![]() ![]() US Navy has nine independent commands and seven active fleets. The commands are composed of units from different services, and are established to provide effective command and control in peace and war. USA has four functional combatant commands, Cyber, Special Operations, Strategic, and Transportation. All these commands cover areas mostly outside USA. Picture Credit: Business standardĬurrently the United States has seven unified geographical combatant commands covering the entire planet and globe, including the Space Command. While the Veterans with years of experience and time can research on these subjects and put their opinions in public domain, the serving Chiefs and their staff have the best current inputs to take final calls. India could also have tri-services Training and doctrinal command. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will helm the ADC and all-long range missiles as well as Air Defence (AD) assets will come under it. Executive orders for setting up the Air Defence Command (ADC) are expected by end of the year and in next two years, the formation work will be put in place, and the ADC should be fully operational in 3-5 years. A little earlier there was is a proposal to set up a separate theatre command for Jammu and Kashmir. India is looking at overseas bases for logistics. It is no more letting ‘the cat among the pigeons’, but being seriously driven forward. It is clear from this interview that, despite Covid, the General is moving ahead with a sense of purpose and has in fact seems to have hit the ground running. He also mentioned that Joint operational commands are also being envisaged and under study. In an interview to defence analyst Nitin Gokhale, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Indian Armed Forces, General Bipin Rawat has explained in detail how he, along with the three service Chiefs, is evolving the Tri-Services Air Defence Command, a Maritime Command and creating joint Logistics nodes. ![]()
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