‘Vikrānta (विक्रान्त)- “one who is courageous, bold, strong and victorious”, a synonym for the Lion (Simha)’ -Mriga-Pakshi-Shastra 02 September 2022 has emerged as a singular date in the…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)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)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 HarikumarThe Russian warship cruiser Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, sank on 14 April 2022 during the conflict in Ukraine. The ship was hit by two R-360 Neptune…
By Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd)This year marks the centenary of the Washington Naval Conference which was held in the capital of the United States from November 1921 to February 1922. This Conference, well known…
By G S IyerLVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian naval forces defending the Odessa region hit a Russian vessel in the Black Sea with gunfire, Ukraine's navy said on Monday. "The enemy has retreated…
The Ninth Edition of India - Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX (Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise) is scheduled at Visakhapatnam from 07 Mar to 10 Mar 2022. The exercise is…
Visakhapatnam, Feb 26 (PTI): Navies of 39 countries came together to affirm 'Camaraderie, Cohesion and Collaboration' as host India set off the biennial Multilateral Naval Exercise MILAN-2022 on the east…
The first ever defence export order of Brahmos supersonic missile system to Philippines’ Navy is a significant milestone for India. As usual, this news of $ 374 million export contract…
By Captain N Shyam Sundar (Retd)Hypothetical Scenario-25 August 2024. In response to continued development of military infrastructure by China in the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea (SCS), the US Navy, in consonance with…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed a framework agreement on Tuesday to use British financing to enhance Ukraine's naval capabilities. Hosting Britain's defence minister Ben Wallace, Zelenskiy in…
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A U.S. naval command ship entered the Black Sea on Thursday as part of NATO manoeuvres that drew a warm welcome from Ukraine but close scrutiny from the…