Page 18 - Latest Updates on Indian Navy
Defence equipment: To lease or not to lease, opinion divides govt
Some argue policy will tie the hands of defence ministry bureaucrats; others call it path-breaking
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Second phase of Malabar naval exercise in Arabian Sea begins today
The mega exercise is taking place at a time India and China are locked in an over six-month-long bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh.
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Scorpeone sub to debut as second phase of Malabar exercise begins today
For the first time, the naval exercise is being held off both East and West coasts
Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh visits naval air station in Campbell Bay
The air station, INS Baaz, keeps an eye on several critical international sea lanes passing through the Indian Ocean Region
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In pictures: Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine 'Vagir' launched
Indian Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine 'Vagir' was launched on Thursday at Mumbai's Mazagon Dock
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Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine 'Vagir' launched at Mazagon Dock
Indian Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine 'Vagir' was launched on Thursday at Mumbai's Mazagon Dock
Five years of One Rank One Pension a momentous occasion: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the One Rank One Pension scheme for armed forces veterans was a historic step to ensure the well-being of our soldiers
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India engaging with nations at strategic level in Indian Ocean: Navy Chief
India is actively engaging with nations at the strategic level in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) under the ambit of government initiatives, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh said on Friday
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13 years on, the Quad resumes war games amid China's growing assertiveness
The navies of India, US, Japan and Australia are back together for Exercise Malabar
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Centre gets time till Dec 31 to grant permanent commission to women in Navy
The Supreme Court extended till December 31 the deadline for implementation of its judgement on grant of permanent commission to women SSC officers in Indian Navy
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Navy Chief reviews combat readiness, makes an address from INS Vikramaditya
Admiral Karambir Singh on Thursday addressed a select group of combatants of the Navy's Carrier Battle Group over a broadcast from the INS Vikramaditya, India's only aircraft carrier
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INS Kavaratti: Why time, cost overruns are endemic to warship projects
Indigenously built warfare corvette set to be commissioned
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INS Kavaratti in pics: A combat-ready ship to take on hostile submarines
Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane commissioned the last of four indigenously built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes 'INS Kavaratti' into the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam on Thursday
Indigenous stealth corvette INS Kavaratti to be commissioned into Navy
Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane will commission the last of four indigenously built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes 'INS Kavaratti' into the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam on Thursday
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Amid Ladakh row, Australia to be part of Indian Navy's Malabar exercise
The US and Japan are the other countries that participate in the annual exercise, which is likely to take place next month in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea
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BrahMos supersonic cruise missile successfully test-fired from INS Chennai
The missile was fired from INS Chennai, a stealth destroyer, and it hit the target with pin-point accuracy after performing "extremely complex" manoeuvres
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Indian Navy scraps tender to procure 4 Landing Platform Docks at Rs 20k cr
The LPDs are used to transport troops, land warfare assets such as tanks, helicopters and vessels into a war zone by sea.
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Navy cancels Reliance Naval's Rs 2,500 cr offshore patrol vessel contract
The Indian Navy has cancelled Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd's (RNEL) Rs 2,500-crore naval offshore patrol vessels (NPOVs) contract, owing to delay in delivery of the vessels
Two-day coastal security exercise Sagar Kavach concludes today
A two-day Coastal Security Exercise- 'Sagar Kavach'- to assess the preparedness of all agencies towards dealing with an asymmetric threat emanating from the sea, concluded on Thursday.
Pakistan flexes its muscles, adds over 50 vessels to its naval fleet
Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi said in his farewell address that the Navy will induct four Chinese frigates in the next few years and as many Turkish medium-class ships between 2023 and 2025
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