No. 8 Squadron (Eight Pursoots) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Su-30MKIs and based at Bareilly AFS. No. 8 Squadron were formed in 1943 at Tiruchirapalli...
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No. 4 Squadron IAF (Oorials) is a fighter squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF) equipped with the Su-30 MKI , based at Jodhpur Air Force Station in Jodhpur...
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commanding officer. On 1 September 1965, during the Indo-Pakistani War, No. 45 Squadron IAF responded to a request for strikes against a counter-attack by the...
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a flight leader course at RAF Tangmere in the UK, and then joined No. 8 Squadron IAF in Mingaladon as a flight commander. Later, in a senior post at the...
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No. 22 Squadron (Swifts) was a CAS unit based out of Hasimara AFS. Along with No. 222 Squadron IAF Tiger Sharks, No. 22 Squadron forms a part of the 16...
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Squadron". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 January 2020. "Wow! IAF inducts first Su-30 squadron with lethal BrahMos missile in Southern Air Command - The Financial...
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No. 77 Squadron is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to Western Air Command. This tactical airlift aircraft will be able to undertake quick deployment...
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Constituted as No. 78 Squadron (Battle-cry) in 2003 Il-78 "IAF gets air to air refueller". icast.org.in. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015...
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affiliation with IAF's 17 squadron in Ambala". Firstpost. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021. "Film 'Golden Arrows' on life of former IAF Chief BS Dhanoa...
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"No.7 squadron, IAF". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 1 December 2023. "No.8 squadron, IAF". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 1 December 2023. "No.9 squadron, IAF"...
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the Air Staff's Unit Citation on 8 October 2004. It is the first unit in the IAF to receive this award. 52 Squadron IAF was organized on 1 January 1986...
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No. 224 Squadron IAF (Warlords) is a Ground Attack squadron based at Jamnagar Air Force Station. It was temporarily disbanded in 2007 after the retirement...
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No. 51 Squadron "Sword Arms" was a fighter squadron of the Indian air force, based in Srinagar Air Force Station. The squadron was under the western command...
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No. 7 Squadron IAF (Battle Axes) operates as a Special Munitions Delivery and air superiority unit. Based at Gwalior AFB, No. 7 Squadron forms a part of...
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No./1/4/10/Org dated 1 April 1942 arrived, redesignated Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve flights as squadrons. The briefly formed 104 Squadron IAF was...
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Kargil War "2 IAF fighter squadrons, 2 static units get President's Standards & Colours". Indian Express. 8 March 2024. "Press Information...
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No. 26 Squadron IAF (Warriors) is the Ground Attack and Close Air Support unit of the Indian Air Force, operating from Pathankot Air Force Station under...
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acquired in the United States. The squadron flew the Flying Fortress, an aircraft credited with propelling the IAF into the realm of modern aerial warfare...
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December 2014. No. 5 Squadron IAF – Jaguar IS/IB No. 14 Squadron IAF – Jaguar IS/IB No. 23 Squadron IAF – MiG-21 bis No. 24 Squadron IAF – MiG-21 bis The...
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Wing No. 8 Squadron IAF (Eight Pursoots) No. 24 Squadron IAF (Hawks) Chabua AFS: 14 Wing No. 102 Squadron IAF (Trisonics) Halwara AFS: 9 Wing No. 220...
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light bomber squadrons (one of which was No. 8 Squadron IAF commanded by Squadron-Leader Niranjan Prasa), equipped with Vultee Vengeances. No. 226 Group...
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List of active Indian military aircraft (redirect from List of the aircraft of IAF)
"Another MiG-21 Squadron Retired: The Curtain Is Closing on IAF's Most Abiding Fighter". The Wire. Retrieved 9 May 2024. Peri, Dinakar (8 November 2023)...
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Indian Air Force No. 7 Squadron IAF No. 8 Squadron IAF No.1 Service Flying Training School No.22 Anti Aircraft Cooperation Unit No.1 Target Towing Flight...
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Israeli Air Force (section List of IAF commanders)
IAF, was generally inferior to that used by Israel's adversaries. The majority, 15 out of the first 18 pilots in 101 Squadron (Israel), of the IAF's first...
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by HAL after the HF-24 Marut. The first Tejas squadron became operational in 2016. The No. 45 Squadron IAF - Flying Daggers was the first to have their...
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hill) (ICAO: LLEK), also known as Air Force Base 8, is the oldest and main base of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) located 5 km south of Rehovot, Israel. Tel Nof...
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the squadron managed to destroy 4 to 8 Indian Canberra bombers. On 10 September, four Sabres from the No. 14 Squadron launched an airstrike on the IAF base...
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No. 108 Squadron (Hawkeyes) was a fighter squadron of Indian Air Force. The squadron was equipped with MiG-21M and was based at Pathankot Air Force Station...
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1939. He joined the No. 1 Squadron IAF and served in the North-West Frontier Province. In World War II, he commanded this squadron during the Arakan Campaign...
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Avro IAF Tupolev Tu-124 IAF Boeing 737-200 'Rajdoot' IAF Mil Mi-8 helicopter Air India One 89th Airlift Wing - United States Air Force "Squadrons and Helicopter...
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