Taragiri during its sea trials. (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: The Indian Navy is set to commission its latest stealth frigate, F41, on April 3 in a ceremony to be presided over by the defence minister, Rajnath Singh. The frigate will be christened I...
INS Khanderi. (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: India’s second Kalvari-class submarine, INS Khanderi, is scheduled to be fitted with an indigenously developed air-independent propulsion (AIP) system before the end of 2026, in what would mark a sig...
Biju George, director (shipbuilding), MDL (L) and Vivek Merchant, director, SDHI after signing the agreement. Mumbai: India’s defence shipbuilding sector witnessed a significant public-private collaboration on Monday as Mazagon Dock Shipbu...
Rajnath Singh (C) with CDS Gen Anil Chauhan (3L) and Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi (3R), Navy vice-chief Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan (1L) and the three Indian Navy commanders during the Naval Commanders’ Conference, on October 23,...
File photo of a warship being built at the MDL shipbuilding yard in Mumbai.New Delhi: Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) is set to reclaim an additional 10 acres of land near its Mumbai facility as part of an ambitious ₹5,000 crore inf...
Rafale M (PC: X/@CcibChris)New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-chaired Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) gave approval for the procurement of 26 Rafale (Marine), the naval variant of France’s Rafale for the Indian Navy.Sources in the defe...
A French navy Rafale (M). (Photo: French navy)New Delhi: India is set to sign a landmark defence agreement with France for acquiring 26 Rafale (Marine) fighter jets and three Scorpene-class submarines for the Indian Navy, the service chief revealed o...
Vagsheer, the 6th submarine of the Kalvari-class submarines built under Project-75, undergoing sea trials. (File photo)New Delhi: India is on the verge of a significant boost to its naval strength, with plans to add 12 new warships to its fleet over ...
The Indian Army plans to replace its ageing T-72 tanks with FRCVs. (File photo)New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, approved 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting to ₹1.45 lakh crore f...
Vagsheer, the 6th and last submarine of the Indian Navy’s Kalvari-class submarines of Project-75, during its launch for sea trials, on April 20, 2022. (File photo for representation.)New Delhi: French defence giant Naval Group has reiterated it...