IAF Celebrates 87th Anniversary At Hindon Air Base, President Kovind, PM Modi Extend Greetings

The Indian Air Force is celebrating its 87th anniversary today. Every year, the Air Force Day is celebrated at Hindon base in presence of IAF chief and senior officials of the three-armed forces. Chiefs of three services, Army Chief Bipin Rawat, Indian Air Force Chief, RKS Bhadauria and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Karambir Singh paid their tributes at National War Memorial on the special day. The IAF was founded on October 8, 1932, and the force has participated in several crucial wars and landmark missions. Also, today Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will receive the first of the 36 Rafale aircraft in the French port city of Bordeaux, where he will perform ‘Shastra Puja’ on the occasion of Dussehra and take a sortie in the fighter jet.

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