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Chinese naval profile in the Eastern Indian Ocean has increased in recent yearsThe Eastern Indian Ocean (EIO) is witnessing the increasing military presence of China. Two recent developments are significant in this regard: first, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has recently conducted maiden naval exercises with Cambodia.It points to the strengthening of China-Cambodia defence ties.
Deterrence capabilities have been deployed in the territories of Andamans and Nicobar Islands. India is monitoring the Chinese aided activity in the nearby Coco Islands of Myanmar. Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan visited Andamans and Nicobar Islands to review military preparedness in January 2023The government has deployed deterrence capabilities in island territories of Andamans and
New Delhi: The bell installed on the first INS Vikrant which was part of the Indian Navy from 1961 for 36 years, has now been returned to the country’s latest and first ‘Made-in-India’ aircraft carrier of the same name commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year.The bell was on the first INS Vikrant in 1961 after India bought a British-origin aircraft carrier HMS Hercules and gave it
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Alerts Prime Minister Narendra Modi about China’s Sri Lanka Radar Plan in Dondra Bay that Threatens India’s Strategic AssetsThe radar base will focus on monitoring the activities of the Indian Navy, apart from attempting to evaluate India’s strategic assets in South India reported PGurus website.Defence Minster Rajnath Singh has alerted Prime Minster Narendra Modi
India and China have been engaged in a border dispute along the eastern (Arunachal) and western sectorsIndia has confronted Myanmar in recent months with intelligence showing that China is providing assistance in building a surveillance post on a remote island in the Bay of Bengal, Bloomberg reported citing Indian officials. The Indian government representatives have shared satellite imagery with
A large-scale joint services exercise ‘Kavach’ involving assets of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) concluded in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday.Conducted by the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) – the only Joint Forces Command of the country – the joint-military exercise aimed at finetuning joint war-fighting capabilities and
The Armament Research And Development Establishment (ARDE) in association with the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) has successfully developed an Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ER-ASR) to enhance the range of existing RGB-60 Anti Submarine Rocket from 5.3 km to 8.0+ kms. ERASR consists of two motor propulsion systems which can fire the rocket in Short Range mode and Long
According to the public sector shipyard, the contract signals its debut into platforms with advanced weaponsSix Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMV) will be built by the Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Indian Navy at the cost of 9,805 crores, with ship deliveries expected to start in 2027.According to the state-run shipyard, the contract signals its debut into platforms with advanced
The 10th Edition of annual Indian Navy Sri Lanka Navy bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-2023 is scheduled to be held at Colombo from 3rd of April. The exercise is being conducted in two phases of three days each, the Harbour Phase followed by Sea Phase. The Indian Navy will be represented by INS Kiltan and INS Savitri while Sri Lanka Navy will have SLNS Vijayabahu and SLNS Samudura. In addition,
The prospects for China projecting military power over the Indian Ocean from Pakistan’s western coast are growing, a report by the Washington-based US Institute of Peace has said.Chinese basing has meaningful support within Pakistan’s strategic circles. The material and political obstacles to upgrading naval access into wartime contingency basing appear to be surmountable and diminishing over