Navy’s annual training conference held in Kochi
The Hindu
Stress laid on re-alignment of training to meet future requirements of the force
The Annual Training Conference (ATC) and Annual Training Meeting (ATM) of the Indian Navy was held on Friday at the Southern Naval Command here.
The meet was chaired by Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, SNC. In addition, Vice Admiral Hampiholi, Commandant, Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, and heads of all other training units of the Indian Navy, senior officers from Delhi and other outstation units, including Vice Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, Chief of Personnel from Naval Headquarters, New Delhi, attended the meeting through videoconferencing.
All agencies involved in training of officers and sailors in the Navy reviewed the ever-changing complexities of the maritime environment in India’s neighbourhood and discussed methods for exploiting niche areas of technology to expand their knowledge frontiers. Re-alignment of training to meet future requirements of a technologically-advanced Navy, such as in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Communications, and Unmanned Vehicles was given impetus at the meet.
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