No. 1 Squadron, Indian Air Force
| No. 1 Squadron | |
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Crest of No. 1 Squadron
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| Active | 1 April 1933 – present |
| Role |
Air superiority Precision Strike Interdiction |
| Base | AFS Gwalior |
| Nickname(s) | Tigers |
| Motto(s) |
Ekta Mein Shakti (Hindi: "Strength in Unity") |
| Engagements | Hur's Operations NWFP Burma Campaign Operation Polo Western Air War, 1965 Liberation War, 1971 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Wing Commander H. A. Rather |
| Notable commanders |
Subroto Mukerjee Arjan Singh Dilbagh Singh |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol |
A Royal Bengal Tiger |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Mirage 2000H |
No. 1 Squadron (The Tigers) is the oldest squadron of the Indian Air Force. It operates as an multirole (air superiority, precision strike, and electronic warfare) unit. Based at Gwalior AFB, No. 1 Squadron falls under the Central Air Command, and along with No. 7 Squadron (Battle Axes), No. 9 Squadron (Wolf Pack), and TACDE, forms a part of 40 Wing of the Indian Air Force.
It was established at Drigh Road, Karachi on 1 April 1933. The squadron successfully test fired a BVR MICA missile from a Mirage-2000 aircraft on 24 September 2016.
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