No. 25 Squadron IAF

No. 25 Squadron IAF
No. 25 Squadron IAF
	Crest of No. 25 Squadron
Active	1 March 1963- Present
Country	India
Role	Transport
Garrison/HQ	AFS Vadodara
Nickname(s)	"Himalayan Eagles"
Motto(s)	Satvadeena hi Sidhvayah; In power lies victory
Aircraft flown
Transport	Antonov AN-32

Last updated August 28, 2025

No. 25 Squadron is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to South Western Air Command. The Squadron participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate.

History

The No. 25 Squadron were raised in 1963 at Chandigarh and moved to the present location. 25 Squadron also played a vital role in the Indo-Pak conflicts of 1965 and 1971, Operation Parakram, Operation Vijay and Kargil Operation in 1999.

Lineage

Constituted as No. 25 Squadron (Himalayan Eagles) on 1 March 1963^[1]

Aircraft

An-12
AN-32
IL-76

References

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

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[BRakshak-1] "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[1]