Halwara Air Force Base
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Halwara Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force
base near the town of Halwara
in Punjab, India.
Built and incepted in 1950, Air Force Station Halwara was one of the first air bases to be built after India's independence from the British Raj
.
Currently units at the station are under No. 34 Wing IAF, Western Air Command. No. 22 Squadron IAF operates the Mikoyan MiG-27
. Scramble.nl also reports that No. 31 Squadron IAF may operate Sukhoi Su-30MKIs from the base as well, but this is subject to confirmation.
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
base near the town of Halwara
Halwara
Halwara is a township in Punjab state in India. Located in the Ludhiana District close to Village Toosa , Halwara lies on the Mullanpur-Raikot road...
in Punjab, India.
Built and incepted in 1950, Air Force Station Halwara was one of the first air bases to be built after India's independence from the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
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Currently units at the station are under No. 34 Wing IAF, Western Air Command. No. 22 Squadron IAF operates the Mikoyan MiG-27
Mikoyan MiG-27
The Mikoyan MiG-27 is a variable-geometry ground-attack aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan design bureau in the Soviet Union and later license-produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics as the Bahadur . It is based on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 fighter aircraft, but optimized for...
. Scramble.nl also reports that No. 31 Squadron IAF may operate Sukhoi Su-30MKIs from the base as well, but this is subject to confirmation.