The
Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology (NIAT), the premier Aviation
technical training establishment of the Indian Navy. It was set up as the Naval
Air Technical School (NATS) in the wake of the induction of the amphibious Sea
Land aircraft in 1956. It was later renamed to the Naval Institute of
Aeronautical Technology in the eighties. The institute imparts Aviation
Technical Training to Technical Officers, Sailors and Aircrew of the Naval Air
Arm, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) besides training personnel of friendly foreign
Navies. The NIAT has several aircraft in its collection used for instructional
purposes. The growth of the Institute has been rapid especially over the last
decade. The institute is recognised as a ‘Centre for Aeronautical Science and
Technology’ by Cochin University with the offering of a host of academic
qualifications for courses conducted at the institute such as M. Tech, BSc, and
Diploma in Aeronautics etc.
The
Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology (NIAT) celebrated its Diamond
Jubilee on 17th June 2016. A Special Cover was released jointly by Vice Admiral
A. R. Karve and Smt. Sumathi Ravichandran, Postmaster General, Kochi Region to
commemorate the occasion at Kochi Naval Base on 17th June 2016.
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