Page 12 - Latest Updates on Indian Navy
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"
 "Will neutralise drones, UAVs near installations, says Indian Navy")
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
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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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India, US join to conduct integrated maritime engagements in Indian Ocean
The United States Navy and Indian armed forces again joined together to conduct integrated sea and air engagements off the coast of India on June 23 and 24
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ICJ bill giving Jadhav right to appeal presented in Pakistani Senate
The International Court of Justice (Review and Reconsideration) Bill, meant to provide the right of appeal to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, was presented in the Senate on Thursday
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India must aim to be among world's top 3 naval powers in 10-12 yrs: Rajnath
The defence minister said the naval base being developed under "Project Seabird" should be Asia's biggest
 "India must aim to be among world's top 3 naval powers in 10-12 yrs: Rajnath")
India, US kick off mega wargame in Indian Ocean with eye on China
The Indian Navy has also deployed a fleet of P8I maritime surveillance aircraft and MiG 29K jets, apart from other platforms.
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To bolster security, Britain joins Indian Ocean monitoring hub in Gurgaon
The IFC-IOR, which was established in April 2019, has liaison officers from five countries - the US, France, Japan, Australia and now the UK
Chinese presence in Sri Lanka 'could pose a threat': Indian Navy
Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar said the Indian Navy is very well prepared to secure the maritime boundaries of the country
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Chinese presence in Sri Lanka 'could pose a threat': Indian Navy
A top Indian Navy officer said that it 'could pose a threat' to Indian interests in the region and there is a need to keep a close watch on such activities
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Predator drones helping us to keep watch on 'vessels of interest': Navy
The Indian Navy said that two Predator (MQ-9 Sea Guardian) drones are helping the maritime force enhance its surveillance all across the Indian Ocean region
Navies of India, Thailand begin 3-day coordinated patrol in Andaman Sea
This comes against the backdrop of growing concern over China's increasing maritime presence in the Indian Ocean region.
