MoD Inks Contract With Hindustan Shipyard Limited For Five Fleet Support Ships For Indian Navy

New Delhi: Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Friday has signed a contract with Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam for acquisition of five Fleet Support Ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy.MoD said that the overall cost of the project is around Rs 19,000 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Security had approved the acquisition of these ships during its meeting on August 16, 2023.MoD official said

August 25, 2023
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Army Wing Takes Up Local Projects Worth Rs 44,000 Crore

Niche technologies like logistic & nano drones, counter-drones, loiter munitions, unarmed aerial vehicle-launched precision-guided missiles, etc are being procuredNEW DELHI: The multi-pronged in-house indigenisation push of the Indian Army is leading to successes in the form of projects worth more than `44,000 crore involving niche and modern technologies.Sources in the military establishment

August 20, 2023
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INS Trikand Docks In Iran As Part of Indian Navy’s Operational Deployment

Bandar Abaas: Indian Naval Ship INS Trikand received a warm welcome upon its arrival at Bandar Abbas, the port city of Iran on Sunday.The Indian Naval Ship is on a visit to Iran as part of the Indian Navy’s operational deployment towards cooperative maritime engagement with regional countries, said the Indian Navy spokesperson.“#INSTrikand is on a visit to #BandarAbbas, Iran as part of #

August 20, 2023
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INS Vagir To Reach Australia’s Fremantle On Sunday, To Participate In Exercises With Royal Australian Navy

New Delhi: INS Vagir, an Indian Navy submarine, which is on an extended-range deployment since June will reach Fremantle, a port city in Australia on August 20, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.The submarine, which is the Indian Navy’s fifth Kalvari class submarine, based in Mumbai, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in January this year.During her stay in Australia, INS Vagir will

August 20, 2023
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Giant Strides Made In Last 9 Years Towards Making Our Defence Sector ‘Aatmanirbhar’ Says Defence Minister

Giant strides made in last nine years towards making our defence sector ‘Aatmanirbhar’; Most of the weapons with Armed Forces are made in India: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh. “New India believes in issue-based multi-alignment; takes decisions sans any pressure”. “Govt’s aim is to make India a developed & empowered nation by 2047”The defence sector, in the last nine years, has made giant

August 20, 2023
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Submarine INS Vagir On Extended-Range Deployment To Reach Fremantle, Australia On Aug 20

New Delhi: INS Vagir, an Indian Navy (IN) submarine is on an extended-range deployment to Australia’s Fremantle. The deployment commenced in Jun 2023 and INS Vagir will reach Fremantle, Australia on 20 Aug 23. The submarine, which is the Indian Navy’s fifth Kalvari class submarine, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in Jan 2023 and is based in Mumbai, the press release from the Ministry of

August 19, 2023
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Indian Navy Gets Second Missile Cum Ammunition Barge

Indian Navy’s second missile cum ammunition (MCA) barge was launched at Guttenadeevi in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. The barge has been built by SECON Engineering using mostly indigenous equipment and parts.MCA barges will provide impetus to operational commitments of Indian Navy as they facilitate transportation, embarkation and disembarkation of ammunition to Naval ships. The barge

August 19, 2023
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GSL’s Damage Control Simulator Installed At Port Blair Naval Base

Representation   The Damage Control Simulators are made of a warship or submarine section composed of several compartments, usually engine room and auxiliary room together with a Damage Control room. A roll control device enables to apply a tilt to the ship sectionVASCO: The Damage Control Simulator (DCS) ‘Amogh’, designed and constructed by Goa Shipyard Ltd, was inaugurated at the Indian Navy’s

August 19, 2023
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Navy To Set Up Special Squadron For Drones To Evaluate GRSE’s AUV Naval Chief

The Indian Navy is in the process of setting up a special Remotely Piloted Squadron for aerial, surface and sub-surface drones, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral R Hari Kumar saidThe Navy is already in the process of evaluating several autonomous platforms, including an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) launched by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd a few days ago, he added."

August 19, 2023
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