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]
| 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 |
History
editThe 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
edit- Constituted as No. 78 Squadron (Battle-cry) in 2003[4]
Aircraft
editReferences
edit- ^ "IAF gets air to air refueller". icast.org.in. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ 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]