Indian Navy's Annual Refit Conference (ARC) and Annual Infrastructure Review (AIR) Meeting was inaugurated at Headquarters, Eastern Naval Command on 14 March 16. The two-day conference is being chaired by Vice Admiral AV Subhedar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Chief of Material, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy). ARC ratifies the operational availability of ships and submarines of the Navy for the next three years and formulate plans for infrastructure augmentation to meet growing requirements of the rapidly expanding Indian Navy. The conference is being attended by all the stake- holders representing the Naval Headquarters, three Naval Commands, the Tri-Services Command at Port Blair, Dockyards, Repair Yards and Material Organisations of the Navy.