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INSV Tarini docks in Cape Town, completing key leg of global voyage

By Khushboo Kumari April 1, 2025 Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi Aquarius Shipyard Cape Town circumnavigation communication equipment Durban Exercise IBSAMAR Falkland Islands gender equality global voyage goa Gordon’s Bay Naval College Indian Navy INS Talwar INS Tushil INSV Tarini international cooperation Kwa-Zulu Natal Lieutenant Commander Dilna K Lieutenant Commander Roopa A maritime cooperation maritime excellence nautical miles navigation Navika Sagar Parikrama II Port Stanley Royal Cape Yacht Club Safety Simon’s Town Naval Base South African Navy Women Empowerment

NEW DELHI: INSV Tarini, the Indian Navy’s esteemed sailing vessel, has successfully docked in Cape Town, South Africa, marking the completion of the fourth leg…

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MoD Signs Rs 62,700 Crore Contracts with HAL for 156 LCH Prachand Helicopters

By Khushboo Kumari March 28, 2025 $8 050 Crore 09 156 LCH 177 Contracts 193 Contracts 2024-25 500 Jobs 65% Indigenous 68 700 Crore 92%922 Crore Air to Air Refuelling Armed forces Combat Capability combat readiness Contract Value contracts Defence defence manufacturing defence procurement Domestic Companies Domestic Industry Equipment Flight Refuelling Aircraft FRA HAL Helicopters High Altitude Highest Ever Hindustan Aeronautics Limited IAF Indian Air Force Indian Army Indian Navy Indigenous Content indigenously designed Jobs KC135 Aircraft Light Combat Helicopters Make in India Metrea Management Ministry of Defence MoD MSMEs Pilots Prachand procurement Rs 1 Rs 2 Rs 62 training Wet Leasing

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has inked two contracts worth Rs 62,700 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the procurement of 156…

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India’s Tri-Service Exercise Prachand Prahaar in Arunachal Pradesh

By Khushboo Kumari March 27, 2025 arunachal pradesh Eastern Army Command fighter aircraft high-altitude warfare india Indian Air Force Indian Army Indian Navy joint operations kamikaze drones loitering munitions military technology multi-domain exercise northern borders Operational readiness Prachand Prahaar precision strikes rocket systems strategic deterrence surveillance swarm drones Tri-Service Exercise UAVs

NEW DELHI: The Indian Armed Forces conducted ‘Exercise Prachand Prahaar,’ a tri-service integrated multi-domain exercise, from March 25 to 27, in the high-altitude terrains of…

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Defence Acquisition Council approves procurement worth over ₹54,000 crore

By Khushboo Kumari March 20, 2025 'Year of Reforms' 2025 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft systems anti-submarine warfare capabilities battlefield mobility capital acquisition process capital acquisition proposals command and control capabilities Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)defence minister rajnath singh domestic defence manufacturing early warning effective and efficient acquisition emerging security challenges faster procurement process force multipliers high-altitude areas Indian Air Force Indian Army Indian Navy indigenous development indigenously developed Make in India initiative Ministry of Defence modernizing armed forces Naval Science & Technological Laboratory network-centric warfare Operational readiness power-to-weight ratio real-time surveillance self-reliance in defence production ship-launched anti-submarine weapons T-90 tanks timely delivery Varunastra torpedoes ₹54

NEW DELHI: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has approved capital acquisition proposals totaling over ₹54,000 crore. The approvals encompass…

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Indian-French navies set to strengthen maritime ties in Varuna 2025

By Khushboo Kumari March 18, 2025 aerial domains air defence drills aircraft carriers anti-submarine warfare bilateral naval exercise Charles de Gaulle combat readiness defence partnership destroyers fighter aircraft free maritime environment French Navy frigates Indian Navy Indo-Pacific INS vikrant intelligence sharing joint operations logistical cooperation maritime collaboration Maritime Patrol Aircraft MiG-29K Rafale-M replenishment-at-sea Scorpene-class submarine Security situational awareness stability strategic maritime cooperation sub-surface surface surface warfare synchronized engagements tactical coordination underwater domain awareness VARUNA 2025

New Delhi: The Indian and French Navies are gearing up for the 23rd edition of their bilateral naval exercise, VARUNA 2025, scheduled to take place…

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Indian Navy’s ₹19,000 cr fleet support ship project: Second vessel’s keel laid at L&T shipyard

By Khushboo Kumari March 13, 2025 000 tons 40 Aatmanirbhar Bharat acquisition ammunition blue water capabilities disaster relief displacement fleet support ship fuel HADR Hindustan Shipyard Limited humanitarian aid Indian Navy Indian shipbuilding industry indigenous design Kattupalli keel laying L&T Shipyard Make for the World Make in India Public-Private Partnership replenishment stores Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan warship production water

NEW DELHI: The keel-laying ceremony for the second of five Fleet Support Ships (FSS) was held at Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) Shipyard in Kattupalli, Tamil…

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Indian Navy strengthens ties with Thailand in high-stakes naval drills

