Sarang display team

Sarang Helicopter Display Team
Insignia of Sarang Helicopter Display Team
Active2002-present[1]
CountryIndia
Branch Indian Air Force
TypeHelicopter unit
RoleAerobatics
Part ofSouthern Air Command
Garrison/HQSulur 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 helicopter5 - 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.

  1. ^ "Southern Air Command". Indian Air Force. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "'Sarang' team bids adieu to Yelahanka Air Force Station". Deccan Herald. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Sarang aerobatics to kick off Wings India 2024 in Hyderabad". The Hindu. 17 January 2024. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.