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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 (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]], who holds the rank of [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]. The current Chief of the Air Staff is Air Chief Marshal [[Vivek Ram Chaudhari]], took office on 30 September 2021.<br />
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==Officer ranks==<br />
The following table shows the officer rank insignia for the Indian Air Force.<br />
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{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/Blank}}<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
| Service uniform<br />
| colspan=2| [[File:India-AirForce-OF-10-collected.svg|100px]]<br />
| colspan=2| [[File:India-AirForce-OF-9-collected.svg|100px]]<br />
| colspan=2| [[File:India-AirForce-OF-8-collected.svg|100px]]<br />
| colspan=2| [[File:India-AirForce-OF-7-collected.svg|100px]]<br />
| colspan=2| [[File:India-AirForce-OF-6-collected.svg|100px]]<br />
| colspan=2| [[File:British RAF OF-5.svg|50px]]<br />
| colspan=2| [[File:British RAF OF-4.svg|50px]]<br />
| colspan=2| [[File:British RAF OF-3.svg|50px]]<br />
| colspan=2| [[File:British RAF OF-2.svg|50px]]<br />
| colspan=6| [[File:British RAF OF-1b.svg|50px]]<br />
| colspan=12| <br />
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OF/India}}<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
| <br />
| colspan=2| Ceremonial/<br />War time rank<br />
| colspan=2| Held by the <br />[[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]]<br>and/or the<br>[[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]]<br />
|}<br />
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The IAF rank of [[pilot officer]] is a rank in abeyance in the Air Force and is no longer in force, all officers begin as flying officers upon commissioning.<br />
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==Junior commissioned officer and non-commissioned ranks ==<br />
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"<br />
|- style="background:#ccc;"<br />
! Rank group|| colspan=10| Junior commissioned officers || colspan=24| Non commissioned officer || colspan=2| Enlisted<br />
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OR/India2}}<br />
|}<br />
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== Former ranks and rank insignia ==<br />
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timescontent.com/tss/showcase/preview-buy/119910/Feature/IAF-officers-badges-Old-and-new.html |title=IAF officers badges |date=15 May 1977 |access-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522091933/https://timescontent.com/tss/showcase/preview-buy/119910/Feature/IAF-officers-badges-Old-and-new.html |archive-date=22 May 2022}}</ref><br />
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{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"<br />
|+ '''Ranks of the Indian Air Force no longer in use'''<br />
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"<br />
! <br />
! Officers<br />
! <br />
! colspan=3| Non-commissioned officers<br />
|- align=center<br />
| '''Shoulder<br />Insignia'''<br />
| [[File:Indian IAF OF-1a.svg|50px]]<br />
| '''Arm'''<br />
| [[File:India-Air-OR-9 old.svg|50px]]<br />
| [[File:India-Air-OR-8 old.svg|50px]]<br />
| [[File:India-Air-OR-7 old.svg|50px]]<br />
|- align=center<br />
|'''Rank'''<br />
| [[Pilot officer|Pilot<br />officer]]<br />
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| [[Warrant officer]]<br />
| [[Warrant officer|Junior<br />warrant officer]]<br />
| [[Flight sergeant|Flight<br />sergeant]]<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Comparative military ranks]]<br />
* [[Army ranks and insignia of India]]<br />
* [[Naval ranks and insignia of India]]<br />
* [[Indian Coast Guard#Rank insignia|Coast Guard ranks and insignia of India]]<br />
* [[Border Roads Organisation#Ranks|Border Roads Organisation ranks and insignia of India]]<br />
* [[Paramilitary forces of India#Ranks and insignia|Paramilitary forces ranks and insignia of India]]<br />
* [[Police ranks and insignia of India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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