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...

Largest ever, Navy conducts sea vigil, coastal security exercise

Exactly a decade after 26/11 terror attacks that had crippled Mumbai, a multi-pronged security exercise "Operation Sea Vigil' to test the efficacy of coastal security along the entire coastline of 7,500 km and involving all 13 states and union ...

DAC approves upgradation of 17 Dornier aircraft at HAL

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman-headed Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Friday accorded approval for the Mid Life Upgrade of 17 Dornier aircraft of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at an approximate cost of Rs 950 crore. The upgrades will ...