The first Maritime Theatre Command (MTC) of India is to be launched in 2021.
It is to integrate the assets of Indian Air Force, Indian Navy and Indian Army and the Indian Coast Guard.
It will subsume the Western Naval Command (Mumbai), tri-service Andaman and Nicobar Command (Port Blair), Eastern Naval Command (Vizag) and the southern Air Command (Thiruvananthapuram).
It is the first geographical theatre command being created as a part of the biggest ever military restructuring plan.