Tag: Indian Navy
India, Vietnam to conduct 2-day naval exercise in South China Sea
INS Kiltan has been sent to the country to deliver relief material for flood-affected people in central Vietnam and it will participate in the exercise from 26 to 27 December.
Army’s proposed ‘Tour of Duty’ recruitment model could be expanded to Navy and IAF too
Three-year volunteer scheme is being designed to attract more youth to Army, fill up officers’ vacancies, and reduce ballooning defence pensions.
Boeing announces successful ski-jump of Super Hornets, eyes Indian Navy deal for the fighters
Boeing is sceptical about Navy’s plan to combine procurement tender for multi-role carrier-based fighter aircraft along with that of the IAF’s for 114 planes.
INS Viraat dismantling has begun, but a final effort is still on to convert it into museum
Envitech Marine Consultants is hopeful of getting NOC from the government. But shipbreaker has already begun the dismantling process.
Ballistic missile submarine Arighat in final stages of trials, to be commissioned early 2021
Once Arighat is commissioned, India will have two operational SSBNs that are equipped with the 750-KM range K-15 missile, designed for retaliatory nuclear strikes.
India working on next ‘Astra’ missile with 160 km range as Mk1 is integrated in IAF & Navy
The DRDO expects to complete the extension of range by May 2022. Astra is an indigenous beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile.
World War 2 veteran Col Prithipal — only Indian to serve in Army, Navy & Air Force — turns 100
In a career spanning nearly three decades, Col Prithipal Singh Gill served as a flying cadet, a Navy officer before finally retiring as a colonel in December 1970.
With China factor in play, Modi govt now open to Navy’s third aircraft carrier demand
Although the current focus is on submarines, there is a change in the government’s position regarding a third aircraft carrier for the Navy.
Navy orders Israeli SMASH 2000 Plus systems to tackle drones, more contracts in offing
The contract, awarded by the defence ministry, is expected to increase operational effectiveness with quicker and more accurate strike abilities against drones.
Why Indian Navy is getting a camouflage uniform like the Army and Air Force
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