US Navy starts Hormuz blockade: This 9,000-tonne destroyer with Tomahawk has been deployed to stop the sea traffic, check featuresArleigh Burke-class destroyers, the backbone of the US Navy, are highly versatile warships central to maritime deployments. With advanced A...
14 Apr, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
India commissions third nuclear-powered submarine INS AridamanIndia has commissioned INS Aridaman, its third nuclear-powered submarine. This indigenously built vessel is the nation's largest submarine....
03 Apr, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
Iran shoots down second US F-35 fighter jet, says pilot survival unlikelyMiddle East war: Iran reports shooting down a US F-35 fighter jet over its territory. This comes as Iran also launched missiles towards Isr...
03 Apr, 2026, 10.13 PM IST
India set to get bigger, deadlier nuclear submarine INS Aridhaman as Pak eyes 8 Chinese subsIndia's underwater nuclear capabilities are set for a significant enhancement with INS Aridhaman, a new nuclear-powered ballistic missile s...
03 Apr, 2026, 06.17 PM IST
Iran naval strategy explained how midget submarines might be the next threat troubling US Navy in Strait of HormuzThe Strait of Hormuz faces a hidden danger. Iran's small submarines and naval mines could disrupt global trade. These weapons are hard to d...
22 Mar, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
India’s underwater strike capability faces gap: Indigenous nuclear-attack submarine likely only by 2036India's ambition for indigenous nuclear-attack submarines faces a ten-year wait. The first vessel is projected for 2036. A leased Russian s...
06 Mar, 2026, 12.13 AM IST
Explained: What is a torpedo as the US sinks Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian OceanReports on March 4, 2026, revealed that a U.S. Navy submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena using a torpedo in the Indian Ocean near S...
04 Mar, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
Indian Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine Vagir launchedVagir is part of the six Kalvari-class submarines being built in India. The submarines, designed by French naval defence and energy company...
12 Nov, 2020, 04.09 PM IST
2nd Scorpene-class submarine 'Khanderi' to be commissioned on September 28He said with the commissioning of 'Khanderi' and launch of 'Nilgiri', the combat potential of Navy will "go up many fold".
17 Sep, 2019, 07.27 PM IST
In largest ever naval exercise, India and Australia to practise hunting submarines togetherThe AusIndex war-game will feature reconnaissance and attack aircraft, warships and submarines and is being described as the ‘most complex ...
26 Mar, 2019, 10.50 AM IST
Second Scorpene class submarine Khanderi launchedChief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba was also present on the occasion when the submarine was separated from the pontoon on which i...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.37 PM IST
Second Scorpene class submarine Khanderi to be launched on Jan 12India is among few countries in the world which produces conventional submarines. Six submarines are being built at MDL in collaboration wi...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.36 PM IST
Indian Navy launches third Scorpene class submarine in MumbaiKaranj is the third of the six Scorpene-class submarines being built by MDL under the Project 75 programme. The first one, INS Kalvari, was...
31 Jan, 2018, 10.03 AM IST
INS Kalvari submarine affirms Make in India's giant strides: MDLMDL is constructing six Scorpene-class submarines with technology transfer from M/s Naval Group (formerly known as DCNS) of France.
14 Dec, 2017, 12.21 PM IST
Government clears construction of 7 stealth frigates, 6 nuclear-powered attack submarinesUnder the over Rs 50,000 crore 'Project-17A' for stealth frigates, four will be constructed at Mazagon Docks in Mumbai and three in Garden ...
18 Feb, 2015, 10.44 AM IST
- China commissions 'next-generation' stealth frigate
China today commissioned its "next-generation" stealth frigate, amidst a series of maritime territorial disputes with some of its neighbour...
12 Mar, 2013, 07.45 PM 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