Sarang Helicopter Display Team | |
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Active | 2002-present[1] |
Country | India |
Branch | Indian Air Force |
Type | Helicopter unit |
Role | Aerobatics |
Part of | Southern Air Command |
Garrison/HQ | Sulur Air Force Station, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India[2] |
Nickname(s) | "Sarangs" |
Motto(s) | Apatsu Mitram A friend in time of need |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Group Captain Santosh Kumar Mishra[3] |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | Peacock |
Aircraft flown | |
Multirole helicopter | 5 - HAL Dhruvs |
Sarang (Sanskrit: सारंग, lit. 'peacock') is an aerobatic air display team of the Indian Air Force. Formally established as the No. 151 Helicopter Unit in 2005, the unit flies five modified HAL Dhruv helicopters and is based out of Sulur Air Force Station near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.