Page 5 - Latest Updates on Indian Navy
Indian Navy to operate a mix of nuclear, conventional submarine fleet
Across the world, major navies like the American, French, British and now Australian have switched over to nuclear submarine fleet
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Dominance by default: How China was handed East Asia on a platter
Anyone within range of China's expanding navy will have to build capabilities faster and/or work more closely with the US, as Australia has just announced, writes T N Ninan
Indian Navy seals contract with BEL to procure naval anti-drone system
The Indian Navy on Tuesday sealed a contract with defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the supply of the first indigenously developed Naval Anti Drone System (NADS)
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Mahindra Defence Systems bags Indian Navy contract worth Rs 1,349.95 crore
Mahindra Defence would be supplying 14 IADS systems for the Indian Navy warships
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India, Japan, Australia, US kick off annual maritime Exercise Malabar
This is the 25th edition of Exercise Malabar, which began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise
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Three service chiefs visit alma mater National Defence Academy
Earlier, it was only in 1991 that all three service chiefs were course-mates from the first NDA (erstwhile Joint Services Wing) course.
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India, Vietnam carry out bilateral maritime drill in South China Sea
India and Vietnam navies have carried out bilateral maritime exercise in the South China Sea, the Indian navy said on Wednesday.
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INS Vikrant is 12 years late and 13 times the budgeted cost
A saga of shortfalls and ineptitude - in planning, obtaining sanctions, designing, construction and financing - has caused a delay of 12 years in building and shot up its cost 13 times
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INS Vikrant, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier, heads out to sea
The 40,000 tonne INS Vikrant is designed to operate a mix of aircraft
Vice Admiral Ghormade takes charge as new Vice Chief of Indian Navy
Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, a navigation and direction specialist, on Saturday assumed charge as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Navy.
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Will neutralise drones, UAVs near installations, says Indian Navy
The Indian Navy in Goa has warned against flying drones or unmanned UAVs near naval installations, stating that such devices would be "neutralised"
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Defence Ministry issues formal tender for mega submarine programme
The Defence Ministry on Tuesday issued the request for proposal (RFP) or the formal tender to domestically build six conventional submarines for the Navy at a cost of over Rs 40,000 crore
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MH-60R choppers, aircraft to help cooperation with Indian navy: Pentagon
India receiving two MH-60R Seahawk helicopters from US Navy and 10th P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft will strengthen cooperation and interoperability between navies of two countries
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Boost for Navy as delivery of MH-60R Seahawk multi-role helicopters begins
The helicopters, which are the first of 24 Seahawks contracted last year by the Indian Navy for $2.12 billion, were formally accepted by Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India's ambassador to the US
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US Navy hands over first two MH-60R multi role helicopters to India
In yet another sign of strengthening India-US defense relationship, the US Navy has handed over the first two MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters to the Indian Navy.
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From a mere token presence, Rolls-Royce's India operations boom in a decade
A decade ago, Rolls-Royce India was little more than a trading outpost in Bengaluru that provided engineering services using 500 employees from TCS and QuEST
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UK's carrier strike group to carry out wargame with the Indian Navy
The UK's carrier strike group led by aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed into the Indian Ocean region and will carry out a wargame with the Indian Navy later this month
Indian Navy prohibits flying of drones within 3 kms of Naval assets
The Navy's decision came in view of a drone attack on an Indian Air Force base in Jammu last month injuring two personnel
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Indian Navy's reluctance to vacate spectrum likely to delay 5G auction
The entire spectrum offered by the govt in the last auction was sold off at the base price
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INS Sarvekshak completes survey assistance of ill-fated MV X-Press Pearl
The X-Press Pearl reported an onboard acid leak and caught fire just as it was due to enter the Colombo harbour on May 20. The fire was put out only after 13 days.
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