Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR)
The IFC-IOR, established at Gurugram in December 2018, is India's maritime information hub for the Indo-Pacific. It collates and shares real-time maritime domain awareness data with partner nations via International Liaison Officers (ILOs). As of 2025, over 50 countries and multi-national maritime security constructs have ILOs or observer status at IFC-IOR. Greece's decision to post an ILO at IFC-IOR marks the first Mediterranean NATO member to join the centre's information-sharing architecture.
- IFC-IOR established: December 2018, Gurugram (under Western Naval Command)
- Purpose: Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) — tracks commercial and naval vessel movements
- Information White Shipping Agreement: Prerequisite for most ILO postings
- Participating nations: 50+ (including USA, France, Australia, Japan, Singapore)
- Significance of Greece joining: Extends IFC-IOR's maritime intelligence network to the Mediterranean
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