Vice Admiral HS Malhi, retired from the Indian Navy, calls the Indian Navy’s new stealth frigate, the INS Shivalik, the largest stealth frigate in the world. He should know, as chairman of the shipyard that manufactured it, Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL). He says the warship, displacing 6200 tons, is larger than the Talwar class (Krivak III) or the French Lafayette class.
Indian fighter deal vendors to revise prices
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The Ministry of Defense has asked the vendors for the IAF’s MMRCA tender to either renew their existing commercial bids or submit fresh bids altogether, as the original bids are to expire on Wednesday.
C-17 sale to India steps forward
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The United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified the US Congress of the potential sale of ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to India.
Shivalik India’s stealthiest warship
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The Radar Cross Section (RCS) of the ship will have a ‘smaller signature than our smaller platforms’, according to Director General Naval Design, Rear Admiral KN Vaidyanathan.
Images: Indo-Singapore naval drills
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Indian dhows, dubious partners invite Somali piracy
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The serial commandeering of Indian dhows by pirates in the Arabian Sea around the Gulf of Aden recently, has put the focus on the vulnerability of these vessels to hijack, especially with their flagrant flouting of guidelines, which also facilitates the endangering of other innocent shipping.
Images: Indian Navy catching pirates
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Sikorsky ready to build military choppers in India
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Sikorsky has said it is open to manufacturing naval helicopters in India.
US navy chief in India on maiden visit
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Agenda check: The US Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Gary Roughead is to arrive in New Delhi on Sunday.
India remains complacent to hacking
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Indian governmental institutions remain unmoved by disclosures of large-scale penetration of Indian computer systems.
IAF Phalodi
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India, Pak hold simultaneous war drills
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The Indian and Pakistani armies are to hold virtually simultaneous exercises on both sides of the International Border.
Myanmar’s spec ops chief in India
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The Myanmar Army’s commander of the Bureau of Special Operations, Lieutenant General Thar Aye is on a five-day visit.
Mhadei homeward bound
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The yatch Mhadei rounded the Cape of Good Hope on Tuesday, heading towards Mumbai under the hand of Commander Dilip Donde.
