India needs more submarines than 24 currently planned: Defence Ministery
NEW DELHI: Calling for a rethink of its submarine building programme, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said India should look for greater numbers than the existing plan of constructing 24 such vessels. Referring to the existing 30-year submarine building plan that envisages construction of 24 submarines, including both nuclear and conventional, Parrikar said India needed a longer term plan till 2050. The existing plan ends in 2030. He also said that the strategic partnership model is in the last stage and once brought ou…
Anti-submarine warfare ship launched in Kolkata
The fourth and last anti-submarine warfare ship being made for the Indian Navy was launched here on Tuesday, adding a feather to the cap of domestic manufacturing for naval forces. Kavaratti, the corvette which is 90 per cent indigenous, was launched at a glittering ceremony here. Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh lauded the contributions made by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), Kolkata in meeting the growing requirements of the navy. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R.K.…
India inducts new Stealth Frigate : INS Trikand
In a boost to its naval prowess, India today inducted a Russian-built guided missile warship into the Navy at a shipyard in Kaliningrad there. In a boost to its naval prowess, India today inducted a Russian-built guided missile warship into the Navy at a shipyard in Kaliningrad there. "INS Trikand, the last of the three 'Follow On Talwar Class' frigates built in the Russia, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at a glittering ceremony marked by traditional military fervour," a Navy release said here. The induction …
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