Attacks by Somali pirates on two cargo ships in the Gulf of Aden were thwarted by an Indian Navy warship last week, navy officers said here Monday.
Tag: Indian Navy
India test fires n-capable Prithvi-II missile
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India Monday successfully test fired Prithvi-II — its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable ballistic missile — from a test range in Orissa, an official said.
First look: The Navy’s new P-8I
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The Indian Navy’s first P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft looks painted and ready. But the crucial bells and whistles are still to come and the aircraft will be delivered in early 2013, ahead of seven others.
CAG raps Indian Navy for buying combat planes sans weapons
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The Indian Navy came in for a hard rap from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Thursday for buying Russian MiG-29K combat planes without their weapons systems, rendering them toothless.
Indian warships’ costs escalate over 225%
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The production of warships for the Indian Navy has faced considerable delays and a cost escalation of around 225 per cent in the case of the Kolkata-class destroyers and 260 per cent in the case of Shivalik-class frigates.
Indian Navy’s first P-8I to fly this month
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The Indian Navy’s first P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft is on the flightline at Renton and is expected to make its first flight later this month, on or about the 29th.
Training of fresh pilots puts Sagar Pawan shows on hold
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The engaging aerobatic demonstrations of the Indian Navy’s elite Sagar Pawan team, based in Goa, have been put on hold because of heavy training pressures on aircraft.
‘New Karnataka naval base won’t eat into Goa operations’
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The newly-developed naval base INS Kadamba in Karnataka, a short distance from Goa, will not make the naval bases in Goa, especially INS Hansa, redundant, a senior Indian Navy official said Saturday.
Images: INS Satpura
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Images from the commissioning ceremony of the INS Satpura.
Antony to chair meeting on ship incidents
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Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony will chair a meeting Wednesday of maritime security brass from the navy and the coast guard to assess how an unmanned vessel ran aground near Mumbai last month without being detected by security agencies.
Russia’s MiG starts new batch of fighters for Indian Navy
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Russia’s MiG aircraft corporation has launched production of a new batch of carrier fighters for the Indian Navy, a MiG spokesman said.
Blog: Another strange arms marketing promo
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This is how the French shipyard Chantier Naval Couach marketed its Fast Interceptor Craft to the Indian Navy. The navy ordered 15 of the vessels and the first three were inducted last month.
India to hold naval drills with Turkey
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Four Turkish vessels are to arrive at Mumbai on Thursday and will hold exercises with Indian warships this week.
Navy inducts interceptor boats
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The Indian Navy has inducted three Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC). These are the first of fifteen FICs in an order to a French manufacturer worth around USD 13 million. A second order worth USD 67 million for the acquisition of 80 more FICs has been given to Solas Lanka.
Navy looking for more helicopters
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The Indian Navy has issued a Request For Information for a second batch of Multi-Role Helicopters, even with the existing tender process for 16 helicopters still under way. Unlike the earlier tender, the new RFI is also taking Life Cycle Cost into consideration as part of the assessment process.
