Boost for the Indian Navy! The Ministry of Defence is poised to approve a massive Rs 70,000 crore contract for the construction of new warships for the Indian Navy. These state-of-the-art stealth frigates will be the most technologically advanced vessels to be built in India and are a continuation of the Nilgiri class currently under…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy is ensuring that no nation “suppresses another” in Indo-Pacific or “endangers its strategic autonomy” on the basis of economic strength or military power, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, in a clear reference to China’s continuing attempts to expand its strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).“Securing free…
NEW DELHI: The Navy will remain operationally ready at all times to deter adversaries in view of the existing and emerging challenges in the maritime domain, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said on Tuesday.Taking over as the 26th chief of the 140-warship Navy from Admiral R Hari Kumar, Admiral Tripathi said the maritime force’s primary mandate…
PUNE: A Maharashtra safai worker‘s 20-year-old daughter has beaten 400-odd Agniveer aspirants to a berth in the Indian Navy as a cadet, using adversity and her mother’s “never-say-die attitude” as the wind in her sails to fulfil a long-cherished dream. Shweta Pandit, whose mother Jyoti is part of a cooperative of self-employed safai workers called…
NEW DELHI: Indian Naval warship INS Talwa intercepted a suspicious dhow on Monday and apprehended 940 kg narcotics from it. The operation, executed with precision by the ship’s specialist boarding teams and MARCOs (Marine Commandos), resulted in the confiscation of a staggering 940 kilograms of contraband narcotics.The seized drugs, indicative of illicit trafficking activities in…
NEW DELHI: Indian Navy on Saturday said that 9 pirates who surrendered following the Navy’s rescue operation on an Iranian fishing vessel are being brought to India for further legal action under the Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2022.According to a statement from the Navy’s spokesperson, the crew which consisted of 23-Pakistani nationals were given a medical…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy will bring 9 Somali Pirates involved in the hijacking of an Iranian fishing vessel with 23 Pakistani crew to India.The Indian Navy recently intercepted and rescued an Iranian fishing vessel, Al-Kambar 786, along with its 23-member Pakistani crew in the Arabian Sea. The operation took place on Friday, prompted by…
NEW DELHI: Responding to yet another piracy attack, the Indian Navy intercepted and rescued a hijacked Iranian fishing vessel Al-Kambar 786 and its 23-member Pakistani crew in the Arabian Sea on Friday.“The nine armed pirates, who had boarded the fishing vessel around 90 nautical miles south-west of Socotra late on Thursday evening, were forced to…
NEW DELHI: Responding to yet another piracy attack, the Indian Navy on Friday intercepted an Iranian fishing vessel Al- Kambar 786 in the Arabian Sea after diverting two warships for the maritime security mission.The fishing vessel was reportedly boarded by nine armed pirates around 90 nautical miles south-west of Socotra late on Thursday. “Based on…
NEW DELHI: With changing strategic priorities, the Indian Navy is set to commission a naval detachment, INS Jatayu in the Minicoy islands of Lakshadweep on March 6 in the the presence of Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar .According to officials, the new base will give Navy a strong foothold in Indian…
