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.
A 60-year-old former Chinese navy officer surnamed Ruan was sentenced to eight months in prison on Wednesday for illegally entering Taiwan, Taiwan News reported.
"By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations," the US 7th Fleet in a statement said.
According to the Ministry of Defence, the conference is the apex-level biannual event facilitating deliberations on significant strategic, operational and administrative issues between the Naval Commanders.
Eastern Naval Command in co-coordination with Eastern Fleet and other supporting units - Base Victualling Yard (BVY), Material Organisation and INHS Kalyani have successfully completed the overnight loading of HADR pallets including HADR gears, drinking water, victualling rations and medi
The meeting of the Indian Navy top brass comes soon after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's call to the defence forces to be ready for the unexpected at the recently held Joint Commanders' Conference in Lucknow.
The statement came on Friday as fishermen community and the villagers in Tharuvaikulam of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district staged a one-day hunger strike on Monday demanding the release of 22 fishermen "arrested" by the Sri Lankan Navy