- 17 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityIndian Navy
Fire on board aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, no casualties reported
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) A fire broke out on board India's lone aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on Wednesday when it was operating off the strategic Karwar base in Karnataka,…
‘Swavlamban’ – Indian Navy’s Maiden Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Seminar
‘Swavlamban’, the maiden seminar of the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO), was held at New Delhi on 18-19 July 2022. Sh Narendra Modi Hon’ble Prime Minister graced the occasion…
Rafale or F/A-18 ‘Super Hornet’: Who Will Board India’s Vikrant?
India’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC)-1, christened INS Vikrant (in honour of the 50th anniversary of participation of its similarly named predecessor in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan conflict), was launched in August…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Brazilian Navy delegation led by Vice Admiral Liberal Enio Zanelatto Visits India
A Brazilian Navy delegation led by Vice Admiral Liberal Enio Zanelatto, Director of Industrial Production & Engineering, visited New Delhi on 15 Jul 22 and held discussion with senior officers…
India maintains strong ties with neighbours; country helping crisis-hit Lanka: Rajnath
Kolkata, Jul 15 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that India is trying to help Sri Lanka “as appropriately as possible” to deal with the unprecedented crisis that…
Navy fast advancing on path of self reliance: Def minister after launching stealth frigate
Kolkata, Jul 15 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday launched stealth frigate 'Dunagiri', built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), on River Hooghly here, and said that Indian…
Pact for deployment of retired navy personnel on merchant ships
New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI) To benefit personnel retiring from the Indian Navy and provide them opportunity to work on merchant ships, a memorandum of understanding has been signed between…
Navies of India and Indonesia begin coordinated patrol
New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) Navies of India and Indonesia on Monday began a 12-day coordinated patrol in the Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca in reflection of their fast-expanding…
IAF’s ‘VAJRAYUDHA’ : THE ‘ASTRA’ AIR TO AIR MISSILE
“Vajrayudha, also known as Vajra, is Lord Indra’s personal weapon that shoots thunderbolts. The word’s literal meaning is lightning.” A testimony to India’s self-reliance in the Defence Sector and progress…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Defence Acquisition Council, headed by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, clears proposals worth Rs 76,390 crore, in major boost to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’
Following Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s clarion call for ‘Aatmanirbharta’, Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), in a meeting chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh on June 06, 2022, accorded Acceptance…
The Military Power, Strategy, and Conquests of the Chozha Empire
The military strategies of great conquerors are always fascinating for any young and aspiring academician to analyse. The world has seen the birth of many impressive empires from the Greek,…
By Aakrith Harikumar
DRDO & Indian Navy conduct successful maiden flight-test of indigenously-developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile off Odisha coast
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully conducted maiden flight-test of indigenously-developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile launched from a Naval Helicopter from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off…
