History of the Indian Air Force: The Indian Air Force is a part of the Indian Armed Forces, which performs important tasks of air warfare, air security, and air surveillance for the country. The headquarters of the Indian Air Force is located in New Delhi. It was established on 08 October 1932. Prior to independence (declared a full republic in 1950), it was known as the Royal Indian Air Force and played an important role in World War II in 1945.
After independence (declared a full republic in 1950), the word "Royal" was removed from it and just "Indian Air Force". The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force. The Chief of the Air Staff, the Air Chief Marshal, is a four-star commander and heads the Air Force. in Indian air force there is never more than one air chief Marshal on duty.
List of Indian Air Force Training Institutes:
| Name of Training Institute | Place |
| Air force administrative college | Coimbatore |
| Air force academy | Hyderabad |
| Air force technical college | Jalahli |
| Air force school | Sambra (Belgaum) |
| Flight instructor school | Tabaram |
| Air force station | Bidar |
| Air force station | Hakimpet |
| Air force station | Yelahanka |
| Helicopter training school | Aawdi |
| Surface Training School | Aawdi |
| Surface Training Institute | Vadodara and Barrackpore |
| Aviation Medical Institute | Bangalore |
| Chhatri Sainik Training School | Agra |
| Navigation and Signal School | Hyderabad |
| College of Air Warfare | Secunderabad |