No. 78 Squadron IAF

No. 78 Squadron
Active March 2003- Present[1]
Country India
Role Aerial refueling
Garrison/HQ Agra AFS
Nickname(s) "Battle-cry"[2]
Motto(s) ?
Aircraft flown
Transport Il-78 MKI

No. 78 Squadron is located at Agra AFS under Central Air Command. The IL-78s, which refuel at the rate of 500-600 litres a minute, can ferry up to 118 tonnes of fuel, and can simultaneously fill three air-borne fighter aircraft,and allowing the fighters to carry more pay load and penetrate deep into the enemy territories.[2]

History

The No. 78 Squadron were raised in 2003 with Il-78 MKI Aircraft at Agra and moved to the present location. MARS stand for 'Mid Air Refueling Squadron'[3]

Lineage

  • Constituted as No. 78 Squadron (Battle-cry) on 2003[4]

Aircraft

References

  1. ↑ "IAF gets air to air refueller". icast.org.in. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "The Hindu : National : MARS extends global reach of Indian Air Force". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "..:: India Strategic ::.. Indian Air Force: The Bravehearts who Launced IAF's Strategic Airlift Capability". Indiastrategic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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