NEW DELHI: In an example of India’s rising global stature and recognition of its effective anti-pirating operations in the Indian Ocean region, Bulgaria‘s deputy prime minister Mariya Gabriel on Sunday extended her gratitude to the Indian Navy for successfully rescuing 7 Bulgarians who were part of a crew that was being held hostage by pirates … Read more
New Delhi: A Bangladesh-flagged merchant vessel Abdullah has been hijacked by Somalian pirates who managed to get into Somalian waters. This was despite the Indian Navy rushing to the spot and managing to establish that the crew was safe. The incident is yet another in the Arabian Sea over the last few months which has seen the … Read more
Bharat Shakti, a Tri-Services Firing and Manoeuvre Exercise, exemplifies the nation’s strong strides towards Aatmanirbharta in defence. Synergised demonstration of indigenous defence capabilities in the form of a Tri-Services Live Fire and Manoeuvre Exercise in Pokhran, Rajasthan. (ANI images/File) PM’s Gujarat And Rajasthan Visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat and Rajasthan on 12 … Read more
Home Viral WATCH: MiG-29K Jets Synchronised Take Off From Twin Carriers INS Vikrant & INS Vikramaditya In Arabian Sea The Indian Navy has released an awe-inspiring video showing two MiG-29K fighter jets launching simultaneously from INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya in the Arabian Sea. Screengrab from video shared on X. An jaw-dropping video of two … Read more
The MH 60R helicopter would enhance India’s blue-water capabilities, extending the operational reach of the Navy and supporting sustained naval operations across spectrums and over vast maritime domains. The Seahawks squadron will be commissioned in the Indian Navy as INAS 334. MH 60R SEAHAWK Helicopters: The Indian Navy will commission the newly inducted MH 60R Seahawk … Read more
Commander Purnendu Tiwari has been released from prison along with seven others but he has yet to land in India. MEA sources say that he might be back next week. Indian And Qatar: The eighth Indian Navy veteran who was sentenced to death in Qatar along with seven others on espionage charges will return home … Read more
New Delhi: Close tracking, a high-speed chase in the ocean and interception by a navy warship led to the confiscation of contraband weighing 3,300 kg, worth several crores, from a dhow that had embarked from Iran. The consignment — which the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said is the ‘biggest offshore seizure’ of drugs in the country … Read more
New Delhi: In a successful coordinated operation at sea, Indian Navy, in coordination with Narcotics Control Bureau, apprehended a suspicious boat carrying almost 3,300 kg of contraband off the coast of Gujarat. The seizure makes it the largest in terms of quantity, in recent times, said the Indian Navy in a statement. The suspicious vessel … Read more
The SRCG will enhance the capability of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard. (Image: X/@NewsIADN) Stabilised Remote Control Guns: The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday signed a contract with Advanced Weapon Equipment India Ltd. (AWEIL), Kanpur for the manufacturing and supply of a total of 463 indigenously manufactured 12.7 mm Stabilised Remote Control … Read more
INDORE: “It happens. It’s part of our lives,” retired Indian Navy commander B K Verma who has returned from Qatar says with stoicism while talking about his daughter’s wedding that he could not attend. Verma (58) was among the eight former Indian Navy personnel released from a jail in Qatar. Seven of them returned to … Read more