SP's Naval Forces - December 2015 - January 2016
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Issue Features
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Cover Story
Consolidating Capabilities Through Indigenisation
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)The Indian Navy, which is the world’s fifth largest navy, has onerous responsibilities to be the net security provider in the maritime domain of interest to India.
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Exclusive
Admiral R.K. Dhowan, Chief of the Naval Staff, answered to SP's on Navy Day Press Conference
In Chennai, we have our ships, aircraft and personnel deployed.
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Foreign Relations
India-Japan Defence Cooperation on Higher Pedestal
By Ranjeet KumarThe Japanese Prime Minister Abe had earlier said during the joint press interaction, “We have created a new chapter in India-Japan relationship with important defence initiatives.”
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Foreign Relations
Maiden Visit of Parrikar to US
By Ranjeet KumarManohar Parrikar and Ashton Carter discussed the India-US defence relationship and broader strategic partnership and focused on ways to maintain the strong momentum of security and defence engagement.
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Disaster Relief
Chennai Floods – Indian Navy's Relief Efforts
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)INS Airawat with five additional boats besides six integral boats to bolster the rescue and relief efforts in rain-battered Chennai was the first ship to be rushed to the site.
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Amphibious Aircraft
US-2: A Force Multiplier for India
By Cmde Sujeet Samaddar, NM (Retd)From an economic, capability and capacity-building perspective the Japanese offer to set up final assembly and integration facility...
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Exercise
Indo-Russian Bilateral Naval Exercise – Indra Navy 2015
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)Indra Navy is a bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian and Russian navies and epitomises the strategic relationship between the two countries.
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Conference
Combined Commanders' Conference 2015
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)Combined Commanders’ Conference was held on December 15, 2015, in a unique setting in the Indian Ocean, 40 nautical miles off Kochi, onboard INS Vikramaditya.
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SP’s Exclusive
Arihant Successfully Executes Weapon Ejection
By SP's Special CorrespondentIndia’s Arihant ballistic missile submarine platform demonstrator has successfully executed a weapon ejection trial in the Bay of Bengal under the aegis of the Indian Navy, BARC and the DRDO.
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