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Semi-protected edit request on 13 July 2025

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Please change the current 'Badge of the Indian Air Force' attached in the article, given that it is an edited version of the current Royal Air Force Badge, to the official one available at the following link: ^[1]

Thank you and regards. MindGM (talk) 17:36, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This was requested a few years ago and was not done because of a lack of a reliable source, and the old badge was still in use on the official website. The website appears to be down, if you can provide a reference to a reliable source that this is the official badge, this will help to strengthen the verifiability of your request. UmbyUmbreon (talk) 02:47, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @MindGM Justjourney (talk | contribs) 18:13, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Source for badge already attached previously on request, as mentioned in last sentence.

https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:Badge_of_the_Indian_Air_Force.png 83.10.138.40 (talk) 20:56, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I've already attached the source on my request. Pasting it here again: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:Badge_of_the_Indian_Air_Force.png 83.10.138.40 (talk) 20:54, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:Badge_of_the_Indian_Air_Force.png

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Based on the previous discussion, we need proof that this is the official Badge of the Indian Air Force, not just a link to the image — 🪫Volatile ^{📲T | ⌨️C} 18:31, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History and contemporary history be split as history has a page of its own.

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Day Creature (talk) 17:09, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Toast1454_T_C 15:01, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Include Austrian aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper's confirmation of 19 PAF jet losses in the 2025 conflict

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)[reply]

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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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 11 March 2026

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)[reply]

Rank of PBORs IAF

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~2026-27767-20 (talk) 08:02, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Request needs to be completed and text diff should be used properly. PhantomVorteX (Talk) 10:13, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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