Indian Navy
China sets up naval base in Djibouti as India plays war games
12 Jul 2017
Located on the northwestern edge of the Indian Ocean, Djibouti sits well in China’s move to encircle India with military alliances and assets, including the “string of pearls” assets in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka
US state dept licenses export of Guardian drones to India
03 Jul 2017
Guardian drone can remain in the air for over 27 hours and it can reach a maximum altitude of 50,000 feet and has a maximum payload carrying capacity of 1,746 kg
Second India-built conventional submarine ready for sea trials
01 Jun 2017
INS Kalveri, the first new conventional submarine, built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, will be commissioned in July-August, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said on Wednesday
INS Viraat retires today: sink or scrap, Navy weighs options
06 Mar 2017
Sinking the Viraat and converting into a tourist attraction for divers is one of the plans being considered for the ship
Mazagon Docks launches Navy’s second Scorpene class submarine 'Khanderi'
12 Jan 2017
This is the second of the six Scorpene class stealth submarines being built at the Mazagon Dock Shipyard Limited, under Project 75 with technology collaboration from DCNS, France
Missile destroyer INS Chennai inducted into Indian Navy
21 Nov 2016
Armed with supersonic surface-to-surface ‘BrahMos’ missiles and ‘Barak-8’ long-range surface-to-air missiles as also hull mounted sonars and heavyweight torpedo and rocket launchers, the Rs4,000-cr INS Chenni is a formidable force
DRDO develops 4 naval systems for Indian Navy
18 Nov 2016
India to push $1.65 bn amphibious plane deal with Japan
05 Nov 2016
India plans to acquire a dozen of these planes that can be used by the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard
India to acquire 2nd Akula 2-class nuclear sub from Russia
19 Oct 2016
India is acquiring a second Akula 2 nuclear-powered attack submarine from Russia at a cost reported to be close to $2 billion
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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