Air Force ranks and insignia of India

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Template:Equivalent ranks of Indian military The Indian Air Force's rank structure is based on that of the Royal Air Force. The highest rank attainable in the Indian Air Force is Marshal of the Indian Air Force, conferred by the President of India after exceptional service during wartime. MIAF Arjan Singh was the only officer to have achieved this rank. The head of the Indian Air Force is the Chief of the Air Staff, who holds the rank of Air Chief Marshal. The current Chief of the Air Staff is Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, took office on 30 September 2021.

Officer ranks[edit]

The following table shows the officer rank insignia for the Indian Air Force.

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Service uniform India-AirForce-OF-10-collected.svg India-AirForce-OF-9-collected.svg India-AirForce-OF-8-collected.svg India-AirForce-OF-7-collected.svg India-AirForce-OF-6-collected.svg British RAF OF-5.svg British RAF OF-4.svg British RAF OF-3.svg British RAF OF-2.svg British RAF OF-1b.svg

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Ceremonial/
War time rank 		Held by the
Chief of Defence Staff
and/or the
Chief of the Air Staff

The IAF rank of pilot officer is a rank in abeyance in the Air Force and is no longer in force, all officers begin as flying officers upon commissioning.

Junior commissioned officer and non-commissioned ranks[edit]

Rank group Junior commissioned officers Non commissioned officer Enlisted

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OR/India2

Former ranks and rank insignia[edit]

The rank of Pilot Officer is no longer in use; all new officers are commissioned as Flying Officers. The old warrant officer ranks and the rank of flight sergeant were replaced in 1977 by the new warrant officer ranks.[1]

Ranks of the Indian Air Force no longer in use
Officers Non-commissioned officers
Shoulder
Insignia 		Indian IAF OF-1a.svg Arm India-Air-OR-9 old.svg India-Air-OR-8 old.svg India-Air-OR-7 old.svg
Rank Pilot
officer 		Warrant officer Junior
warrant officer 		Flight
sergeant

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "IAF officers badges". 15 May 1977. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

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