Indian Ocean Region (IOR)

India invited President of Maldives, Mohammad Muizzu; President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe; Vice President of Seychelles, Ahmed Afif, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina; Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth; Prime Minister...

Panjim, Goa / New Delhi: Keel laying ceremony of the first NGOPV (ex-GSL) was held at Goa Shipyard Ltd, Goa on May 3, 2024. The ceremony was presided by VAdm B Siva Kumar, Controller...

On April 30, 2024, CNS Admiral R Hari Kumar, who took over from CNS Admiral Karambir Singh in 2021, handed over the big white chair in South Block to Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, a...

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight test of the Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART), an anti-submarine missile system on Wednesday May 1, 2024 from Dr APJ Abdul...

The concept of warfare is continuously evolving and becoming broader and more complex, encompassing various elements beyond the traditional state-versus-state conflicts. War is no longer solely defined as conventional warfare between states; it now...

In recent years, the Indian Navy has been bolstering its submarine capabilities to counter potential threats, particularly from Chinese aggression in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). It has intensified its surveillance and patrolling efforts...

Andaman Naval Base: The Indian Army recently conducted a successful test-fire of the long-range BRAHMOS cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, underscoring its commitment to national defence and regional stability. Carried out by...

New Delhi: Indian Navy (IN) has responded to the manifestation of Israel-Hamas conflict in the maritime domain by re-orienting and significantly enhancing the scope of its ongoing maritime security operations since mid-December 2023.   The navy...

The navies of Iran, China, and Russia held a naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman from March 11 to 15. This exercise, which saw the participation of surface and aerial units from the...

New Delhi: The first edition of the bi-annual Naval Commanders’ Conference 2024 was conducted from March 5-8, 2024. The Conference is an institutional forum that enables deliberations on important maritime security issues at the  military-strategic...

New Delhi: Carrying out the next phase of tests for two nuclear-capable ballistic missiles including a submarine-launched one, India will soon test fire the missiles. According to defence sources, between 11 and 16 March...

New Delhi: Witnessing the combat prowess of aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya in a “twin-carrier” operation in the Arabian Sea,  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on March 5 addressed the top naval commanders...

New Delhi: The first edition of the Naval Commanders’ Conference of 2024 is scheduled to commence from March 5, 2024. The conference, this time around, will be held in a hybrid format where in...