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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Navy inducts Boeing Poseidon-8I to tighten coastal security

P-8I Neptune |India has inducted its first Boeing Poseidon-8I aircraft, which will boost long range maritime snooping and warfare capability, into Navy at its air station INS Rajali on Wednesday.

Vice admiral B K Varma, chief of staff, Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy said "the aircraft is to be used for broad-area maritime and anti-submarine operations. The aircraft is going to be a unique part in our anti-surface warfare, surveillance and intelligence capacities".

He said "it is capability based planning, not a threat based planning, that India follows to enhancement of maritime border security".

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