Indian Air Force Units Database

Flying Units

The first Indian Air Force unit raised was No.1 Squadron, Indian Air Force on 1st April 1933. Since then a number of Squadrons, Flights and Units were raised spanning the number range 1-224. With the exception of a few SA-2 Squadrons raised in the mid 60s, all other Squadrons operated either fixed wing aircraft or helicopters.

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Fighter/ Bomber
No.57 (Auxiliary AF) Squadron
Transport
Helicopter
●No.124 Helicopter Unit
●No.131 Helicopter Unit
●No.132 Helicopter Unit
●No.142 Helicopter Unit
●No.143 Helicopter Unit
●No.159 Helicopter Unit
Communication
No. 2 (Trg) Group Flight, RIAF
HQ No. 1 Group Communication Flight
Electronic Warfare / Airborne Early Warning
Aerobatics Display
Thunderbolts
RPA
●UAV Technical Flight
Missile Units

The Air Defence Missile Squadrons and UAV Squadrons. IAF initially had SA-2 and later SA-3 (Pechora), Igla and recently the Akash Missile systems

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SA-2
No.68 Squadron
No.70 Squadron
No.53 Squadron
SA-3
●No.2206 Squadron
●No.2208 Squadron
●No.2218 Squadron
●No.2220 Squadron
●No.2221 Squadron
●No.2223 Squadron
●No.2225 Squadron
●No.2226 Squadron
OSA - AK
●No.2257 Squadron
Igla
●No.2301 Flight
●No.2303 Flight
●No.2304 Flight
●No.2306 Flight
●No.2307 Flight
●No.2308 Flight
●No.2309 Flight
●No.2310 Flight
Harpy
Akash SAM
●No.2402 Squadron
●No.2403 Squadron
●No.2404 Squadron
●No.2405 Squadron
●No.2406 Squadron
●No.2407 Squadron
●No.2408 Squadron
●No.2410 Squadron
●No.2411 Squadron
●No.2414 Squadron
●No.2416 Squadron
Spyder
●No.2259 Squadron
●No.2260 Squadron
Signal Units

Signal Units, Signal Squadrons, TRUs refer to the various Air Defence Radar, Communication and Electronic Warfare units that are spread across the length and breadth of the Country

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GCI
35 Signal Unit
55 Signal Unit
149 Signal Unit
364 Signal Unit
367 Signal Unit
368 Signal Unit
EW
36 Signal Unit
91 Signal Unit
●91 Signal Squadron
●96 Signal Squadron
●131 Signal Squadron
●131 Signal Squadron
●135 Signal Squadron
●147 Signal Squadron
●151 Signal Squadron
●152 Signal Squadron
●153 Signal Squadron
●154 Signal Squadron
●155 Signal Squadron
●276 Signal Squadron
●282 Signal Squadron
●293 Signal Squadron
●299 Signal Squadron
Static Tropo Unit
●701 Signal Unit
●703 Signal Unit
●704 Signal Unit
●705 Signal Unit
●706 Signal Unit
●707 Signal Unit
●708 Signal Unit
●710 Signal Unit
●714 Signal Unit
●716 Signal Unit
●717 Signal Unit
●725 Signal Unit
●727 Signal Unit
●731 Signal Unit
●736 Signal Unit
●737 Signal Unit
●746 Signal Unit
●747 Signal Unit
●751 Signal Unit
●753 Signal Unit
●756 Signal Unit
●757 Signal Unit
●760 Signal Unit
●761 Signal Unit
●762 Signal Unit
●763 Signal Unit
●764 Signal Unit
●766 Signal Unit
●767 Signal Unit
●768 Signal Unit
●771 Signal Unit
●772 Signal Unit
●774 Signal Unit
●775 Signal Unit
●776 Signal Unit
●777 Signal Unit
●781 Signal Unit
●784 Signal Unit
●785 Signal Unit
●787 Signal Unit
●788 Signal Unit
●791 Signal Unit
●792 Signal Unit
●794 Signal Unit
●795 Signal Unit
●796 Signal Unit
●797 Signal Unit
●798 Signal Unit
●851 Signal Unit
Aerostat
●11 Aerostat Unit
●22 Aerostat Unit
ATSRU
●902 Signal Unit
Centre
●Master Control Centre
ELM 2084
●265 Signal Unit
●274 Signal Unit
●275 Signal Unit
GCA Radar
●951 Squadron
●953 Squadron
●954 Squadron
●955 Squadron
Indra II Radar
●340 Transportable Radar Unit
●362 Signal Unit
Master T
MOF
●411 Mobile Observation Flight
●422 Mobile Observation Flight
●431 Mobile Observation Flight
●432 Mobile Observation Flight
●433 Mobile Observation Flight
●442 Mobile Observation Flight
●443 Mobile Observation Flight
●444 Mobile Observation Flight
●456 Mobile Observation Flight
●457 Mobile Observation Flight
●458 Mobile Observation Flight
●462 Mobile Observation Flight
●463 Mobile Observation Flight
●464 Mobile Observation Flight
●476 Mobile Observation Flight
●477 Mobile Observation Flight
●478 Mobile Observation Flight
●481 Mobile Observation Flight
●482 Mobile Observation Flight
●483 Mobile Observation Flight
●485 Mobile Observation Flight
●487 Mobile Observation Flight
●488 Mobile Observation Flight
●489 Mobile Observation Flight
●493 Mobile Observation Flight
●494 Mobile Observation Flight
●496 Mobile Observation Flight
●499 Mobile Observation Flight
Rohini 3D-CAR
STS-68
●301 Transportable Radar Unit
●302 Transportable Radar Unit
●303 Transportable Radar Unit
●305 Transportable Radar Unit
●307 Transportable Radar Unit
●310 Transportable Radar Unit
●311 Transportable Radar Unit
●314 Transportable Radar Unit
●332 Transportable Radar Unit
TRS-2215
WEU
●42 Wireless Experimental Unit
●43 Wireless Experimental Unit
●44 Wireless Experimental Unit
●45 Wireless Experimental Unit
●46 Wireless Experimental Unit
Maintenance & Logistics

