Mission Sagar – Indian Naval Ship Airavat Arrives at Jakarta, Indonesia to deliver Medical Supplies | Source: Ministry of Defence Indian Navy’s Landing Ship Tank (Large) INS Airavat arrived at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia on 24 August 2021 to deliver 10 Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) containers, based on the requirement projected by the … Read more
Indian Navy Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt Arrive at Guam to participate in Multilateral Maritime Ex Malabar | Source: Ministry of Defence Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt arrived at Guam, an Island Territory of the USA on 21 Aug 21 as part of their ongoing deployment to nations in South East Asia and the Pacific … Read more
35th edition of Hyderabad Sailing Week Yachting Association of India (YAI) Sailing Championship organized at Hussain Sagar Lake, Hyderabad from 13 Aug to 19 Aug 21 | Source: Ministry of Defence 35th edition of Hyderabad Sailing Week Yachting Association of India (YAI) Sailing Championship organized at Hussain Sagar Lake, Hyderabad from 13 Aug to 19 … Read more
All set for 75th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in National Capital | Image Credit: https://www.thequint.com/ The Nation is celebrating ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, marking the 75th year of Independence from the foreign rule. The whole country has been gripped by patriotic fervour. A series of events are being organised across the country … Read more
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi took a high-level meeting today to review States and Central Ministries/Agencies’ preparedness to deal with the situation arising out of Cyclone ‘Yaas’. India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that Cyclone ‘Yaas’ is expected to cross West Bengal and north Odisha coasts by 26th May evening with the wind speed ranging 155- … Read more
INS Rajput | Source: Ministry of Defence On the 21st of May, a glorious era will come to an end with the decommissioning of the first destroyer of the Indian Navy – INS Rajput. INS Rajput, the lead ship of the Kashin-class destroyers built by the erstwhile USSR was commissioned on 04 May 1980 and … Read more
Shri Rajnath Singh unveils DRDO developed anti-COVID drug | Source: Ministry of Defence The first batch of the adjunct COVID therapy anti-COVID drug, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG), was released by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and handed over to Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Science & Tech and Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan in New Delhi … Read more
Towards fostering friendly relations with its maritime neighbours, the Indian Navy hosted ‘GMS-21’ under the aegis of Naval War College, Goa on 11 and 12 May 21. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event for the first time was hosted in virtual mode, with online participation of Naval representatives from 13 Indian Ocean Littoral countries, … Read more
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reviewed the efforts of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces to support the civilian administration in the fight against the current COVID-19 situation in the country, through video conferencing on 1 May 2021. The meeting was attended by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Defence Secretary Dr … Read more
Exercise Varuna – 2021 | Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/ The 19th edition oftheIndian and French Navy bilateral exercise ‘VARUNA-2021’ concluded on 27th April 2021. Exercise VARUNA has been a key enabler in building interoperability and strengthening the coordination between the two navies. This exercise has matured over the years with an increase in scope, the complexity of operations and … Read more
DRDO conducts maiden trial of Python-5 Air to Air Missile | Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/ Tejas, India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, added the 5th generation Python-5 Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) in its air-to-air weapons capability on April 27, 2021. Trials were also aimed to validate the enhanced capability of already integrated Derby Beyond Visual Range (BVR) AAM on … Read more
Source: www.pib.gov.in The Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat today called on the Prime Minister. They reviewed the preparations and operations being undertaken by the Armed Forces to deal with the pandemic. The CDS briefed the PM that all medical personnel from armed forces who have retired or taken pre-mature retirement in the last … Read more
Indian naval ship assisting the stranded vessel |Source:https://www.pib.gov.in/On 11 Mar 2021, Indian naval ship INS Talwar deployed in the Gulf of Oman, received a call from a stranded merchant cargo ship MV Nayan requesting technical assistance. The cargo ship, on transit from Oman to Iraq, was drifting at sea from 9 March 2021. She had … Read more
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