New Delhi: India today said it has signed a $184-million contract with domestic firm Mahindra Defence Systems Limited to supply 14 anti-submarine warfare system to its navy. The contract, worth Rs 1,340 crore in Indian currency, was signed here under the ‘Buy and Make (Indian)‘ category of defence […]
New Delhi/San Diego: India today took delivery of the first two of the 24 multirole helicopters made by American major Lockheed Martin Corp., boosting its naval aviation prowess including anti-submarine warfare capabilities. “On Jul. 16, (the) Indian Navy accepted the first two of its MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) from […]
New Delhi: American aerospace and defence giant Boeing Co. is continuing to expand the Indian Navy’s long-range maritime reconnaissance anti-submarine warfare capabilities with the delivery of the country’s tenth P-8I aircraft. The patrol aircraft is an integral part of the Indian Navy’s fleet and has surpassed 30,000 flight […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: Fulfilling a 12-year-old commitment and a two-year rigorous testing, American aerospace and defence major Boeing Co. today said it has “proved” its F/A-18 combat jet can operate off a ski-jump ramp, giving a boost to its pitch for a possible 57-aircraft Indian […]
New Delhi: India today inducted its fourth anti-submarine warfare warship in six years, shoring up navy’s fighting capabilities against underwater threats, primarily from China‘s submarines that have sneaked too close to its territorial waters in the recent years. Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane commissioned INS Kavaratti, […]
New Delhi: India today successfully tested a supersonic missile assisted release of a torpedo, in a boost to its navy’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities. Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) is a missile-assisted release of lightweight Anti-Submarine Torpedo System for anti-submarine warfare operations far beyond a torpedo’s range. […]
New Delhi: The anti-submarine warfare capability of the Indian Navy received a major boost today with the conclusion of a contract for Advanced Torpedo Decoy System ‘Maareech‘ capable of being fired from all front line warships. Designed and Developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) and […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India’s navy has got one lean-and-mean fighting machine from the United States that can carry out integrated missions with platforms of American-origin operated by friendly nations in the Indian Ocean Region. And the Indian Navy is pretty happy that it has got […]
