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October 25, 2012
BrahMos fired from INS Teg
A BrahMos has been test-fired from INS Teg, the Indian Navy's new stealth frigate, the first of the follow-on Talwar-class warships built at the Yantar shipyard in Russia. The test from off the Goa coast was said to be entirely successful...
October 25, 2012
New search and rescue systems for Indian military aircraft
Troubled by the inordinate time it takes in determining the location of a crashed aircraft, sometimes with a potentially human cost as well...
October 11, 2012
One year delay in Vikramaditya
In what will be a major setback to the Navy's twin-carrier plans, and to deployments on both seaboards, the Vikramaditya (ex-Gorshkov) aircraft carrier will not be delivered before the end of next year.
October 1, 2012
Coast Guard chopper tender aborted
The Indian Coast Guard much needed new-build helicopter fleet will have to wait, with a three-year effort to procure 16 light helicopters for shipborne maritime surveillance coming to naught.
October 1, 2012
Raytheon ties up with MCG for Indian focus
Aimed at the Indian security market, US defence major Raytheon has entered into a distribution agreement with the Washington-based Monument Capital Group (MCG), as part of which the latter will engage potential Indian partners to provide...
September 24, 2012
Trouble in Vikramaditya trials, delivery delayed
The refurbished, refitted Russian-built aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy, Vikramaditya, has run into serious trouble with propulsion-related equipment malfunctioning during high-speed trials in the Barents Sea this month...
September 24, 2012
Indian Navy inducts first catamaran survey vessel
Heralding a new, albeit small, chapter in Indian shipbuilding, the Indian Navy has inducted its first catamaran hydrographic survey vessel, INS Makar, the first of its kind to be inducted.
September 15, 2012
EADS-BAE proposed consortium to be the largest ever merger
It will be one the largest ever acts of consolidation in the arms and aerospace industry ever, certainly the biggest in Europe.
September 13, 2012
Indian Navy for submarine rescue bell
The Indian Navy has announced interest in procuring a submarine rescue bell with a capacity for 12 men for fitment aboard one of its submarine rescue ships. The SRB needs to come fitted with a launch and recovery system...
August 27, 2012
Eurocopter pitches naval Panther for NUH
The recently floated Naval Utility Helicopter (NUH) programme is likely to be fought closely, with as many as five choppers that fit the bill and expected to throw their hat in the ring. Eurocopter, currently awaiting a decision on India's reconnaissance...
August 27, 2012
Delayed Project 75 India submarine tender out soon
Already constrained with dwindling submarine numbers and availability—and facing systemic delays in the intitiation of the Rs 50,000 crore Project 75 'India' for six brand new diesel-electric attack submarines fitted with air-independent propulsion...
August 17, 2012
Indian Navy for new airport surveillance radars
In an effort to ramp up navigation and surveillance systems at its airfields across the country, the Indian Navy has announced interest in acquiring an unspecified number of airport surveillance radars (ASR), including a secondary surveillance radar...
August 17, 2012
Indian Navy Sea Kings upgrade process soon
Long delayed already, the Indian Navy is likely to begin the process to choose a package to upgrade its fleet of ageing Westland Sea King Mk.42B utility/ASW helicopters shortly.
August 16, 2012
First Indian carrier not before 2017
In another major delay dogging India's most ambitious shipbuilding effort, the country's debut home-built aircraft carrier of the new Vikrant class will not be commissioned into service with the Indian Navy before 2017—putting down a cumulative delay...
August 16, 2012
Indian Navy on ship-buying spree
Apart from the 46 ships under construction for the Indian Navy, the service has obtained acceptance of necessity for 49 more ships and submarines. According to Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma, these include seven more follow-on ships of the Shivalik-class...
August 8, 2012
Breaking News:
Indian Navy floats tender for 56 utility helicopters
After inviting information in 2010, the Indian Navy has floated a tender for 56 naval utility helicopters (NUH) from global vendors.
July 23, 2012
INS Sahyadri commissioned
As the government gets set to sanction the monumental Project 17 Alpha programme at a cost of Rs. 50,000-odd crore, the third Project-17 stealth frigate built indigenously by Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL), F49 INS Sahyadri entered service with the Indian Navy...
May 15, 2012
MDL calls for early decision on Project 75 India
With the Indian Navy likely to issue request for proposals (RFPs) for the long awaited follow-on Project 75 India submarine build effort, pressure is building for a quick decision on two counts.
April 21, 2012
Indo-US naval war games in Indian Ocean
The Indian and U.S. navies have completed another round of the Malabar series of joint exercises, off India's Eastern seaboard.
April 19, 2012
Agni-V launched successfully
India successfully conducted the first test of the Agni-V strategic ballistic missile, out to its service range of nearly 6,000-km early on April 19.
April 5, 2012
INS Chakra joins Indian Navy, Govt considers lease of 2nd submarine
The 8,140-tonne Russian Akula-II class nuclear powered attack submarine (SSN) INS Chakra joined the Indian Navy today...
March 26, 2012
DCNS’ Rs. 310 crore Scorpene deal with SEC Industries
Scorpene manufacturer DCNS' Indian arm has a contract with SEC Industries worth
Rs. 310-cr to indigenise equipment for Project 75 submarine line currently producing six Scorpenes for the Indian Navy.
February 17, 2012
Kaveri turbofan programme seeks extension
The Kaveri turbofan engine programme has asked the government for an extension and more funds to overcome a fresh set of technological hurdles that have cropped up in the latest phase of flight tests.