Navy To Approach Govt For Three AIP-Equipped Attack Submarines

In the backdrop of the expansion of the Chinese Navy and its belligerence in the Indo-Pacific, India is looking to upgrade its submarine deterrence in synergy with its QUAD partnersThe Indian Navy is expected to approach Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) for acceptance of the necessity for three air independent propulsion (AIP) equipped diesel attack submarines to be built at Mazagon Dock

March 15, 2023
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Project To Develop Indigenous Diesel Engine Gets Sanction, Expected To Be Ready In Four Years: Navy Chief

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar said the Navy had got a sanction for the design and development of a diesel engine for maritime purposes and it was expected to be ready in four yearsThe Navy had got a sanction for the design and development of a diesel engine for maritime purposes and it was expected to be ready in four years, Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar said on Monday while

March 15, 2023
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India’s Expenditure On Defence Imports Down Due To Indigenous Projects

Many significant projects including 155mm Artillery Gun system ‘Dhanush’, Light Combat Aircraft ‘TEJAS’, Surface to Air Missile system ‘Akash’, Main Battle Tank ‘Arjun’, T-90 Tank, T-72 Tank, Armoured Personnel Carrier ‘BMP-II/IIK’, Su-30 MK1, Cheetah Helicopter, Advanced Light Helicopter, Dornier Do-228, High Mobility Trucks, INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Chennai, Anti-Submarine Warfare

March 14, 2023
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US-China Rivalry Led To Arms Race, Says Navy Chief

Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said the US-China rivalry is "here to stay and it is not a short spin"New Delhi: Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Monday said the Indo-Pacific region is witnessing a "marathon" US-China rivalry which has led to a naval arms race in the region under which Beijing has added 148 warships in the last decade — almost equal to the strength of entire Indian maritime

March 14, 2023
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‘Ex-Army Personnel Should Get Money’: Supreme Court To Centre On OROP

The SC bench asked the ministry to immediately withdraw its January 20 communication, which said OROP arrears will be paid in four instalmentsThe Supreme Court on Monday asked the Ministry of Defence to give a roadmap for the payment of arrears under the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme by next week, saying the government cannot take law in its own hands by issuing communication on payment of

March 14, 2023
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Government Sets Target of Achieving Defence Manufacturing Worth Rs 1.75 Lakh Crore By 2024-25

The Indian government has set a target of achieving defence manufacturing worth Rs 1,75,000 crore, including defence exports of Rs 35,000 crore by 2024-25. Minister of state for Defence Ajay Bhatt said the value of production undertaken by private companies and state-run defence manufacturers in 2021-22 was Rs 86,078 crore while the amount was Rs 88,631 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 63,722 crore in

March 13, 2023
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Indian Government Should Consider 65,000-Ton Aircraft Carrier: Navy Veteran

Prime Minister Modi on the deck of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS VIKRANTThe Indian Navy currently operates two aircraft carriers – the Russian-built 40,000-ton INS Vikramaditya and the 44,000-ton indigenously produced INS VikrantThe government of India should "seriously" consider the navy’s request for a much larger third aircraft carrier, a veteran who served in the country’s

March 13, 2023
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Navies of India, Australia, Japan, US, France And UK To Participate In Exercise La Perouse

New Delhi: Personnel, ships and integral helicopters of the Royal Australian Navy, French Navy, Indian Navy, Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force, Royal Navy and the United States Navy will participate in Exercise La Perouse. The third edition of the multilateral exercise La Perouse will be conducted in the Indian Ocean Region from March 13-14.The biennial exercise La Perouse is conducted by the

March 13, 2023
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