New Delhi: Expeditious moves have started to build advanced warships, equipped with advanced indigenous missiles like BrahMos and Nirbhay. In shipbuilding, the leading government enterprise, Cochin Shipyards has been assigned the task of building ‘Next Generation Missiles Vehicles’ (NGMV). It has been announced that the Cochin Shipyard has been awarded a contract worth ₹100 billion […]
New Delhi: INS Karanj, the third of the six submarines from the Scorpene class, being built under Project 75, was delivered to the Indian Navy. INS Karanj was handed over to the Indian Navy in a function held at the Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) on Monday. Scorpene-class submarines are also known as ‘Hunter Killers’. These […]
New Delhi: Recently, a report was published that China has deployed a submarine drone near the Indian Ocean region. Against this background, the Indian Navy has started preparations to purchase drones for deployment on warships. The Navy has submitted a proposal to purchase these drones at the cost of nearly ₹1.3 billion, to the defence […]
Kochi: – Vice Admiral AK Chawla said that despite the tension reigning on the LAC in Ladakh, China could not think of any misadventure in the Indian Ocean Sector and the Indian Navy has a major role in ensuring that. While addressing a press conference in Kochi, Vice Admiral Chawla issued a stern warning to […]
New Delhi: – After the deployment of the Garud from the Para Forces of the Air Force, along with the Special Frontier Forces, now the Pangong lake region will be patrolled by the elite MARCOS unit from the Indian Navy and special boats for this purpose will soon be sent there. Therefore, commando units from […]
New Delhi: – The Indian government will be spending ₹3.5 trillion (USD 51 billion), over the next ten years, to strengthen the Indian Navy, who is responsible for the security of the Indian marine borders. The Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Naik announced that new warships, submarines and other ultramodern equipment would be purchased, […]
New Delhi: Since the last month, Chinese research and surveillance vessels are anchored in the Sri Lankan marine limits. One Chinese ship had sunk in this region, in the olden times. China clarified that these ships were present in the area to research the incident. But keeping in view the Chinese ambitions in the Indian […]
Mumbai: Indian Navy’s fifth Scorpene-class submarine INS Vagir, was launched on Thursday. Minister of state for defence, Shripad Naik, attended the function to launch the submarine, held in the Mazagon Docks, via videoconferencing. This is the fifth submarine built under Project 75. The building of the sixth submarine is already underway. RB Pandit, the Commanding […]
New Delhi: Indian Navy spokesman has informed that the Indian warship, INS Airavat, carrying 100 tonnes of food grain reached Sudan, in Africa, on Monday. Against the background of Coronavirus pandemic and the natural calamities, India has sent these food grain supplies to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea under Mission Sagar-2. Before this, in the […]
New Delhi: The Indian Navy test-fired an anti-ship missile, from the Indian warship INS Prabal, during a practice drill, held in the Arabian Sea. The missile launched from INS Prabal, precisely hit the retired Indian warship, from the Godavari class. The hit was so accurate that the ship sank on the spot. Analysts are claiming […]
