**Summary:**
On September 12, 2025, the Indian Navy will commission INS Aravali at Gurugram. The commissioning ceremony will be attended by Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff. INS Aravali, named after the Aravali mountain range, will enhance the Indian Navy's Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) capability by supporting information and communication centers crucial to India's command, control, and MDA framework. The naval base operates under the motto "Maritime Security through Collaboration," emphasizing collaboration with naval units, MDA centers, and other 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 technologies. The base is committed to defending India's maritime interests through unwavering vigilance. The press release was issued by PIB Delhi on September 11, 2025, at 6:47 PM (Release ID: 2165772).
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Defence: The Indian government ministry responsible for national security and defense.
Indian Navy: The naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces.
INS Aravali: A naval installation of the Indian Navy being commissioned at Gurugram.
Gurugram, Haryana: The city in Haryana where INS Aravali is being commissioned.
Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi: Chief of the Naval Staff, who will be present at the commissioning of INS Aravali.
Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA): Framework for command and control of the Indian Navy and India's maritime interests.
Aravali Range: A mountain range in northwestern India, after which INS Aravali is named.
Maritime Security: The main motto of the Naval Base, reflecting its focus on collaboration.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN NAVY TO STRENGTHEN ITS MARITIME
DOMAIN AWARENESS CAPABILITY WITH
COMMISSIONING OF INS ARAVALI AT
GURUGRAM
Posted On: 11 SEP 2025 6:47PM by PIB Delhi
Indian Navy will commission INS Aravali at Gurugram in the presence of Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief
of the Naval Staff on 12 Sep 2025 .
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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VM/SKY 182/25(Release ID: 2165772)