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|dates= 1 November 1969 - Present
|dates= *1 November 1969 — December 2002
*May 2004 — Present
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|aircraft_fighter=[[Sukhoi Su-30|Sukhoi Su-30MKI]]
|aircraft_fighter=[[Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]
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'''No. 30 Squadron  (Rhinos)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[Su-30|Su-30MKI]] and based at [[Lohegaon Air Force Station]] as part of [[South Western Air Command (India)|South Western Air Command]].<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
'''No. 30 Squadron  (Rhinos)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[Su-30|Su-30MKI]] and based at [[Lohegaon Air Force Station]] as part of [[South Western Air Command (India)|South Western Air Command]].<ref name=BRakshak>{{cite web|title=Squadrons and Helicopter Units|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html|publisher=Bharat Rakshak|access-date=3 December 2015}}</ref>


It was the Presidential standards on 10 November 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/two-iaf-units-to-get-presidents-standard-in-ambala-on-nov-10-3738211/|title=Two IAF units to get President’s Standard in Ambala on Nov 10|date=2016-11-05|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-11-02|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=153489|title=Award of President's standard to 501 Signal unit and 30 Squadron On 10 Nov 16|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
It was the Presidential standards on 10 November 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/two-iaf-units-to-get-presidents-standard-in-ambala-on-nov-10-3738211/|title=Two IAF units to get President’s Standard in Ambala on Nov 10|date=2016-11-05|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-11-02|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=153489|title=Award of President's standard to 501 Signal unit and 30 Squadron On 10 Nov 16|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
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* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]


== Aircraft ==
==Aircraft==
*[[MiG-21|MiG-21FL]]
{| class="wikitable"
*[[Su-30|Su-30MKI]]
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! Aircraft !! From !! To !! Air Base
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| [[MiG-21|MiG-21 FL]] || 1 November 1967 || December 2002 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/30+Sqn|title=No. 30 Squadron|publisher=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>
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| [[Sukhoi Su-30 MKI]]|| May 2004 || Present || [[Lohegaon Air Force Station|AFS Lohegaon]]
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|030]]
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Latest revision as of 13:37, 28 June 2021

No. 30 Squadron
Active
  • 1 November 1969 — December 2002
  • May 2004 — Present
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
RoleFighter
Garrison/HQLohegaon AFS
Nickname(s)"Rhinos"
Motto(s)Aseema Paurusha
Boundless Valor
Aircraft flown
FighterSukhoi Su-30 MKI

No. 30 Squadron (Rhinos) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Su-30MKI and based at Lohegaon Air Force Station as part of South Western Air Command.[1]

It was the Presidential standards on 10 November 2016.[2][3]

Assignments[edit]

Aircraft[edit]

Aircraft From To Air Base
MiG-21 FL 1 November 1967 December 2002 [4]
Sukhoi Su-30 MKI May 2004 Present AFS Lohegaon

References[edit]

  1. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. "Two IAF units to get President's Standard in Ambala on Nov 10". The Indian Express. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. "Award of President's standard to 501 Signal unit and 30 Squadron On 10 Nov 16". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. "No. 30 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak.