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The skies have changed, so has IAF's mission: 94 years of India's air power

Raised on 8 October 1932, the Indian Air Force began with four Westland Wapiti biplanes and five Indian pilots at Drigh Road, Karachi. Today it is the world's fourth-largest air force, operating fighters such as the Su-30MKI, Rafale and Tejas, though it fields around 29 fighter squadrons against a sanctioned 42. Its combat record spans the Second World War, the wars of 1947-48, 1965 and 1971,…

The skies have changed, so has IAF's mission: 94 years of India's air power

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