Southern Air Command (India)

The Southern Air Command (SAC) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, which is on the southwestern side of India. This is one among the seven commands of IAF. This command was started on 19 July 1984 and is relatively new among the other commands. The conflicts in Sri Lanka 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.[2]

Southern Air Command
Emblem of the Southern Air Command
Founded19 July 1984
CountryIndia
BranchIndian Air Force
TypeOperational Air Command
HeadquartersThiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Motto(s)Sanskrit: Antariksham Prashasmahe
We Command the space
Commanders
Air Officer Commanding-in-ChiefAir Marshal Amit Tiwari, AVSM, VM[1]

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.

Organization

Squadrons include:

SquadronBaseEquipmentNotes
No. 121 Helicopter Flight, IAF Car Nicobar Air Force Station Mil Mi-8 No. 37 Wing
No. 122 Helicopter Flight, IAF Car Nicobar Air Force Station Mil Mi-8 No. 37 Wing
No. 33 Squadron IAF Sulur Air Force Station Antonov An-32 No. 43 Wing
No. 109 Helicopter Unit, IAF Sulur Air Force Station Mi-17 V5 No. 43 Wing
No. 45 Squadron IAF[3] Sulur Air Force Station HAL Tejas No. 43 Wing
No. 18 Squadron IAF[4] Sulur Air Force Station HAL Tejas
No. 222 Squadron IAF[5] Thanjavur Air Force Station Sukhoi Su-30 MKI[6] No. 47 Wing[7]
Technical area of the air command in Shangumukham near the Trivandrum International Airport

Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief

List of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Rank Name From To
Air Marshal Jasbir Walia 1 June 2015[8] 31 July 2016
Sunderraman Neelakantan 1 August 2016 1 March 2017
Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria 1 March 2017 1 August 2018
Balakrishnan Suresh 1 August 2018 30 October 2019
Amit Tiwari 1 November 2019 Present
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References

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