MH-60Rs during the commissioning ceremony. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.) Kochi: The Indian Navy’s first squadron of MH-60R (Romeo) “Seahawk” helicopters, has been officially commissioned into the service at a...
Maj Gen Zhang Baoqun of China (L) and Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon of the Maldives shaking hands after signing the defence deal. (Photo: The Maldivian defence ministry.)New Delhi: In a move that is sure to raise eyebrows in New Delhi, the Maldives signed ...
Rajnath Singh at DefConnect – 2024, in New Delhi. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, launched the ADITI scheme, a new initiative to promote innovations in critical and strategic defen...
Seaman 2 Sahil Verma. (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi/Jammu: A sailor in the Indian Navy, Seaman 2 Sahil Verma, has been reported missing at sea from an Indian naval ship since the last week of February. The Western Naval Command in Mumbai has launched...
An MH-60R Seahawk on INS Vikrant, India’s indigenously made aircraft carrier. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.) New Delhi: The Indian Navy is set to commission its newly acquired MH-60R Seahawk multi-role helicopters at INS ...
Minicoy Island. (Google Earth)New Delhi: The Indian Navy is set to enhance its operational capability by commissioning INS Jatayu, a new naval base at Minicoy Island in Lakshadweep, on March 6, 2024, the Navy said on Saturday. The ceremony will be at...
Officers and sailors during an interaction in the harbour phase of Exercise Samudra Laksamana in Visakhapatnam. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)Visakhapatnam: India-Malaysia bilateral naval drills – “Exercise Samudra Laksa...
Rajnath Singh (C) along with senor IAF and company officials during the signing of the deals. (Photo: Defence ministry) New Delhi: In a significant boost to India’s self-reliance efforts in the defence sector, the Ministry of Defence signe...
The distance between Mauritius’s Agaléga and mainland India is a little over 3,000 kilometres at the nearest points. (Google Maps)Agaléga Island comprises two islets, shaped like an exclamation mark (!) – a long and thin nor...
Indian Navy commandos along with the seized drugs and crew members of the dhow carrying the contraband. (Photo: Indian Navy) New Delhi: In a major operation, the Indian Navy, in collaboration with the Narcotics Control Bureau, intercepted a susp...