Indian Navy will be completely 'atmanirbhar' force by 2047: Chief of Naval StaffIndian Navy aims to become 'atmanirbhar' force by 2047. Achieved indigenisation, manufacturing submarines and ships. Brahmos missile being ...
27 Feb, 2024, 06.24 PM IST
India's aircraft carriers key to Indo-Pacific strategyAs Beijing increases its naval presence around Taiwan and pushes its claims in the South China Sea, the U.S., Britain and other allies have...
06 Feb, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
Shimla, Rajputs dominate Himachal Pradesh cabinet extensionFour of the seven ministers hail from the Rajput community, while one each is from Schedule Tribe (ST), Other Backward Caste (OBC), and Sch...
08 Jan, 2023, 05.15 PM IST
India to commission first home-built carrier, but short of jets on deckFrance's Dassault and Boeing are locked in a race to provide the Indian government with over two dozen jets earmarked for the Vikrant, a 26...
31 Aug, 2022, 03.05 PM IST
Former Russian envoy to India and head of foreign intel service Trubnikov passes awayTrubnikov, who was also a specialist in counter-terrorism, was an old India hand who worked in the 1970s and 1980s in India and Bangladesh ...
18 Apr, 2022, 09.49 PM IST
Race heats up for naval fighter deal, US says it meets all tech criteriaThe competition to initially supply 26 jets (18 single seaters and eight twin-seat trainers) to the Indian Navy is being processed under a ...
31 Jan, 2022, 10.02 AM IST
Indian team to visit US for induction of key naval choppersThe 140-warship Navy is currently grappling with just a handful of old anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters like Kamov-28s and Sea King...
05 Apr, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
Indian Navy bids farewell to spectacular Sea Harrier jump jets after 33 yearsAhead of the 56-yr-old aircraft carrier INS Viraat's retirement later this year, the Navy has bid adieu to its Sea Harrier jump jets after ...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.25 PM IST
Make in India: Navy wants DRDO to develop 100 advanced technologies in 10-15 yearsAdmiral Robin Dhowan said "a long-term naval technology roadmap" is now in place after extensive consultations with DRDO and other stakehol...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.10 PM IST
INS Viraat sets sail for last operational deploymentOriginally commissioned in the British Royal Navy as HMS Hermes in November 1959, the 13-storey high carrier was inducted into the Indian N...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.28 PM IST
Next-generation Barak-8 missile system built by Israel and India clears first hurdleThe Rs 2,606 crore LR-SAM development project was sanctioned for Indian warships in December 2005 but was hit by several delays.
14 Jul, 2018, 04.17 PM IST
Eye on China, Narendra Modi government clears funds for India's largest-ever warshipManohar Parrikar-led DAC cleared a flurry of long-pending projects for ultra-light howitzers, medium-transport aircraft, light utility heli...
12 Jul, 2018, 03.54 PM IST
Indigenisation should remain focus area for Navy: Navy chief Admiral RK DhowanHe revisited the thrust areas as also the importance of the C3I model - Commitment, Compassion, Credibility and Integrity - to keep focus o...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.47 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to discuss security matters with top military brass on aircraft carrier next monthCarrier battle groups project raw power like no other military platform around the globe, capable as they are of travelling 600 nautical mi...
26 Nov, 2015, 11.40 AM IST
India now puts aircraft carrier plan on fast trackThe 40,000-tonne IAC-I or INS Vikrant being built at Cochin Shipyard will be ready for induction only by 2018-2019 after a long delay.
23 Feb, 2015, 09.22 AM IST
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier to face sea trial in AugustThe already long-delayed 40,000-tonne warship INS Vikrant will not be operational anytime before 2018.
07 Jul, 2013, 08.22 AM IST
- Rs 3 lakh crore plan to boost India's naval might
A powerful three-dimensional Navy, which can protect India's geo-strategic interests stretching from Hormuz Strait to Malacca Strait, will ...
26 Sep, 2011, 08.39 AM IST