Chief of the Naval Staff of India, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, flagged off INSV Tarini for Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition at Ocean Sailing Node, INS Mandovi, Goa, on Wednesday.
This event marks a significant milestone in Naval Ocean sailing history as the first-ever circumnavigation of the globe on board a sailing vessel, INSV Tarini, steered by Indian women in double-handed mode, Indian Navy officials said.
Indian Naval Ship Talwar and Kenyan Navy Ship Shujaa undertook a Maritime Partnership Exercise at sea. The exercise took place on the completion of INS Talwar's port visit at Mombasa.
India and France are negotiating the deal for buying 26 Rafale Marine jets which are going to be deployed on the INS Vikrant aircraft carrier and different bases.
India Navy on Monday held a curtain raiser event of the second edition of the Navika Sagar Patikrama, an extraordinary mission of circumnavigating, set to begin from October 2
The failure of power generators and batteries on board the MQ-9B Predator drones operated for the Indian Navy by an American firm led to its crash last week off the Chennai coast.
US firm General Atomics is expected to replace the MQ-9B Predator drone at the earliest to carry out surveillance missions for the Indian Navy as per the requirements projected in the contract between the two sides.
Addressing the second edition of Naval Commanders' Conference here today, Rajnath Singh pointed out that India was once a landlocked country with sea shores, but now it can be seen as an island country with land borders.
The Indian Navy said that a High Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft (HALE RPA) encountered a technical failure on Wednesday, after which the aircraft was navigated to a safe area over the sea and carried out a controlled ditching at sea off Chennai.
Taking a proactive approach towards promoting indigenous industry, the India Navy has formed two task forces under Rear Admiral-rank officers to reach out to the Indian manufacturers to find design solutions to its requirements for weapons systems and equipment.