An MK-54 Torpedo. Seen in the background is a US Navy P-8 Poseidon. New Delhi: The United States state department has approved the potential sale of 53 MK-54 lightweight torpedoes to India. The torpedoes are intended to enhance the capabilities ...
INS Vikrant seen sailing with four MiG-29K fighters flying over it. (Photo: Indian Navy) New Delhi: India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, has officially joined the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet, the Navy said ...
The two ASW-SWC Malpe (R) and Mulki (L). (Photo: Cochin Shipyard Limited)New Delhi: The Indian Navy has given a major fillip to the country’s maritime defence prowess by launching two new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) vessels, Malpe and Mulki, a...
An artist’s impression of a high-altitude ASW sonobuoy being dropped from a helicopter. (Photo: X/@NethajiSoldiers)New Delhi: The United States secretary of state, Antony Blinken, approved the sale of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sonobuoys and ...
Rakesh Pal. (File Photo)New Delhi: Rakesh Pal, who was leading the Indian Coast Guard as its 25th director general, died of a heart attack in Chennai on Sunday. He was 58. Pal was earlier admitted to Chennai’s Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital...
Incessant rains triggered flooding in the hilly district, which caused massive landslides resulting into mudslides that buried hundreds of houses and people. (Photo via X)Kochi/New Delhi: Kerala’s hilly district of Wayanad continues to grapple ...
New Delhi: India and Indonesia are two of the largest countries in Asia and both are poised to emerge as leading global actors in coming years. With both nations being blessed with young demography and rapidly upskilling workforces, complemented by p...
Officers from maritime agencies of friendly foreign nations who have arrived in India for specialized training pose for a photo with Indian Coast Guard officers. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: Fifty-two officers and sailor...
Admiral R Hari Kumar (R) addressing the event held for commissioning INS Jatayu in Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)Kochi/New Delhi: The Indian Navy commissioned its new base, INS Jatayu, at Minicoy Island,...
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...