U.K. liaison officer joins Navy’s information fusion centre
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A United Kingdom liaison officer on Tuesday joined the Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), which is supposed for maritime area consciousness. The centre is situated in Gurugram.
“Lt Cdr Stephen Smith will be based full-time at the centre, working directly with the Indian armed forces and fellow liaison officers from partner nations to enhance maritime domain awareness in the region,” an announcement from the U.K. High Commission stated.
This is a permanent dedication from the U.K. and a brand new Royal Navy officer might be posted right here each two years.
The U.K. formally confirmed accepting India’s supply to position a liaison officer within the IFC-IOR in 2019.
“The IFC-IOR is an excellent platform to enable closer engagement and ensure greater sharing of information on vessels of interest. The U.K. and the Indian armed forces already enjoy high levels of interoperability, which will be on full display during the upcoming visit of the U.K.’s Carrier Strike Group, led by one of our largest aircraft carriers – HMS Queen Elizabeth,” stated Brig Gavin Thompson, Defence Adviser on the High Commission.
The IFC-IOR was arrange in 2018 to coordinate with regional international locations on maritime nation and act as a regional repository of maritime information. It presently has linkages with 21 accomplice international locations and 22 multi-national companies throughout the globe. International Liaison Officers (ILO) from 13 international locations have been invited, and ILOs from international locations had joined earlier- Australia, France, Japan and the U.S.. The U.K. is the fifth nation to put up an ILO.
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