No. 125 Helicopter Squadron | |
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Active | 1 November 1983- Present |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
Type | Attack Helicopter |
Role | Close Air Support |
Size | 1 Squadron |
Part of | Western Air Command |
Garrison/HQ | Pathankot Air Force Station |
Nickname(s) | "Gladiators" |
Motto(s) | Balidaan Veerasya Bhushanam Sacrifice is jewel of Brave |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | Apache AH-64E |
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No. 125 Helicopter Squadron (Gladiators) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Apache AH-64E and based at Pathankot Air Force Station.[1]
History
[edit]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.
Assignments
[edit]Aircraft
[edit]Aircraft | From | To | Air Base |
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Mil Mi-25 U | 1 November 1983 | May 1990 | Pathankot AFS[3] |
Mil Mi-35 | June 1990 | August 2019 | |
Boeing Apache AH-64E | 3 September 2019 | Present[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Our Strength". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "No.125 Helicopter Squadron Gladiators". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "IAF gets new firepower, inducts eight Apache attack helicopters". Indian Express. 4 September 2019.