The Indian Navy will formally inaugurate the Information Fusion Centre (IFC) for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) in coming days.
About:
HQ: The IFC has been established at the Navy’s Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) in Gurugram, which is the single point centre linking all the coastal radar chains to generate a seamless real-time picture of the nearly 7,500-km coastline.
Mandate: Strengthening maritime security in the region and beyond, by acting as a maritime information hub for the region.
Working:
Through this Centre, information on “white shipping”, or commercial shipping, will be exchanged with countries in the region to improve maritime domain awareness in the Indian Ocean.
It will also impart training in maritime information collection and sharing.
At present, data will be shared by virtual means – telephone calls, Faxes, emails and video conferencing. The centre will in future host liaison officers from foreign countries for quicker analysis of information and timely inputs.
Partner countries: The Information Fusion Centre will serve countries that have White Shipping Information Exchange agreements with India (about 21 of them).
Significance: The IFC-IOR will strengthen maritime security in the region and beyond by building a common coherent maritime situation picture.
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