Page 25 - Latest Updates on Indian Navy
Indian warships to stay longer in Persian Gulf, but won't join US coalition
Navy ships have been escorting Indian-flagged vessels in and out of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
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Last chance to get tech: Navy says negotiating next 6 subs to take years
Project 75-I, worth an estimated Rs 50,000 crore, will be India's last overseas submarine procurement and hence the last chance to obtain the technology for building the next 12 submarines
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Indian Navy Sailor recruitment 2019: Jobs open for 2,700 posts! Apply now
Application process for recruitment of Sailors for Artificer Apprentice (AA) and Senior Secondary Recruits (SSR) for the batch commencing February 2020 is now open. Register on www.indiannavy.nic.
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Rs 45,000-cr submarines project: Navy issues EoI for shortlisting partners
The project would provide a major boost to the indigenous design and construction capability of submarines in India
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Navy finds defects in Scorpene submarine; one more year of delay
The navy has refused to commission the Khanderi into service until all its defects and deficiencies are fully rectified
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Same food, drinks for all: Navy chief targets inequality in first address
Admiral Singh assumed charge as the 24th chief of the Indian Navy on May 31, becoming the first helicopter pilot to helm the force
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Vice Admiral Verma files fresh petition over next Navy Chief's appointment
The petition will come up for hearing on Wednesday, Verma's lawyer Ankur Chhibber said
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Film on 1971 Karachi harbour bombing by the Indian Navy to go on the floors
The film will be tentatively titled 'Navy Day'; principal photography for the project will begin next year
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New surface-to-air missile technology reduces radar signature of Navy fleet
So far, the Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile has been deployed on three destroyers -- INS Kolkata, Chennai and Kochi. Each of them carries 32 missiles deployed in "vertical launch unit" canisters
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Flat budget means Navy has fewer Sea Guardian drones, P-8I aircraft
Fewer Sea Guardian drones, P-8I aircraft to watch over the Indian Ocean
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Garden Reach Shipbuilders wins Rs 6,311 crore Indian Navy contract
In parallel, Kerala state shipyard, Cochin Shipyard will build another eight ASWSWCs for the same price
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Two Indian naval ships take part in China's biggest fleet review
INS Kolkata and INS Shakti have sailed to the port city of Qingdao, which hosted warships from 60 countries for the maritime spectacle
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Indian Navy launches guided missile destroyer Imphal under Project 15B
Ships under this project can carry and operate two multiple role helicopters
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh to replace Sunil Lanba as next Navy Chief
Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command Vice Admiral Vimal Verma, who is senior to Singh, was among the contenders for the top post
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Indian Navy signs 10-year lease for third Russian nuclear-submarine
Will join the fleet in 2025, after current INS Chakra completes 10-year lease
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Defence Ministry clears Rs 40,000-cr project for 6 advanced submarines
The six submarines will have 'air independent propulsion' (AIP), which will allow them to remain submerged for up to 14 days
Navy launches 1st mega coastal defence exercise covering Indian coastline
Nearly 150 ships, 40 aircraft and a number of other strategic assets of the Navy and Coast Guard have been deployed as part of the 'Sea Vigil' exercise which is "unprecedented" in its scale and size
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Naval Air Station Shibpur to be commissioned as INS Kohassa on January 24
INS Kohassa will become the third Naval Air Base in the Andaman and Nicobar islands after INS Utkrosh
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Two Navy sailors killed as hangar door collapses on Kochi base
Naveen (28) and Ajeet Singh (29) were passing by when the door was "dislodged from its supporting rails above" and fell on them, it said
Navy invites neighbours to join Indian Ocean monitoring facility in Gurgaon
This high-tech control centre obtains feeds from a range of space-based and terrestrial sensors as well as other sources to track fishing boats and commercial vessels
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