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Trophies in Memory of Gen. Bipin Rawat: Important Facts

March 16, 2023

The Indian Navy has recently announced that it will honor the memory of the late General Bipin Rawat, the India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, by introducing two awards in his name. The Navy made the announcement on the eve ..

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Fact Sheet: Sea Dragon 23

March 16, 2023

The Sea Dragon 23 exercise is a biennial coordinated multilateral anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise for long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft. The exercise is hosted by the United States Navy, and it involves the participation of other friendly navies from Japan, Canada, ..

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What is INS Vikrant?

March 10, 2023

The INS Vikrant is an aircraft carrier currently in use by the Indian Navy. It is the first carrier to be built indigenously, having been constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kerala. The vessel is named after India’s inaugural ..

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What is YDB-60?

March 6, 2023

The Indian Navy has received the first fully indigenized fuze YDB-60 for the underwater anti-submarine warfare rocket RGB-60. The fuze was manufactured by the private Indian Industry M/s Economic Explosives Limited (EEL) which is based in Nagpur. Significance of the ..

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Gaganyaan Mission: ISRO, Navy undertake trials

February 9, 2023

The Gaganyaan is a crewed space mission of ISRO. It is expected to be launched in 2024. Indian astronauts received their training from Russia’s ROSCOSMOS to fly to space in the mission. HAL designed and built the crew module. DRDO ..

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Indian Navy Launches INS Arnala

December 23, 2022

The Indian Navy launched the indigenously-built ship INS Arnala at the shipbuilding facility of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in Chennai’s Kattupalli. What is ‘Arnala’? Arnala is the first of the 8 anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC) that are currently ..

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INS Mormugao

December 16, 2022

INS Mormugao is set to be commissioned by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the eve of the Goa Liberation Day 2022. What is INS Mormugao? INS Mormugao is the second ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided missile destroyers of ..

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What is Exercise Sea Vigil-22?

November 16, 2022

Exercise Sea Vigil-22 was organized by the Indian Navy on November 15 and 16 this year. This is the third edition of the Pan-India coastal defence exercise. The previous edition was held in January 2021. About Exercise Sea Vigil Exercise ..

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