Defence ministry signs ₹1,070.47 crore contract with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd for 14 fast patrol vessels for Indian Coast Guard

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...

Defence ministry signs ₹1,614.89 crore contract with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd for 6 next-generation patrol vessels for Indian Coast Guard

An Indian Coast Guard chopper and an offshore patrol vessel during a drill. (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard will receive a significant boost in its capabilities in the coming few years. On Wednesday, the defence ministry signed a ₹...

‘Imphal’: India’s newest Navy destroyer’s crest unveiled

Defence minister Rajnath Singh (3R), Manipur CM N Biren Singh (2R), CDS Gen Anil Chauhan (3L) and Navy chief Admiral Hari Kumar (2L) along during the unveiling of Imphal’ crest. (Photo: Defence ministry)New Delhi: The crest of “Yard 12706...

Indian Navy’s frontline warships INS Sahyadri, INS Kolkata in Indonesia

The Indian Navy ships at the Jakarta port. (Photo: Indian Navy)  New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s two frontline warships INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata, mission deployed in southeastern Indian Ocean Region, arrived in Jakarta on July 17.&ld...

4th Scorpene class submarine INS Vela launched

Indian Navy on Monday inducted the fourth scorpene class submarine INS Vela constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited. Defence Production Secretary’s wife Veena Ajay Kumar was the Chief Guest on the occasion. VAdm AK Saxena, CWP&A w...