With Cyclone Dana expected to make landfall anytime on Thursday, in Odisha and West Bengal, the Indian Navy has been preparing to conduct any Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations needed.
The Russian submarine Ufa has docked at Kochi, India. The Indian Navy warmly welcomed the submarine, accompanied by the rescue tug Alatau, as part of a business call from the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet.
The Indian Navy's INS Kalpeni arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Saturday and received a warm welcome from the Sri Lankan Navy. This visit is aimed at bolstering maritime cooperation between the two countries.
GE Aerospace's LM2500, engineered for reliability and performance, has been chosen to power the Indian Navy's Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMV) built by Cochin Shipyard Limited located in Kochi, India.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday stressed the need to continuously empower the Indian Navy in view of the ever-growing global interest in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
The first ship of the two Multi-Purpose Vessel project, being built by L&T, Shipyard for the Indian Navy, was launched on Tuesday at L&T, Kattupalli, a press release said.
In a heartfelt tribute, the Indian Navy on Thursday honoured the late Ratan Tata, an iconic leader who passed away at the age of 86 at Breach Candy Hospital on Wednesday night.
"Malabar 2024 reaffirms the Indian Navy's commitment to maritime security and cooperation among like-minded nations in the Indo-Pacific," said Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Indian Navy.
In a mega boost for the Indian Navy and surveillance capabilities of the defence forces, the Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the major deals for building two nuclear submarines indigenously and buying 31 Predator drones from the US.
Indian Naval Ships Tir, Shardul and Indian Coast Guard Ship Veera of First Training Squadron (1TS) of the Indian Navy on long-range training deployment arrived at Muscat, Oman on October 5.