India's military might to reach new highs in 2014
India seems to have begun the New Year on a military high with Russian-origin aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, which set sail from Russia over a month ago, expected to reach its home base in Karwar around January 14-15. Besides, the country has raised its first mountain strike corps in Ranchi to face the Chinese in the mountains of the North-East. INS Vikramaditya left Russia in the beginning of December, accompanied by destroyer INS Delhi, frigate INS Trikhand and tanker INS Depak. After they entered Arabian sea, seven more warship…
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…
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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