How Well Indian Navy Equipped in Global Comparison?
New Delhi (Staff Correspondent), November 16: It is not an easy task to cover a coastline as wide as 7500 kilometres and a country that is exposed to maritime challenges from three sides. With such exposure, threats too areamplified, specially in the given scenario where conflicts between nations are rising over commercial rivalries, trade, energy […]
Why Submarine Race Matters to India and World?
New Delhi (Staff Correspondent), November 15: During the World War I, SM U-35 navigated through the Mediterranean Sea as a symbol of terror. The SM U-35, considered one of the most lethal and successful submarines ever used in a war, had become a nightmare for the German opponents. And hence it was Germany that became […]
India’s Maritime Challenges: Where Do We Stand and Are We “Prepared”?
Often you must have heard or read in newspapers that the Indian navy is conducting exercise with the navies of other countries in the Indian Ocean or the Arabian Sea or in the Bay of Bengal. Are such regular exercise, to boost cooperation with our counterparts so necessary that we end up spending millions of […]
Indian Navy Completes Long-range Training Deployment to Bahrain
Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron – INS Tir and ICGS Veera (an offshore patrol vessel) has completed its long range training deployment to Manama, Bahrain. During the port call, the two sides held discussions on regional maritime security challenges and avenues for future collaboration in training and operations. Interactions at US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) focussed on strengthening […]
Atmanirbhar Bharat: L&T launches first indigenously designed and constructed MVP for Indian Navy
First indigenously designed and constructed multi-purpose vessel (MPV) by the L&T for the Indian Navy was launched at the L&T shipyard, Kattupalli in Tamil Nadu on October 14, 2024. The vessel has been named ‘Samarthak,’ meaning ‘Supporter,’ reflecting its intended multi-dimensional role. The launch is significant as the MVP will be utilized for enhancing Indian […]
Indian Navy Receives Fifth Missile Cum Ammunition Barge, LSAM 13, Built by MSME Shipyard in Visakhapatnam
New Delhi (PIB): The delivery of ‘Missile Cum Ammunition Barge, LSAM 13 (Yard 81)’, the fifth Barge of 08 x Missile Cum Ammunition Barge project, built by MSME Shipyard, M/s SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd, Visakhapatnam for Indian Navy, was undertaken on 25 Sep 24 at Naval Dockyards, Mumbai for INS Tunir. The Induction Ceremony was presided over […]
Navy Safeguards Economic Interests of Indo-Pacific Stakeholders in Indian Ocean: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh addressed the second edition of Naval Commanders’ Conference ‘24 in New Delhi on September 19, 2024. He commended the Indian Navy for playing a crucial role in promoting peace and prosperity in the Indian Ocean, terming the region as valuable & sensitive in view of the economic, geopolitical, trade and security […]