Maritime Affairs
INDIA’S MUCH-AWAITED PROJECT-75 (INDIA) SUBMARINE DEAL: A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR THE NAVY’S SUB-SURFACE CAPABILITIES!
23rd January 2025: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise, announces that it has been invited by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for commercial negotiations on…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
A DESTROYER, A STEALTH FRIGATE AND A SUBMARINE: LETHAL ADDITIONS TO INDIA’S NAVAL MIGHT!
The Hon’ble Prime Minister (PM) of India, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurated three frontline men-o-war of the Indian Navy (IN) in an impressive ceremony at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
INDIA’S QUEST FOR AN INDIGENOUS NAVAL FIGHTER
The first Indian naval air station, INS Garuda, was commissioned in May 1953. However, it wasn't until 1959 that naval aviation received its first fighter, the Hawker Sea Hawk. This…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
CRITICALITY OF AIRPOWER IN THE INDIAN NAVY
On December 4, 2024, the Indian Navy (IN) celebrated Navy Day. The Indian Navy has made significant progress since its inception, growing from a fleet of just 35 warships at…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Rising Chinese Air Power in the Maritime Domain – Is it Time to Reset Maritime Strategy?
As the world’s focus is riveted to the rapidly spiraling crisis in the Middle East which threatens to escalate with Iran’s retaliatory missile strike following Israel’s extensive air strikes and…
By Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM
Air Domain Awareness and Regional Security
The Indian Air Force, on the sidelines of ‘Tarang Shakti 2024,’ the largest multilateral exercise carried out in the country, also conducted a symposium on air domain awareness. The theme…
By Air Vice Marshal Anil Golani (Retd.)
GROUND EFFECT MARITIME VEHICLES: A RESURGENCE?
On October 16, 1966, a monstrous 300-foot-long aircraft, longer than a Boeing-747, with a 125-foot wingspan/121-foot tail-stabiliser span, glided over the Caspian Sea. The machine was as high as a…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
The Rising Wave of Air Power -Exercise Tarang Shakti
The largest-ever International Air Exercise that mainland Asia has seen in over six decades is underway as the Indian Air Force hosts friendly foreign Air Forces from thirty nations, ten…
By Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM
India’s Maritime Diplomacy: Strategies for Navigating the Indo-Pacific Landscape
The Indo-Pacific region can be understood as a geopolitical area that comprises of the waters of the Indian Ocean, the central and western Pacific Ocean, and the seas that connect…
By EKAMVIR SINGH research associate
Eastern Naval Command Chief compliments the crew of INS Vagir submarine
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command (ENC), on Sunday interacted with the crew of INS Vagir on return…
Indian Navy implements ‘360 Degree appraisal mechanism’ to enhance promotion evaluation
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): The Indian Navy on Saturday unveiled the '360 Degree Appraisal Mechanism,' to evaluating officers' suitability for promotion. The new mechanim is being billed…
India Needs Large Aircraft Carriers
The recent public statement by the serving Naval chief that the navy hopes to place a repeat order on Cochin Shipyard for another Vikrant class is only partly encouraging. Partly…
By Rear Admiral K Raja Menon (Retd)
