Unit Name: | No. 15 Squadron |
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Country: | Republic of India |
Role: | CAS Interdiction Reconnaissance |
Garrison: | Sirsa AFS |
Nickname: | "Flying Lancers" |
Motto: | Nihantavya Shatravaha Annihilate the Enemy |
Aircraft Attack: | Sukhoi Su-30MKI |
No. 15 Squadron is a fighter squadron of the Indian Air Force. It was formed on 20 August 1951, and currently operates the Sukhoi Su-30MKI from Sirsa AFS.[1] [2]
Aircraft types operated by the squadron[3]
2 August 1951 | February 1953 | AFS Ambala | ||
26 November 1964 | 1969 | |||
1969 | February 1975 | AFS Bagdogra | ||
February 1975 | 1981 | AFS Pune | ||
1981 | July 2009 | AFS Bhuj | ||
2012 | Present | AFS Sirsa |