Indian Air Force: Gunship Squadron TO
v.1.0 August 19, 2001
Type: Mi-35, 104 Helicopter Unit (Suratgarh, Rajasthan)
Integral to a strike corps; one of three
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10 helicopters |
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20 aircrew |
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4 engineering officers |
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1 medical officer |
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215 airmen |
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22 Non-Combatant Enrolled |
Note: in the Indian military NCE indicates support personnel like cooks, barbers, washermen, who are attached to combat units. Their status falls somewhere between combatants and civilian workers. Though not expected to participate in combat, the realities of a dire situation have at times resulted in NCEs fighting to protect a unit's HQ.
In India, gunship squadrons are flown and maintained by the Indian Air Force, but come under the Army's operational control.
Fighter squadrons (Unit Equipment = 16) have an authorized strength of 22 pilots, but many squadrons are typically understrength in this respect.