The head of the Indian Air Force is known as The Chief of the Air Staff (currently Air Chief Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi). The highest rank in the IAF is Marshal of the Air Force, which is conferred by the President of India only in exceptional circumstances. It must be noted that there have been instances wherein Air Marshall has also been granted such honours. The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting air-based warfare and securing Indian airspace. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Marshal of the Air Force is a generic term for the most senior rank in an air force, equivalent to Field Marshal or Fleet Admiral. ... This article is about the Air Force rank. ...

See also

• Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
• Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy