Amid China conflict, US to supply own medium caliber guns for Indian NavyAs per the new plan, the LoR issued to the American administration and the first three guns to be provided to the Indian Navy would be from...
06 Jan, 2021, 03.52 PM IST
IAF, Navy helicopters shower flower petals to honour COVID-19 warriors in KeralaAt around 10 am, the Sarang helicopter of the IAF flew past the Government Medical College Hospital and the General Hospital here as part t...
03 May, 2020, 03.51 PM IST
Was counting seconds: Pilot who made rooftop landing in KeralaWhen the chopper first took off in the morning, the sortie was planned for dropping two Gemini boats with eight divers in Chalakuddy, he sa...
20 Aug, 2018, 02.13 PM IST
Navy issues request for information for procurement of 234 helicoptersThe Naval Multi Role Helicopters (NMRH) are being procured particularly to enhance the Navy's anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare capab...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.08 PM IST
INS Viraat decommissioned; all you need to know about the world's oldest aircraft carrierINS Viraat was first commissioned into the British Royal Navy as the HMS Hermes on November 18, 1959, 15 years after she was laid down in J...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.50 PM IST
INS Viraat sails to Kochi for repairs, dry dockingThe ship will be towed back to Mumbai on completion of ERDD, for the decommissioning ceremony later this year.
14 Jul, 2018, 05.07 PM IST
Navy, Coast Guard rescue 14 crew members from sinking vessel, MV Coastal PrideMV Coastal Pride, a cement carrier sunk 24 nautical miles south of Daman (75 NM North of Mumbai) this morning, a Defence spokesperson said.
14 Jul, 2018, 03.44 PM IST
Pakistan Navy successfully fires anti-ship missile from helicopterThe anti-ship missile fired from the Sea King helicopter into the open sea successfully hit its target, Dawn newspaper quoted the spokesper...
23 Sep, 2017, 05.41 PM IST
Helicopters, divers on standby after Mumbai rains: NavyFive flood rescue teams and two diving teams are also ready to render assistance at different locations across Mumbai, the spokesperson sai...
29 Aug, 2017, 07.51 PM IST
Navy deploys helicopter to help drifting vesselIndian Navy today deployed a helicopter for assistance after a merchant vessel with 20 persons onboard listed off the Vasai coast.
22 Jun, 2015, 08.46 AM IST
Navy should remain a 'superior force' in Indian Ocean: Defence Minister Manohar ParrikarA critical part of Anti-Missile Defence being surface-to- air Missiles (SAM), the Defence Minister last night witnessed the successful inte...
30 Mar, 2015, 06.21 PM IST
Rolls Royce not to be backlistedThe Defence Ministry has decided against blacklisting British engine manufacturer Rolls Royce and allowed the armed forces to do business r...
03 Aug, 2014, 06.32 PM IST
Defence Ministry defers decision on Navy chopper deal over AgustaWestalnd linksThe Defence Acquisition Council headed by Jaitley put off its decision on the procurement of helicopters for the Navy from the vendors.
27 Jul, 2014, 05.17 PM IST
Govt drags feet on anti-submarine chopper dealThe Navy currently has just 11 Kamov-28 and 17 Sea King ASW helicopters to defend its existing fleet of over 130 warships from enemy submar...
03 Oct, 2013, 12.14 PM IST
Cyclone 'Nilam': Over 100 people rescued from two AP districtsNaval teams today rescued over 100 people from various villages in Visakhapatnam and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh who were tra...
05 Nov, 2012, 10.13 PM IST
- India to go for open bidding for Navy deal, rejects US offer
India has turned down an American offer to supply 16 multirole helicopters through the Foreign Military Sales route for its Navy.
18 Feb, 2011, 03.02 AM IST
- More Indians flee Beirut
Joining the surge of foreigners fleeing war-torn Lebanon, thousands of Indians living in that country today gathered at Beirut jetty as fou...
20 Jul, 2006, 01.55 AM IST