Indian Naval Submarine INS ‘Vagir’ Visits Colombo: Lankan Media

Indian Naval Submarine INS ‘Vagir’, which is the latest indigenous Kalvari-class submarine of the Indian Navy, will undertake an operational visit at Colombo from today to 22 to commemorate the ninth edition of International Day of Yoga (IDY) under the theme of ‘Global Ocean Ring’.The Commanding Officer of the Indian Naval submarine, Commander Divakar. S will call on Commander Western Naval Area,

June 19, 2023
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Acting East On The Seas: India’s Naval Cooperation With ASEAN

New Delhi is evidently seen as a reliable security partner to counter Beijing’s assertivenessIn recent years, New Delhi has increasingly focused on expanding its strategic footprint in Southeast Asia. While key states have expressed impatience with India’s slow steps towards regional integration in Southeast Asia, given New Delhi’s reluctance to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic

June 19, 2023
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Defence Ministry To Hold Two-Day ‘Chintan Shivir’ To Brainstorm On Issues Faced By Departments

Various issues and challenges faced by different departments of the ministry will be discussed at the two-day "Chintan Shivir" in New Delhi on June 19 and 20NEW DELHI: Various departments under the Ministry of Defence are getting together in Delhi for a two-day “Chintan Shivir” to discuss the challenges faced by them.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Sunday said that the brainstorming session will

June 18, 2023
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Indian Armed Forces To Induct Killer Drones Into Military

Of 30 drones, the Indian Navy will have 15 drones under its control and the rest will be shared between Army and Army and Air ForceHyderabad: In a ground breaking development, India’s Defence Ministry approved the acquisition of MQ-9 Reaper drones from the United States.The formal announcement will be made during Prime Minster Modi’s official visits to the USA next week. In a whopping $3 billion

June 17, 2023
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Readiness And Future of India’s Aircraft Carriers

The Indian Navy has reacquired the capability to conduct multi-carrier operations. It demonstrated last week the coordinated deployment of more than 35 aircraft from two aircraft carriers: INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant, and their respective escorts. Meanwhile discussions for the procurement of a third aircraft carrier are ongoing.The twin aircraft carriers fleet operation commenced on June 1

June 16, 2023
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INS Vikramaditya Back In Action After 2.5 Yrs, Navy To Get 2 More Romeo Helicopters To Deploy On Board

The two helicopters will be delivered to India by the US govt around the time Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on an official visit to the country later this month, it is learntNew Delhi: The Indian Navy will later this month receive two MH-60 Romeo anti-submarine warfare helicopters, which will be deployed on board the INS Vikramaditya that has been operationalised after an exhaustive refit

June 15, 2023
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INS Vikrant Goes For Guarantee Refit, To Be Ready For Operation By The End of 2023

INS VIKRANT and INS VIKRAMADITYA during the recently concluded multi-carrier exerciseEven though INS Vikrant is headed for “guarantee refit” at Cochin shipyard, INS Vikramaditya is fully operational and ready to chart Indo-PacificAfter the Indian Navy showcased its maritime teeth and flawless execution of two carrier battle group operations off the coast of Goa in the first week of June, India’s

June 11, 2023
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Military’s Indigenisation Push Spans Basic Items, Big Systems

India’s AMOGH-III Anti-Tank Guided Missile SystemIndia produces a raft of weapons and systems including the TEJAS, different types of helicopters, warships, tanks, artillery guns, warships, missiles, rocketsIndia’s big defence indigenisation push has brought into focus how the country was thus far importing even basic items such as aircraft paint, cargo nets and slings for helicopters,

June 11, 2023
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