Working Under the Maintenance Command, these units support the technical and logistic needs of the IAF. The Units include Base Report Depots, Equipment Depots, Repair & Salvage units and Air Stores Parks

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BRD
●RAME (G)
●Parachute Repair Depot
ED
22 Equipment Depot
31 Equipment Depot
33 Equipment Depot
34 Equipment Depot
●41 Equipment Depot
●43 Equipment Depot
●44 Equipment Depot
●45 Equipment Depot
ASP
52 Air Stores Park
RSU
1 Repair and Salvage Unit
4 Repair and Salvage Unit
RMU
1 Radio Maintenance Unit
●73 Radio Maintenance Unit
●75 Radio Maintenance Unit
MMPU
●21 Missile Maintenance and Preparation Unit
●22 Missile Maintenance and Preparation Unit
●23 Missile Maintenance and Preparation Unit
●24 Missile Maintenance and Preparation Unit
●25 Missile Maintenance and Preparation Unit
●26 Missile Maintenance and Preparation Unit
●27 Missile Maintenance and Preparation Unit
●28 Missile Maintenance and Preparation Unit
●29 Missile Maintenance and Preparation Unit
MCU
●32 Movement Control Unit
●33 Movement Control Unit
AFRU
●1 Air Force Range Unit
●2 Air Force Range Unit
●4 Air Force Range Unit
Operational Bases

Bases are typically Static Geographical Locations that host other lodger units. These include Wings, Forward Base Support Units (FBSU), Care& Maintenance Units, MEMUs and other Air Force Stations. These are commanded by a Station Commander or an AOC (Air Officer Commanding)

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Wing
AFS Bakshi Ka Talab
FBSU
18 Forward Base Support Unit (T)
CMU
1 Care and Maintenance Unit
●3 Care and Maintenance Unit
5 Care and Maintenance Unit
9 Care and Maintenance Unit
10 Care and Maintenance Unit
11 Care and Maintenance Unit
12 Care and Maintenance Unit
●15 Care and Maintenance Unit
MEMU
4 Mobile Echelon Maintenance Unit
SP
Flying Training Establishments

Various Flight training and specialist institutions involving fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. Some of these institutions have since been disbanded or renamed.

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Training Base
Elementary Flying Training
1 Elementary Flying Training Unit
2 Elementary Flying Training Unit
3 Elementary Flying Training Unit
Conversion Training
No.105 Conversion Training Unit
●Hawk Operational Training Squadron
Advanced Training
Test Flying
Target Tow & Banner
Institution
Technical Training Establishments

Various training and specialist institutions for Technical branches

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Training Base
Ground Training
Conversion Training
Maintenance Conversion Flight, Mirage 2000
2 Type Training Conversion Unit
3 Type Training Conversion Unit
6 Type Training Conversion Unit
7 Type Training Conversion Unit
8 Type Training Conversion Unit
2 Guided Weapons Training Institute
Maintenance Conversion Flight, Mirage 2000
Maintenance Conversion Flight, Jaguar
Maintenance Conversion Flight, Illyushin-76
●Maintenance Conversion Flight, Avro
●Maintenance Conversion Flight, Canberra
●Maintenance Conversion Flight, Iskra
●Maintenance Conversion Flight, Chetak / Cheetah
Technical Type Training school
●3 TETTRA School
●5 TETTRA School
●6 TETTRA School
●12 TETTRA School
●16 TETTRA School
●17 TETTRA School
●18 TETTRA School
●20 TETTRA School
●21 TETTRA School
●UAV TETTRA School
Administration - Units & Institutions

