Navy unveiled guided missile destroyer INS Imphal under project 15B

Indian Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba has unveiled the 3rd ship guided missile destroyer Imphal under Project 15B at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai. The ship weighs 3,037 tonnes. The Project 15B ships have been designed indigenously by the Indian Navy’s ..

Indian Navy launches guided missile destroyer Imphal

The Indian Navy has launched guided missile destroyer INS Imphal at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai on April 20. It’s the third state-of-the-art warship built as part of Project 15B, in which ships are built to carry and operate two ..

Indian Navy launches Guided missile destroyer ‘Imphal’

The Indian Navy has launched guided missile destroyer Imphal at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai. Imphal is the third ship to be launched under a project in which ships are built to carry and operate 2 multiple role helicopters. Navy ..

2nd Edition of Indo-Vietnam Bilateral Exercise ‘IN ”VPN BILAT EX’ concludes

The Indian Navy held the 2nd edition of the bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and Vietnam Peoples’ Navy, (IN ”VPN BILAT EX) at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam during 13th to 16th April, 2019. The exercise was undertaken as ..

US warship spotted in South China Sea

A US Navy warship carrying large number of F – 35 fighter jets was seen in the South China sea. The US ship wasp carried at least 10 F – 35 fighter jets more than the usual load of 6. ..

GRSE becomes first Indian shipyard to deliver 100 warships

State-owned Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) has become the “first Indian shipyard” to build and deliver 100 warships. The 100th warship ‘IN LCU L-56’ has been handed over to the Indian Navy. GRSE had handed over its 99th warship, ‘ICGS ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Navy Drill of Iran Velayat 97

Iran will hold a three-day navy drill Velayat 97 in a vast area of the Gulf and the Indian Ocean including a sensitive global shipping route. Features of the Velayat 97 The three-day navy drill would be held in the ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019

India Navy celebrates Submarine Day

The Submarine Day is celebrated every year by the Indian Navy on December 8 to commemorate the induction of the first submarine, the erstwhile INS Kalvari, into the Indian Navy on this day in 1967. The Foxtrot class submarine was ..

INS Viraat to be converted into India’s first-ever moored maritime museum-cum-marine adventure centre

The Maharashtra Cabinet has recently approved the conversion of decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat into a floating museum. It will be India’s first-ever moored maritime museum-cum-marine adventure centre. As per primary estimates, the project worth Rs 852 crore will be ..

Indo-Japan bilateral maritime exercise “JIMEX 18” started at Visakhapatnam

The bilateral maritime exercise “JIMEX 18” has started between Japan and India at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on October 7. The aim of the 8-day exercise is to enhance interoperability, improve understanding and imbibe the best practices of each other. The ..