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"With Pakistan soon to acquire eight Chinese Yuan class submarines between 2023-2028, pressure has mounted on Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) to conclude a deal for building three additional diesel-electric Kalvari class submarines with French Naval Group this year so that its submarine building capacity (currently 11) does not turn idle by the end of the year.MDL is giving finishing touches to
Swadeshi Empresa’s Bot undergoing trials on INS Vikrant aircraft carrierFire fighting bot developed by Swadeshi Empresa for the Indian Navy under the iDEX SPRINT initiative was handed over to INS Vikrant for user trials.Detects seat of fire & extinguishes it using water/foam jet/spray, keeps humans away from danger.The Hi-Tech bots have got inquiries from other Navies said the company.The Indian
Visakhapatnam: The Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL) completed internal shaft turning trials on INS Nistar, the diving support vessel (VC 11190), in the presence of Warship Overseeing Teams (WOT).“Achieving shaft turning trials under the power of the ship’s engines through the gearbox within one year of the ship’s launch for a first-of-class vessel is a remarkable feat,” the Shipyard said in a release
Seeking to further strengthen the surveillance along the borders with China and Pakistan, the Indian Air Force is in the process of reviving the indigenous Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft based on the Brazilian Embraer aircraftThe Indian Air Force is set to buy six new indigenous Netra-I surveillance aircraft in an effort to boost its surveillance capabilities along the borders
INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenously-built aircraft carrierINS Vikrant, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, was commissioned last September. The Navy has now submitted a proposal for production and procurement of a second indigenous aircraft carrier, sources said.In a significant development, the Navy has submitted a major proposal to the Ministry of Defence, seeking approval for the
Indian Naval Ship ‘Nireekshak’ successfully conducted vital Mixed Gas Diving training sessions as part of IN-SLN Divex 23. The Indian Navy’s diving support vessel initiated the sea dive on Sunday and after a successful diving exercise, returned today with the Sri Lanka Navy divers.Earlier last week, the vessel arrived at Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee port where Commanding Officer Jeetu Singh Chauhan,
The IAF’s C-17 executed the maiden paradrop of a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RIB)Indian Navy and IAF coordinate in maiden RIB air drop followed by a Combat Freefall exercise by MARCOS, showcasing joint capabilities for maritime missionsThe Indian Navy and Air Force achieved another milestone by conducting the maiden air drop of a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RIB) from a C-17 aircraft near
Army Chief General Manoj Pande while speaking during on “General SF Rodrigues Memorial Lecture” in Manekshaw Centre today, in memory of Late General Sunith Francis Rodrigues, the former Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) and Governor of Punjab on the occasion of his 90th birthday. The event was attended by senior Army officers and veterans.He said that the subject of the talk today is the ‘changing
Besides helicopters, advance landing grounds (ALG) are primarily serviced by the AN-32 tactical transporterThe Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is developing portable automatic weather stations (AWS) for use at remote airfields and helipads where there are no facilities to monitor climatic parameters.While all regular IAF airbases have full-fledged meteorological services or
India planning a 175-200 ship Navy fleet to counter China in Indian OceanAs China seeks to embolden its footprint in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), India faces a steep challenge in increasing its naval capabilities to set up a strong force to protect its geopolitical interests and counter Beijing’s rising aggression.The differences between China and India in terms of naval power is astute, as