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'''No. 223 Squadron  (Tridents)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[MiG-29|MiG-29UPG]] and based at [[Adampur Airport|Adampur AFS]].<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. 223 Squadron  (Tridents)''' is a fighter squadron and is equipped with [[MiG-29|MiG-29UPG]] and based at [[srinagar Airport|srinagar AFS]].<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|archive-date=9 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209134909/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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The squadron's crest shows the striking end of "Trident". As per Indian history, this three pronged weapon, is Lord Shiva's powerful weapon. He is also known as the God of destruction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-37.htm|title=Squadron 37|first=John|last=Pike|website=Globalsecurity.org|access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref>
The squadron's crest shows the striking end of "Trident". As per Indian history, this three pronged weapon, is Lord Shiva's powerful weapon. He is also known as the God of destruction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/sqn-37.htm|title=Squadron 37|first=John|last=Pike|website=Globalsecurity.org|access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref>
The squadron was moved to [[Srinagar]] after the decommissioning of [[No. 51 Squadron IAF|No. 51 Squadron]].<ref name="NDTV-120823">{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-deploys-upgraded-mig-29-fighter-jet-squadron-at-srinagar-to-handle-dual-threat-4291636|title=India Deploys New Fighter Jet Squadron In Srinagar To Counter Pak, China|work=[[NDTV India|NDTV]]|date=2023-08-12}}</ref>


==Aircraft==
==Aircraft==
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|+ Aircraft Types operated by 223 Squadron<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/223+Sqn |title=No.223 Squadron Tridents|access-date=2022-01-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/president-ram-nath-kovind-awards-standards-to-two-iaf-units-at-adampur-in-punjab/story-ZUfuiLUrIR8LfkFYgHnk9O.html|title=India for peace, but will use might to protect itself: President Ram Nath Kovind|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=2017-11-17|access-date=2022-01-02}}</ref>
|+ Aircraft types operated by 223 Squadron<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/223+Sqn |title=No.223 Squadron Tridents|access-date=2022-01-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/president-ram-nath-kovind-awards-standards-to-two-iaf-units-at-adampur-in-punjab/story-ZUfuiLUrIR8LfkFYgHnk9O.html|title=India for peace, but will use might to protect itself: President Ram Nath Kovind|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=2017-11-17|access-date=2022-01-02}}</ref>
! Aircraft Type !! From !! To !! Air Base
! Aircraft type !! From !! To !! Air base
 
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| [[MiG-23|MiG-23 MF]]|| 10 May 1982 || July 1989 || rowspan='2'|[[Adampur Airport|AFS Adampur]]
| [[MiG-23|MiG-23 MF]]|| 10 May 1982 || July 1989 || rowspan='2'|[[Adampur Airport|AFS Adampur]]
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| [[MiG-29|MiG-29 UPG]]|| February 1990 || Present
| rowspan='2'|[[MiG-29|MiG-29 UPG]] || February 1990 ||  July 2023
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| August 2023|| Present ||[[Srinagar Airport|AFS Srinagar]]<ref name="NDTV-120823"/>
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[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|223]]
[[Category:Indian Air Force aircraft squadrons|223]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1982]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1989]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1990]]




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Latest revision as of 14:49, 27 January 2026

No. 223 Squadron
Badge of No. 223 Squadron IAF"The Tridents"
Active
  • 10 May 1982 — July 1989
  • February 1990 — Present
CountryIndia Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
RoleFighter
Garrison/HQAFS Srinagar
Nickname(s)"Tridents"
Motto(s)Vijayastra Amoghastra
Weapon for Victory
Aircraft flown
FighterMig-29UPG

No. 223 Squadron (Tridents) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with MiG-29UPG and based at srinagar AFS.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

223 Squadron IAF was formed on 10 May 1982. It was the first Squadron in the IAF to be equipped with MiG-23 MF. The Squadron had the unique distinction of operating MiG-23s from Leh airport one of the highest airfields a fighter has ever operated from. The Squadron was christened The Swing Wing Interceptors in accordance with the aircraft it operated then.

In May 1989, the phasing out of MiG-23s started. Induction of the MiG-29s commenced in early 1990 and within a few months the Squadron had its full complement of aircraft and was fully operational. Since the swing wing was no more applicable the Squadron changed its nickname to Tridents.[2]

The squadron's crest shows the striking end of "Trident". As per Indian history, this three pronged weapon, is Lord Shiva's powerful weapon. He is also known as the God of destruction.[3]

The squadron was moved to Srinagar after the decommissioning of No. 51 Squadron.[4]

Aircraft[edit | edit source]

Aircraft types operated by 223 Squadron[5][6]
Aircraft type From To Air base
MiG-23 MF 10 May 1982 July 1989 AFS Adampur
MiG-29 UPG February 1990 July 2023
August 2023 Present AFS Srinagar[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 4 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Pike, John. "Squadron 223". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Pike, John. "Squadron 37". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "India Deploys New Fighter Jet Squadron In Srinagar To Counter Pak, China". NDTV. 12 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "No.223 Squadron Tridents". Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "India for peace, but will use might to protect itself: President Ram Nath Kovind". Hindustan Times. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2022.


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