**Policy Summary: Commissioning of INS Aravali Naval Base**
On September 12, 2025, the Indian Navy commissioned INS Aravali, a new naval base located in Gurugram. The commissioning ceremony was attended by Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), and other senior naval officers, including VAdm Sanjay Vatsayan (VCNS) and VAdm Tarun Sobti (DCNS). Captain Sachin Kumar Singh is the first Commanding Officer of INS Aravali.
The CNS emphasized that INS Aravali will provide administrative and logistical support to enhance operational efficiency. It will serve as a technology and collaboration hub, aligning with the Prime Minister's MAHASAGAR vision for regional security and growth, strengthening India's role as the Preferred Security Partner in the Indian Ocean Region.
INS Aravali, named after the Aravali mountain range, will support the Indian Navy's information and communication centers, crucial for command, control, and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA). The base's motto is "Maritime Security through Collaboration," reflecting its collaborative approach with naval units, MDA centers, and stakeholders.
The base's crest features the Aravali range and a rising sun, symbolizing vigilance, resilience, energy, and the development of advanced communication and MDA capabilities. The crest embodies the base's commitment to safeguarding India's maritime interests through constant vigilance.
Key Entities Referenced
INS Aravali: Indian Navy's latest Naval Base commissioned at Gurugram, Haryana.
Gurugram, Haryana: Location where the INS Aravali naval base was commissioned.
Adm Dinesh K Tripathi: Chief of the Naval Staff who attended the commissioning ceremony of INS Aravali.
Captain Sachin Kumar Singh: First Commanding Officer of INS Aravali.
Mrs Shashi Tripathi: President NWWA, who unveiled the commissioning plaque.
Indian Navy: The naval force operating the INS Aravali base.
MAHASAGAR: Hon'ble Prime Minister's collaborative vision of Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions.
Indian Ocean Region: Geographic area where India aims to be the Preferred Security Partner.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN NAVY COMMISSIONS INS ARAVALI AT
GURUGRAM
Posted On: 12 SEP 2025 7:19PM by PIB Delhi
INS Aravali, Indian Navy's latest Naval Base, was commissioned at Gurugram in presence of Adm Dinesh K
Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff on 12 Sep 2025.
In an impressive commissioning ceremony, CNS was presented a 50-men Guard of Honour. Captain Sachin
Kumar Singh, the first Commanding Officer of the unit, recited the invocation in Sanskrit followed by
reading of the commissioning warrant. After the unveiling of the commissioning plaque by Mrs Shashi
Tripathi, President NWWA, the Naval Ensign was hoisted to the tune of the National Anthem. With the last
note of the National Anthem, the commissioning pennant was broken on the mast.
The commissioning ceremony was also attended by VAdm Sanjay Vatsayan, VCNS, VAdm Tarun
Sobti, DCNS, senior Naval officers and distinguished guests.
In his address the CNS stated that INS Aravali provides the foundation for a robust administrative and
logistical support, commensurate with the increasing scale and sophistication of facilities, thereby ensuring
seamless operations. "This new base would not only be a hub of technology, but also of collaboration linking
our platforms and partners across the oceans, a true embodiment of our Hon'ble Prime Minister's
collaborative vision of MAHASAGAR, or Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across
Regions, and would further strengthen India's role as the Preferred Security Partner in the Indian Ocean
Region"
Congratulating the Commanding Officer and commissioning crew CNS exhorted them to uphold the
Navy's core values of Duty, Honour, and Courage, "as you chart your course towards Excellence
through Information Dominance"
INS Aravali, deriving its name from the unwavering Aravali range, shall support various information
and communication centres of the Indian Navy which are key to India’s and Indian Navy’s
command, control and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) framework.
Guided by the motto ‘ ’ or ‘Maritime Security through Collaboration’, the Naval Base exemplifies
supportive and collaborative ethos, working seamlessly with naval units, MDA centres and allied
stakeholders.
The Crest of the base comprises central mountain imagery perfectly symbolising the unwavering
and strong Aravali Range, and the rising sun representing eternal vigilance, resilience and energy,
in addition to the dawn of niche technological capabilities in the field of Communications and MDA.
Thus, the Crest embodies the steadfast commitment of the Base to facilitate eternal vigilance in order to
defend India’s maritime interests.****
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