No. 45 Squadron IAF

No. 45 Squadron
Active
  • 20 November 1959 – December 2002
  • 1 July 2016 – present
Country Republic of India
Branch Indian Air Force
RoleAir superiority
Precision Strike
Combat air patrol
Garrison/HQSulur AFS, Tamil Nadu
NicknameFlying Daggers
MottosAjithakshay
Invincible in the sky
EngagementsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
Atlantique shootdown
Decorations
Commanders
Current
commander
Group Captain Surendran M
Aircraft flown
AttackHAL Tejas

No. 45 Squadron Indian Air Force (Flying Daggers) is a Fighter Squadron internally based at the Sulur AFS. The squadron operates the indigenous HAL Tejas fighter from 1 July 2016. The squadron was initially based at Bengaluru and later shifted to its main base in Sulur AFS from 1 June 2018.