High Altitude Warfare School

"HAWS" redirects here. For the surname, see Haws.

High Altitude Warfare School
TypeDefence Service Training Institute
Established11 December 1948; 75 years ago (11 December 1948)[1]
Location
Gulmarg
,
Jammu & Kashmir
,
 India

The High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is a defence service training and research establishment of the Indian Army. In 1948, the Indian Army established a ski school in Gulmarg that later became the High Altitude Warfare School, which specialises in snow–craft and winter warfare.[2] It is located in an area which is prone to avalanches. Selected soldiers from the US, UK, Germany and other countries visit regularly for specialist training.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Recruitment and Training". Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  2. ^ Hooda, Deepshikha (11 July 2018). "High Altitude Warfare School Where Indian jawans are trained to survive in Siachen". The Economic Times.
  3. ^ Pandit, Rajat (1 May 2004). "High-altitude warfare school takes global aim". Times of India. New Delhi. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Arctic Army officer excels on India's high ground". www.army.mil. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Kashmir avalanche kills Indian troops at high-altitude training camp". The Guardian. Associated Press. 8 February 2010. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 January 2019.