Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth visited Indian Naval Air Station, Rajali\u00a0located near Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu\u00a0on June 20, 2024, and reviewed the operational preparedness of the station. During the visit, he\u00a0was briefed on the ongoing & future maritime operations and infrastructure development of the station. He also interacted with the men & women of the station and appreciated their contribution towards ensuring maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region.<\/p>\n
INS\u00a0Rajali\u00a0was commissioned\u00a0on March\u00a011,\u00a01992. It was named as ‘Rajali’, named after an aggressive bird of the Hawk family, predominant in the Tamil\u00a0Nadu coastal belt. The air station is spread over 2,200 acres and is located 80 kms west from Chennai.<\/p>\n
Today, INS Rajali is the most modern and largest Naval Air Station, with a garrison strength of 4,700 personnel which functions under the Headquarters, Eastern Naval Command. It contributes towards two very distinct tasks -Operations and Training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth visited Indian Naval Air Station, Rajali\u00a0located near Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu\u00a0on June 20, 2024, and reviewed the operational preparedness of the station. During the visit, he\u00a0was briefed on the ongoing & future maritime operations and infrastructure development of the station. He also interacted with the men & women of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[5024,987,5025,5026],"class_list":["post-8174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-national","tag-defense-news","tag-indian-navy","tag-military-preparedness","tag-naval-base-review"],"yoast_head":"\n