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'''No. 116 Helicopter Unit (Tankbusters)''' is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with [[HAL Chetak]] and based at [[Jodhpur 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=5 December 2022}}</ref>
'''No. 116 Helicopter Unit (Tankbusters)''' is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with [[HAL Chetak]] and based at [[Jodhpur 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=5 December 2015}}</ref>


==History==
==History==

Latest revision as of 18:30, 26 September 2022

No. 116 Helicopter Unit
Active1 January 1970 - Present
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQJodhpur AFS
Nickname(s)"Tankbusters"
Motto(s)Apatsu Mitram
A friend in time of need
Aircraft flown
AttackHAL Chetak

No. 116 Helicopter Unit (Tankbusters) is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with HAL Chetak and based at Jodhpur Air Force Station.[1]

History[edit]

The 116 Helicopter unit was formed in 1967 at Sarsawa and it operates Chetak and the Advanced Light Helicopter HAL Dhruv. The President of India awarded Standards to 116 Helicopter Unit of Indian Air Force at Jodhpur on 5 Mar 2015.[2]

Assignments[edit]

The air combatants of this unit have undertaken numerous sorties for executing relief and rescue operations in various parts of the country.

Aircraft[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2015/03/strong-defence-forces-needed-for.html