South Western Air Command


The South Western Air Command is one of the five operational commands of the Indian Air Force. It was raised in Jodhpur in July 1980 from the No.1 Operations group of the Western Air Command. Its operations sector includes most of Rajasthan, through Gujarat and Saurashtra, as far south as Kutch and Pune. The SWAC moved to its current headquarters in Gandhinagar in May 1998, and incorporates the Indian airbases of Bhuj, Jaisalmer, Naliya, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Uttarlai/Barmer and Pune. It controls air operations in the south western air sector, which includes most of Rajasthan, and south through Gujarat to Saurashtra, and Kutch to Pune. It also operates the forward airbases at Ahmedabad, Nal, Suratgarh and. The SWAC's role has historically been largely of air defence, although it has been reported to have incorporated a strike profile.

Organization

Squadrons include:
SquadronBaseEquipmentNotes
No. 20 Squadron IAFLohegaon Air Force StationSu-30MKINo. 2 Wing
No. 30 Squadron IAFLohegaon Air Force StationSu-30MKINo. 2 Wing
No. 15 Squadron IAFBhuj Air Force StationSu-30 MKINo. 27 Wing
No. 32 Squadron IAFJodhpur Air Force StationMig-21No.32 Wing
No. 31 Squadron IAFJodhpur Air Force StationSu-30 MKINo.32 Wing
No. 107 Helicopter Unit, IAFJodhpur Air Force StationMi-8No. 32 Wing
No. 116 Helicopter Unit, IAFJodhpur Air Force StationHAL ChetakNo. 32 Wing
No. 119 Helicopter Unit, IAFJodhpur Air Force StationMi-8No. 32 Wing
No. 6 Squadron IAFJamnagar Air Force StationJaguarIS/IM/IBNo. 33 Wing
No. 28 Squadron IAFJamnagar Air Force StationMig 29No.33 Wing
No. 141 SSS Flight, IAFJamnagar Air Force StationHAL ChetakNo. 33 Wing IAF
No. 23 Squadron IAFSuratgarh Air Force StationMig-21No. 35 Wing IAF
No. 104 Helicopter Squadron, IAFSuratgarh Air Force StationMi-35No. 35 Wing
No. 11 Squadron IAFVadodara Air Force StationAvro 748MNo. 36 Wing
No. 44 Squadron IAFNagpur Air Force StationIl-76MDNo. 44 Wing
No. 4 Squadron IAFUttarlai Air Force StationMig-21No. 5 FBSU