By Khushboo Kumari March 7, 2025 3rd Naval Area Command Cultural Exchange defense diplomacy First Training Squadron HTMS Huahin HTMS Krabi ICGS Veera Indian Navy Indian sea trainees Indo-Pacific INS Shardul INS Sujata joint training maritime security naval cooperation naval diplomacy PASSEX Phangna Naval Port Phuket Deep Sea Port regional security Royal Thai Navy SAGAR initiative Strategic Partnership Thailand

New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron (1TS), comprising INS Sujata, INS Shardul, and ICGS Veera, successfully concluded its visit to Phuket Deep Sea Port, Thailand, reinforcing bilateral…

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Women Officers of Indian Navy Sail into History on Eve of Women’s Day

By Khushboo Kumari March 7, 2025 Cape Town defence minister rajnath singh Drake Passage gender-inclusive defence high-endurance mission historic journey INA Indian Navy Indian Navy initiatives INSV Tarini International Women;s Day leadership roles maritime sector Nari Shakti navigation training Navika Sagar Parikrama II nda NSP II ocean survival permanent commission for women Point Nemo South Atlantic Ocean Women Empowerment women in defence Women Officers

New Delhi: On the eve of International Women’s Day, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacted with the women crew of Navika Sagar Parikrama II (NSP II),…

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INS Chilka: 2,972 Agniveers, Including Women, Join Indian Navy

By Khushboo Kumari March 6, 2025 2025 Agnipath Scheme Agniveers Bilingual magazine 'Ankur'combat readiness Discipline and operational proficiency Doordarshan network Eminent sports personalities High-achieving veterans Indian Navy Indian Navy YouTube live stream INS Chilka March 7 maritime defense Military training Naval training Passing Out Parade (POP)Southern Naval Command Vice Admiral V Srinivas Women Agniveers

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy is set to host the Passing Out Parade (POP) of the fifth batch of Agniveers at INS Chilka on March…

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India’s Defence Budget 2025-26: Priorities, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

By Khushboo Kumari March 5, 2025 Agnipath Scheme arms imports Atmanirbhar Bharat border security capital outlay China Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)Defence Exports defence imports defence manufacturing defence pensions Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs)defence spending defence startups DRDO fighter jet shortage GDP ratio India Defence Budget 2025-26 Indian Air Force Indian Army Indian Navy indigenisation Indigenous defence production Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)Make in India military modernization military procurement Ministry of Defence Modernization National Security operational preparedness Operational readiness Pakistan private sector participation procurement delays Project-75 submarines R&D budget cuts rupee depreciation self-reliance in defence Technology Development Fund ₹6.81 lakh crore allocation

NEW DELHI: The Government of India has allocated ₹6,81,210 crore to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the fiscal year 2025-26, reflecting a 6% increase from…

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Indian Navy’s first training squadron docks in Phuket for joint drills

By Khushboo Kumari March 3, 2025 Captain Anshul Kishore defense diplomacy diplomatic reception First Training Squadron (1TS)humanitarian assistance ICGS Veera India-Thailand naval relations Indian Navy Indo-Pacific region INS Shardul INS Sujata joint training exercises maritime collaboration maritime security naval interoperability Passage Exercise (PASSEX)PASSEX Phuket Deep Sea Port Rear Admiral Suwat Donsakul regional security Royal Thai Navy (RTN)Southeast Asia Third Naval Area Command

NEW DELHI: As part of its ongoing training deployment to Southeast Asia, the Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron (1TS) reached Phuket Deep Sea Port, Thailand,…

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DRDO and Indian navy successfully test fire deadly anti-ship missile

By Khushboo Kumari February 26, 2025 Bearing-only Lock-on after Launch (BOLOAL)Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL)DRDO Electro-Mechanical Actuators Fiber Optic Gyroscope-based INS High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL)Imaging Infra-Red Seeker in-flight retargeting Indian Navy Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur Man-in-Loop feature maritime defense missile test MSMEs and start-ups naval anti-ship missile (NASM-SR)pinpoint accuracy Radio Altimeter Rajnath Singh Research Centre Imarat (RCI)Samir V. Kamat Seaking helicopter self-reliance in missile technolog solid propulsion Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL)two-way datalink warhead

NEW DELHI: The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy successfully conducted flight trials of the first-of-its-kind Naval Anti-Ship Missile (NASM-SR) from…

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INSV Tarini docks in Cape Town, completing key leg of global voyage

MoD Signs Rs 62,700 Crore Contracts with HAL for 156 LCH Prachand Helicopters

India’s Tri-Service Exercise Prachand Prahaar in Arunachal Pradesh

Defence Acquisition Council approves procurement worth over ₹54,000 crore

Indian Navy’s ₹19,000 cr fleet support ship project: Second vessel’s keel laid at L&T shipyard

Indian Navy strengthens ties with Thailand in high-stakes naval drills

Women Officers of Indian Navy Sail into History on Eve of Women’s Day

INS Chilka: 2,972 Agniveers, Including Women, Join Indian Navy

India’s Defence Budget 2025-26: Priorities, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

Indian Navy’s first training squadron docks in Phuket for joint drills

DRDO and Indian navy successfully test fire deadly anti-ship missile

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