Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday lauded the successful launch of the Indian Navy's GSAT 7R (CMS-03) by the LVM3 launch vehicle, terming it as "Bahubali."
The satellite would enhance the Navy's space-based communications and maritime domain awareness capabilities with indigenous, state-of-the-art components developed specifically to meet the Indian Navy's operational requirements.
Tri-Services Exercise (TSE-2025) "Trishul", being conducted by the Indian Navy as the lead service jointly with the Indian Army and Indian Air Force, will commence in early November 2025.
GSAT-7R will provide robust telecommunication coverage across the Indian Ocean Region. Its payload includes transponders capable of supporting voice, data, and video links over multiple communication bands. This satellite will significantly enhance connectivity with high-capacity bandwidt
The satellite would strengthen Navy's space-based communications and maritime domain awareness capabilities with the indigenous state-of-the-art components developed specifically to meet the Indian Navy's operational requirements.
Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus instructed the chiefs of Bangladesh's three armed services to take all measures to ensure security ahead of the 13th National Parliament election scheduled for February. The military will deploy personnel across the country to maintain order.
Vice Admiral B. Sivakumar, AVSM, VSM, assumed the position of the 40th Chief of Materiel on 1 November 2025. He is a distinguished alumnus of the 70th Course at the National Defence Academy and was commissioned as an Electrical Officer in the Indian Navy on July 1, 1987.
The Indian Navy is closely monitoring the presence of "extra-regional powers" in the Indian Ocean, Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan said on Friday.
India is set to join the next edition of the Malabar exercise in Guam in November, marking another step in strengthening the operational coordination between the Quad nations India, the US, Japan, and Australia.
The event will, for the first time, feature the participation of the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant along with the Kalvari-class submarines. President Droupadi Murmu will review the fleet on February 18.