The sale of MQ-9B drones to India will provide the country "with enhanced maritime security and maritime domain awareness capability. It offers India outright ownership of these aircraft, and this is something that we'll continue to deepen our cooperation with our Indian partners on," US
Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu on Monday highlighted the need to fortify the military capabilities of the island nation and augment its modern capabilities for a comprehensive defence strategy encompassing terrestrial, aerial, and maritime domains.
Concerned over the developments on the Red Sea, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the disruptions caused to commercial shipping due to ongoing developments in the maritime domain.
After recent attacks on merchant vessels off the Indian coast, the Navy has deployed task groups comprising 'destroyers' and 'frigates' to have a complete maritime domain awareness in the region, officials said on Sunday.
Ahead of the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Indian Coast Guard Director-General Rakesh Pal said that the coastal security in territorial waters has been enhanced through patrolling and surveillance capabilities to prevent any terrorist activity in the country's maritime domain
The pledge includes a comprehensive approach, encompassing extensive dialogues, increasingly complex military exercises, and the acceleration of joint projects initiated under the June 2023 Roadmap for India-US Defence Industrial Cooperation.
According to Indian Navy, "The theme for this year's edition of GMC is Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Converting Common Maritime Priorities into Collaborative Mitigating Frameworks, which has been derived keeping in mind the necessity of 'synergising and collaborating efforts'
The department in its notification to the Congress wrote: “FMF will be used to strengthen Taiwan’s self-defence capabilities through joint and combined defence capability and enhanced maritime domain awareness and maritime security capability.”
Working towards the creation of three new Theatre Commands, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Tuesday began deliberations with top Military Commanders from the three services about the nuances of Maritime Theatre Command and the related issues in the maritime domain.
During the port call, the crew from the two ships will engage with personnel from PNG Defence Forces in a wide range of activities, including professional interactions, cultural exchanges, Yoga sessions and ship visits