Orders, AON’s and contracts in India: A meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), held under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, approved three proposals on 13 July 2023.
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Commissioning of INS Vagir: INS Vagir is built by Indian shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) based on the Naval Group Scorpene design.
Delivery of 5th Scorpene ‘Vagir’ to Indian Navy: The fifth submarine of the Project–75, Kalvari Class submarines, Yard 11879 was delivered to the Indian Navy on 20 December 2022. Project–75 includes indigenous construction of six submarines of Scorpene design.
Launching of Vagsheer: Vagsheer is the last of the six P75 Scorpene submarines entirely built by the Indian shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) based on years of successful technology transfer and partnership with Naval Group.
Updates from Saab: Saab has received an order for Carl-Gustaf ammunition from the US Army. The order value is approximately USD 75 million and deliveries will take place in 2022.
the Naval Group's (former DCNS) F21 Artémis Torpedo programme is projected to replace the existing F17 torpedo with a new generation more agile, faster, smarter and more operational performance torpedo.
The bilateral naval exercise initiated in 1983 and christened as 'Varuna' in 2001, forms a vital part of the Indo-French strategic partnership and has grown in scope and complexity over the years.
Modernisation of the Indian Navy is undertaken in accordance with our Maritime Capability Perspective Plan (MCPP) and the Long Term Integrated Perspective Plan (LTIPP).
The highly accurate and destructive power of this weapon was recently demonstrated by the Russian Navy during “counter-terrorist operations”, and combined the lowest level of hydroacoustic field with high detection ranges for onboard sensors of the carrier.
A deep-rooted urge to ‘make in India’ has been embedded in the psyche of India’s naval leadership ever since independence.
Rosoboronexport is ready to supply its origin partners with custom-designed small and midget submarines of up to 10 different models, which include boats displacing 130 to 1000 tons to meet the needs of most potential customers.
Modern wars are fought mostly during the hours of darkness, but most of the infantry battalions and many of the armoured fighting vehicles – tanks and infantry combat vehicles – are still ‘night blind’.
The submarine is a robust single-shaft vessel with an albacore/ teardrop shaped double hull (a prominent feature of SSN types) with a seven-blade fixed-pitch propeller.
History records that our first four submarines, inducted between 1967 to 1970 to form the 8th Submarine Squadron, were based in Vishakapatnam
The overall combat capability of the Navy was tested during our annual Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise, TROPEX, conducted in Feb-March 2017.
The Indian Navy is well regarded as perhaps the pioneer among the Services in strategic thinking and has long anticipated its value as a potential key component of India’s emerging, albeit closely guarded, nuclear-doctrine.
DCNS is designing and building the new Barracuda SSN attack submarine for the French Navy, the first of which will enter service in 2017. It will offer a high SRS (Silent Running Speed) combined with excellent manoeuvrability.
If this agreement between Sri Lanka and China is finalised, a Chinese naval base in Hambantota port and airbase in the nearby airport may well become a reality.
A parallel endeavour on India’s western flank, dubbed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), will create access to the Arabian Sea from Xinjiang to the Pakistani port of Gwadar via Gilgit-Baltistan.
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