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{{Short description|Air base at Ambala, Haryana, India}} | |||
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The '''Ambala Air Force Station''' is an Air Force base situated north of the urban [[Ambala Cantt]] area in [[Haryana]], [[India]]. The Ambala Air Force Station is the home to the first batch of advance multirole fighter jet [[Dassault Rafale]]s that have been inducted to [[Indian Air Force]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Five Rafale jets leave for India: What happens next | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/five-rafale-jets-leave-for-india-what-happens-next-6525806/lite/#aoh=15958763840894&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s}}</ref> | The '''Ambala Air Force Station''' is an Air Force base situated north of the urban [[Ambala Cantt]] area in [[Haryana]], [[India]]. The Ambala Air Force Station is the home to the first batch of advance multirole fighter jet [[Dassault Rafale]]s that have been inducted to [[Indian Air Force]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Five Rafale jets leave for India: What happens next | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/five-rafale-jets-leave-for-india-what-happens-next-6525806/lite/#aoh=15958763840894&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s}}</ref> | ||
==Location== | |||
Ambala Air Force Station is considered one of the most strategically located bases of the IAF. The Indo-Pak border is around 220 km from there. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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In 1919, first airstrip was built in Haryana when Ambala Air Force Station was established following the independence of India. It is also the home to the [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] of [[No. 5 Squadron IAF]] and [[No. 14 Squadron IAF]], and aging [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21bis]] of ''No. 21 Squadron IAF''. | In 1919, first airstrip was built in Haryana when Ambala Air Force Station was established following the independence of India. It is also the home to the [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] of [[No. 5 Squadron IAF]] and [[No. 14 Squadron IAF]], and aging [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21bis]] of ''No. 21 Squadron IAF''. | ||
Ambala Air Force Base was attacked by the Pakistani Air Force | In 1919, a [[Flying Instructors School (India)|Flying Instruction School]] (FIS) was formed here. | ||
In 1947, FIS Ambala was moved to [[Tambaram]] near [[Chennai]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], at [[Tambaram Air Force Station]]. | |||
In both the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965]] and [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971]] wars, Ambala Air Force Base was attacked by the Pakistani Air Force. In 1965, the Pakistanis struck Ambala and reportedly destroyed some 25 Indian planes just after they had returned from missions (the PAF did not initially claimed any IAF aircraft during the attack on Ambala due to non-availability of damage in night bombing).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ambala Airbase|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/ambala.htm|access-date=2020-09-14|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref> | |||
Indian Air Force rejected the Pakistani claim and stated that no aircraft were lost in Ambala during the war.<ref>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=1965&qacid=&qt=YR</ref> | Indian Air Force rejected the Pakistani claim and stated that no aircraft were lost in Ambala during the war.<ref>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=1965&qacid=&qt=YR</ref> | ||
In | In January 2019, it was announced to set up a civil enclave and extend runway of all five existing government airports in Haryana to at least 5,000 feet for [[Aircraft#Sizes|midsize aircraft]] and [[business jet]]s, and night landing and parking hangars will be constructed as airlines have approached the Haryana government to park their spillover "Non-scheduled Air Operations" (NSOP) aircraft from the congested IGI airport at Delhi to Bhiwani and Narnaul airport. Some of this development work at Hisar, Bhiwani and Narnaul airports is already underway.<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/all-five-airports-in-state-to-be-developed-expanded/710300.html All five airports in state to be developed expanded], The Tribune 8 January 2019.</ref> Hisar will be extended to 10,000 ft by March 2022 for large air crafts. | ||
Ambala air | On Feb 26, 2019, for India's [[2019 Balakot airstrike]] in Pakistan, ''Mirage fighters'' took off from the Ambala air base, and the whole operation took 30 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/indian-air-force-loc-kashmir-live-updates|title='Wait For Our Response,' Says Pak Army After India's Air Strikes|website=The Quint|language=en|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref> | ||
During [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|2020-21 covid pandemic]], [[MChS Rossii]] flew to Ambala with relief supplies from Russia. | |||
==Assets== | ==Assets== | ||
In 2018–19, Ambala Airforce station | In 2018–19, Ambala Airforce station housed a [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]] of [[SEPECAT Jaguar]]. From May 2020, the IAF will house the first batch of 36 latest [[Dassault Rafale]] fighter jets at Ambala Air Force Station and [[Hasimara Air Force Station]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/surgical-strike-2-0-all-we-know-so-far-about-indias-air-strike-on-pakistan-2048905.html|title=News18 Newsletter {{!}} All We Know So Far About India's Surgical Strike 2.0 on Pakistan|website=News18|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[List_of_airports_in_India#Haryana|List of airports in India by state]] | |||
** [[Airports Authority of India]] | |||
** [[List of busiest airports in India]] | |||
** [[List of Indian Air Force bases]] | |||
* Military | |||
** [[Sirsa Air Force Station]] | |||
** [[Gurugram Air Force Station]] | |||
** [[Raja Nahar Singh Faridabad Air Force Logistics Station]] | |||
** [[Hisar Military Station]] | |||
** [[List of Indian Air Force bases]] | |||
** [[List of Armed Forces Hospitals In India]] | |||
* Other | |||
** [[Administrative divisions of Haryana|Divisions of Haryana]] | |||
** [[List of highways in Haryana]] | |||
** [[Railway in Haryana]] | |||
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