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Indian Naval Ships Tamal and Surat visited Jeddah Islamic Port on August 27-28, 2025, to strengthen defence ties between India and Saudi Arabia through ongoing naval exchanges.INS Tamal, a newly commissioned multi-role stealth frigate of the Krivak/Tushil class, was commissioned on July 1, 2025, at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, marking the last warship built abroad to be inducted
A high-level delegation representing the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force
recently conducted a crucial visit to the headquarters of Israel Aerospace
Industries (IAI), marking a significant step in India’s ongoing efforts to
boost its long-range strike capabilities.
The primary focus of this visit was to evaluate IAI’s portfolio of advanced
long-range stand-off weapons (SOWs)
The Indian Navy has embarked on one of its most ambitious technological ventures with the launch of the 24–28 MW Indigenous Gas Turbine Marine Engine Development Program, marking a decisive step toward self-reliance in critical propulsion technologies.Approved in principle on 28 July 2025, the initiative falls under the ‘MAKE-I’ category of the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, the most
Canada said it eventually plans to purchase up to a dozen new subs, with a reported price tag of $60 billion CAD ($43.5 billion USD), to replace the Royal Canadian Navy’s current Victoria-class boats.
The Indian Navy has initiated a major push toward strengthening its counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, a four-day conflict between India and Pakistan that unfolded from May 7 to May 10.According to Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, detailed assessments following the operation have underlined the vulnerability of modern
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on August 26, 2025, commissioned two advanced multi-mission stealth frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, into the Indian Navy at the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.Addressing the commissioning ceremony, he lauded the Indian Navy’s indigenous warship capabilities by drawing a symbolic comparison with the United States’ advanced F-35 fighter jets, stating,
In a significant development that could potentially reshape India’s defence reforms discourse, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, cautioned against hasty implementation of the proposed theaterisation plan, stressing that abrupt structural changes could cause disruption rather than synergy.Addressing a fireside chat at the Army War College, he underlined the importance of gradual
The Indian Navy is on the verge of finalising contract negotiations with the German firm ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for the construction of six next-generation conventional submarines under the Project 75(I) or P-75(I) program.This strategic initiative aims to significantly strengthen India’s undersea warfare capabilities with submarines equipped with advanced Air Independent Propulsion (
The ambitious "Sudarshan Chakra" project, recently announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day 2025, is envisioned as a robust indigenous multi-layered air defence shield aimed at safeguarding India’s vital strategic and civilian assets against hostile threats.On Tuesday, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan delivered his first official remarks on the initiative at
In a significant boost to India’s naval modernisation and maritime security capabilities, the Indian Navy commissioned two Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) stealth frigates—INS Himgiri and INS Udaygiri—on Tuesday in New Delhi. The commissioning ceremony was presided over by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, marking a milestone moment for indigenous warship production under the government’s ‘