Photo for representation.New Delhi: To address maritime threats in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), India will soon establish a watchdog tentatively named National Maritime Domain Awareness Centre (NMDAC). The centre will collect, analyse, and dissemin...
Rajnath Singh (C), along Eknath Shinde (2L), and Admiral R Hari Kumar (2R) posing before INS Imphal during the warship’s commissioning. (Photo: X/@rajnathsingh) Mumbai: The Indian Navy commissioned its latest warship, INS Imphal, on Tuesda...
MV Chem Pluto. (Photo: Indian Coast Guard)New Delhi: A suspected drone attack on a chemical tanker in the Arabian Sea has raised security concerns for the maritime traffic in the region. The Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned and Dutch-operated vessel,...
Commander Naveen Deshmukh, IFC-IOR operations officer, speaking to reporters during the media briefing at Gurugram, on December 22, 2023. (Photo: India Sentinels)Gurugram: While the hijacking of the Malta-flagged cargo ship MV Ruen by Somali pirates ...
An Indian Coast Guard chopper and an offshore patrol vessel during a drill. (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard will receive a significant boost in its capabilities in the coming few years. On Wednesday, the defence ministry signed a ₹...
Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane. (File photo) New Delhi: In what has come as a surprise to many, former chief of Army staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane said neither of the three services – Indian Army, Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force &nd...
INS Kolkata during Malabar 2000 exercise. (Photo: Public domain/US Navy)New Delhi: India has deployed two of its most advanced guided-missile destroyers – INS Kolkata and INS Kochi – off the Somali coast near the Gulf of Aden in northern ...
General Manoj Pande. (File photo)Nagpur: The chief of Army staff, General Manoj Pande, delivered a keynote address at the Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur, on Saturday. In his broad speech, he painted a compelling picture of how national securi...
MV Ruen. (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: 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 diverte...
INS Kadmatt (front) with BRP Ramon Alcaraz during their joint drill in West Philippine Sea. (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: Indian Navy’s corvette INS Kadmatt INS Kadmatt, which is currently on a long-range operational deployment in the West Phi...