No. 152 Helicopter Unit, IAF

No. 115 Helicopter Unit
No. 115 Helicopter Unit
Active	14 September 1988 – present
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Sarsawa AFS
Nickname(s)	"Mighty Armours"
Motto(s)	Apatsu Mitram; A friend in time of need
Aircraft flown
Attack	Mil Mi-17

Last updated August 28, 2025

No. 152 Helicopter Unit (Mighty Armours) is a helicopter unit equipped with the Mil Mi-17 and based at Sarsawa Air Force Station.^[1]

History

Assignments

Operation Safed Sagar

Aircraft

Awards

Flt Lt Subramaniam Muhilan, posthumously awarded the Vayu Sena Medal (galantry) in 1999 kargil conflict.
Sqn Ldr Rajiv Pundir, posthumously awarded the Vayu Sena Medal (galantry) in 1999 kargil conflict.
Flt Sgt P V N R Prasad, posthumously awarded the Vayu Sena Medal (galantry) in 1999 kargil conflict.
Sgt Raj Kishore Sahu, posthumously awarded the Vayu Sena Medal (galantry) in 1999 kargil conflict.

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References

↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
↑ "1999 Kargil War".

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[BRakshak-1] "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

[2] "1999 Kargil War".

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