Indian Navy

01 Aug 2009

The Russian ‘Nerpa’ Akula-II nuclear attack submarine, due for lease to the Indian Navy, has commenced the second stage of sea trials, Amur shipyard sources said.

30 Jul 2009

30 Jul 2009

29 Jul 2009

27 Jul 2009

The first stage of new sea trials of the Russian nuclear attack Akula-II class submarine, slated to be handed over on a 10-year lease to the Indian Navy, has been successfully completed.

27 Jul 2009

After eleven years of construction, INS Arihant, India’s first indigenous nuclear powered submarine slipped into waters flooded into a dry dock at Vishakhapatnam’s Matsya naval base.

24 Jul 2009

Final sea trials of a Russian Akula II-class nuclear-powered submarine, slated for lease to the Indian Navy, are continuing on schedule, a shipyard official said Friday.

16 Jul 2009

Reports in a section of the media suggest that the secretive Indian nuclear submarine programme, referred to as the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV), may finally be unveiled at a Vishakhapatnam naval shipyard on 26 July.

10 Jul 2009

A Russian nuclear-powered Schucka-B (NATO: Akula II) class submarine, expected to join the Indian Navy by the end of this year, has resumed sea trials on Friday in the Sea of Japan. (See: video)

By Rajiv Singh | 03 Jul 2009

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has warned a Russian shipyard that there could be “grave consequences” if  the refit programme of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (ex-Adm Gorshkov) failed to meet current schedules.

29 Jun 2009

29 Jun 2009

Russia will deliver three stealth frigates worth $1.6 billion to the Indian Navy in line with the "contract deadline" of 2012, a senior official of a Russian shipyard has said.

By Rajiv Singh | 23 Jun 2009

Reports quoting Russian officials as saying that India will be leased just one nuclear submarine are bound to raise questions as to how many were actually contracted for by the Indian Navy?

19 Jun 2009

09 Jun 2009

05 Jun 2009

India and Russia may have secured an agreement over the problematical Admiral Gorshkov (INS Vikramaditya) aircraft carrier and other defence deals.

03 Jun 2009

The Russian Schucka-B class nuclear attack submarine, damaged in an accident during sea trials last year, will be commissioned by the Russian Navy in the autumn and subsequently leased to the Indian Navy by the year-end.

02 Jun 2009

14 May 2009

The newly repaired Russian nuclear attack submarine, meant for lease to the Indian Navy, will resume sea trials in June.

14 May 2009

Having failed to elicit a favourable response from India for its Patriot PAC-3 missile defence system so far, Lockheed is now actively pitching for the supply of its much touted Aegis missile defence system to the country.

12 May 2009

The delivery of a much delayed Russian nuclear attack submarine to the Indian Navy is now expected to take place at the end of the year, according to a Russian shipyard tasked with its construction.

11 Apr 2009

By Rajiv Singh | 25 Mar 2009

Engine installation work on India’s new stealth warship, the INS Shivalik, has commenced with the US government providing clearance to American supplier General Electric to proceed with “operationalising” duties.

17 Mar 2009

17 Mar 2009

Even as the Obama administration has blocked a critical contracted defence agreement with New Delhi, it has rushed to clear the sale of eight Boeing maritime recce aircraft to India -a deal worth a whopping $2.1 billion.