No. 78 Squadron IAF

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

IL-78 MKI aerial refueling Mirage-2000

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) in 2003^[4]

Aircraft

Il-78

References

^ "IAF gets air to air refueller". icast.org.in. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "National : MARS extends global reach of Indian Air Force". The Hindu. 26 September 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2017.^{[dead link]}
^ "..:: India Strategic ::.. Indian Air Force: The Bravehearts who Launced IAF's Strategic Airlift Capability". Indiastrategic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2017.^{[dead link]}
^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.^{[dead link]}

[1] "IAF gets air to air refueller". icast.org.in. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[thehindu.com-2] "National : MARS extends global reach of Indian Air Force". The Hindu. 26 September 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2017.^{[dead link]}

[3] "..:: India Strategic ::.. Indian Air Force: The Bravehearts who Launced IAF's Strategic Airlift Capability". Indiastrategic.in. Retrieved 30 July 2017.^{[dead link]}

[BRakshak-4] "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.^{[dead link]}

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