Naval Investiture Ceremony: Navy Chief confers awards in Mumbai

The Naval Investiture Ceremony for 2019 was held at the naval helicopter base INS Shikra of Western Naval Command (WNC) in Mumbai on Wednesday. On behalf of President Ramnath Kovind Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba conferred Gallantry and...

Rear Admiral Suraj Berry takes charge as ENC Flag Officer Commanding

Indian Navy officer Rear Admiral Suraj Berry on Saturday took over the Command of Eastern Fleet, the Sword Arm of the Eastern Naval Command from Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi at an impressive ceremony held at the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam. ...

Vice Admiral Karambir Singh to be next Indian Navy chief

Eastern Naval command Flag Officer Commanding in Chief (FOC-in-C)  Vice Admiral Karambir Singh will be the next chief of Indian Naval Staff. He will be replacing current Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba as he retires on May 31. In...

Vice Admiral SN Ghormade assumes charge of Eastern Naval Command chief

Vice Admiral SN Ghormade on Thursday assumed the charge as Visakhapatnam-based Eastern Naval Command’s chief. The Flag Officer was commissioned into the Indian Navy on January 1, 1984. He is a graduate of National Defence Academy ...

Navy divers airlifted from Vizag to rescue trapped miners in Meghalaya

Indian Navy on Friday airlifted its 15-member diving team from Visakhapatnam to assist in the rescue operations which is underway in Meghalaya for the missing miners. The team is carrying specialized diving equipment including a re-compres...

Japanese ships arrive at Vizag port for JIMEX 2018

Aiming to further enhance interoperability, improve understanding and imbibe the best practices of each other, the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) Ships Kaga, an Izumo class helicopter destroyer and Inazuma – a guided missile d...