Southern Air Command (India): Difference between revisions

|unit_name= '''Southern Air Command''' <br/>ദക്ഷിണ വായുസേനവ്യോമസേന ആസ്ഥാനം <br> '''दक्षिणी वायु कमान'''

|garrison=[[Thiruvananthapuram]] (Trivandrum), [[Kerala]]

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 [[Command (military formation)|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.<ref>Indian Air Force, [http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=32&page_type=command&comm_id=5# Southern Air Command]</ref>