Assistant Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral, Pynumootil presented the "Wings" to 11 Navy and two Coast Guard pilots during the ceremony at INS Rajali, which is the largest air base of Indian Navy, an official release here said.
The pilots underwent 21 weeks training under Captain K Sri Vatsa at Indian Naval Air Squadron and Helicopter Training School.
Till date 638 pilots for Indian Navy and Coast Guard have graduated, it said.
The graduate pilots would join operations at Daman, Goa, Kochi, Mumbai, Port Blair and Vishakapatnam, it said.
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