Helicopter Unit Inducted At Air Force Station Thanjavur
- As part of a recent move of IAF assets, officials say that on March 19, a Helicopter Unit was sent to AFS, Thanjavur.
- Adding the helicopter unit at Thanjavur would make sure that HQ SAC has enough resources to improve operational capabilities as well as meet the tasks of Search and Rescue
One Helicopter Unit has been added to Air Force Station Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. This will make sure that the Southern Air Command’s headquarters has enough resources to improve operational capabilities and handle jobs during peacetime, officials said on Wednesday.
A celebration was held on March 19 to welcome the unit.
The Southern Air Command (SAC) is based in the Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram.
In July 1984, SAC was created “in response to certain geopolitical developments to ensure effective command and control of IAF assets and facilitate quick deployment of combat forces in the event of threats developing in the Indian Ocean Region,” according to the defense ministry.
As part of a recent move of IAF assets, officials say that on March 19, a Helicopter Unit was sent to AFS, Thanjavur.
During the event, Air Marshal B. Manikantan, AOC-in-C, SAC, was there.
It said, “Adding the helicopter unit at Thanjavur would make sure that HQ SAC has enough resources to improve operational capabilities as well as meet the tasks of Search and Rescue, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HAD), and casualty evacuation during peacetime.”
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