New Delhi: – India tested the naval version of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile on Sunday. The missile was launched from the indigenously built stealth destroyer, INS Chennai, and BrahMos hit the target in the Arabian Sea with precision. The INS Chennai, built with stealth technology, cannot be detected on the enemy radar and the […]
Vishakhapatnam: The second indigenously built nuclear submarine, INS Arighat, will be a part of the Indian Navy by the end of this year. INS Arighat has cleared all the marine tests conducted over the last three years. It will be equipped with a larger number of ballistic missiles as compared to INS Arihant. Induction of […]
Kolkata: – India and Russia have started the ‘Indra Navy 2020’ exercises. The war exercises are being held in the Bay of Bengal with the participation of both Indian and Russian navies and the significance of the exercises increase further, against the background of the escalating tension on the Chinese border. Destroyers Admiral Vinogradov, Admiral […]
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: 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 […]
New Delhi: – US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, which has entered the Indian ocean, participated in war exercises with the Indian Navy. As per analysts, the participation of USS Nimitz in the India-US joint war exercises is a huge strategic message to China. USS Nimitz entered the Indian Ocean through the Strait of Malacca on […]
New Delhi: ‘Mareech,’ the Advanced Torpedo Defence System (ATDS) has been included in the Indian naval ships and submarines, to locate and destroy the torpedoes fired at them. This system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will prove vital for the Indian Navy. The inclusion of Mareech, in the Indian Navy, when the […]
New Delhi / Port Louis: On Saturday, the INS Kesari Warships, which have been deployed under the Mission Sagar to deliver medicines to five nations, reached Port Louis in Mauritius. Earlier, India had provided 13 tons of vaccines with medical equipment and Hydroxychloroquine to Mauritius via Air India flight. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of Mauritius […]