Indian Navy
Navy deploys warships to secure Gulf of Oman for Indian vessels
21 Jun 2019
Besides deploying two warships in Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf the Navy is carrying out aerial surveillance and is also monitoring movement of vessels from its Information Fusion Centre at Gurgaon
Govt invites EoIs for Rs45,000-cr submarine project for Navy
21 Jun 2019
The EoI for shortlisting of Indian strategic partners has been uploaded on MoD and Indian Navy websites and the EoI for shortlisting of OEMs will be issued in two weeks, a defence ministry release stated
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa takes over as COSC
29 May 2019
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa will be the Chairman COSC with effect from 31 May 2019 with the superannuation of current chairman Admiral Sunil Lanba
Mazagon Docks delivers fourth Scorpene class submarine `Vela’
06 May 2019
Eight warships and five submarines are currently under construction at MDL, which is one of the country’s leading shipyards with a capacity to meet requirements of the Indian Navy
India Navy ships to participate in PLA fleet review in China
19 Apr 2019
India’s indigenously built stealth guided missile destroyer INS Kolkata and fleet support ship INS Shakti will represent India in the International Fleet Review at Qingdao, China
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
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