Indian Air Force (IAF) jobs aspirants alert! Want to touch the sky, go for glory? Check important details here

It's an important update for those seeking to join Indian Air Force (IAF) - a chance to touch the sky and go for glory!

The application developed in association with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) provides career-related information and details for those desirous of joining the Indian Air Force (IAF).

It's an important update for those seeking to join Indian Air Force (IAF) - a chance to touch the sky and go for glory! Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff, has launched a mobile application ‘MY IAF’ at Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan on Monday as a part of Digital India initiative. The application developed in association with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) provides career-related information and details for those desirous of joining the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Ministry of Defence in a statement said, "The user-friendly format of the app serves as a single digital platform interfacing the users with the details of the selection procedure, training curriculum, pay and perks etc for both officers and airmen in the IAF. The application is available in Google Play store for android phones, is linked to IAF social media platforms and games and also provides glimpses into the history and stories of valour in the IAF."

Recently, the first five Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafale aircraft at Air Force Station, Ambala. The aircraft got airborne from Dassault Aviation Facility, Merignac, France on the morning of 27 Jul 20 and reached India with a planned stopover en-route at Al Dhafra airbase in the UAE.

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The aircraft will be a part of 17 Squadron, the “Golden Arrows”, which was resurrected on 10 Sep 19. The Squadron was originally raised at Air Force Station, Ambala on 01 Oct 1951. 17 Squadron has many firsts to its credit; in 1955 it was equipped with the first jet fighter, the legendary De Havilland Vampire. In Aug 1957, the Squadron became the first to convert on to a swept-wing fighter, the Hawker Hunter.

A formal induction ceremony of Rafale aircraft in 17 Squadron is scheduled to be held in the second half of Aug 2020. Details of the ceremony will be intimated in due course.

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