Question:  No. 28 Squadron, Indian Air Force, nicknamed "The First Supersonics" is a squadron of the Indian Air Force whose complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks where amongst the airforces of the world?

Context articles: Air Force ranks and insignia of India
Air Force Network
Jagdev Chandra
Surya Kiran
No. 28 Squadron IAF
Cope India
Vijay Vasant Tambay
No. 1 Squadron IAF
Arjan Singh
Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force's rank structure is based on that of the Royal Air Force.
 The highest rank attainable in the Indian Air Force is Marshal of the Indian Air Force, conferred by the President of India after exceptional service during wartime.
 MIAF Arjan Singh is the only officer to have achieved this rank.
 The head of the Indian Air Force is the Chief of the Air Staff, who holds the rank of Air Chief Marshal.
 The current Chief of the Air Staff is Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, appointed on 31 December 2016, following the retirement of Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha.
Air Force Network (AFNet) is an Indian Air Force (IAF) owned, operated and managed digital information grid.
 The AFNet replaces the Indian Air Force's (IAF) old communication network set-up using the tropo-scatter technology of the 1950s making it a true net-centric combat force.
 The IAF project is part of the overall mission to network all three services, that is The Indian Army, The Indian Navy and The Indian Air Force.
 The former Defence Minister of India Shri AK Antony inaugurated the IAF's the AFNET on 14 September 2010 dedicating it to the people of India, for their direct or indirect participation in the communication revolution.
Air Commodore Jagdev Chandra, (Punjabi) (6 October 1916 – 19 Apr 1991), Royal Indian Air force and later one of the first recruits of Indian Air Force, was a war veteran, served with excellence in Burma during World War 2.
 Was born in Peshawar, to a Punjabi family of repute, father a doctor and brother, the popular politician and Gandhian Jag Pravesh Chandra.
 He quit medical school to join J.R.D Tata as one of his first few students in flying.
 He joined the Royal Indian Air Force and was commissioned on 1 August 1940.
 He served as squadron leader and CO of the No.4 Squadron.
Surya Kiran ("Rays of the Sun") is an aerobatics demonstration team of the Indian Air Force.
 The Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) was formed in 1996 to serve as the "Ambassadors of the Indian Air Force" and to "showcase the professionalism, the caliber and the mettle of the Indian Air Force".
 In May 1996, Wg Cdr Kuldeep Malik, and his team was given the task to form a formation aerobatic team.
 The team has since performed numerous demonstrations in various parts of the country and abroad, and was amongst the renowned nine-aircraft public display aerobatic teams in the world.
 The squadron was primarily composed of the HAL HJT-16 Kiran Mk.2 military trainer aircraft and are based at the Bidar Air Force Station in Karnataka.
 The team was suspended in February 2011 due to shortage of basic jet trainers in IAF after grounding of HPT-32 trainers.
 Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik said that Surya Kiran will upgrade to the BAE Hawk in 2015.
 The team has thereafter resurrected with six Hawk Mk 132 aircraft with their maiden display at AFS Hindan on 08 Oct 2015.
 The team after initial successes is now expanding to six ac with the final aim being to re-establish a nine ac team.
No. 28 Squadron, Indian Air Force, nicknamed "The First Supersonics" is a squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
 It is currently based in Jamnagar, Gujarat with South Western Air Command and flies Mikoyan MiG-29s.
Cope India are a series of international Air Force exercises between the Indian Air Force and the United States Air Force conducted on and over Indian soil.
 The first such exercise, which required many months of preparation, was conducted at the air force station in Gwalior from February 16 through February 27, 2004, with the US Air Force withdrawing troops and aircraft on February 27.
 The exercise included flight tests, practice and demonstrations as well as lectures on subjects related to aviation.
 There were also media functions and social interactions among troops of the two countries.
 After the event was over, the Indian Air Force indicated that "[t]he mutual respect and bonhomie that developed between members of the two sides have cemented a firm foundation for moving ahead towards higher bilateralism."
 According to press reports, representatives of the United States found it a "positive experience" that led to the re-evaluation of some assumptions about US air tactics.
 The exercise was repeated in 2005, 2006, and 2009.
Flight Lieutenant Vijay Vasant Tambay was an officer of the Indian Air Force whose aircraft was shot down on December 5, 1971 over West Pakistan while on a strike against the Pakistani airbase of Rafiqui, during the 1971 Indo-Pak War.
 Officially recorded by the Indian Air Force as killed in action, Flt Lt Tambay is believed to have been one of the five pilots reported by Pakistan Observer to have been captured alive on 5 December 1971.
 However, although a number of reports from eyewitnesses have subsequently suggested that Flt Lt Tambay was indeed captured alive, he was not repatriated at the end of the war, while the Pakistan Government denies having in their possession any Indian Prisoners of War from the 1971 war.
 making him one of The missing 54 Indian defence personnel from the war who are believed to be in Pakistani custody.
No. 1 Squadron ("The Tigers") is the oldest squadron of the Indian Air Force.
 It operates as an multirole (air superiority, precision strike, and electronic warfare) unit.
 Based at Gwalior AFB, No. 1 Squadron falls under the Central Air Command, and along with No. 7 Squadron ("Battle Axes"), No. 9 Squadron ("Wolf Pack"), and TACDE, forms a part of 40 Wing of the Indian Air Force.
Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC (16 April 1919 – 16 September 2017) was an Indian Air Force marshal who served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1964 to 1969.
 For his distinguished service in commanding the IAF during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan and in 1966 became the first IAF officer to be promoted to air chief marshal.
 After retiring from the IAF, he served as a diplomat, politician and advisor to the Indian government.
 He was Lieutenant Governor of Delhi from 1989 to 1990.
 In 2002, he became the first and only officer of the Indian Air Force to be promoted to five-star rank as Marshal of the Indian Air Force, equal to the army rank of Field Marshal.
The Indian Air Force (IAF; : "Bhāratīya Vāyu Senā") is the air arm of the Indian armed forces.
 Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks fourth amongst the airforces of the world.
 Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflict.
 It was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire which honored India's aviation service during World War II with the prefix "Royal".
 After India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, the name Royal Indian Air Force was kept and served in the name of Dominion of India.
 With the government's transition to a Republic in 1950, the prefix "Royal" was removed after only three years.