Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Monday said the Indo-Pacific is witnessing a "marathon" US-China rivalry which has led to a naval arms race in the region under which Beijing has added 148 warships in the last decade which is almost equal to the strength of entire Indian maritime fo
In a bid to promote Make In India defence systems, the Indian Navy is going to hold its senior commanders' conference on board the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Goa.
Addressing ex-Servicemen on the occasion, the Navy chief said MoUs signed with nine corporates for the employment of ex-Servicemen and their next of kin show that the Indian Navy gives top priority to the "care and welfare of veterans".
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Anil Chauhan, and the three service chiefs -- Army Chief General Manoj Pande, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar -- laid wreaths at the National War Memorial(NWM) on Saturday, on the occasion of Armed Forces Veterans Day.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday expressed his bliss on the commissioning ceremony of INS 'Mormugao, a P15B stealth-guided missile destroyer, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, and Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar were among the officials who paid their homage on the occasion.
Speaking at the event, Navy Chief Admiral Kumar said, "The aim of the run was to spread the message of physical fitness and what the Navy is all about. Events like test our endurance, encourage physical fitness and develop stamina."
Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Saturday said that the Indian Navy has given assurances to top government functionaries that it will become completely Atmanirbhar by 2047.
"There are a lot of Chinese ships which operate in the Indian Ocean Region. We have about 4-6 PLA Navy ships, then some research vessels which operate. A large number of Chinese fishing vessels operate in the Indian Ocean Region. We keep a close watch on all developments," the Navy Chief sai
Emphasizing that the services are gender-neutral, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Wednesday said that there are already fighter pilots, and women air operations officers in the Navy, and now, women sailors are also being inducted in the Indian Navy.
Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar was speaking on the inaugural day of the fourth edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD), an apex-level international annual conference of the Indian Navy, which is taking place from Wednesday till Friday in New Delhi.