Indian Ocean Region (IOR)

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...

“Strength respects strength and not weakness. Strength means military might and economic prosperity.” ― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam   India finds itself navigating a rapidly evolving security landscape, marked by dynamic challenges both externally and internally. The multifaceted...

  It is strange with Maldivian new President Mohamed Muizzu. Blinded by his hatred towards India, he is ready to do what archipelagic country’s former President Abdulla Yameen did during his six-year term from 2013...

Mumbai: Indian Navy's latest stealth-guided missile destroyer 'INS Imphal', named after a city from the northeast region and can fire extended-range supersonic BRAHMOS missiles, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in Mumbai on December...

New Delhi: A Parliamentary Standing Committee report tabled in the House on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has expressed ‘concern’ over the existing fighting force levels of the Indian Air Force and has recommended...

Vishakhapatnam: Indian Navy ceremoniously commissioned INS Tarmugli, a Fast Attack Craft (FAC), under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command, at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on December 14, 2023. The ship, a Trinkat Class FAC boasts...