{i} any of a variety of military units containing both personnel and vehicles; group
a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
A squadron is a section of one of the armed forces, especially the air force. The government said it was preparing a squadron of eighteen Mirage fighter planes. a military force consisting of a group of aircraft or ships (squadrone, from squadra; SQUAD)
an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task