INS Vikrant Gets Back Its ‘Original’ 1961 Bell

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

April 9, 2023
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New Military Hardware To Be Bought Across Systems

In the last 12 months, DAC accorded its acceptance of necessity (AoN) for projects worth more than 2.71 lakh croreUnder India’s defence procurement rules, the AoN by the council is the first in a series of steps towards buying military hardware.Eyeing a sweeping military capability boost in the midst of a lingering border row with China in eastern Ladakh, which is set to enter its fourth year in

April 9, 2023
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Massive Joint Services Exercise In Andaman Sends A Strong Message To China

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

April 7, 2023
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Anti-Submarine Rocket Developed By ARDE With Extended Range of 8.5 km Test Fired Successfully From INS Chennai

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

April 6, 2023
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April 6, 2023
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Legal Process Initiated For Former Indian Navy Sailors In Qatar: Mea

New Delhi: India said on Thursday that the legal process for eight former Indian Navy personnel, who have been held in solitary confinement in Qatar on unspecified charges since last August, has started.The eight men were working at Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy Services, a private company owned by an ex-Oman Air Force officer."We understand that the case has been referred to the

April 6, 2023
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Germany Expected To Present Government-To-Government Proposal For Sale of Submarines To India

German HDW Type-214 SubmarineThe Navy, which is staring at a dwindling sub-surface fleet, is looking to procure six advanced diesel-electric submarines under Project-75IGermany is soon expected to present a proposal to India for the sale of advanced conventional submarines through the government-to-government route, it is learnt.The Navy, which is staring at a dwindling sub-surface fleet, is

April 6, 2023
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April 6, 2023
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