The Indian Air Force released this list of names for gallantry in the Kargil Conflict. In the first award list in August 1999, two Vir Chakras were awarded, including one posthumous award. 26 Vayu Sena Medals were awarded for gallantry and 73 personnel were mention-in-despatches. All the IAF personnel who were killed in action were honoured, as was the sole personal to be taken prisoner by the Pakistanis.
VIR CHAKRA: 2
| Wg Cdr | Anil Kumar Sinha | No. 128 HU | Mi-17 | Led the Heli attack sorties over Tololing |
| Sqn Ldr | Ajay Ahuja* | No.17 Sqn | MiG-21M | Shot Down & Killed while trying to locate another downed pilot. |
SHAURYA CHAKRA: 1
| Wg Cdr | Alagaraja Perumal | No. 106 Sqn | Canberra | Flew back Canberra hit by a Stinger Missile |
VAYU SENA MEDAL: 26 + 3 +1
1999
| Gp Capt | Satish Pal Singh | 25 Sqn | IL-76 | CO For air support sorties |
| Wg Cdr | Ashminder Singh Bahal | |||
| Wg Cdr | Raghunath Nambiar | 7 Sqn | Mirage 2000 | Air strikes on enemy staging camps |
| Sqn Ldr | Rajiv Pundir* | 152HU | Mi-17 | Co-Pilot, Shot Down & Killed by SAM at Tololing |
| Sqn Ldr | Mohan Rao | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Vishwas Gaur | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Sanjay Bhatnagar | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Gurcharan Singh Bedi | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Dilip Kumar Patnaik | 7 Sqn | Mirage 2000 | Tiger Hill LGB Bombing |
| Sqn Ldr | Ajai Prakash Srivastava | For devising of Marking Target Areas with Colored Smoke | ||
| Sqn Ldr | Alok Choudhry | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Narender Singh Verma | Mi-17 | Pilot, Tololing Strikes | |
| Sqn Ldr | Amanjeet Singh Heer | For filming bomb effects using personal Video Cam | ||
| Sqn Ldr | Nitish Kumar | Mi-17 | Pilot, Tololing Strikes | |
| Sqn Ldr | Harender Pal Singh | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Shaji Jacob | Air HQ | For Photo Interpretation Work during Kargil | |
| Sqn Ldr | K I Ravi | 7 Sqn | Tec Offr Adapted 1000lbs to Mirage 2000s | |
| Flt Lt | Shreepad Tokekar | For bombing attack on Tiger Hill | ||
| Flt Lt | Rajesh Walia | |||
| Flt Lt | Ashish Gupta | |||
| Flt Lt | Subramaniam Muhilan* | 152 HU | Mi-17 | Pilot, Shot Down & Killed by SAM at Tololing |
| Flt Lt | Gaurav Chibbar * | 223 Sqn | MiG-29 | For CAP and escort missions |
| Flt Lt | Kambapatti Nachiketa | 9 Sqn | MiG-27 | SD & Taken POW during air strikes in Mashkoh |
| Fg Off | Rajpal Singh Dhaliwal | Night Strikes on targets from 27th July 99 onwards | ||
| WO | Krishan Singh Dhillon | |||
| Sgt | PVNR Prasad* | 152 HU | Mi-17 | Flt Gunner,Shot Down & Killed by SAM at Tololing |
| Sgt | Taposh Ghosh | |||
| Sgt | Raj Kishore Sahu* | 152 HU | Mi-17 | Flt Engg,Shot Down & Killed by SAM at Tololing |
2000
| Sqn Ldr | P K Bundela | 45 Sqn | MiG-21 | Pilot who shot down the PN Atlantique |
| Wg Cdr | V S Sharma | ATC Nalia | Fighter controller of the Interception | |
| Sqn Ldr | Pankaj Vishnoi | ??? HU | Mi-17 | Pilot of chopper that recovered Wreckage |
2006
| Wg Cdr | U K Jha | No. 106 Sqn | Canberra | Flew back Canberra hit by a Stinger Missile |
MENTIONED – IN – DESPATCHES : 73
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*Denotes Posthumous awards.