Navy commissions INS Jatayu, MH-60R helicopter squadron.(The Hindu)

Syllabus: GS- III Subject: Current affairs Topic: Places in news, Issue: INS Jatayu

Context: The Indian Navy commissioned INS Jatayu, a naval base at Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep.

• This is the second base after INS Dweeprakshak in Kavaratti.
• The Navy also commissioned its first MH-60R multi-role helicopter squadron at Kochi
• Will strengthen India’s surveillance and security posture in the region and boost its anti-submarine warfare

Nine degree channel:

• It is a body of water that separates the main Lakshadweep archipelago from Minicoy Island.
• Strategic sea lane: A vital passage for merchant shipping between Europe and Western Asia with Southeast Asia and the Far East.