Regimental Insignia: An open parachute with wings spread out and a dagger placed upright, between the wings. The other badge, shown on the right, is used by the four Parachute (Special Forces) Battalions.
Motto: Shatrujeet (The Conqueror).

Parachute Regiment Manning policy

Pre-Commission: Volunteer GCs from IMA/OTA will be commissioned at the scale of two officers per battalion per year. These officers will be allotted a parent regiment by MS Branch.

Post Commission: Officers from all Arms and Services can volunteer for the Parachute Regiment subject to them having less than five years’ service on the day they volunteer, being in medical category SHAPE-I and being graded`EXCELLENT’ in BPET. These officers will retain their affiliated to their Regiment/Corps (as parent regiment).

As recognition of its distinguished service, the regiment was presented its new colours by the President on 06 October 1967. The regiment’s first post-independence battle was when 2 Para was dropped near Tangail in Bangladesh on 11 December 1971 and was also the first unit of the Indian Army to enter Dacca. The 9 and 10 Para Commandos proved their mettle in 1971 by conducting lighting raids in Mandhol (across Munawar Tawi) and in Chachro (Sind) respectively. The regiment took active part in Operation Vijay (Liberation of Goa) in 1961 and in Operation Pawan (Sri Lanka) with nearly 80% of the Regiment deployed in the Island in 1987-89. The 3 Para and 6 Para conducted operations in aid of the Government of Maldives in 1988 under Operation Cactus.

The Parachute Regiment has, in addition to their participation in other countries, formed part of the United Nation Operations in Gaza and Korea. Today, the regiment is perhaps the only one in the Indian Army to have taken part in every theatre and every operation in and outside the country. All bandsmen of the regiment are parachute-trained as well. The Para Commando battalions of the Regiment have been re-designated as Parachute (Special Forces) battalions. On 01 February 1996, the 21 Maratha Light Infantry joined the Regiment designated as 21 Parachute (Special Forces) and was raised by Colonel V.B. Shinde. In 2001, the 2 Para was re-designated as the 2 Para (SF) which makes it the fifth Para Commando battalion in the Indian Army. The second recipient of the Ashoka Chakra is Paratrooper Sanjog Chhetri of 9 Para.

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A Warrior Bows Out MiG-21 FL

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December 29, 2013

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India’s first supersonic jet fighter the MiG-21 FL was decommissioned after 50 years of service on 11th December 2013. As four MiG-21 FL (Type-77) combat jets streaked across the sky in a box formation for the last time at the Kalaikunda airbase in West Bengal’s, an era in the history of Indian military aviation came to an end. India’s first supersonic jet fighter the MiG-21 FL will be decommissioned after 50 years of service on Wednesday. The aircraft had played a crucial role in the 1971 war with Pakistan. Retiring the FL model, which is the oldest, is the first step to the Air Force’s plan to retire the ageing MiG-21 fleet.

In the first-ever supersonic air combat that ensued over the sub-continent in 1971, an Indian Mig-21 FL claimed a PAF F-104 Starfighter with its internal twin-barrelled guns alone and by the end of hostilities the IAF Mig-21s had claimed 4 Pakistani F-104s, 2 F-6s, one each F-86 Sabre and Lockheed C-130 Hercules, it said.

The pin-point accurate attack on the Governor’s House in Dhaka by IAF pilots flying the MiG-21s proved to be a turning point in the war forcing the adversary to negotiate an eventual surrender, it said.

Watershed Moment

Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal N.A.K Browne said: “Today’s event marks a watershed moment in the IAF’s history as we reach the end of nearly five decades of remarkable operational service rendered by this iconic fighter. It is no wonder, therefore, that five generations of our combat pilots, including myself, who have ‘cut teeth’ on this veritable fighter swear by its unmatched combat prowess.”

The fact that around 80 per cent of the serving fighter pilots had flown the old workhorse proved its reliability in battle, where it dominated over enemy aircraft by means of its agility, fast acceleration and ability to turn around swiftly.

The fighter made aviation records. At least by name, it is the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history and the most-produced combat aircraft since the Korean War, and it had the longest production run of a combat aircraft.

