{
  "id": "india-air-nuclear",
  "name": "Indian airborne nuclear forces",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "nuclear",
  "country": "IND",
  "category": "Nuclear force component",
  "status": "active",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "IND"
  ],
  "summary": "Mirage 2000H and Jaguar IS squadrons with nuclear strike roles.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "platforms",
      "v": "Mirage 2000H (1st, 7th and possibly 9th squadrons, Maharajpur); Jaguar IS (one or two squadrons at Ambala and Gorakhpur); Rafale possible future role",
      "src": [
        "fas-nn-ind-2026"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "nuclear",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "change": "Entry created from Indian nuclear weapons, 2026 (FAS Nuclear Notebook)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/india-air-nuclear.html",
  "sources": {
    "fas-nn-ind-2026": {
      "title": "Indian nuclear weapons, 2026",
      "publisher": "Federation of American Scientists Nuclear Notebook, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists",
      "url": "https://thebulletin.org/premium/2026-09/indian-nuclear-weapons-2026/",
      "published": "2026-09-01",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}