October 8th, 1932 lo establish ayina IAF erojuki 89 years complete cheskundi, so today is celebrated as Indian Air force Day. Mana Air Force main aim mana airspace ni protect chesukuntu war time lo okavela air lo edanna organization attack chesthe danni attack cheyyadam. No of members and mana aircrafts consider chesthe world lo mana airforce 4th place lo undhi ( 1) the United States Air Force 2) Russian Air Force 3) Israeli Air Force.
Security reasons ki exact count cheppaka poyina we have almost 1,35,000 + active officers and 1850+ aircraft infrastructure with us. Kargil war tarwatha mana Air Force modernise avuthune vachindi. Konni aircrafts India lo manufacture ayithe konni other countries nundi import chestharu. Ipati varaku Pakistan tho 4 wars, many operations such as Operation Vijay, Operation Meghdoot, Operation Cactus and Operation Poomalai, inkenno rescue operations lo IAF fight chesindhi. Wars ye kakunda peacekeeping missions lo kuda IAF participate chesindhi.
IAF Motto: 'Nabha Sparsham Deeptham' (touch the sky with glory).
Mana Air Force lone aircrafts different purposes ki vadatharu. For Example Combat Air crafts are used to destroy enemy equipment in warfares. AWACS (Airborne early warning and control) aircrafts long radar varaku edanna aircrafts unna ships unna detect chesi information isthayi. Reconnaissance aircrafts for Surveillance, Tankers , Transport, Helicopters, UAV (Drones) ila different purposes serve chesthu IAF lo chala aircrafts unnai.
Indian Aircraft's lo bayata countries nundi lo develop ayinavi unnayi and also mana country lo design chesinavi kuda unnayi. Oka sari mana IAF inventory lo Indian originated aircraft's ni look edham.
Combat Aircrafts
Sukhoi Su-30
HAL Tejas
AWACS
DRDO AEW&CS
DRDO Netra
Transport
Airbus-TATA C-295
Helicopters
HAL Light Combat Helicopter
HAL Rudra
Mil Mi-17
HAL Dhruv
HAL Light Utility Helicopter
HAL Chetak
HAL Cheetah
Trainer Aircraft
HAL Kiran
HAL Tejas
UAV
DRDO Lakshya
Ippudu mana inventory lo wars ki use chesthu active ga unna Combat Aircraft's list chudham.
INDIAN COMBAT AIRCRAFT'S
1)Dassault Rafale (Gust of wind / Burst of fire)
Last year French nundi 5 Rafale jets ravadam added more power to our Aircrafts base. Rafale is a multirole combat aircraft (MRCA), twin-engine jets Air to air combat, aerial bombing, reconnaissance, and also sea attacks kuda chese antha capable. India France tho total 36 Rafale jets agreement sign chesindhi of which 26 jets already vachesey and 10 are expected to come by 2022 January.
2) Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Ipudunna jets annitlo one of the most important jets and also the frontline fighter in IAF. Sukhoi Su-30 MKI is the backbone of IAF. The primary Operations of this machine is Air to Air Strikes and Air to Ground Strikes. Also, Sukhoi is an Indian-originated Machine and ipudu 260 aircrafts service lo unnayi.
3)MiG 29
MiG29 (Mikoyan) is also a two-engine multi-role jet in IAF Combat Aircrafts. Dini Baaz ante Hawk ani kuda peru and Sukhoi Su-30MKI tarwatha second line of defense lo kuda vadatharu.Presently 66 of them active service lo unnai and IAF is planning 21 more.
4)SEPECAT Jaguar
SEPECAT Jaguar fighter jet British and French Air Forces vallu develop chesaru. Ipudu aa countries vadatledhu but India has upgraded the design and ipudu primary ground attack ki use chesthundi. SEPECAT Jaguar ki Shamsher ani kuda peru undhi. India dinni inkonchem upgrade cheyadaniki plan chesthundi. Presently 120 of them are actively serving the country.
5)HAL Tejas
HAL Tejas is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft. 1980’s lo MiG 21’s ni replace cheyadaniki India start chesina LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) program result idhi. Supersonic combat lo its the smallest and lightest of its class. Dinto two variant aircrafts unnai (Mk 1 and Mk 1A). Mk1 category lo 22 service lo unnayi and 10 in progress and Mk 1A 73 aircrafts construct cheyamani 2021 lo Defence Ministry 4,800 cr deal sign chesaru.
6)MiG-21
MiG 21 last 60 decades nundi more than 60 countries lo most known fighter jet. It is also the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history. But recent years lo accidents ekkuva avvadam valla India next 2025 lopu dinni retire chese plan lo unnaru.
7) Mirage-2000
Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engined, fourth-generation jet fighter. It is the most versatile and deadliest aircraft. India lo diniki vajra ani peru which refers to Indra devuni Vajrayudham. Ee particular aircraft Kargil war lo Indian victory lo key role play chesindhi. 2019 Balakot Air strike lo use chesindhi kuda idhe
Adandi mari sangathi, Kargil ayina Balakot ayina they never let us down. We will always be proud of our Indian Air Force. Do check our full Air Force Inventory here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_military_aircraft
Watch the full broadcast of IAF 2021 89th Anniversary celebrations here:
Source: Wikipedia