Talk:Indian Air Force
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Suggested Source for Under-Covered Aspects of IAF History
[edit]History and contemporary history be split as history has a page of its own.
[edit]As the talk page suggests, history section can be trimmed and linked to main section while contemporary history is retained. Ritwik Deuba (talk) 04:48, 8 October 2025 (UTC)
- In the same spirit, I suggest reinstating the heading "Contemporary History". This makes way for easier navigation on the page. Anything post 1999 should be put under Contemporary History. Ritwik Deuba (talk) 05:35, 8 October 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 17 October 2025
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Indian Air Force is not longer on fourth number, it's the third largest Air Force now. 103.116.239.36 (talk) 16:10, 17 October 2025 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Day Creature (talk) 17:09, 17 October 2025 (UTC)
Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 November 2025
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Greetings, I would like to add an image of a MiG 21 Bison to the page as it played a huge role in the IAF during its service of over 60 years and it was recently retired from active service back in September this year.
Sanil Nath (talk) 08:16, 12 November 2025 (UTC)
- Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Toast1454TC 15:01, 12 November 2025 (UTC)
Include Austrian aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper's confirmation of 19 PAF jet losses in the 2025 conflict
[edit]Austrian Aerial Warfare Analyst Tom Cooper claimed PAF lost around 19 jets in the conflct. The particular number 19 should be included in the History section in the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict.https://defence.in/threads/new-details-suggest-19-pakistani-aircraft-damaged-during-op-sindoor-highlighting-iafs-exceptional-intelligence-gathering-and-precision-planning.15256/ SkyLordAbhi (talk) 06:47, 24 November 2025 (UTC)
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Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 24 February 2026
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I want to edit future SECTION of Indian air force, BY Adding procurement of 114 Dassault Rafales signed on 17th Feb 2026 in the Current acquisitions of Indian Air Force.. ~2026-10199-90 (talk) 10:16, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. {{GearsDatapack|talk|contribs}} 10:26, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 11 March 2026
[edit]Hello, I would like to request the PNG version of the crest be updated to the newly uploaded SVG version here. File:Indian_Air_Force_Crest.svg Hlticgh (talk) 16:59, 11 April 2026 (UTC)
Rank of PBORs IAF
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~2026-27767-20 (talk) 08:02, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
- Not done Request needs to be completed and text diff should be used properly. PhantomVorteX (Talk) 10:13, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
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