The Indian Air Force, which is the world's fourth largest Air force, celebrate their 83rd Anniversary on 8 October every year.

Large parades and air display formations of helicopters and various aircrafts will mark the celebration of Air Force Day at the Hindon Air Force station (Ghaziabad) this year, according to IANS.

Commencing the ceremony, "sky divers of the 'Akash Ganga' team were seen jumping out of aircrafts, from a height of 8000 ft." NDTV reported.

This year, the IAF has a lot to celebrate. "The re-assembled Surya Kiran Acrobatic team will manoeuvre the skies in various formations. The Surya Kiran squadron used to fly the old Kiran aircrafts till 2011, but this year, they will operate on the British-designed Hawk Jet aircrafts. Various deals have also been signed" NDTV reported.

 Women form an integral part of the Air force. "We have women pilots flying transport aircrafts and helicopters. We are now planning to induct women into the fighter stream to be in sync with the global trends" Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced today morning at the Hindon Air force base.

Greeting the Indian Air Force for their contribution to the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted this morning:

Sachin Tendulkar, who was the first sportsperson to be made a group captain, was also seen at the Hindon Air base witnessing the IAF day celebrations, as reported by DNA.

President Pranab Mukherjee, the supreme commander of the defence services told reporters "the Indian Air force has been safeguarding the sovereignty of the nation through eight glorious decades. It is not only limited to fighting wars, but has also rendered assistance and help during national crisis."

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