Army Air Defence Command (Pakistan)
Encyclopedia
The Pakistan Army Air Defence Command)Urdu: ﺁرمى أير ڈفينص كامانڈ; Army Defence Command, abbreviated as (II)ADC), is an active military administrative
combatant staff corps of the Pakistan Army
and a major combative formation tasked with air defences
of the country from the foreign threats. The Corps is stationed and headquartered at the Chaklala Army Cantonment
in Rawalpindi
, Punjab Province of Pakistan.
The command was formed after 1989 Zarb-e-Momin military exercise when the Pakistani military learned of its weakness in providing air cover to a moving battlefield.
It consists of a total of five military divisions; one tasked with air defence of the northern region of Pakistan and the other with the southern region. Army Air Defence has it's own school named as School of Army Air Defence(SAAD).
Military administration
Military administration identifies both the techniques and systems used by military departments, agencies, and Armed Services involved in the management of the armed forces...
combatant staff corps of the Pakistan Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
and a major combative formation tasked with air defences
Anti-aircraft warfare
NATO defines air defence as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action." They include ground and air based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures. It may be to protect naval, ground and air forces...
of the country from the foreign threats. The Corps is stationed and headquartered at the Chaklala Army Cantonment
Chaklala Cantonment
Chaklala Cantonment is a cantonment adjacent to PAF Base Chaklala in Rawalpindi, Punjab province, Pakistan....
in Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
, Punjab Province of Pakistan.
The command was formed after 1989 Zarb-e-Momin military exercise when the Pakistani military learned of its weakness in providing air cover to a moving battlefield.
It consists of a total of five military divisions; one tasked with air defence of the northern region of Pakistan and the other with the southern region. Army Air Defence has it's own school named as School of Army Air Defence(SAAD).
List of commanders
- Lt Gen Nazar Hussain, October 1991 – January 1993
- Lt Gen Amjad Shuaib, March 1996 – April 1998
- Lt Gen Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, April 1998 – August 2000
- Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Khateer Hasan Khan, August 2000 – May 2005
- Maj Gen Tahir Mahmud Qazi, May 2005 – October 2006 (honorary Lt Gen after retirement)
- Maj Gen (later Lt Gen) Muhammad Ashraf Saleem, October 2006 – April 2010
- Lt Gen Syed Muhammad Owais, April 2010 – present
Present day and order of battle
- HQ ADC, RawalpindiRawalpindiRawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
- 3rd Air Defence Division, SargodhaSargodhaSargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...
- 4th Air Defence Division, MalirMalir CantonmentThe Malir Cantonment is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment.-History :...
- 3rd Air Defence Division, Sargodha
External links
- Army Air Defence (Official)
- GlobalSecurity.orgGlobalSecurity.orgGlobalSecurity.org, launched in 2000, is a public policy organization focusing on the fields of defense, space exploration, intelligence, weapons of mass destruction and homeland security...
, Global Security Website about the Army Air Defence