Administration - Units & Institutions - Security, Medical, Recruitment

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Admin Base
HQ Support Units
●HQ CAC Unit
●HQ EAC Unit
●HQ MC Unit
●HQ SAC Unit
●HQ SWAC Unit
●HQ TC Unit
●HQ WAC Unit
Institution
●Air Force Group Insurance Society
IAF Recruitment
●5 Air Force Selection Board
●1 Airmen Selection Centre
●2 Airmen Selection Centre
●3 Airmen Selection Centre
●4 Airmen Selection Centre
●5 Airmen Selection Centre
●6 Airmen Selection Centre
●7 Airmen Selection Centre
●8 Airmen Selection Centre
●9 Airmen Selection Centre
●10 Airmen Selection Centre
●11 Airmen Selection Centre
●12 Airmen Selection Centre
●14 Airmen Selection Centre
●15 Airmen Selection Centre
Dental Units
●2 Air Force Dental Center
●3 Air Force Dental Center
●4 Air Force Dental Center
●6 Air Force Dental Center
●8 Air Force Dental Center
●9 Air Force Dental Center
●11 Air Force Dental Center
●12 Air Force Dental Center
●14 Air Force Dental Center
●17 Air Force Dental Center
●18 Air Force Dental Center
●19 Air Force Dental Center
Hospital
●15 Air Force Hospital
Medical Institute
●No.2 Aero Medical Training Centre
1 Aero Medical Unit
2 Aero Medical Unit
3 Aero Medical Unit
Air Force Central Dental Establishment
Provost Security
●1 Provost and Security Unit
●2 Provost and Security Unit
●4 Provost and Security Unit
●5 Provost and Security Unit
●6 Provost and Security Unit
●7 Provost and Security Unit
●9 Provost and Security Unit
●10 Provost and Security Unit
●11 Provost and Security Unit
●12 Provost and Security Unit
●14 Provost and Security Unit
●16 Provost and Security Unit
●19 Provost and Security Unit
●20 Provost and Security Unit
●21 Provost and Security Unit
●23 Provost and Security Unit
●25 Provost and Security Unit
●27 Provost and Security Unit
●28 Provost and Security Unit
Garud Units
●601 Garud Flight
●602 Garud Flight
●603 Garud Flight
●604 Garud Flight
●605 Garud Flight
●607 Garud Flight
●608 Garud Flight
●609 Garud Flight
●610 Garud Flight
●611 Garud Flight
●612 Garud Flight
●614 Garud Flight
●615 Garud Flight
Non IAF Establishments

Non IAF Establishments are those to which IAF officers are posted as commanding officers. Typically these establishments rotate command across all the three major forces.

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Institute
REB
●Regional Examination Board (Central)
●Regional Examination Board (East)
●Regional Examination Board (South)
●Regional Examination Board (West)
Sainik School
●Sainik School Chittorgarh
●Sainik School Korukonda
●Sainik School Purulia
●Sainik School Amravatinagar
●Sainik School Rewa
●Sainik School Tilaiya
●Sainik School Gorakhal
●Sainik School Nagrota
●Sainik School Nalanda
●Sainik School Gopalgunj
●Sainik School Kalikiri
●Sainik School Chhingchhip
●Sainik School Jhunjhunu
●Sainik School East Siang
●Sainik School Chandrapur
●Sainik School Mainpuri
●Sainik School Jhansi
National Cadet Corps

The air force component of the National Cadet Corps consists of several Air Squadrons and Technical Squadrons distributed across all states. These units provide a taste of life in the air force for the students by providing gliding and powered flying training as well as technical training in form of aero-modelling.

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HQ Group
●NCC Behrampur
Flying Sqn
●3 Uttar Pradesh Air Sqn NCC
●1 Telangana Air Sqn NCC
3 (Old) Uttar Pradesh Air Sqn NCC
5 Rajasthan Air (Girls) Sqn NCC
●2 Orissa Air Sqn NCC
Tech Sqn
●2 Telangana Air (Tech) Sqn NCC
2 Assam Air (Tech) Sqn NCC

Note: All the data available here is publicly available in the Gazette of India, published by the Indian Government, or from public domain sources, press releases about Awards and Right-To-Information (RTI) Requests. Additionally data shared by veterans is added to the page with permission. No data with respect to serving officers below the rank of AVM is displayed. Information in Gazette of India and Award citations and photographs as released by the Indian Air Force are the only details displayed.