Odisha hosts Indian Navy’s first-ever Navy Day celebration in Puri, featuring 15 warships and 40 aircraft, with President Droupadi Murmu attending and showcasing impressive combat skills.
This event promises to offer the public a rare glimpse into the naval operations that usually remain hidden from everyday view.
Indian Navy successfully tested the K-4 ballistic missile from INS Arighaat, validating its second-strike capability and plans to conduct more tests of the missile system.
The Indian Navy will host an Operational Demonstration on Navy Day in Puri, Odisha, showcasing its maritime capabilities and raising maritime safety awareness among the public.
The Indian Navy has inaugurated the sixth missile-cum-ammunition barge, LSAM 12, marking a significant enhancement to its operational capabilities, which are crucial for transportation and ammunition disembarkation.
The event, running from September 7 to 20, will see participation from over 30 nations, fostering regional cooperation through established partnerships.
According to the ministry, the ships were launched on Monday in Kochi by Vijaya Srinivas, in the presence of Vice Admiral V. Srinivas, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command.
This move, confirmed by a government statement on September 3, 2024, is poised to equip the Navy with advanced munitions designed to counter the growing threat of drone swarms at sea.
Bodies of the trainee pilot and his instructor, who were on board the two-seater aircraft, were found in the Chandil dam on Thursday.
This development marks a critical milestone in India’s indigenous nuclear submarine program, which has been steadily advancing since the commissioning of its first SSBN, the INS Arihant, in 2018.
