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INS Vikrant, First Indigenous-Built AirCraft Carrier to Be Delivered to Indian Navy in 2021: Admiral Sunil Lanba
INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenous-built aircraft carrier will be delivered to the Indian Navy in 2021. Indian Naval Chief Admiral Lanba on Saturday said that INS Vikrant is undergoing outfitting at Kochi Shipyard Limited. He further added that harbour acceptance trials are in progress and sea acceptance trial of this will commence in the latter…
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Indian Navy Ships – INS Kolkata, INS Shakti to Participate in Chinese International Fleet Review on April 23
Two Indian Navy warships would be participating in Chinese international fleet review which is to be held at Qingdao on April 23. These naval ships are – the destroyer INS Kolkata and tanker INS Shakti.
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Indian Navy’s Virtual Reality Centre For Designing Warships Inaugurated by Admiral Sunil Lanba
Indian Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba on Friday inaugurated a state-of-the-art Virtual Reality Centre (VRC) at Directorate of Naval Designin (DND) New Delhi. The centre that will provide a major boost to the indigenous warship design capabilities of the Navy.
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Indian Army Commanders’ Conference 2019: Here Are Key Highlights of The Conclave
The Army Commanders’ Conference is being held in New Delhi from April 8 to April 13. It is an apex level biannual event, which formulates important policy decisions. Army Commanders’ Conference is an important event in planning and execution process of Indian Army.
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Indian Naval Officer Lieutenant Rahul Dalal Saves Man from Drowning in Kochi
Indian Naval officer Lieutenant Rahul Dalal saved a life by rescuing a drowning man at Kerala’s Vypin beach on April 5. Lt. Rahul is a navigating officer in INS Sutlej. According to the Indian Navy, At about 4:10 pm on April 5 the officer noticed a person struggling in water, was unable to swim and…
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Indian Navy to Get MH-60 ‘Romeo’ Seahawk Helicopters Soon; US Approves USD 2.6 Billion Deal
he United States on Tuesday approved the sale of 24 submarine-hunting MH-60R Seahawk Multi-Mission helicopters to India. The entire deal is of $2.6 billion. As per reports, the US’ MH-60R (DSCA) received the approval from the State Department for the sale and the Congress was notified about it.
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India Signs $3-Billion Deal With Russia to Get Akula Class Nuclear Submarine, Chakra-III on Lease
India on Thursday signed a $3 billion deal with Russia to lease another nuclear attack submarine. The Akula 2 class submarine – Chakra-III will be customised and fitted with indigenous communications systems and sensors. The vessel will be ready by 2025.
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Lady Officers in Indian Army to Get Permanent Commission
In a landmark move, lady officers will now be granted permanent commission (PC) in all 10 branches of the Indian Army. The defence ministry in a statement on Tuesday said, “Women officers will be granted permanent commission in the Indian Army in all the ten branches where women are inducted for short service commission.”
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Pakistan Navy Claims it Thwarted Indian Submarine From Entering Its Waters; Indian Navy Terms it as ‘False Propaganda
Pakistan today claimed that its navy chased away the Indian Naval submarine after it entered its waters on March 4. A Pakistani Navy spokesperson said that they used its specialised skills to ward off the submarine, successfully keeping it from entering Pakistani waters.
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Defence Budget 2019 is Only 1.5% of GDP Despite Crossing 3-Trillion Mark, Lowest Since 1962 War
The Narendra Modi government on Thursday allocated Rs 3.05 Lakh Crore for the defence forces of the country. However, later the defence ministry put the total allocation at Rs. 3,18,931 crore.
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