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21st December 2015, 05:22 PM
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Indian Air Force and Weapons
Hello sir I am Gajendra and I have interest in Indian Air Force and therefore want to take information about this so can you please tell me the structure of Indian Air Force??
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21st December 2015, 05:22 PM
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Re: Indian Air Force and Weapons
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its the World's 4th largest Air force. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of all Indian armed forces and by virtue of that fact is the notional Commander-in-chief of the Air Force. Chief of the Air Staff with the rank of Air Chief Marshal is the Commander of the Indian Air Force. He is assisted by six officers, all with the rank of Air Marshal: Vice Chief of the Air Staff Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Air Officer in Charge of Administration Air Officer in Charge of Personnel Air Officer in Charge of Maintenance Director General of Inspection and Flight Safety Commands The Indian Air Force is divided into five operational and two functional commands. Each Command is headed by an Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief with the rank of Air Marshal. Operational Commands Central Air Command (CAC), headquartered at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Eastern Air Command (EAC), headquartered at Shillong, Meghalaya Southern Air Command (SAC), headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala South Western Air Command (SWAC), headquartered at Gandhinagar, Gujarat Western Air Command (WAC), headquartered at New Delhi Functional Commands Training Command (TC), headquartered at Bangalore, Karnataka Maintenance Command (MC), headquartered at Nagpur, Maharashtra Wings A Wing is a formation intermediate between a Command and a Squadron. It generally consists of two or three IAF Squadrons and Helicopter Units, along with Forward Base Support Units (FBSU). Squadrons and Units Squadrons are the field units and formations attached to static locations. Flights Flights are sub-divisions of Squadrons, commanded by a Squadron Leader |
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