The Indian Air Force , with highly trained crews , pilots , and access to modern military assets provides India with the capacity to provide rapid response evacuation , search-and-rescue ( SAR ) operations , and delivery of relief supplies to affected areas via cargo aircraft . The IAF provided extensive assistance to relief operations during natural calamities such as the Gujarat cyclone in 1998 , the tsunami in 2004 , and North India floods in 2013 . The IAF has also undertaken relief missions such as Operation Rainbow in Sri Lanka
tsunami in 2004
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
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