New Indian Su-30MKI squadron

A NEW unit has been formed with the Su-30MKI under the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command. During a ceremony at Halwara Air Force Station, Punjab, on April 24, the type was inducted into service with 221 Squadron ‘Valiants’. The ‘Valiants’ was originally formed on February 14, 1963, at Barrackpore and latterly flew the MiG-23, but phased the type out and disbanded in 2009. The unit becomes the second at Halwara to operate the Su-30MKI, joining 220 Squadron ‘Desert Tigers’