Mumbai. The Naval Investiture Ceremony for 2019 was held at the naval helicopter base INS Shikra of Western Naval Command (WNC), Mumbai on April 10.
Admiral Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSM, ADC, the Chief of Naval...
Port Victoria. Ships of the First Training Squadron (1TS) INS Tarangini, INS Sujata, INS Shardul and ICGS Sarathi entered Port Victoria, Seychelles on April 6.
While Tarangini had sailed from Kochi, the other three ships...
New Delhi. Indian Navy and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on April 5 inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to undertake joint research and development of advanced technologies for the Indian Navy....
New Delhi. Staff Maj Gen (Navy) Abdulla Hassan M A Al-Sulaiti, Commander, Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) visited India from April 2 to 5 along with a three member Qatar Navy delegation.
The visit...
New Delhi. Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, Commander of Sri Lanka Navy visited India from March 30 to April 2 on an official visit.
This is the first visit of the Admiral to India...
New Delhi. The third edition of AUSINDEX, an acronym for Australia India Exercise, commenced with the arrival of HMAS Canberra (L02), a Landing Helicopter Dock; HMAS New Castle (06) and HMAS Paramatta (154), both...
New Delhi. Rear Admiral Mahesh Singh, NM assumed charge as Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area at a ceremonial parade at Karwar on March 30.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned...
New Delhi. Rear Admiral Suraj Berry, NM, VSM took over the Command of Eastern Fleet, the Sword Arm of the Eastern Naval Command, from Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM at an impressive...
Kolkata. Indian Navy inducted Yard 2097 (LCU L 56), the sixth of the class of LCU MK IV ships, in an induction ceremony at GRSE Kolkata on March 30.
This is the 100th ship...
Bengaluru. Combat Management System (CMS) for Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) developed by M/s Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division (Tata Power SED) was handed over to Indian Navy in a ceremony held at Tata Power...
New Delhi. INS Magar, an amphibious warfare vessel, departed Mumbai for Port Beira in Mozambique with essential relief material for the cyclone ravaged areas, a Defence Ministry press statement said on March 28.
The Indian...
New Delhi. Vice Admiral MA Hampiholi assumed charge as Director General Naval Operations (DGNO) on March 27.
He is a graduate of the National Defence Academy, and was commissioned in the Executive Branch of...
New Delhi. Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, VSM, assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area on March 25.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned into the Indian Navy in...