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No. 125 Helicopter Squadron (Gladiators) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Apache AH-64E and based at Pathankot Air Force Station.[1]

No. 125 Helicopter Squadron
Active1 November 1983- Present
Country Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
TypeAttack Helicopter
RoleClose Air Support
Size1 Squadron
Part ofWestern Air Command
Garrison/HQPathankot Air Force Station
Nickname(s)"Gladiators"
Motto(s)Balidaan Veerasya Bhushanam
Sacrifice is jewel of Brave
Aircraft flown
AttackApache AH-64E
An Apache helicopter on the day of induction into the squadron.
An Apache helicopter on the day of induction into the squadron.

History


The first Attack Helicopter Squadron of IAF was raised as 125 Helicopter Squadron on 1 November 1983 and equipped with Mi-25 helicopter Gunships. The squadron was reequipped with Mi-35 in April 1990.[2] On 3 September 2019, the squadron formally inducted the first batch of AH-64E Apache helicopters into the Indian Air Force.


Assignments



Aircraft


AircraftFromToAir Base
Mil Mi-25 U1 November 1983May 1990Pathankot AFS[3]
Mil Mi-35June 1990August 2019
Boeing Apache AH-64E3 September 2019Present[4]

References


  1. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. "Our Strength". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. "No.125 Helicopter Squadron Gladiators". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. "IAF gets new firepower, inducts eight Apache attack helicopters". Indian Express. 4 September 2019.


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