Vishakhapatnam: On Thursday, the Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane handed over the indigenously built anti-submarine stealth warship to the Indian Navy. The ceremony was held in the Vishakhapatnam naval docks. General Naravane expressed confidence that the commissioning of INS Kavaratti becomes an important development in the maritime security of the country. General Naravane also […]
New Delhi: – ‘Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo’ (SMART), which can prove to be a game-changer in anti-submarine warfare, was successfully tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). SMART will majorly augment the strike capabilities of the Indian Navy. China is continuously strengthening its naval capacities. The Chinese navy has more than […]
Colombo: – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that Sri Lanka is against any country’s domination in the Indian Ocean region. Henceforth, the Sri Lankan foreign policy will not have any preferences. Moreover, it will have a non-aligned foreign policy. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa drew attention to the changed Sri Lankan foreign policy in the UN […]
New Delhi: – Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy, appealed that the Indian Navy should be prepared for the threats in the Indian Ocean. The statement of Vice Admiral Jain becomes important against the background of the aggressive Chinese activities in the Indian Ocean region and […]
New Delhi: – The Indian Navy will be purchasing 10 ultramodern drones to keep a tab on the movement of Chinese vessels in the Indian Ocean. Officials informed that the purchase of these drones would be fast-tracked and they will be deployed on the warships. Moreover, it has immediately sanctioned the purchase of ‘Shipborne Drones’. […]
New Delhi: – After sanctioning the purchase of 101 items, in the defence equipment list, under Make in India, the defence ministry is likely to announce a major decision for the Indian Navy. The defence ministry will be inviting tenders for building the widely discussed, ‘Project P-75’, envisaging manufacture of 6 stealth submarines. It is […]
New Delhi: – India has delivered a strong message to China with an aggressive deployment of all its important warships and submarines in the Indian Ocean. A senior defence official claimed that the message of the deployment has reached China. At the same time, the Indian Navy has asked the government for a third aircraft […]
Chicago: For the last many decades, the Indian nuclear policy was Pakistan centric. But since the Doklam standoff in 2017, the Indian nuclear policy has become China-centric. The Chinese capital of Beijing is within range for the Indian missiles, and India is keeping a close eye on Chinese movements. A US-based journal, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist, […]
New Delhi: P-8I aircraft, capable of targeting submarines and having the electronic jamming facility, will be inducted in the Indian naval fleet next year. These long-haul aeroplanes will join the Indian Navy under the agreement signed with the United States. The inclusion of these aeroplanes in the Indian Navy becomes significant, given the increasing Chinese […]
Andaman-Nicobar: While tension still prevails on the Chinese border, India has started moves to increase pressure on China on all fronts. After lashing out at China over the South China Sea, India has begun comprehensive war exercises near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to show its influence in the Indo-Pacific sector. The Indian war exercises […]