International Fleet Review 2016

At the conference, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan announced the Indian Navy's plan to conduct an international fleet review on the eastern seaboard at Visakhapatnam on 4–8 February 2016.

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu, Chief of Naval Staff of India Admiral Dhowan and Eastern Naval Command flag officer Vice-Admiral Satish Soni laid a wreath at the Victory at Sea Memorial in tribute to the Indian Navy sailors killed in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and a guard of honour paraded.

Eastern Naval Command Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Bimal Kumar Verma and other dignitaries and representatives of foreign navies were present at the ceremony.

Contingents of the Indian Armed Forces, the Andhra Pradesh Police, the National Cadet Corps and foreign navies and their bands marched in the parade.

[3][6][21] Delegations from Argentina, Bahrain, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Germany, Greece, Israel, Kenya, South Korea, Namibia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey and Turkmenistan were in attendance.

[33][34] As part of its green initiative, the Indian Navy showcased two fast interceptor craft (FIC) which use biodiesel and have replaced the incandescent lamps on its ships with LED light bulbs.

[35] The International Fleet Review ended with the participating ships undertaking a passage exercise (PASSEX) in the Bay of Bengal on 9 February.

Passage Exercise (PASSEX) during Fleet Review
Six motorcyclists at a war memorial in the mountains
Eastern Naval Command motorcycle expedition team at the Jaswantgarh War Memorial in Arunachal Pradesh . A motorcycle expedition for the upcoming IFR began in April 2015 at Eastern Naval Command headquarters.
A man lays a floral wreath, surrounded by four other men
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu paid homage to India's war dead in a wreath-laying ceremony.
Uniformed man at a table, flanked by two other men
Naval Chief of Staff Admiral Robin K. Dhowan addressed the media at the IFR 2016 press conference in New Delhi.
President Mukherjee standing and watching the ships pass
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee reviewing the international fleet
President Mukherjee saluting, surrounded by a naval guard of honour
President Mukherjee with the ceremonial guard of honour
Small grey-and-green boat
Biodiesel-powered Indian Navy fast attack craft on patrol during IFR 2016