Southern Air Command (India)


The Southern Air Command of the Indian Air Force 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 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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, IAFCar Nicobar Air Force StationMi-17No. 37 Wing
No. 122 Helicopter Flight, IAFCar Nicobar Air Force StationMi-17 V5No. 37 Wing
No. 33 Squadron IAFSulur Air Force StationAntonov An-32No. 43 Wing
No. 109 Helicopter Unit, IAFSulur Air Force StationMi-17 V5No. 43 Wing
No. 45 Squadron IAFSulur Air Force StationHAL TejasNo. 43 Wing
No. 222 Squadron IAFThanjavur Air Force StationSukhoi Su-30 MKINo. 47 Wing