NEW DELHI – Indian Military to establish separate Air Defence CommandTheatres for Occupied Kashmir and Pakistan borders.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Monday (February 17)announced that India is looking to set up two to five theatre commands andthe first one will be rolled out by 2022. General Rawat said that it islikely that there will be a separate Jammu and Kashmir theatre but theshape would be finalised later.
He noted that the plan is to set up separate joint commands for logisticsand training.
“The Military theatre commands are planned to be rolled out by the year2022. The shape of different theatre commands would be clear after thestudies to be ordered in this regard are completed,” said General Rawat.
CDS General Rawat said that a study has been ordered under the Air ForceVice Chief on the Air Defence Command and first joint air command will beready by 2021. According to General Rawat, the Air Defence Command will behelpful in avoiding fratricides and timely implementation of orders in caseof aerial attacks.
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He confirmed that the Indian Air Force will the air defence command and alllong-range missiles and air defence assets will come under it.
CDS General Rawat said that he is in favour of the policy of staggeredprocurement of big-ticket purchases including the acquisition of 114fighter jets.
He also said that all the fighter jets of IAF will have only one trainingbase at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.
