The pirates who allegedly hijacked the Maltese-flagged bulk cargo vessel on Dec. 14 opened fire on the navy ship in international waters on Friday, the spokesperson said without providing further details.
The Indian Navy will commission the MH 60R Seahawk helicopter on March 6 as part of its modernization efforts, following acquisition of six MH-60R marine versions from Lockheed Martin. The aircraft carrier will host the helicopters.
They have been working on multiple projects, including canisters for vertical missile launchers, road-mobile launchers for missile systems, and launchers for Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher systems.
Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh officially launched INS Sandhayak at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam, greeted by a Guard of Honour.
The Indian Navy has decommissioned the indigenous survey ship INS Nirupak, marking a significant milestone in the nation’s defense system.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Indian Navy’s INS Vikrant at Naval Commanders Conference in March, a maintenance repair vessel set to participate in the Milan exercise.
The Naval Chief said while interacting with media persons on the sidelines of an event at Manekshaw Centre. He asserted that the Indian Navy won’t permit any piracy.
The distress call from MV Genco Picardy was issued late on Wednesday and the navy diverted a warship deployed in the region to the rescue of 22 crew on board, including nine Indians, the Indian Navy said in a statement.
The naval contingent participating this time would consist of 144 young men and women, marching shoulder to shoulder on the historic Kartavyapath, epitomising Indian Navy as a progressive, strong and gender-neutral force.
Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar inaugurated a transcritical CO2 air conditioning plant at INS Shivaji in Pune’s Lonavala, Maharashtra, expressing his happiness at the indigenously developed compressor.
