Airborne Tacticians join Naval Air Arm

16 officers of the Indian Navy and three officers of Coast Guard graduated as Observers and were awarded wings at a ceremony held on 5 August 2021at INS Garuda, Kochi. Two officers graduated as Qualified Navigation Instructors (QNIs) and were awarded instructional torches. Rear Admiral AN Pramod, Deputy Commandant, Indian Naval Academy was the chief guest for the event and awarded the ‘Instructor Badge’ to QNIs and the coveted ‘Golden wings’ to the passing out officers.

The officers of the 10th QNI course were trained at instructional techniques on ground and during flying, as well as were provided in–depth knowledge of tactics and sensor exploitation. The officers of the 93rd regular course and 24th SSC observer course were trained in air navigation, flying procedures, tactics employed in air warfare, anti-submarine warfare and exploitation of airborne avionic systems. These officers would serve on-board maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard.