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India, Japan and US navies kick off 2016 Malabar Exercise near South China Sea

June 11, 2016

India, Japan and United States (US) navies have kicked off 2016 MALABAR trilateral naval Exercise near South China Sea. This year it is the 20th edition of the naval exercise in which over 100 aircraft and 22 naval ships including ..

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Admiral Sunil Lanba takes charge as Navy chief

June 1, 2016

Admiral Sunil Lanba (58) took charge as Chief of the Naval Staff. He will be 23rd chief of Indian Navy and 21st as an Indian. He succeeded Admiral Robin K. Dhowan who will superannuate from the post. He shall hall ..

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Vice Admiral AR Karve takes charge of Southern Naval Command

May 30, 2016

Vice-Admiral A R Karve took charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command (SNC).  Prior to this appointment, he was serving as the Chief of Personnel at IHQ MoD (Navy), at Delhi. He will succeed Vice Admiral ..

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Indigenously built INS Tarmugli commissioned in Indian Navy

May 24, 2016

The Indian Navy has commissioned indigenously built highly maneuverable Fast Attack Craft INS Tarmugli at the commissioning ceremony held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. INS Tarmugli will be based in Visakhapatnam under the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Andhra Pradesh). It would be deployed ..

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Indian Navy launches underwater Harbour Defence Systems in Visakhapatnam

May 11, 2016

Indian Navy has launched the state-of-the-art Harbour Defence Systems, viz. Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Besides, Mine Warfare Data Centre (MWDC) was also launched. IUHDSS and MWDC systems seek to enhance the Indian ..

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Indian Navy decommissions fighter planes Sea Harriers

May 11, 2016

Indian Navy has decommissioned its aging fleet of iconic Sea Harriers at a function organised at INS Hansa base in Vasco, Goa. The Harriers will be replaced by a squadron of Russian MIG 29k jets and the retired aircrafts will ..

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Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba appointed as Chief of the Naval Staff

May 6, 2016

Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba (58) has been appointed as next Chief of the Naval Staff. He will be 23rd chief of Indian Navy and 21st as an Indian. He will assume the charge on 31 May 2016 and shall have ..

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India’s first Scorpene class submarine INS Kalvari undergoes first sea trial

May 2, 2016

INS Kalvari, Indian Navy’s first indigenous Scorpene-class stealth submarine, has recently launched for the first sea trial in the Mumbai naval dockyard. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine which is built under the strategic Project 75 by Mazagon Dock Limited ..

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