IAF GROUP XY Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness Syllabus

IAF GROUP XY Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness: topic-wise syllabus

1. 1

   Indian Air Force

   ~3 marks

   Organization, Ranks, Commands

   • Indian Air Force — History (1932 — Royal Indian Air Force, 1950 — IAF)
   • IAF Headquarters — New Delhi, Commands (Western, Eastern, Southern, etc.)
   • IAF Ranks — Air Chief Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Vice Marshal, Air Commodore
   • IAF Officer Ranks — Group Captain, Wing Commander, Squadron Leader, Flight Lieutenant
   • IAF JCOs — Master Warrant Officer, Warrant Officer, Junior Warrant Officer
   • IAF Airmen — Sergeant, Corporal, Leading Aircraftman, Aircraftman
   • IAF Commands — Western (Delhi), Eastern (Shillong), Southern (Trivandrum)
   • IAF Commands — Central (Prayagraj), Southwestern (Gandhinagar), Training (Bengaluru)
   • IAF Personnel — Air Headquarters, Maintenance Commands, Training Establishments
   • IAF Bases — Hindan (Ghaziabad), Pune, Tezpur, Halwara, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer
2. 2

   Indian Air Force Aircraft, Missiles, and Weapons

   ~3 marks

   • IAF Fighter Aircraft — Rafale, Su-30MKI, Tejas LCA, MiG-21 Bison, Mirage 2000, Jaguar
   • IAF Transport Aircraft — C-17 Globemaster, C-130J Super Hercules, IL-76, An-32, Dornier
   • IAF Helicopters — Chinook, Apache AH-64, Mi-17, Mi-35, HAL Dhruv, Chetak, Cheetah
   • IAF Trainer Aircraft — Hawk AJT, Pilatus PC-7, Kiran, HT-2
   • IAF UAVs/Drone — Heron, Searcher, Harpy, Harop, Rustom, Netra
   • IAF Missiles — BrahMos, Akash, Astra (BVR), Spyder, Barak-8, S-400 (Acquired)
   • IAF Bombs — Laser-Guided Bombs (LGB), Spice, Popeye, Crystal Maze
   • IAF Radars — Phalcon AWACS, AEW&C Netra, Rohini, Indira, Aerostat
   • IAF Air Defence — Akash, S-400, MRSAM, Spyder, Pechora, OSA-AK
   • IAF Aerobatics Team — Surya Kiran, Sarang (Helicopter), Air Force Day (8 Oct)
3. 3

   Indian Air Force Operations, Exercises, and Wars

   ~2 marks

   • 1947-48 Kashmir War — IAF Operations (Cobweb, Gulab, Lotus Operations)
   • 1962 Sino-Indian War — IAF Role (Transport, Logistics)
   • 1965 Indo-Pak War — IAF Operations (Sundarji, Pakistan Air Bases Bombing)
   • 1971 Indo-Pak War — IAF Role (Largest Air Operation since WWII)
   • 1999 Kargil War — IAF Role (Operation Safed Sagar, MiG-21/29, Mirage 2000)
   • Balakot Airstrike 2019 — IAF Role (12 Mirage 2000 Aircraft)
   • IAF Exercises — Cope India (US), Red Flag (US), Pitch Black (Australia)
   • IAF Bilateral Exercises — Garuda (France), Cope India (US), Red Flag (US), Nomadic Elephant
   • IAF Humanitarian Missions — Operation Rahat (Floods, Nepal Earthquake, Cyclone)
   • IAF Operations — Sri Lanka (1987 IPKF), Maldives (1988 Operation Cactus)
4. 4

   Indian Air Force Current Affairs and Modernization

   ~2 marks

   • IAF Modernization — Tejas Mk1A, Tejas Mk2, AMCA (5th Gen), Rafale
   • IAF Exercises — Tarang Shakti (2024 — Largest IAF Exercise), Cope India 2023
   • IAF Recruitment — Agniveer Vayu, Group X, Group Y, Airmen Posts
   • IAF Weapons — BrahMos, Astra, S-400 Triumf, HAMMER, Rampage
   • IAF Agnipath — Agniveer Vayu Intake, Training, Career Progression
   • IAF — Defence Space Agency (DSA), Cyber Agency, Special Forces (Garuds)
   • IAF Modernization — AI, Drones, Tejas Mk2, AMCA, 5th Generation Aircraft
   • IAF Air Defence — S-400 (5 Squadrons Acquired), MRSAM, Akash
   • IAF Women — Permanent Commission, Fighter Pilots, Transport Pilots, Garuds
   • IAF Bases — New Air Bases, Modernization, Runway Extension, AWACS