Victory embraces the brave
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Atlantique incident
Pakistan Navy Atlantic shootdown happened on 10 August 1999, when a Breguet Atlantic maritime patrol aircraft of the Pakistan Naval Air Arm was shot down by a MiG 21 fighter of the Indian Air Force over the Rann of Kutch, on the border between ...
,
Bhuj earthquake relief, 2001,
Gujarat flood relief, 2005
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Air Marshal Vikram Singh,
VSM
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Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
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The South Western Air Command is one of the five operational commands of the
Indian Air Force. It was raised in
Jodhpur
Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the ...
in July 1980 from the No.1 Operations Group of the
Western Air Command
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, battles= 1962 Sino-Indian War, 1971 India-Pakistan War, Operation Meghdoot
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, commander1= Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran, AVSM, VM
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. Its operations sector includes most of
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
, through
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
and
Saurashtra, as far south as
Kutch and
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
. The SWAC moved to its current headquarters in
Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar (, ) is the capital of the state of Gujarat in India. Gandhinagar is located approximately 23 km north of Ahmedabad, on the west central point of the Industrial corridor between Delhi, the political capital of India, and Mum ...
in May 1998, and incorporates the Indian airbases of
Bhuj
Bhuj () is a Municipality and District Headquarters of Kutch District in the state of Gujarat, India.
Etymology
According to legend, Kutch was ruled by the Nāga chieftains in the past. Sagai, a queen of Sheshapattana, who was married to Kin ...
,
Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer , nicknamed "The Golden city", is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, located west of the state capital Jaipur. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone and is crowned by the ancient Jaisalmer Fort. This fort contains a ...
,
Naliya
Naliya is a town, which is also the taluka headquarters of Abdasa Taluka of Kutch District, Gujarat, India. It is located on the western end of Kutch 19 km by road from ancient port of Jakhau.
History
Naliya was a prosperous trading town ...
,
Jamnagar,
Jodhpur
Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the ...
,
Uttarlai/
Barmer and
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
. It controls air operations in the south western air sector, which includes most of Rajasthan, and south through Gujarat to Saurashtra, and Kutch to Pune. It also operates the forward airbases at
Ahmedabad,
Nal
NAL or Nal may refer to:
In organizations:
* Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, in India
* National Aerospace Laboratories, India
* National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
* National Alliance of Liberals, a political party in Ghana
* United States Nat ...
and
Suratgarh
Suratgarh is a city and a municipality, just nearby Sri Ganganagar city in Sri Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded by Maharaja Surat Singh (1765 - 1828). Hindi, Bagri and Rajasthani are the widely spoken languag ...
. The SWAC's role has historically been largely of air defence, although it has been reported to have incorporated a strike profile.
Organisation
Squadrons include:
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief
References
External links
* Bharat-Rakshak.com
IAF COMMAND STRUCTURE
{{Indian Air Force
Commands of the Indian Air Force
Military units and formations established in 1980
Military units and formations of the Indian Air Force
1980 establishments in Rajasthan