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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
ActiveMarch 2003- Present[1]
CountryIndia
RoleAerial refueling
Garrison/HQAgra AFS
Nickname(s)"Battle-cry"[2]
Motto(s)?
Aircraft flown
TransportIl-78 MKI
IL-78 MKI aerial refueling Mirage-2000
IL-78 MKI aerial refueling Mirage-2000

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]


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References


  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)
  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.
  4. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.


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