Indian Navy
US authorises $2.6-bn sale of 24 MH-60R choppers to India
03 Apr 2019
MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters will provide India the capability to perform anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare missions as also secondary missions, including vertical replenishment, search and rescue, and communications relay
NCLT orders liquidation of Bharti Defence, dumps Edelweiss game plan
17 Jan 2019
The decision leaves more than 850 employees and construction of two dozen defence vessels stranded and brings about Rs11,373-crore loss to lenders
Indian Navy to get first of 2 indigenous aircraft carriers in 2020
04 Dec 2018
The case for IAC-2 is being progressed so that the Navy will have three aircraft carriers, including the refurbished INS Vikramaditya, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command, Vice-Admiral Karambir Singh said on Monday
Japan, India likely to sign military logistics pact
23 Oct 2018
The proposed Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement would allow the Indian Navy access to a Japanese base in Djibouti, where China also maintains a base, while the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force would get to use India’s military installations on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Indian Navy augments submarine rescue capability
17 Oct 2018
The successful trials place the Indian Navy among a small league of world navies that have the ability to undertake rescue operations from disabled submarines at sea
Defence ministry clears Rs21,000-cr purchase of 111 copters for Navy
25 Aug 2018
In all, the Defence Acquisition Council has accorded approval for procurement of equipment for the services worth approximately Rs46,000 crore
Navy ends 'Operation Madad'
25 Aug 2018
Goa under alert as Coast Guard warns of possible terror strike from sea
07 Apr 2018
Intelligence input from the Coast Guard suggests the terrorists may use an Indian trawler released by Pakistan to land on the western coast, possibly hitting tourist infrastructure on the Goa coast
India’s third Scorpene-class sub ‘INS Karanj’ launched, Lamba slams delay
31 Jan 2018
Karanj is the third of the six Scorpene-class submarines being built by MDL under the Project 75 programme of Indian navy. It will undergo rigorous tests for the next one year before it is commissioned
India ends talks on Rs32,000-cr minesweeper project with Korean firm
08 Jan 2018
The defence ministry has now directed Goa Shipyard to look for a new technology partner for building minesweepers under the `Make in India’ programme
PM dedicates INS Kalvari to the nation
14 Dec 2017
With an overall length of 67.5 metres and a height of about 12.3 metres, INS Kalvari embodies cutting-edge technology, making it the Navy’s most potent platform capable of undertaking offensive operations spanning across the entire spectrum of maritime warfare