MARCOS commandos jumping from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the drill. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: The Indian Navy has bolstered its anti-piracy efforts in the Arabian Sea with a dramatic airborne insertion of...
Indian Navy MARCOS commandos with captured Somali pirates on Pakistani fishing vessel Al Naemi. (Photo: Indian Navy) New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s patrol vessel INS Sumitra has successfully rescued a hijacked fishing vessel, Al Naemi, with ...
Iran-flagged fishing vessel Iman. (Photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: The Indian Navy foiled yet another hijacking attempt by suspected Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden-northern Arabian Sea region. This time, the Navy’s INS Sumitra, a ...
The burning MV Luanda as seen from INS Visakhapatnam, as the Indian Navy destroyer approached it responding to its mayday call. (Photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: The Houthi group Ansar Allah launched a missile attack on an oil tanker, MV Mar...
ICGS Vigraha – an Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel. (Indian Coast Guard photo for representation.) New Delhi: The defence ministry signed a contract with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) for the acquisition of 14 fast patro...
This photo shows the drone-damaged part of MV Genco Picardy. (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: INS Visakhapatnam, one of the Indian Navy’s frontline warships deployed on anti-piracy missions in central and northern Arabian Sea and Gulf of Eden, re...
Screenshot from a video clip shows a target in Yemen hit by US-led coalition strike.New Delhi: The United States and the United Kingdom have carried out strikes from air and sea against Houthi targets inside Yemen in response to the Houthi group&rsqu...
Screenshot of a video released by the Indian Navy showing MV Lila Norfolk as MARCOS commandos approach it in a speedboat.New Delhi: The Indian Navy, on Friday, said its special force commandos, MARCOS (acronym of Marine Commandos from its official na...
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...