According to a report published in the Economic Times, the Ministry of Defence is likely to make an announcement in October on setting up of a new air defence command.
This will be a convergence among the three services in the soon to be formed new air defence command that will handle critical air assets like missiles of the Indian Army.
A high-level committee was appointed earlier this year to frame contours of the new air defence command with a focus on ensuring jointness among the three services.
This is the idea of India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat’s who wants to redesign all existing military commands to effectively deal with all future security challenges.
The new air defence command will be under the Indian Air Force (IAF) Western Command headquartered in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. The air assets of the Army and the Navy will come under the new Air Defence Command.
The decision to create Air Defence Command is to enhance the security of India’s skies from threats and protect key areas in the Country.
This will help in bringing the tri-services jointness and synergy and set up of common “logistics support pools” in stations where two or more services have their presence.