New Delhi: Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, an anti-submarine warfare specialist, on Friday took over as the new Navy Chief. 58-year-old Joshi succeeds Admiral Nirmal Verma who retires on Friday.
Joshi, who was the Western Naval Commander, has taken over the force at a time when it is set to operate two aircraft carriers and induct a large number of warships, long-range surveillance aircraft and submarines. He will have a three-year tenure.
He has commanded the tri-services Andaman and Nicobar Island Command and also headed the Integrated Defence Staff Headquarters in New Delhi. He also commanded the Vizag-based Eastern Fleet.
Commissioned in 1974, Joshi has commanded aircraft carrier INS Viraat, guided-missile destroyer Ranvir and corvette INS Kuthar....
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11:54 AM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: In a revolutionary step to speed up its budgetary processes and macro-manage public funds, the Indian Navy will on Saturday launch its force-wide automated Financial Information System (FIS) that is expected to simplify decision-making and enhance transparency in its monetary dealings. Defence Minister AK Antony will launch the FIS at an event in the presence of Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma. For starters, FIS will help manage...
01:31 AM, Aug 11, 2012
New Delhi: India's key navy programmes, the indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) and the nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant, are running late, with the carrier's induction pushed to 2017 and the submarine to be inducted only sometime next year. The aircraft carrier was originally scheduled for induction in 2015 and the nuclear submarine earlier set for operationalisation this year. Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma, who is to retire this month end,...
12:21 AM, Aug 08, 2012
New Delhi: Indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant will be soon launched for sea trials as part of efforts towards completing India's nuclear triad and achieve a credible and invulnerable retaliatory strike capability, the Navy said on Tuesday. However, the conventional submarine force levels of the Navy were on decline for which the maritime service was looking at the option of manufacturing submarines in foreign shipyards. "Arihant is steadily progressing towards...
10:35 PM, Aug 07, 2012
New Delhi: Rear Admiral Bimal Kumar Verma, the younger brother of Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma, has been appointed as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Information Warfare and Operations) at the Defence Ministry headquarters. The officer recently assumed the charge of his new office on the first floor of South Block, just a few rooms next to the Navy Chief's office, Navy officials said. They said it is for...
07:49 PM, Aug 02, 2012
London: The problems of terrorism and lack of movement in punishing the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks were hindering progress in Indo-Pak ties, Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said. Assessing the Indian neighbourhood at a conference in London, he said India and China have various similarities but between this exists "a historic, unresolved territorial dispute accentuated by concerns over each other's strategic partnerships." "The problems of terrorism and the...
11:48 AM, Jun 26, 2012
London: With the Navy poised to attain a retaliatory nuclear strike capability, India will soon have a "credible and invulnerable" deterrent nuclear triad in place, Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said. Verma said such a nuclear triad was required in view of India's 'no first-use' policy. Setting out his analysis of India's maritime security, Admiral Verma, who is in London on a three-day visit as part of a bilateral Indian...
11:33 AM, Jun 26, 2012
New Delhi: Vice Admiral DK Joshi will take over as the next Chief of Naval Staff. Vice Admiral Joshi is the senior most serving officer after the current Navy Chief Nirmal Verma, who will retire on August 31. Vice Admiral Joshi is currently heading Western Naval Command. The announcement about his appointment has been made two months in advance as was done in the case of General Bikram Singh, who...
03:39 PM, Jun 05, 2012
New Delhi: India will have "a brand new" navy with "long legs" at sea, with force levels of 150-odd warships and 500-odd air fleet, navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said on Friday. Ahead of the Navy Day on December 4, Verma told an annual press conference in New Delhi that by 2027, the Indian Navy will be having "over 150 ships and close to 500 aircraft and helicopters". "Today, Indian...
03:58 AM, Dec 03, 2011
New Delhi: China's new anti-ship ballistic missile, if fully functional, posed a "different category of threat" and certainly requires "a different measure to counter it," Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said on Friday. He also noted that the Jin class of submarines with its ballistic missile capability and underwater endurance levels has compelled other maritime powers to see what are the Chinese "intentions" with such platforms and weapons. Addressing his...
01:33 AM, Dec 03, 2011
New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on Friday said that Chinese submarines with long-range missiles are a matter of concern for India. He said that the Indian Navy is looking at upgrading its fleet soon. "Navy is looking at 150 ships fleet and 1000 aircraft and helicopters by 2025. Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh is being considered for raising an Amphibious training facility," Admiral Verma said. The Admiral admitted that...
04:41 PM, Dec 02, 2011
New Delhi: Marking a modernisation spree, Indian Navy is constructing 34 ships and submarines and is in the process of acquiring aircraft, destroyers and missiles to equip it to meet all challenges. Addressing top Naval Commanders, Defence Minister AK Antony on Wednesday said thrust was being given to indigenous capabilities while modernising the force. "34 ships and submarines are in various stages of construction at different shipyards. A large number...
08:12 PM, May 25, 2011
New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on Thursday said India has "come a long way" to secure its maritime boundaries, post the 2008 Mumbai terror attack which was a result of lack of cohesion between intelligence and security agencies other than the Navy and the Coast Guard. "One of the reasons why the 26/11 (the Nov 26, 2008, terror strike) happened was the lack of cohesion between various maritime...
04:20 PM, Dec 02, 2010
Admiral Nirmal Verma says country is acquiring 30 warships. ...
07:07 PM, Dec 02, 2009
