New air defence command by October?

NewsBharati 27-Aug-2020 16:34:40 PM

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New Delhi, Aug 27: Amid the increasing conflict with China, the Department of Military Affairs under Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has been aiming to be setting up the new air defence command by the second week of October this year.

According to the reports, the work has been hastened to prepare the structure of the command under an Air Force officer. Efforts are being made to put everything together and announce the creation of the air defence command at Prayagraj around the Air Force Day on October 8 this year.

This command will be set up alongside the Central Command Headquarters of the IAF that controls important airbases including Agra, Gwalior and Bareilly. The aim is to combine the resources of the three services under one command and activate it to protect the air space of the country.

The CDS has been given the mandate to create joint military commands along with theatre commands. He is also working on the creation of the combined maritime command which would come up either at Kochi in Kerala or Karwar in Karnataka, sources said.

Each service has its individual air defence set-up. The air defence command would integrate the air defence assets of the Army, Air Force and Navy and jointly provide air defence cover to the country.