No. 28 Squadron IAF

No. 28 Squadron IAF

No. 28 Squadron, Indian Air Force, nicknamed The First Supersonics is a squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF). It is currently based in Jamnagar, Gujarat with South Western Air Command and flys Mikoyan MiG-29s. The squadron's role is air defence and offence. It is known as "The First Supersonics" because it was the first squadron in the IAF to be equipped with supersonic Mikoyan MiG-21s.[when?]

The squadron was initially based in Pune, Maharashtra, but it was later moved to Jamnagar, Gujarat.[when?] They were equipped with MiG 29s in the early 1990s and took part in operations in 2000 in the period of tension between India and Pakistan following the 1999 Kargil War.


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