Three naval ships reach France to bolster bilateral ties
New Delhi: Indian naval ships--Mumbai, Talwar and Deepak—on Monday reached Saint Denis port of the Reunion Island in France for bolstering bilateral ties and reinforcing cooperation in maritime security between the two countries. India and France have traditionally maintained close and friendly relations with bilateral cooperation being extended to various fields. The establishment of the Strategic Partnership in 1998 witnessed further rise in bilateral ties with regular high- level exchanges at the Head of State and govern…
INS Kolkata, navy’s most powerful warship, to be delivered next month
Indian warship building is coming of age and the Indo-Pacific region knows it. Last week, when an Indian Navy frigate, INS Shivalik, visited China’s Qingdao naval base, China’s navy chief, Admiral Wu Shengli, asked the captain for a tour of the Combat Information Centre, the operation heart of the warship. The Shivalik’s young skipper, Captain Puruvir Das, turned down Wu’s request. The Chinese admiral would be even more interested in touring INS Kolkata, 7,200 tonnes of bristling …
India, China agree to deepen naval ties after landmark exercise
As the Indian Navy's INS Shivalik prepared to leave Qingdao port on Friday after a six-day stay in China, both countries declared that the missile frigate's visit had gone a long way in deepening strategic trust between two navies that are increasingly coming into contact on the high seas. Officials on both sides said the Shivalik’s visit and participation at the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) 65th anniversary celebrations – marked by first-ever maritime exercises …
Russia Ready to Continue Overhaul of Indian Subs
Russia’s Zvyozdochka shipyard said Friday that it could receive by mid-2015 at least two Indian Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines for an overhaul that would extend their service life for another 10 years. “We are expecting the Indian side to deliver one or even two Project 877EKM (improved Kilo-class) submarines for repairs and upgrades with service life extension,” Zvyozdochka general director Vladimir Nikitin told RIA Novosti. Russia has built 10 Kilo class submarines for India and has already overhauled five of them: INS Si…
Indian Navy equipped to deal with threats
Growing by leaps and bounds in the indigenous development of nuclear submarine and an aircraft carrier, the Indian Navy has also acquired new cutting-edge technologies to deal with any challenge to our maritime security, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral D K Joshi has said. “Our crew is undergoing training to get acquainted with the new cutting-edge technologies,” he said at the Indian Naval Academy(INA), Ezhimala, on the sidelines of the passing-out parade of the 85th INA course on Saturday. “There are not many countries in the world whi…
INS Vikrant to be commissioned by 2017: Naval chief
India’s first indigenous Aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, being built at public sector Cochin Shipyard Limited and formally launched in August this year, would be commissioned by 2017, chief of Naval Staff Admiral D K Joshi, said here on Saturday. “With the commissioning of INS Vikrant India will join an elite club of nations with the capability of designing and building aircraft carrier indigenously. There are not many countries in the world to construct their own aircraft carriers,” he said. Joshi was speaking to mediapersons on the s…
Aicraft carrier INS Vikramaditya to be based at INS Kadamba in Karwar
The country’s second aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, being commissioned in Russia on November 16, will be stationed at the Karwar Naval base in Karnataka, a top Navy officer today said. The 44,570-tonne warship, formerly known as Admiral Gorskhov, is being commissioned into Navy by Defence Minister A K Antony after which it would be brought to Karwar, Vice-Admiral Shekhar Sinha, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of Western Naval Command, said. The ship will take a month to reach India. With the commissioning of Vikramaditya, N…
Indian Navy emerging as a major air force
The Indian Navy is on its way to becoming a major air force, with the fleet air arm having achieved several landmarks this year. In May, the first MiG-29K squadron was commissioned at the INS Hansa in Goa, with 20 world-class Russian fighters. In August, the first indigenous aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant, was launched at Kochi. Later this month, Russia will hand over the INS Vikramaditya, formerly the Admiral Gorshkov, which will supplement the INS Viraat to become the navy’s second aircraft carrier. On Wednesday, the navy rec…
Indo-US Naval exercise to begin Tuesday
The Malabar 2013 annual war drill of the Indian and US navies will commence Tuesday and will witness the two forces practising a series of maneuvers including search and seizures and anti-submarine warfare measures, an official release said. The Malabar 2013 annual war drill of the Indian and US navies will commence Tuesday and will witness the two forces practising a series of maneuvers including search and seizures and anti-submarine warfare measures, an official release said. The exercise, which will conclude Nov 13, will f…
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