The Russian United Shipbuilding Corporation has offered India a $1.8 billion deal for a total of six refurbished Kilo-class submarines. The Indian Navy would have three of its Kilos refurbished… Continue reading "Indian Navy Considering Russian Kilo-Class Submarine Refurbishment Deal"
The Indian Navy’s precarious submarine strength got a boost with the delivery of the fifth Kalvari class Scorpene submarine Vagir on December 20, 2022. With Project-75I in troubled waters the… Continue reading "Indian Navy Accepts Fifth Scorpene, DRDO AIP Targeted For 2024"
India’s lone operational SSBN, INS Arihant, carried out a successful launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) on October 14, 2022. The missile was tested to a predetermined range… Continue reading "Indian Navy Conducts SLBM Test From Lone SSBN, Showcases Growing Capability Of Western Fleet"
The President of India and supreme commander of the armed forces, Ram Nath Kovind, reviewed the Indian Naval Fleet off the eastern city of Visakhapatnam on 21 February, 2022. This… Continue reading "India Conducts Presidential Fleet Review With Over 60 Ships, 55 Aircraft"
Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) delivered Visakhapatnam (D66), the first ship of Project 15B destroyer class, to the Indian Navy on October 28. Project 15B is a class of… Continue reading "Indian Navy Looks Ahead To Fleet Expansion With INS Visakhapatnam Delivery"
Indian shipbuilder Mazagon Docks Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) stated to investors in August that destroyer Mormugao and submarine Vagir are slated to be handed over to the Indian Navy in 2022.… Continue reading "India’s MDL Details Impending Deliveries, Confirms Plans For Project-17B Frigates"
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved a list of 107 ‘strategically important’ Line Replacement Units (LRUs) with embargo on imports after a stated time period. These will be procured… Continue reading "Indian MoD Approves Indigenization Of 107 Subsystems"
The Indian Navy (IN) has stated in a submission to the Standing Committee on Defence of the Parliament that it is building up capacity to ensure it will match the… Continue reading "Indian Navy: Using Geography Advantage To Match China; Lists Planned Acquisitions"
India and France are to conduct a joint exercise named VARUNA-21 in the Arabian Sea between the 25-27 April. This exercise is set to be the 19th VARUNA naval drill… Continue reading "Indian and French Navy Conducting Bilateral Exercise In The Arabian Sea"