No. 17 Squadron IAF

No. 17 Squadron
Country India
Branch Indian Air Force
RoleFighter
Garrison/HQAmbala Air Force Station
Nickname(s)"Golden Arrows"
Motto(s)Udayām Ajasram
Arise Forever
Commanders
Commanding OfficerGroup Captain Rohit Kataria[1]
Aircraft flown
FighterDassault Rafale

No. 17 Squadron (Golden Arrows) is a squadron of the Indian Air Force stationed at the Ambala Air Force Station as part of the Western Air Command.[2][3] The squadron was number-plated in 2016, but was resurrected in Ambala on 11 September 2019 with the Dassault Rafale.[4]

  1. ^ Bhalla, Abhishek (12 March 2021). "Commanding Officer of first Rafale squadron transferred after seven months". www.indiatoday.in/. India Today. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Resurrection Ceremony for 17 Squadron 'GOLDEN ARROWS'". PIB India. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. ^ etc, Mottos, Raising Dates, Location. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat-Rakshak.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "IAF resurrects 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows' for Rafale". thehindu.com. New Delhi. 10 September 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

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