Indian Ocean Region

New Delhi: In a significant advancement for defence cooperation between India and the United States, a partnership has been established to jointly manufacture sonobuoys, which are critical for anti-submarine warfare (ASW). This collaboration was...

Lakshadweep is a picturesque group of 36 islands, famous for its rich biodiversity, blessed with the hue of natural opulence and surrounded by turquoise water bodies. The word Lakshadweep translates to ‘one lakh islands’ in Malayalam and Sanskrit, though the...

  The emerging frontier for potential combat between nations is seemingly the oceanic floor. Powerful nations are scrambling for dominance in this field. The threat of destruction of seabed assets, causing enormous damage and huge...

New Delhi: The need for a third aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy is likely to be on the top of  the agenda of next Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting scheduled to take place...

  New Delhi: The third Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer Imphal (Yard 12706), being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), was delivered to the Indian Navy on October 20, 2023. The Project is...

New Delhi: In keeping with the decision taken at the Combined Commanders’ Conference -2015 as per the directive of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Annual Joint HADR Exercise (AJHE) CHAKRAVAT, was held as part...

  New Delhi: The maiden edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise 2022 (IMEX-22) was conducted at Goa and in Arabian Sea from March 26 – 30, 2022. The aim of the exercise...

  New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had a telephonic talk with French Minister of Armed Forces Ms Florence Parly on June 2. They discussed matters of mutual concern including COVID-19 situation, regional security and...

  New Delhi. In a boost to Naval air arm, India is set to go ahead with a $3.1 billion deal with the US to acquire ten Boeing P-8I patrol aircraft with the Navy already...

New Delhi: The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) organised a lecture by Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), Maj Gen Abdulla Shamaal, on ‘National Security Vulnerabilities: Issues for...