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Raksha Mantri to Flag off 'Naval Expedition' by INS Sudarshini at Kochi
Shri AK Antony, Raksha Mantri is scheduled to Flag off
INS Sudarshini Voyage from Kochi
Shri AK Antony, Defence Minister of India will set in motion two important projects of his Ministry in the city of Kochi on 15th Sep 12. He will first inaugurate the remote operating station of the coastal radar chain of Kerala at Coast Guard District Headquarters No 4 at Fort Kochi. Thereafter, Shri Antony will Flag Off INS Sudarshini , the sail training ship of Indian Navy for a historic voyage around countries of South East Asia.
The static radar chain project which aims at preventing undetected intrusion and monitoring of coastal traffic has presently radars installed atop the light houses at Mount Dilli at Ezhimala, Ponnani, Vypin and separately in a structure at Kollam. The feed from these sensors will be available at the District Headquarters No 4 at Fort Kochi along with inputs of thermal imaging cameras and Automatic Identification System (AIS). The sensor data generated from the network will flow over a robust hierarchical network connecting district headquarters, regional headquarters and the Coast Guard Headquarters at New Delhi.
The ASEAN expedition of INS Sudarshini is a unique collaborative venture between Ministry of Defence / Indian Navy and Ministry of External Affairs to commemorate 20 years of dialogue partnership and 10 years of summit level partnership with ASEAN.
INS Sudarshini is scheduled to visit 13 ports of 9 ASEAN countries and will return in March 2013. En route in addition to Indian Cadets, international trainees are also expected to be embarked cementing and celebrating the warm ties between India and countries of ASEAN.
