opened on 31 July 2012 by the Chief of the Indian Navy at Cambell Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. With the commissioning of this station, the country acquired increased capability to keep vigil on the vital maritime channel of the Straits of Malacca. Notable members Four naval aviators have risen to become the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) - Admirals R. H. Tahiliani, Arun Prakash, Sureesh Mehta and Karambir Singh. Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani - the first naval aviator to serve as Chief of the Naval Staff. Vice Admiral Mihir K. Roy - the first observer of the Indian Navy and the first aviator to command the aircraft carrier . Admiral Arun Prakash - the first Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command and the second aviator to rise to be CNS. Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha - the first naval aviator to serve as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff. Admiral Karambir Singh - the first helicopter aviator to become Chief of the Naval Staff (India) See also Indian navy related lists List of active aircraft of the Indian Naval Air Arm List of Indian Navy bases List of active Indian Navy ships List of ships of the Indian Navy List of submarines of the Indian Navy Other Indian navy related Naval ranks and insignia of India Indian maritime history Future of the Indian Navy Indian Coast Guard Middle Ground Coastal Battery Naval Aviation Museum (Goa) Naval Aircraft Museum (Kolkata) Indian military related Army Aviation Corps (India) India-China Border Roads Indian military satellites List of active Indian military aircraft List of Indian Air Force stations India's overseas military bases Indian Nuclear Command Authority References External links Indian Navy Pilot training facility at US NAS Kingsville, Texas, USA Naval Air Arm Indian Naval Aviation – Part 1 @ ACIG.org Indian Naval Aviation – Part 2 @ ACIG.org Naval Tejas, lca-tejas.org Documentary on YouTube on the INS Vikrant Video of IL-38 of IN firing anti-ship missile YouTube video by user vishv with some good photographs INS Vikrant docked in Mumbai Image of Kamov helicopter Indian Navy Naval aviation services Naval Air Arm Units of the Indian Peace Keeping Force