|
FIGHTER SQUADRONS | ||
|
Squadron No. |
Squadron Name |
Aircraft Type |
|
No.3 |
Cobras |
MiG-21bis |
|
No.4 |
Oorials | |
|
No.15 |
Lancers | |
|
No.21 |
Ankush | |
|
No.23 |
Cheetahs | |
|
No.26 |
Warriors | |
|
No.32 |
Thunderbirds | |
|
No.36 |
Killers | |
|
No.37 |
Black Panthers | |
|
No.45 |
Flying Daggers | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.17 |
Golden Arrows |
MiG-21M/MF |
|
No.101 |
Falcons | |
|
No.108 |
Hawkeye | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.8 |
Eighth Pursoot |
MiG-21FL |
|
No.30 |
Charging Rhinos | |
|
No.52 |
The Sharks | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.31 |
Ocelots |
MiG-23BN |
|
No.220 |
Desert Tigers | |
|
No.221 |
Valiants | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.224 |
Warlords |
MiG-23MF/UM |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.2 |
Winged Arrows |
MiG-27ML |
|
No.9 |
Wolfpack | |
|
No.10 |
Winged Daggers | |
|
No.18 |
Flying Bullets | |
|
No.20 |
Lightnings | |
|
No.22 |
Swifts | |
|
No.29 |
Scorpios | |
|
No.51 |
Sword Arms | |
|
No.222 |
Tigersharks | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.28 |
First Supersonics |
MiG-29B/S/UB |
|
No.47 |
Black Archers | |
|
No.223 |
Tridents | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.24 |
Hunting Hawks |
Su-30K/MK-1 |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.1 |
Tigers |
Mirage 2000H/TH |
|
No.7 |
Battle Axes | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.5 |
Tuskers |
Jaguar IS/IB |
|
No.14 |
Bulls | |
|
No.16 |
Rattlers | |
|
No.27 |
Flaming Arrows | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.6 |
Dragons |
Jaguar IM |
|
TRANSPORT SQUADRONS | ||
|
Squadron No. |
Squadron Name |
Aircraft Type |
|
No.12 |
Bisons |
An-32 |
|
No.48 |
Camels | |
|
No.43 |
Ibexes | |
|
No.49 |
Para Spears | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.25 |
Himalayan Eagles |
An-32, IL-76MD |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.44 |
Mighty Jets |
IL-76MD |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.11 |
Rhinos |
Hs.748M Avro |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.41 |
Otters |
Do-228-101, Hs.748 Avro |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.59 |
Hornbills |
Do-228-101 |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
Air HQ Communication Squadron |
Pegasus |
Boeing 737, An-32,
Hs.748, |
|
HELICOPTER UNITS | ||
|
Unit No. |
Unit Name |
Helicopter Type |
|
No.105 HU |
Golden Eagles |
Mi-8 Rana |
|
No.107 HU |
Desert Eagles | |
|
No.109 HU |
Knights | |
|
No.110 HU |
Vangaurds | |
|
No.111 HU |
? | |
|
No.112 HU |
Thoroughbreds | |
|
No.117 HU |
? | |
|
No.118 HU |
Challengers | |
|
No.122 HU Flight |
Flying Dolphins | |
|
No.130 HU |
? | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.119 HU |
? |
Mi-17 Hip |
|
No.120 HU |
? | |
|
No.121 HU |
? | |
|
No.128 HU |
Siachen Tigers | |
|
No.129 HU |
Nubra Warriors | |
|
No.151 HU |
? | |
|
No.152 HU |
Mighty Armour | |
|
No.153 HU |
Daring Dragons | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.125 HU |
Gladiators |
Mi-25 Akbar |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.126 HU |
Featherweights |
Mi-26 Halo |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.104 HU |
Pioneer Rotorians |
Mi-35 Ranjeet |
|
No. ? HU |
? | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.115 HU |
? |
HAL Chetak |
|
No.116 HU |
Tankbusters | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.114 HU |
Siachen Pioneers |
HAL Cheetah |
|
No.131 HU |
? | |
|
TRAINING FORMATIONS | ||
|
Establishment |
Location |
Aircraft Type |
|
Air Force Academy |
Bidar |
HJT-16 Kiran Mk.I |
|
Dundigal |
HJT-16 Kiran Mk.IA | |
|
Allahabad |
HPT-32 Deepak | |
|
Hakimpet |
HJT-16 Kiran Mk.II, TS-11 Iskra | |
|
Helicopter Training Wing |
Hakimpet |
HAL Cheetah, HAL Chetak |
|
Transport Training Wing |
Bangalore |
Hs.748 Avro |
|
Flying Instructors School |
Tambaram |
HPT-32 Deepak, HJT-16 Kiran Mk.I |
|
Navigation & Signals School |
Begumpet |
Hs.748 |
|
Paratroop Training School |
Agra |
An-32 |
|
Test Pilots' School |
Bangalore |
Various |
|
MOFTU (MiG Operational Flying Training Unit) |
Tezpur |
MiG-21FL, MiG-21U/UM/US |
|
TACDE (Tactics & Air Combat Development Establishment) |
Jamnagar |
MiG-21bis, MiG-23BN & MiG-27ML |
|
ACMI (Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation) |
Jamnagar |
Various |
|
ASTE (Aircraft Systems & Training Est.) |
Bangalore |
Various |
|
RECON / EW / ELINT SQUADRONS | ||
|
Squadron No. |
Squadron Name |
Aircraft Type |
|
No.35 |
Rapiers |
MiG-21M(R) |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.102 |
Trisonics |
MiG-25R/U |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.106 |
Lynxes |
Canberra PR.57/67, Hs.748 Avro |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
Under Control of Air HQ |
- |
Boeing 737, Boeing 707C, IAI Astra, Learjet 29, Hs.748 Avro and Gulfstream III SRA (all ELINT / Command Post / Survey aircraft) |
|
NUMBER PLATED / DISBANDED UNITS | ||
|
Squadron No. |
Squadron Name |
Last Aircraft Operated |
|
No.19 |
? |
An-32 |
|
No.33 |
Caribous | |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.42 |
? |
IL-14 |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.1 TTU (Target Towing Unit) |
? |
Canberra B(I) 58/66, T4 |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
No.2-TTU (Target Towing Unit) |
Banners |
Hunter F.56A |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
HOFTU (Hunter Operational |
- |
Hunter F.56, T.66D/E |