Indian Navy

Admiral R Hari Kumar became the new Indian Navy chief on November 30 after the retirement of Admiral Karambir Singh. Before his joining, Kumar held the position of the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command. He joined the Navy on January 1, 1983. He's known for working as a commander on INS Nishak, guided-missile corvette INS Kora, guided-missile Destroyer INS Ranvir, and aircraft carrier INS Virat. 

The second phase of Malabar naval drills among India, the US, Japan, and Australia has been started in the Bay of Bengal on October 12. The exercise will last for three-day and it is said to be important to build synergy, coordination, and interoperability among the nations. Notably, the first phase of the exercise was organised between August 26-29 on the Pacific Ocean island of Guam.  

The Center has handed over a Rs 1,349.95 crore contract to Mahindra and Mahindra's group firm Mahindra Defence Systems Limited (MDS). Under the contract, Mahindra will produce Anti- Submarine Warfare Defence Suite (IADS) for modern warships for the Indian Navy. "This contract once again epitomizes the success of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative," MDS Chairman SP Shukla said. Besides, 14 IADS will be supplied for Indian Navy warships by… read-more

INS Talwar is participating in 'Cutlass Express 2021', a naval exercise along the East Coast of Africa from July 26 to August 6. According to the Defence Ministry, this exercise will improve integrated maritime law enforcement capacity, encourage national and regional security. Besides, countries like the US, UK, and India as well as 12 other Eastern African nations are a part of the 2021 edition of naval exercises.

While on a visit to the wharf in Ernakulam, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said the first indigenous aircraft carrier in India will be commissioned in 2022. Further, this aircraft carrier will make the country's defence "formidable". It will be "a befitting tribute to 75 years of India’s independence," said Singh. He visited the IAC under construction at the Ernakulam wharf on June 25, and described… read-more