No. 116 Helicopter Unit, IAF

No. 116 Helicopter Unit
Active	1 January 1970 - Present
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Jodhpur AFS
Nickname(s)	"Tankbusters"
Motto	Apatsu Mitram A friend in time of need
Aircraft flown
Attack	HAL 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

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

Assignments

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

Aircraft

HAL Chetak

References

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

Squadrons of the Indian Air Force

Combat

No. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
14
15
16
17
18
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
35
37
47
51
52
101
102
106
108
220
222
223
224

Transport

AHQCS
No. 11
12
25
33
41
43
44
48
49
50
59
77
78
81

Helicopters

Squadrons	No. 104 125

Units	No. 105 107 109 110 111 112 114 115 116 117 118 119 127 128 129 130 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159

Flights	No. 121 122 126 131 132

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