Indian Air Force celebrates its 94th anniversary on October 8, 2026.
Good wishes to all air warriors on AF Day.
The IAF is celebrating under the theme “Indian Air Force – Infallible, Impervious and Precise.”
The IAF has evolved from its October 8, 1932, origins (when it had a few Westland Wapiti biplanes and a handful of pilots) into a modern, network-centric, multi-domain strategic force.
A compilation of links to some of the posts on the Indian Air Force (from the blog “Air Marshal’s Perspective”) is listed below: –
Articles/Writeups
- Evolution of IAF: Historic Perspective.
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2023/04/26/evolution-of-iaf-historic-perspective/
- IAF: Guardians of the sky (Article published in the Millennium Post.
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2024/10/08/indian-air-force-guardians-of-the-skies/
- IAF: Strategies – Past, Present and Future (Article published in the Gyan Chakra book on Military Strategy).
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2023/06/26/iaf-strategies-past-present-and-future/
- Doctrinal Evolution of IAF.
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2023/04/25/doctrinal-evolution-iaf/
- Role of IAF in India’s policy of Punitive Deterrence (Article published on the “Life of Soldier” website.
- IAF Flight Path @ 92 (Article published in the “News Analytics” journal)
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2024/10/07/518-indian-air-force-flight-path-92/
- IAF Challenges and Future Trajectory (Article Published in the “News Analytics” Journal).
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2024/07/08/indian-air-force-challenges-and-future-trajectory/
- Indian Air Force @91
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2023/10/05/indian-air-force91/
- Aero India 2025: Key Solutions for the IAF Challenges (Article Published in the SP Aviation).
- Future Conflict Scenario: Implications for IAF (Part 1).
- Future Conflict Scenario: Implications for IAF (Part 2).
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2021/03/16/future-conflict-scenario-implications-for-iaf-part-2/
Acquisitions/Capability Enhancement
- IAF Aerospace Capability Building (Article published in the USI Strategic Yearbook 2021).
- MRFA Acquisition for a future Ready IAF (Article published in the “Life of Soldier” Journal)..
- IAF’s Deterrence Capability (Summary of Aspects).
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2023/10/05/inputs-iaf-deterrence-capability/
- Inputs to Questionnaire from Media bout IAF.
- IAF Supporting Self-Reliance.
- IAF supporting Atmanirbharta
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2022/09/23/indian-air-force-always-supports-atmanirbharta/
- Wings of Indigenisation: IAF-HAL Saga (Article published in the “Life of Soldier” journal).
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2025/04/02/635-iafs-wings-of-indigenisation-the-iaf-hal-saga/
- ISTAR for IAF: Redefining Strategic Surveillance (Article published in the “Eurasian Times”)
- Women in IAF (Article published in the Air Force Association Journal).
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2024/09/21/women-air-warriors-in-indian-air-force/
- Exercise Iniochos 2025: IAF on Broader Charioteer (Article published in “Eurasian Times”).
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2025/04/01/634-exercise-iniochos-25-iaf-on-board-charioteer/
Podcasts and Talks
- Strategic Evolution of IAF (Talk on “Thus Spake General”).
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2023/09/02/strategic-evolution-of-indian-air-force/
- IAF Challenges and Preparedness (Talk on News Time)
- Life in IAF (Chat with Gaurav).
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2023/10/15/af-day-special-part-1-2/
- IAF Challenges (Chat with Gaurav).
- IAF Fighter Aircraft Strength (Chat on “DEF Talks”).
https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2021/06/18/def-talks-iaf-fighter-sqn-strength-and-rafales/
- IAF: Expectations and Capability Building (Chat on DEF Talks”).
- IAF: Modernisation and Technology advancement (Chat on “VJTI Technovanja”)
Constructive remarks and value additions are most welcome