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 […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
New Delhi: The procedure to bring back the Indians stranded abroad, because of the Coronavirus pandemic, has been initiated. According to the action plan, the Indian Navy through its ‘Operation Samudra’ and the Indian Airforce through its operation ‘Vande Bharat’, will bring the Indians abroad, back home, between 7th and 13th May. Three Indian Navy […]
New Delhi: The Indian navy has started preparations to evacuate the Indian citizens stranded in the Gulf, where the Coronavirus is spreading rapidly. G. Ashok Kumar, Vice Admiral of the Indian navy, informed that 14 warships of the Indian navy have been kept in a state of readiness. Lockdown has been imposed in the Gulf […]