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Admiral Chief of Naval Staff will visit INS Kadamatta
Additionally, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar will visit INS Kadamatta on December 21 to interact with the ship’s crew, the ministry said. Let us tell you that INS Kadamatta is one of the four indigenous ASW corvettes of the Indian Navy. Commissioned on January 7, 2016, the ship has participated in several joint naval exercises with friendly nations, contributing to regional security as well as promoting maritime ties.
INS Kadmatt equipped with modern weapons
INS Kadamatta is a ship equipped with sophisticated weapons and sensor package. It is fully capable of carrying out many types of missions. The ship is part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet based in Visakhapatnam. He functions under the command of the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command. Naval Chief Kumar led a three-member Indian Navy delegation to the 8th edition of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs. COC) are doing. The Royal Thai Navy is hosting the IONS Conclave of Chiefs (CoC) from December 19 to 22 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Naval Chiefs of IONS countries attending the 8th Conclave
The Ministry of Defense said in a press release, “The 8th Conclave is being attended by the heads of navies and heads of maritime agencies of the IONS countries. During the conclave, the chairmanship of the IONS will be handed over from France to Thailand. On departure from Bangkok, Ship Royale the MPX joined hands with the Thai Navy corvette HTMS Ratnakosin. A seminar on ‘Blue Economy: Ways Forward for Sustainable Development of IONS Member States’ has been organized on the sidelines of the IONS Conclave of Chiefs (COC). will present a paper on ‘Maritime Economy is the Foundation’.
India will take over the presidency of ONS at the end of 2025
Various bilateral talks will also be organized on the sidelines of the conclave to improve maritime cooperation and understanding between IONS countries. India will hold the Presidency of IONS (2025-27) during the 9th COC to be held in India in late 2025. According to the ministry, in 2008, the Indian Navy envisioned IONS as a platform that seeks to enhance maritime cooperation between the navies of littoral states in the Indian Ocean region.
The MoD press release states, “IONS provides an open and inclusive platform for discussion on regionally relevant maritime issues, leading to a common understanding on the way forward. The inaugural edition of IONS was held in New Delhi in 2008. The Indian Navy was also involved.
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