Southern Air Command, Indian Air Force
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The Southern Air Command (SAC) of the Indian Air Force
(IAF) is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram
(Trivandrum), which is in the southern side of India
. This is one among the five commands
of IAF. This command was started on 19 July 1984 and is relatively new among the other commands. The conflicts in Srilanka and the need for establishing a strong base over the Indian Ocean
resulted to the formation of this new command. The SAC was inaugurated by Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India.
From 1984 to 1999, the command grew from 5 lodger units to 17 lodger units under its jurisdiction.
Air-sea rescue in the Indian Ocean may be among the command's tasks.
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...
(IAF) is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
(Trivandrum), which is in the southern side of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. This is one among the five commands
Command (military formation)
A command in military terminology is an organisational unit that the individual in Military command has responsibility for. A Commander will normally be specifically appointed into the role in order to provide a legal framework for the authority bestowed...
of IAF. This command was started on 19 July 1984 and is relatively new among the other commands. The conflicts in Srilanka and the need for establishing a strong base over the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
resulted to the formation of this new command. The SAC was inaugurated by Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India.
From 1984 to 1999, the command grew from 5 lodger units to 17 lodger units under its jurisdiction.
Air-sea rescue in the Indian Ocean may be among the command's tasks.
External links
- Indian Air Force, Southern Air Command