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HAL Tejas at Exercise Tarang Shakti 2024 IAF Rafale take off from Dassault Aviation Facility, Merignac, France. A Su-30MKI firing Brahmos ER Netra AEW&C on Embraer ERJ 145 platform C-17 Globemaster III in service C-295 is replacing HS-748 HAL Prachand
This is an organized list of all of the active aircraft squadrons that currently exist in the Indian Air Force. Squadrons might have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation.
The acquisition of Sikorsky S-55 in 1954 heralded the creation of the first Helicopter Flight within the IAF, and in 1958 become established as the first dedicated Helicopter Unit, No. 104 Helicopter Squadron. [2] The IAF S-55s were later phased out in 1966 inducting other helicopter types into service, such as the Mil Mi-35 model in 1990. [3]
For the 12-month period ending September 20, 2023, the airport had 85,468 aircraft operations, an average of 234 per day: 100% general aviation and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 256 aircraft based at this airport: 225 single- engine , 15 multi-engine, 4 jet, and 12 helicopter .
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 Wing of the IAF. The squadron operated the MiG-27 till December 2017 and the squadron number-plated since then.
The First C-130J aircraft was received in February 2011 [1] On 20 August 2013, the Indian Air Force performed the highest landing of a C-130J at the Daulat Beg Oldi airstrip in Ladakh at the height of 16,614 ft (5,064 m). [2] [3] One crashed in 2014, which was replaced in 2019. [4] [5]
As of 2018, Hill AFB is the sixth-largest employer in the state of Utah. [3] Hill AFB is the home of the Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC) Ogden Air Logistics Complex (OO-ALC) which is the worldwide manager for a wide range of aircraft, engines, missiles, software, avionics, and accessories components. The OO-ALC is part of the Air Force ...
The first Attack Helicopter Squadron of IAF was raised as 125 Helicopter Squadron on 1 November 1983 and equipped with Mi-25 helicopter Gunships. The squadron was reequipped with Mi-35 in April 1990. [2] On 3 September 2019, the squadron formally inducted the first batch of AH-64E Apache helicopters into the Indian Air Force.