No. 10 Squadron, Indian Air Force (also called the Daggers Squadron) was the last squadron of the Indian Air Force

Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...

 to be created during the Second World War, and was formed in 1944. As of 2010 it operated Mig-27

Mikoyan MiG-27

The Mikoyan MiG-27 is a variable-geometry ground-attack aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan design bureau in the Soviet Union and later license-produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics as the Bahadur . It is based on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 fighter aircraft, but optimized for...

 fighter aircraft, based at the Jodhpur

Jodhpur

Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...

 airforce station.

The squadron previously operated the HAL HF-24 Marut

HAL HF-24 Marut

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 and the Hawker Tempest

Hawker Tempest

The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the war....

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The squadron's motto is Yudhay Krutnischay ("Into War With Determination"), and its emblem is a winged dagger.

The squadron was presented with it's President's Standard on 18 March 1985, at Jodhpur, on the same day as No. 11 Squadron.