Southern Air Command (India): Difference between revisions

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 [[Indian Air Force#Commands|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]], the then [[Prime Minister of India]].<ref>Indian Air Force, [http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=32&page_type=command&comm_id=5# Southern Air Command] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928064937/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=32&page_type=command&comm_id=5 |date=28 September 2007 }}</ref>