New Delhi: The Indian Navy will acquire at least five ships every year for the next 10 years, and deploy two nuclear submarines and its new aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, in 2013. The fast forward mode after a long lull has been mentioned both by Defence Minister AK Antony as well as navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on different occasions, particularly at the induction of the nuclear-powered submarine INS Chakra...
02:04 AM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: India will get aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov and nuclear submarine INS Arihant next year providing a much needed boost to country's naval capabilities. Wrapping up a discussion on the performance of his Ministry in the Rajya Sabha, Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday said from 2013, the Navy will get five new warships every year which will help in modernising country's naval fleet. "In the early half of...
08:09 PM, May 08, 2012
The test of Agni-V not only demonstrates India's technological capability, but also the intent to deter real and potential adversaries. ...
01:19 AM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: Agni-V, the 5000-km range surface-to-surface Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads, has catapulted India into an extremely select club of countries possessing such a deadly weapons platform. Agni-V gives India the much-needed muscle and a strong deterrence against its nuclear-armed adversaries as the missile can not only target every city of China, but is also capable of reaching Australia, Eastern Europe, North Eastern and...
05:04 PM, Apr 19, 2012
As records go, this could be it: An appendix surgery on board an Indian Navy submarine hundreds of feet below the sea. The sailor recovered ...
07:22 PM, Apr 06, 2012
Visakhapatnam: Indian Navy is all set to operate five nuclear submarines by the end of this decade, including two leased from Russia and three built indigenously. According to Defence Minister A K Antony, India is considering a proposal to induct another nuclear submarine built in Russia and has plans of indigenously building two more Arihant Class underwater vessels to guard its maritime boundaries. The Navy on Wednesday formally commissioned the...
06:07 PM, Apr 05, 2012
New Delhi: The first operational nuclear attack submarine INS Chakra has been inducted into the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Defence Minister AK Antony said that the INS Chakra will ensure security and sovereignty of the country. Antony formally commissioned the Akula II class Nerpa rechristened INS Chakra into the Navy at the Ship Building Complex. India has earlier leased and operated Charlie Class Russian...
11:48 AM, Apr 04, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister Antony will formally unveil the Indian Navy's first operational nuclear attack submarine INS Chakra in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. After a gap of two decades, India is all set to join the elite club of nations having nuclear powered submarines with the induction of the Russian-origin 'Nerpa' into the Navy. Antony will formally commission the Akula II class Nerpa rechristened INS Chakra into the Navy at the...
09:01 AM, Apr 04, 2012
New Delhi: With India set to induct the Russian 'Nerpa' nuclear submarine next week, DRDO Chief VK Saraswat on Saturday said the INS Arihant-- the indigenous nuclear under-water vessel, would be launched for operations in the near future. "INS Arihant is in advanced stages. It will be ready for operations in next few months... It (the nuclear reactor) is not critical yet," DRDO Chief VK Sarswat told a press conference....
03:40 AM, Apr 01, 2012
New Delhi: Terming the proposed induction of two nuclear submarines into the Indian Navy as a "cause of great concern", Pakistan has said it is taking "necessary measures" to restore the strategic balance in the emerging situation. Pakistan Navy Chief Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila said Islamabad can neither afford nor plans to match the Indian Navy in terms of numerical strength. "The strategic dimension of India's naval buildup is a...
03:49 PM, Feb 25, 2012
Moscow: Russia's K-152 Nerpa nuclear-powered attack submarine has been handed over to the Indian Navy, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Monday. In line with the contract worth over $900 million, the Project 971 Shchuka-B (NATO: Akula II) class sub has been leased to India's Navy for ten years. It will be renamed the INS Chakra. The ceremony took place in the Far Eastern Primorye Territory. Russian submariners trained their...
01:54 PM, Jan 23, 2012
New Delhi: In a major boost to its defence prowess, India is all set to receive the much-awaited Akula-II class 'Nerpa' nuclear attack submarine from Russia by the month end on a 10-year lease. Russia is set to hand over the nuclear-powered attack submarine by the month end, sources said on Thursday, adding that the vessel will be rechristened as 'INS Chakra'. The submarine, capable of remaining underwater for months,...
09:58 PM, Dec 15, 2011
Visakhapatnam: In order to strengthen India's naval fleet, 49 ships would be inducted into the navy in the next five years, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command, Vice Admiral Anil Chopra said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference on board INS Shakti, a fleet tanker of the Indian Navy on Saturday, Chopra said that the navy presently has 132 ships, including 14 submarines. "49 ships and submarines, which are...
03:39 AM, Dec 04, 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
Moscow: Russia will deliver a nuclear submarine to India by the end of the year, Russia's navy chief was quoted as saying on Friday by state news agency RIA. India sees Russia as a strategic counterweight to China but New Delhi has been upset by repeated delays to major weapons orders from Moscow, including the Admiral Gorshkov heavy aircraft carrier. The date for delivering the Nerpa submarine to India, Russia's...
02:52 PM, Jul 01, 2011
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