Maintenance Command | |
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Founded | 26 January 1955 |
Country | India |
Branch | Indian Air Force |
Type | Support |
Headquarters | Nagpur, Maharashtra |
Motto(s) | Sarvada Gagenecharet (Sanskrit: Always Flying in the Sky) |
Commanders | |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | Air Marshal Vijay Kumar Garg |
Maintenance Command is a command of the Indian Air Force. It was raised as Maintenance Group at Chakeri in Kanpur in 1950. In 1955, it was designated as Maintenance Command. Its current headquarters is located at Vayusena Nagar in Nagpur (Maharashtra); it handles the repair, overhaul and maintenance of all aircraft, helicopters and other equipment. MC has about nine Base Repair Depots taking care of the overhaul and maintenance of various types of aircraft.