Indian Navy – The Purbottar

20 Apr

India gets its 6th Scorpene-class submarine ‘INS Vagsheer’ in Mumbai

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India’s defence naval fleet obtained extra tooth on Wednesday as defence secretary Ajay Kumar launched INS Vagsheer, the sixth Scorpene-class submarine below Project-75, at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai. Vagsheer is named after the sand fish, a lethal deep-sea predator of the Indian Ocean. The first submarine Vagsheer, ex-Russia (then Soviet Union), was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 26 December 1974, and was decommissioned on 30 April 1997 after nearly three many years of maritime service. The Mazagon Dock has so a long way delivered 4 Scorpene-class submarines under the project to the Indian Navy – INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi,…

18 Jan

Three Navy personnel killed in explosion on warship INS Ranvir

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At least three naval personnel died in a blast onboard Indian Navy destroyer INS Ranvir on Tuesday. According to available inputs, several others were injured in the incident that happened at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. 11 sailors with injuries are being treated at the local naval hospital, the Navy said. The explosion occurred in an internal compartment on the ship. Responding immediately, the ship's crew brought the situation under control, preventing any major material damage, the Navy said. INS Ranvir was on cross coast operational deployment from the Eastern Naval Command and was due to return to base port…

25 Jun

India to get First ‘Made-In-India’ Aircraft Carrier Next Year

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Indian Navy to get first ‘made in India’ aircraft, INS Vikrant next year. INS Vikrant will be commissioned to the Indian Navy after its final trial. In a statement at the southern naval command in Kochi today, Rajnath Singh described it as "India's pride and a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat" and "Commissioning of this IAC next year would be a befitting tribute to the 75th year of India's independence" INS Vikrant is 262 meters long and 62 meters wide and displaces about 40,000 metric tons. It features a STOBAR configuration with a ski jump. The carrier has been designed by the Directorate of Naval Design…

07 Jun

United States to hand over three MH-60 ‘Romeo’ multi-role choppers to India

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The Indian Navy is set to receive its first set of multi-role helicopters as America is set to hand over three MH-60 Romeo helicopters to the force in the United States in July. The first batch of Indian pilots has also reached the US for training on the helicopters which would be arriving in India next year in July. India and the US had signed over-Rs 16,000 crore deal to buy 24 MH-60 Romeo helicopters from Lockheed Martin in 2020 under fast. "The First batch of the Indian pilots has reached the US for training on the helicopters and we…