Mumbai: Senior Indian Naval officer Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Western Naval Command on February 28 at Mumbai. He succeeds Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar, who retires upon superannuation, af...
Mumbai: Ship maker Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) on Monday delivered third scorpene submarine of project P-75 to the Indian Navy. Named as INS Karanj, the submarine will be commissioned into Indian Navy soon.With the delivery of Karan...
Indian Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh Karwar: Amid the border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, Indian Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh on Thursday reviewed the operational preparedness and combat-readiness of the Indian Navy’s pr...
Mumbai: The Naval Investiture Ceremony - 2020 was held at INS Shikra on Wednesday, wherein Western Naval Command (WNC) Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar presented gallantry and distinguished service awards to recipients.The FOC...
INS VikrantThe fascinating story of INS Vikrant’s role in bringing the 1971 war to a conclusion in India’s favour.Heating the iron1971 was an eventful year for the Indian subcontinent. In this year, Amitabh Bachchan got his first Filmfare...
Visakhapatnam: Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta on Friday assumed the charge as Chief of Staff of Eastern Naval Command (ENC).Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, the outgoing Chief of Staff, has proceeded on transfer as Controller Personnel Services at Integrate...
New Delhi: Appreciating the armed forces for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also asked them to ensure their operational preparedness so that the adversary could not exploit the current situation.While reviewing the ope...
New Delhi: A total of 21 serving personnel have been tested positive for COVID -19 within naval premises at Mumbai.This number includes 20 sailors of INS Angre, a shore establishment at Mumbai.“Most of these are asymptomatic and have been trace...
Mumbai: In accordance with the government’s directive of setting up COVID -19 quarantine facilities in the vicinity of 30 major airports, the Western Naval Command (WNC) of Indian Navy has set up a 100-bed quarantine camp within the  ...
New Delhi: The Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy is preparing to exercise its assets of the Western Fleet in the Arabian Sea over the next fortnight.“With the withdrawal of the monsoon and improved sea conditions, this is the right time ...