As of August 2013, at least 252 MiG-21s are known to be in operation. However, the plane has been plagued by safety problems. Since 1970 more than 170 Indian pilots and 40 civilians have been killed in MiG-21 accidents. At least 14 MiG-21s had crashed between 2010 and 2013.

Besides accomplishing major operational feats, the MiG-21 also ushered a revolutionary enhancement in the technological and manufacturing capabilities of the indigenous aerospace industry. With the phasing out of the MiG-21 FL, an era of relentless performance, precision deliverance and intimidating performance will also come to an end.

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Fighters of Indian Air Force

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The Indian Air Force has aircraft and equipment of Russian, British, French, Israeli, U.S. and Indian origins with Russian aircraft dominating its inventory. HAL produces some of the Russian and British aircraft in India under license.

Air Superiority Fighters of Indian Air force

Sukhoi -30 MKI: IAF’s primary air superiority fighter with the additional capability to conduct air-ground (strike) missions is Sukhoi Su-30MKI. The IAF have placed an order for a total of 272 Su-30MKIs of which 170 are in service as of 2013. Twin seater twin engine multirole fighter of Russian origin which carries One X 30mm GSH gun alongwith 8000 kg external armament. It is capable of carrying a variety of medium-range guided air to air missiles with active or semi-active radar or Infra red homing close range missiles. It has a max speed of 2500 km/hr (Mach 2.35).
MIG-29: The Mikoyan MiG-29 known as Baaz is a dedicated air superiority fighter and constitutes a second line of defence after the Sukhoi Su-30MKI. 66 MiG-29s are in service, all of which are currently being upgraded to the MiG-29UPG standard. Twin engine, single seater air superiority fighter aircraft of Russian origin capable of attaining max. speed of 2445 km per hour (Mach-2.3). It has a combat ceiling of 17 km. It carries a 30 mm cannon alongwith four R-60 close combat and two R-27 R medium range radar guided missiles.

Multi Role Combat Aircraft of Indian Air force

Dassault Mirage 2000: The Dassault Mirage 2000, known as Vajra in Indian service, is the primary multirole fighter, the IAF currently operates 51 Mirage 2000Hs which are currently being upgraded to the Mirage 2000-5 MK2 standard. A single seater air defence and multi-role fighter of French origin powered by a single engine can attain max speed of 2495 km/hr(Mach 2.3). It carries two 30 mm integral cannons and two matra super 530D medium-range and two R-550 magic II close combat missiles on external stations
HAL Tejas: The Tejas is the second supersonic fighter developed indigenously by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited after the HAL Marut. The Indian Air Force is reported to have a requirement for 200 single-seat and 20 two-seat conversion trainers, while the Indian Navy may order up to 40 single-seaters to replace its Sea Harrier FRS.51 and Harrier T.60.Tejas was cleared in January 2011 for use by Indian Air Force pilots. It is to reach the second of three levels of operational clearance on 20th December 2013.

Fighter Aircrafts of Indian Air Force

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 : The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 serves as an Interceptor aircraft in the IAF. The IAF have phased out most of its MiG-21s and plans to keep only 125 that have been upgraded to MiG-21 Bison standard. There are 3 version of MIG-21
- MiG 21 Bis
- MiG 21 Bison
- MiG 21 M/MF

These aircraft will be phased out between 2014 and 2017. The MiG-21s are planned to be replaced by the indigenously built HAL Tejas.

Ground Attack Aircraft of Indian Air Force

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 Bahadur: The Mikoyan MiG-27 known as Bahadur serve as the IAF’s primary ground attack force. The IAF currently operates over 100 MiG-27s.
SEPECAT Jaguar: The SEPECAT Jaguar known as Shamsher serve as the IAF’s primary ground attack force.The IAF currently operates 139 Jaguars. Single engine, single seater tactical strike fighter aircraft of Russian origin having a max. speed of 1700 km/hr (Mach 1.6). It carries one 23 mm six-barrel rotary integral cannon and can carry upto 4000 kg of other armament externally.

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