Indian Air Force Heritage Museum, Chandigarh

The Indian Air Force Heritage Museum in Sector 18, Chandigarh, is India's first heritage centre devoted to the air force. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh opened it on 8 May 2023; it covers 15,600 square feet and is run by the Chandigarh Administration. Its displays trace the IAF's part in the country's wars, using virtual and augmented reality, holograms, simulators and electro-mechanical exhibits.

Five decommissioned aircraft are on show, among them an HAL HPT-32 Deepak trainer, a MiG-21 and a Folland Gnat, as well as the Air Force Kanpur 1, which Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh built in 1958. Visitors can try flight simulators and see SAM-III Pechora missiles, scale models from the Tejas and Su-30MKI to the C-295 and Dhruv helicopter, murals of campaigns such as the 1948 war, and 3D dioramas of recent operations including the Balakot airstrike. One section honours women officers of the IAF.