DAC approves construction of 6 submarines for navy, 5000 MAGM for army

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)-headed by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday accorded approval for indigenous construction of six submarines for the navy under Project 75 (I)at a cost of over Rs 40,000 crore. “This is th...

Indian Navy inducts Submarine Rescue System

The Indian Navy has inducted a Submarine Rescue System with a Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV), along with the associated equipment. This System has a Side Scan Sonar for locating the position of the submarine in distress at sea, providin...

In a first, Indian Navy deploys P8I Aircraft for RIMPAC exercise

For the first time, the Indian Navy has deployed its long range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft P8I at Hawaii for participating in the Rim of Pacific Multinational Naval exercise (RIMPAC-18). It is for the first time ever that an Indian naval...

Top Commanders discuss Navy’s Mission Based Deployment

The four-day long Naval Commanders Conference undertook a review of their Mission Based Deployments, culminated on Friday here. “The review was aimed at maximizing benefits accrued from the deployment of Indian Navy ships and aircraft to critical ...

Eyeing permanent commission for women, Army to create “specialized cadre”

In an effort to resolve the issue of offering permanent commission to women, the Indian Army is mulling to create a “specialized cadre” system so that they can be assigned non-combatant roles. Six branches of the Indian Army have been identifi...