Category Archive: Indian Navy

Indian warships makes port calls in South-East Asian nations

KUALA LUMPUR: Four Indian front line warships on an operational deployment to the South China Sea and the Western Pacific has made port calls in Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, seeking to strengthen bilateral maritime… Continue reading

Indian Naval manpower to be doubled in next 15 years

NEW DELHI (PTI): Expanding its combat assets by inducting several new platforms including nuclear submarines, fighter planes and aircraft carriers, the Navy has decided to almost double the size of its manpower in… Continue reading

BrahMos supersonic missile successfully test fired off Goa coast

Panaji: India today successfully test fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Navy’s latest guided missile frigate INS Tarkash off the coast of Goa. The missile performed the high-level ‘C’… Continue reading

Indian indigenous aircraft carrier to be launched in August

PANAJI: Indian Navy’s indigenously-built aircraft carrier would be launched on August 12 this year, while INS Vikramaditya (purchased from Russia) will arrive before the end of 2013, Union Defence Minister A K Antony… Continue reading

India to commission its first supersonic naval fighter squadron of MiG-29K jets

NEW DELHI: India on Saturday will commission its first-ever squadron of naval supersonic fighters, the MiG-29K “air superiority” jets, which will eventually operate from the decks of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya ( Admiral… Continue reading

India receives retrofited sub INS Sindhurakshak

India’s Russian-built submarine Sindhurakshak arrived at its home port Mumbai after an overhaul including structural hull upgrades at the Zvezdochka shipyard. MUMBAI, May 3 (UPI) — India’s Russian-built submarine the INS Sindhurakshak arrived… Continue reading

Russia to help India build 4 Project 15B guided-missile destroyers

The shaft lines for the Indian Navy’s Project 15B destroyers will be produced by the Baltic Shipyard. The Baltic Shipyard will produce four sets of shaft lines for India’s newest torpedo-boat destroyers under… Continue reading