Indian Navy
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
China, Russia launch war games in South China Sea
12 Sep 2016
Russia has been the only major country to come out in support of China, which continues to defy an award of an arbitration panel in The Hague that invalidated China’s claims to virtually the entire South China Sea
DCNS gets court order against publishing further Scorpene leaks
30 Aug 2016
Seeking to prevent further publication of information regarding confidential data on the Scorpene submarine that could harm the Indian Navy, French defence contractor DCNS has won a temporary legal reprieve
DCNS may go to court against publication of Scorpene leaks
29 Aug 2016
DCNS, which is at the centre of a global submarine data leak scandal, wants to prevent The Australian newspaper, from releasing any more confidential data that may harm the Indian Navy
Worried Australia warns DCNS after Scorpene leak in India
26 Aug 2016
Australian defence officials have warned French naval contractor DCNS to beef up security in Australia, where it is preparing to build a fleet of submarines worth $38 billion
France’s DCNS probing Scorpene leak, blames competition
25 Aug 2016
French shipbuilder DCNS said today it is investigating the leak of 22,500 pages of data on the six Scorpene submarines that it is building in Mumbai for the Indian Navy
India to join US and Japan in major naval drill off Okinawa
07 Jun 2016
With China expanding its submarine fleet, Japanese warships will practice submarine hunting and anti-aircraft defence during the exercise, which is scheduled to run for eight days through 17 June
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