MV Chem Pluto, a Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned and Dutch-operated vessel linked to an Israeli billionaire, was carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to India when it was hit by a projectile on Saturday. Read More

While the hijacking of MV Ruen by Somali pirates gripped headlines, the story behind the scenes of the Indian Navy’s response showcased the vital role of an Indian maritime organization keeping an eye on the security of ships in the IOR. Read More

The Indian Navy chief, Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar, visited the stealth corvette INS Kadmatt, which is in Bangkok at this moment as a part of its long-range operational deployment in the North Pacific Ocean and South China Sea. Read More

France has officially submitted its bid in response to India’s tender for 26 Dassault Aviation’s Rafale (Marine) fighters for the Indian Navy’s two aircraft carriers – INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant. Read More

After her port call in the Philippines’ capital, Manila, and joint exercise with a Philippine Navy warship in part of the disputed South China Sea, Indian warship INS Kadmatt arrived in Bangkok. Read More

The Indian Navy will be hosting its largest-ever multilateral exercise – “Milan – 2024” – from February 19 to February 27. The 12th edition of exercise, will be hosted by the Visakhapatnam-headquartered Eastern Naval Command in the Bay of Bengal. Read More

This comes at a time when the Houthi rebels in Yemen banned on all Israel-linked ships sailing in the Red Sea and Somali pirates hijacked a cargo ship near the Gulf of Aden. Read More

The Indian Navy said its “mission deployed” platforms responded to a distress call sent by a Malta-flagged vessel, MV Ruen, in the Arabian Sea. The Navy, suspecting a piracy attempt, said it diverted a maritime patrol aircraft and a warship on anti-piracy patrol in the region towards the ship. Read More

Indian Navy’s corvette INS Kadmatt INS Kadmatt, which is currently on a long-range operational deployment in the West Philippine Sea, undertook a maritime partnership exercise with BRP Ramon Alcaraz of the Philippine Navy in the disputed South China Sea. Read More

Lockheed Martin said it has delivered the sixth MH-60R “Romeo” helicopter to the Indian Navy. The US-based defence behemoth also said it expects to complete the delivery of all the MH-60R choppers that India ordered by 2025. Read More