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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Maiden Flight of TEJAS Navy Trainer Prototype Aircraft Successfully Conducted

The maiden flight of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Naval Trainer Prototype ‘NP5’ was successfully conducted on Friday, Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) said.The maiden flight was conducted from HAL airport, and the aircraft was captained by Capt Amit Kawade (IN) with Wing Cdr Siddarth Singh (Retd) in the rear cockpit, ADA said in a release.The aircraft took off at 14:20 hrs and was

August 18, 2023
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Indian Navy Performs Maiden Test Drop of Made-In-India Search And Rescue Kit

Indian Navy successfully undertook the maiden test drop of an indigenous Search and Rescue Kit (SARK) on August 15.The SAR Kit gives the Indian Navy the capability to undertake lifesaving missions at extended ranges from the coast and strengthens India’s position as a ‘Preferred Security Partner’ in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).Developed by the Aerial Delivery Research and Development

August 18, 2023
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How To Win India’s Wars With Homegrown Solutions

On 15 August 2014, Prime Minister Modi made an appeal from the ramparts of Red Fort – “Come, Make in India”. Sell anywhere in the world but manufacture here! We have skill, talent, discipline, and determination! Satellite or submarine, “Come, Make in India”. Raising the pitch further, on 12 May 2020, he made the clarion call for Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India).“Win Indian Wars with Indian

August 17, 2023
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President Murmu Launches Advanced Stealth Frigate INS VINDHYAGIRI For Indian Navy

P17A ships are guided missile frigates, each 149 metres long, with a displacement of approximately 6,670 tons and a speed of 28 knots, according to a GRSE officialPresident Droupadi Murmu launched India’s newest warship ‘INS Vindhyagiri’ at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd’s (GRSE) facility on the banks of Hooghly River in Kolkata, West Bengal on Thursday.Murmu arrived in Kolkata

August 17, 2023
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Entire 4,000 Tons Special Steel For Indigenous Frigate Ship INS Vindhyagiri Supplied By SAIL

Steel supplied comprises of DMR 249 A grade HR sheets and plates, symbolises Atmanirbharta in defence sectorReaffirming its commitment to national defence, Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has supplied the entire 4000 Tons of Special Steel for India’s indigenous sixth frigate ship, INS Vindhyagiri, The frigate ship is part of the Project P17A initiative undertaken by the Indian Navy and is

August 17, 2023
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How India Is Gaining Ground In Its Indo-Pacific Maritime Contest With China: Chinese Media

India is not just boosting its military and deterrence but also deepening cooperation with Quad nations, ASEAN and the Pacific islands. But with India still no match for China, it is likely to work on increasing collective pressure while avoiding military measures that would invite a Beijing blowbackOn August 10, Chinese warship Hai Yang 24 Hao, a surveillance vessel, called at the Sri Lankan

August 17, 2023
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