British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected calls to quit as support around him collapses. Photo: Reuters Most prime ministers would have resigned over any one of the scandals to engulf Boris Johnson’s government. Johnson, never one for tradition or rules, rode out nearly every crisis – but the Chris Pincher affair was the final … Read more
Shinzo Abe shortly before he was shot. Kyodo news/AAP Japan is reeling from the assassination of its longest-serving former prime minister, Shinzo Abe. He was campaigning for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for the Upper House elections due on Sunday, in the city of Nara in western Japan, when he was shot from behind with an … Read more
On 04 Jul 22, Indian Naval Air Squadron 324 was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command at INS Dega, Visakhapatnam. The unit is the first on the eastern seaboard to operate the indigenously designed and built Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) MK III … Read more
Henning Holck-Larsen (4 July 1907 – 27 July 2003) was a Danish engineer and co-founder of Larsen & Toubro (L&T). In India, he is considered a pioneer of heavy industrial engineering. In addition to his enormous contribution to India’s technological modernization, Larsen is also well known for his policy of complementing industrialization with human development. … Read more
Navy Inducts Indigenously Built Advanced Light Helicopters ALH MK III | Image Source: https://odishatv.in/ On June 28, 2022, the 835 Squadron (CG), an indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) MK III squadron, was commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard at its Air Enclave in Porbandar, Gujarat. The DG, Coast Guard Shri VS Pathania presided over the … Read more
On 28 Jun 22 Rear Admiral GK Harish, Director General Naval Design (Surface Ship Group) of the Indian Navy laid the keel for the seventh ship (Y- 12654) of the prestigious P17A class at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., Mumbai. Senior Indian Navy and MDL officials attended the ceremony. The keel laying is a major milestone … Read more
Defense Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy successfully flight-tested the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) off the coast of Odisha on June 24, 2022, at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur. VL-SRSAM is a ship borne weapon system for neutralizing various aerial threats at close range, including sea skimming … Read more
Keel for the fourth ship of Survey Vessel (Large) and second & third ships of ASW SWC for the Indian Navy was ceremoniously laid on 17 Jun 2022 by VAdm SN Ghormade, Vice Chief of Naval Staff at M/s L&T, Kattupalli. The Contract for construction of four SVL and eight ASW SWC for the Indian … Read more
Army Medical Corps celebrates 258th Raising Day | Image source: Ministry of Defence The Indian Army celebrated 258th Raising Day of Army Medical Corps on 3 April 2022. The Corps has the motto of “Sarve Santu Niramaya” meaning “Let all be free from disease and disability”. It has excelled in providing both peace time and … Read more
Indian Navy marching contingent during Republic Day parade 2022 | Image Source: Ministry of Defence Results have been declared for best tableaux and best marching contingents of Republic Day parade 2022. Three panels of judges were appointed for assessing the performance of marching contingents from the three Services, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)/other Auxiliary forces … Read more
Scorpene Submarine ‘VAGIR’ Sailing through | Image Source: Ministry of Defence Scorpene Submarine ‘VAGIR’ commenced her sea trial on 01 Feb 22. She is the fifth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11879, the Indian Navy’s Kalvari class. The submarine was launched in Nov 2020 from the Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited … Read more
INS Mormugao — India’s second stealth destroyer of the P15B class began its sea trial day | Image Source: Ministry of Defence INS Mormugao — India’s second stealth destroyer of the P15B class began its sea trial on 19 December 2021. She will be commissioned in mid-2022. The vessel is named after the port city … Read more
The Götheborg II towers over other boats in harbor. | Image Source: Fredrik Nilsson/Courtesy Svenska Ostindiska Companiet The replica 18th-century ship Götheborg II plans to move along their route from Sweden to China in April 2022. As planned, the ship is expected to reach Shanghai by October 2022. Wind and weather conditions are always a … Read more
Y 12704 (Visakhapatnam), the lead ship of Project 15B stealth guided-missile destroyers being built at Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL) | Source: Indian Navy Y 12704 (Visakhapatnam), the lead ship of Project 15B stealth guided-missile destroyers being built at Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL), was delivered to the Indian Navy on 28 Oct 2021. The contract for four ships … Read more
The 7th Indian Navy Frigate of P1135.6 class was launched on 28 Oct 2021 at Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad, Russia in presence of Shri D Bala Venkatesh Varma, Ambassador of India (Moscow), and senior dignitaries of the Russian Federation and officials of the Indian Navy. During the ceremony, the ship was formally named ‘Tushil’ by Smt Datla … Read more