No. 25 Squadron IAF

No. 25 Squadron is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to South Western Air Command. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.

No. 25 Squadron IAF
Crest of No. 25 Squadron
Active	1 March 1963- Present
Country	India
Role	Transport
Garrison/HQ	AFS Vadodara
Nickname(s)	"Himalayan Eagles"
Motto(s)	Satvadeena hi Sidhvayah In power lies victory
Aircraft flown
Transport	Antonov AN-32

History

The No. 25 Squadron were raised in 1963 at Chandigarh and moved to the present location. 25 Squadron also played a vital role in the Indo-Pak conflicts of 1965 and 1971, Operation Parakram, Operation Vijay and Kargil Operation in 1999.

Lineage

• Constituted as No. 25 Squadron (Himalayan Eagles) on 1 March 1963

Assignments

• Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
• Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Aircraft

• An-12
• AN-32
• IL-76