No. 30 Squadron IAF

No. 30 Squadron
Active	1 November 1969 — December 2002 May 2004 — Present
Country	Republic of India
Branch	Indian Air Force
Role	Fighter
Garrison/HQ	Lohegaon AFS
Nickname(s)	"Rhinos"
Motto(s)	Aseema Paurusha Boundless Valor
Aircraft flown
Fighter	Sukhoi Su-30 MKI

No. 30 Squadron (Rhinos) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Su-30MKI and based at Lohegaon Air Force Station as part of South Western Air Command.^[1]

It was the Presidential standards on 10 November 2016.^[2][3]

Assignments

• Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
• Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Aircraft

Aircraft	From	To	Air Base
MiG-21 FL	1 November 1967	December 2002	[4]
Sukhoi Su-30 MKI	May 2004	Present	AFS Lohegaon

References

1. "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
2. "Two IAF units to get President's Standard in Ambala on Nov 10". The Indian Express. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
3. "Award of President's standard to 501 Signal unit and 30 Squadron On 10 Nov 16". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
4. "No. 30 Squadron". Bharat Rakshak.