INS Hansa needed a dependable way to manage and report on growing sortie data volumes. The existing approach was fragmented, which made data management complex and created delays in producing comprehensive sortie reports. Over time, this fragmentation also increased technical debt and operational overhead, including higher IT effort to keep the environment running reliably.
Maritime Operational Intelligence: AI & Analytics for Real-Time Sea Tracking
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Maritime Operational Intelligence: AI & Analytics for Real-Time Sea Tracking
When operational reporting is built on fragmented systems, visibility breaks first. Data becomes difficult to trust, reporting slows down, and decisions arrive late. For INS Hansa, a prominent naval air station of the Indian Navy, the issue was clear: sortie tracking was running on an outdated and disconnected setup, causing data inaccuracies and delays in sortie-related decision-making. We delivered a unified Sortie Management System and dashboard to restore control, speed, and reporting clarity.
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When operational reporting is built on fragmented systems, visibility breaks first. Data becomes difficult to trust, reporting slows down, and decisions arrive late. For INS Hansa, a prominent naval air station of the Indian Navy, the issue was clear: sortie tracking was running on an outdated and disconnected setup, causing data inaccuracies and delays in sortie-related decision-making. We delivered a unified Sortie Management System and dashboard to restore control, speed, and reporting clarity.
The challenge
- Fix data integrity issues caused by disjointed systems and discrepancies
- Reduce reporting delays and improve the completeness of sortie reporting
- Improve system responsiveness as sortie data volume increased
- Reduce technical debt and the IT overhead created by fragmentation
- Improve operational efficiency without disrupting ongoing operations
The CIDROY Solution
We built an advanced Sortie Data Management System and a unified operational dashboard, integrated with existing backend systems. The architecture was implemented using a microservice framework to support seamless data flow and automation.
Key capabilities delivered
- Integrated sortie data management across backend systems
- Automated data flow to reduce reconciliation effort and delays
- Real-time updates and comprehensive operational reporting
- Architecture designed to scale with growing operational volume
How We Delivered Value
We treated this as an operational integration program, not a dashboard exercise. The first priority was to understand where information was being lost or delayed, then design the system around reliable data flow, controlled rollout, and adoption by the teams who depend on these reports daily.
Our approach
- Worked with operations, IT, and management teams to identify practical pain points
- Aligned business requirements with senior stakeholders and decision priorities
- Audited IT infrastructure to identify bottlenecks and configuration risks early
- Mapped data flows and workflows to find where information was lost, duplicated, or delayed
- Used benchmarking and end-user feedback to validate improvements and usability
Transition thinking
- Delivered training and support to help internal teams adopt the new system
- Rolled out changes gradually to minimise disruption
- Iterated based on feedback to refine the system in real operations
Operational impact
- Improved sortie data management, reducing delays and errors
- Enhanced reporting through real-time updates and comprehensive reports
- Reduced IT spending by lowering the need for additional teams managing fragmentation
- Improved operational efficiency through better integration and communication across teams
- Enabled faster decisions, including decisions related to national security and trading routes
Strategic takeaway
Maritime operational intelligence is not created by adding more reports. It is created by fixing the data path: integrating systems, automating flow, and making real-time reporting dependable enough for decision-makers to act without second-guessing.
That is what changed at INS Hansa: one operational picture, delivered through disciplined integration and execution.