NEW DELHI: The Navy is going hi-tech with a vengeance. With state-of-the-art warships, weapons and sensors being progressively inducted by the force, it wants “sea warriors” capable of handling the intricate challenges of the massive technological revolution under way. First, the Navy implemented plans to ensure virtually all its new ...
Read More »Govt. Finally Nods to Rs. 1,900 crore Navy deal
The central government today has finally given a nod to the pending Rs. 1,900 crore deal for the Navy to obtain 2 Deep-Submergence Vessels (DSRVs) which are none other than basic submarines that work with or rather ‘mate’ with ‘disabled’ submarines to help sailors those are trapped deep underwater to ...
Read More »Indian Navy launches fifth ship of LCU
The fifth Landing Craft Utility ship of LCU MK IV project, was launched at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd shipyard in Kolkata. LCU L-55 is the fifth vessel in the series of eight Landing Craft Utility Ships being designed and built by M/s GRSE for the Indian Navy. The ...
Read More »GRSE launches second anti-submarine ‘Kadmatt’ in Kolkata for Indian Navy
The public sector shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has launched the second homegrown anti-submarine warfare (ASW) called ‘Kadmatt’ for the Indian Navy. The Kadmatt ASW is part of Indian Navy’s Project -28 which aims to modernize the navy by creating stealth corvettes to destroy enemy submarines. The ASW ...
Read More »INS Trikand on 3-Day Visit to Turkey
India and Turkey share deep historical connections and the bilateral relations have been strengthened by exchange of visits by leaders of both countries in recent times. INS Trikand, commanded by Captain Vinay Kalia, is a sophisticated warship equipped with a versatile range of weapons and sensors capable of addressing threats ...
Read More »Indian Navy to commission three immediate support vessels
In keeping with the Prime Minister’s call to ‘Make in India’, 14 of the ISVs were built indigenously by M/s SHM Shipcare, Thane while four were built by M/s ADSB and five by M/s Rodman Polyships. They are the last three of 23 Immediate Support Vessels and were commissioned into ...
Read More »INS Kochi, the largest India-made warship, commissioned
Destroyer warships are the second-most powerful vessels after aircraft carriers. The 7500 tonne ship was been built at the Mazagaon Dock Limited(MDL), Mumbai and is the largest warship to be built in India. INS Kochi, packed with weapons and sensors as well as advanced stealth features. INS Kochi is the ...
Read More »Hindustan Shipyard may join hands with Hyundai to build fleet support ships
News: Hindustan Shipyard Ltd., the largest shipbuilding enterprise under Ministry of Defence, and world’s premier shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) are likely to undertake joint construction of self-propelled fleet support ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy. The joint collaboration with Hyundai is taking concrete shape after a visit to South ...
Read More »Cochin Shipyard making Rs 4,357-cr ships, carriers
News: The Cochin Shipyard is building fast patrol vessels and indigenous aircraft carriers worth Rs 4,357 crore for the Defence. The orders to the Cochin Shipyard include a contract worth Rs 2,848 crore for building indigenous aircraft carriers (IAC) for the Indian Navy, Radhakrishnan said. He said 14 FPVs have ...
Read More »Indo-Israeli Barak 8 missile to be test-fired this month
News: Barak 8 is being considered to be a major asset for Indian Navy because it would add a potent system designed to destroy any anti-ship missile launched by Pakistani or Chinese navy. India and Israel are likely to test fire this month the long-range surface-to-air Barak 8 missile, jointly ...
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