The naval brass will review operational readiness and ongoing modernisation of the force during the three-day Navy Commanders’ Conference beginning Wednesday. The conference assumes greater significance in the backdrop of Operation Sindoor and the Navy’s high tempo of operations and combat preparedness, defence ministry said here on Tuesday.
The Navy’s focus on enhancing combat capabilities, interoperability, and joint operations with Indian Army, IAF, and ICG underscores its resolve to deter emerging threats and showcase maritime prowess in the IOR and Indo-Pacific. During the Conference, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the Cabinet Secretary will address the Naval Commanders and provide a perspective on broader national interests and the vision towards Viksit Bharat 2047, it said. The conference serves as a platform for close interaction with national leadership and bureaucrats, and fine tune Navy’s outlook towards mitigating multi-dimensional challenges in current geo-strategic environment. The conference also features addresses by the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff and embedded discussions with senior naval leadership. Interactions would aim for harnessing synergy in joint planning and execution of operations.
The Chief of the Naval staff, along with the Commander-in-Chiefs, will review and assess plans pertaining to the overall security situation in the Indian Ocean region.
Paradigms related to Naval operations and resource-availability towards varied Op tasking in current scenario would also be agenda for discussion. The Commanders would also delve on the Navy’s roadmap for the future prospects, including key enablers, improved Op Logistics and digitisation.
