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28th Indo–Thai CORPAT begins in Thailand
The 28th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between Indian Navy (IN) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is being conducted from 5 to 15 September 2019. Indian Naval (IN) Ship Kesari and His Majesty’s Thailand Ship (HTMS) Kraburi along ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
2019 edition of Defence Correspondents Course concludes at Mumbai
The Indian Navy and Coast Guard leg of Defence Correspondents Course (DCC), a course for selected journalists from regional and national media houses, concluded at Mumbai, Maharashtra. Naval leg culminated with a valedictory reception hosted by Flag Officer Commanding Western ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Indian Navy Warships Arrive in Laem Chabang, Thailand for Port Visit
As part of Indian Navy’s Overseas Deployment to South East Asia and Western Pacific, two Indian Navy warships, INS Sahyadri and INS Kiltan arrived at Laem Chabang, Bangkok for a port call from 31 August to 3 September 2019. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Chief of Defence Staff (Indian Armed Forces)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of the Chief of Defence Staff post in his address to the nation on Independence day. What is the Chief of the Defence Staff? The Chief of Defence Staff is a high ranking ..
Next Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batteries (NGMMCB)
A defense acquisition council meeting chaired by the Defense Minister of India has cleared a Rs 1350 crore purchase for the two batteries of new Brahmos equipped land-based missiles which will be used for coastal protection by the Indian Navy. ..
DAC approves procurement of 2 BrahMos supersonic missile batteries for Navy
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved procurement of indigenous Software Defined Radio (SDR Tactical) and Next Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batteries (NGMMCB–Long Range) for Indian Navy. This was the first DAC meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh since assuming office. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Landing Craft Utility L-56 Commissioned into Indian Navy
Landing Craft Utility (LCU) LCU L56 was commissioned into Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. Indian Navy Ship LCU L-56 is the 6th ship of Landing Craft Utility (LCU) MK IV class. Landing Craft Utility is 100th warship built by ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) is one of India’s foremost naval shipyard involved in ship construction. It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal and is mainly involved in the construction and repair of commercial and naval vessels. The ..
Modernization of Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is one of the largest navies in the world. The primary objective of the Indian Navy is to safeguard the nation’s maritime borders.? It is also responsible for disaster relief operations and for showing the Indian flags ..
INAS 313: 5th Dornier aircraft squadron commissioned into Indian Navy
Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 313, the 5th Dornier Aircraft Squadron was commissioned into Indian Navy at Naval Air Enclave, Meenambakkam, Chennai. The INAS 313 has been named as ‘Sea Eagle.’ It is commanded by Cdr Vivek Koman, experienced Dornier ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019