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INS Ajay: Indian Navy Launches Yard 3034, Last Ship Of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft Project
The Indian Navy on Monday launched Yard 3034 (Ajay), the eighth and final ship of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC). The ship will be indigenously designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). The vessel was launched in the presence of Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh, Chief of Materiel (COM), in…
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Project Vishnu: Mach 8-10 Missile With Stealth & Manoeuvrability Puts India Among Hypersonic Elite – How ET-LDHCM Can Be A Gamechanger?
With the development of Project Vishnu in progress, India’s defence ecosystem is undergoing a significant overhaul. The project refers to a high-priority Indian defence program aimed at developing an advanced, highly manoeuvrable missile system. This missile — the Extended Trajectory–Long Duration Hypersonic Cruise Missile (ET-LDHCM) — will be developed by the Defence Research and Development…
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INS Sandhayak, First Indigenous Survey Vessel Large, Visits Port Klang, Malaysia
Indian Navy’s indigenously designed and constructed Survey Vessel Large (SVL) INS Sandhayak made her maiden port call at Port Klang, Malaysia, for hydrographic cooperation, from 16 – 19 Jul 2025. This visit demonstrates India’s growing role in regional hydrographic capacity building under the Indian Naval Hydrographic Department (INHD) and the National Hydrographic Office framework.
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INS Nistar, First Indigenously Designed & Constructed Diving Support Vessel, Commissioned Into Indian Navy
INS Nistar, the first indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam on Friday, July 18, 2025. Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, other naval officials and distinguished civil dignitaries attended the commissioning ceremony.
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Aatmanirbhar Bharat: DRDO & AIIMS Bibinagar Unveil First Make-in-India Cost-Effective Advanced Carbon Fibre Foot Prosthesis
First Make-in-India cost-effective advanced Carbon Fibre Foot Prosthesis, indigenously designed and developed by DRDO’s Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) and AIIMS Bibinagar was unveiled at AIIMS Bibinagar, Telangana on July 14, 2025.
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INS Nistar: Indian Navy To Commission First Indigenous Diving Support Vessel On July 18
Indian Navy is all set to commission the first of the class Diving Support Vessel (DSV) Nistar at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on July 18, 2025, in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The event marks the formal induction of the ship which has been indigenously designed and constructed by M/s Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam.
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INS Nistar: First Indigenously Designed, Constructed Diving Support Vessel Delivered To Indian Navy
In a major boost to the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative, Indian Naval Ship (INS) ‘Nistar’, was delivered to the Indian Navy by Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) on Tuesday, July 8 at Visakhapatnam. INS Nistar is the first indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel.
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Boost For Indian Navy! User Trials Of Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket Successfully Carried Out From INS Kavaratti
In a major boost for the Indian Navy, user trials of Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ERASR) were successfully carried out from INS Kavaratti from June 23, 2025 to July 07, 2025. The Defence Research and Development’s (DRDO’s) Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE) in Pune has designed and developed ERASR in association with High Energy…
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Japan Coast Guard Ship ‘Itsukushima’ Arrives In Chennai To Strengthen India-Japan Maritime Ties
Japan Coast Guard (JCG) Ship Itsukushima, commanded by Captain Naoki Mizoguchi, arrived at Chennai Port on July 07, 2025, as part of its Global Ocean Voyage Training, reinforcing the strategic partnership between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and JCG in the Indo-Pacific. The week-long port call includes high-level bilateral meetings, joint professional & cultural exchanges,…
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Indian Navy Conducts 8th Edition Of Annual Safety Review 2025
The eighth edition of Indian Navy’s apex meeting on safety, the Annual Safety Review 2025, was conducted at Southern Naval Command, Kochi from July 2 to 3 25. The meeting held in hybrid mode (both online and offline) was attended by officers from NHQ, representatives from all Command HQs, and Safety Class Authorities. VAdm V Srinivas, Flag Officer…
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