Source: IE
Context:
India’s Armed Forces are moving towards greater integration to enhance operational efficiency and jointness among the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Key Developments:
- Three Joint Military Stations:
- Announced at the three-day Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) 2025 in Kolkata.
- Will integrate logistics, infrastructure, repair, maintenance, stores, and supplies under a common lead service.
- Potential locations under discussion: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Gwalior, Pune, and Secunderabad.
- Aim: Optimise manpower, infrastructure, and assets, and test tri-service integration ahead of theatre commands implementation.
- Tri-Services Education Corps:
- Education branches of Army, Navy, and Air Force will merge.
- Objectives: Increase jointness, rationalise manpower, optimise administration, and foster better integration of personnel.