Iran fires a fresh threat: After oil, your Insta reels, Amazon deliveries, WhatsApp chats and Netflix streams could be the next targetFrom Whatsapp chats, Insta reels to Amazon deliveries, everything could be hit as Iran is considering imposing fees on undersea internet ca...
18 May, 2026, 09.06 AM IST
Explainer: The Hormuz digital chokepoint - How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?The narrow waterway, already a chokepoint for global oil shipments, is equally vital for the digital world. Several fibre-optic cables snak...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
The Hormuz digital chokepoint: How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?Iran has highlighted the vulnerability of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz. These vital undersea links carry 99% of global internet...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
The Hormuz digital chokepoint: Where oil, war and the internet collideIran has highlighted the vulnerability of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz. These vital undersea links carry 99% of global internet...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
Govt plans design, development of runway-independent UAV for rescue missions, ferrying logisticsIndia is developing an advanced unmanned combat search and rescue drone for the Air Force. This runway-independent aircraft will rescue air...
08 Apr, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Procuring Scorpenes fastest way to add submarines, ready for production: Naval GroupIn an interview with ET, Naval Group executive VP Eric Balufin said India can become a hub for the upgradation and sustenance of submarines...
24 Mar, 2026, 12.50 AM IST
USS Frank Cable arrives at Chennai Port on brief visitThe USS Frank Cable (AS 40), a submarine and surface vessel support ship, arrived at Chennai Port for a brief visit. Commissioned in 1979, ...
26 Aug, 2025, 10.43 PM IST
Declare CLS as critical infra; submarine cable repair as essential service: TraiThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) recommended the Department of Telecom to form a committee to work on different financial v...
20 Jun, 2023, 10.46 PM IST
Mazagaon Dock's capacities to make submarines to become idleHighly skilled workforce, specially trained to work on pressure hulls, is likely to be moved to other warship projects that the yard has ba...
14 Apr, 2022, 11.50 PM IST
Paramount Cables sees Rs 3,000 crore opportunity in undersea cable business in next 5 yearsThe company also sees that high speed data and advent of 5G will exponentially push demand for undersea cables, connecting telecom networks...
15 Sep, 2019, 03.28 PM IST
Mazgaon Dock to diversify into exports & vessel repairingIt has an order book of Rs 52,000 crore, including four P-15 bravo destroyers, seven P-17 frigates and five of the remaining Kalvari-class ...
06 Sep, 2018, 06.51 PM IST
Russia wants to make India a global hub for submarine upgrade, maintenance and repairRussian engineers have already visited the Indian yard and advised it on changes to be made as well as investments needed to execute the pr...
09 Jul, 2015, 11.17 AM IST
Submarine INS Sindhukirti stuck in refit for 8 yearsDiesel-electric submarine INS Sindhukirti has been stuck in a refit at an Indian shipyard for the last eight years.
07 Mar, 2014, 10.55 AM IST
Reliance Globalcom's cable in Mid-East repairedHowever, during the entire repair Reliance Globalcom network services on the cable remained operational on alternate routes.
30 Sep, 2013, 12.58 PM IST
Russian shipyard says it enhanced submarine INS Sindhurakshak's safety mechanismThe Russian shipyard which upgraded INS Sindhurakshak, today said it had installed advanced weaponry, both Indian and foreign systems.
14 Aug, 2013, 08.31 PM IST
Russian shipyard says it enhanced submarine's safety mechanismThe Russian shipyard which upgraded INS Sindhudarshak, said it had installed advanced weaponry to enhance the submarines.
14 Aug, 2013, 04.47 PM IST
- Govt sanctions additional Rs 4764 crore for submarine project
With the delivery of the Scorpene submarines getting delayed, the government has sanctioned an additional amount of Rs 4,764 crore for the ...
11 Aug, 2010, 04.05 PM IST