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'''No. 102 Squadron  (Trisonics)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[Su-30MKI]] and based at [[Chabua Air Force Station]].<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=4 December 2015}}</ref>
'''No. 102 Squadron  (Trisonics)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[Su-30MKI]] and based at [[Chabua Air Force Station]].<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=4 December 2022}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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==Aircraft==
==Aircraft==
[[File:A Sukhoi Su-30MKI of the No. 102 Squadron IAF flying over Lengeri village, Assam, India.webm|thumb|A Sukhoi Su-30MKI of the No. 102 Squadron IAF flying over Lengeri village, [[Assam]], India.]]
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*[[Mig-25|Mig-25RU]] (Decommissioned)
|+ Aircraft Types operated by 102 Squadron<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/102+Sqn |title=No.102 Squadron Trisonics |access-date=2022-01-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/remembering-iafs-strategic-reconnaissance-aircraft-the-mig-25-garuda/2329090/|title=Remembering IAF’s strategic reconnaissance aircraft: The MiG-25 ‘Garuda’|publisher=Financial Express|date=2021-09-13|access-date=2022-01-02}}</ref>
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| [[MiG-25|MiG-25 R]]|| September 1981 || 1 May 2006 ||
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| [[Su-30MKI]]|| January 2011|| Present || [[Chabua Air Force Station|AFS Chabua]]
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:51, 3 January 2022

No. 102 Squadron
Active
  • 25 August 1981 — 1 May 2006
  • January 2011 — Present
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
RoleReconnaissance
Garrison/HQAFS Chabua
Nickname(s)"Trisonics"
Motto(s)Samdhanam Ripudamanayah
Aircraft flown
FighterSu-30MKI

No. 102 Squadron (Trisonics) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Su-30MKI and based at Chabua Air Force Station.[1]

History

The squadron was raised as the 102 Survey Flight at Barrackpore in December 1951 with one B-24. Later two Dakotas and two Doves were added and the unit moved to Palam.

In 1959, they were merged with the 106(SR) Squadron "Lynx".

102 Squadron reformed on the MiG-25RB/RU Foxbat (Garuda) in August 1981.

The Squadron ceased to exist in 2003 and all assets were transferred to 35 Squadron "Rapiers".

The squadron was re-formed in March 2011 and now fly the Su-30MKI.

Secret Reconnaissance Mission

In May 1997, a MiG-25R aircraft from 102 Squadron broke the sound barrier over Islamabad while undertaking one of its many secret reconnaissance missions over Pakistan, emitting a sonic boom. The sound was mistaken for a bomb blast. While the Indian Air Force made no official claims about this secret reconnaissance mission, Pakistan did make a statement. It claimed that the pilot aboard the Indian MiG-25 aircraft deliberately sent the sonic boom to remind the Pakistan Air Force that it had no equal in its inventory. Despite a fully-loaded weight of 40-tonnes, it flew 50 km per minute, faster than a bullet. At its fastest speed, it could even zip faster than missiles. Thus, it was considered the right weapon for spying. The MiG-25 was fitted with powerful 1,200 mm cameras that captured photographs even as it flew thrice the speed of sound, at an altitude three times the height of Mount Everest. Its cameras could check on Delhi without leaving Bareilly. This meant that if it flew over Punjab or Kashmir, it could easily check on Pakistan too.

Aircraft

Aircraft Types operated by 102 Squadron[2][3]
Aircraft Type From To Air Base
MiG-25 R September 1981 1 May 2006
Su-30MKI January 2011 Present AFS Chabua

References

  1. ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "No.102 Squadron Trisonics". Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Remembering IAF's strategic reconnaissance aircraft: The MiG-25 'Garuda'". Financial Express. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.


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