New Delhi: European military systems firm Thales and India’s missile-maker Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) have signed a teaming agreement to partner on the STARStreak air defence system for the South Asian nation, with support for this tie-up from India and the United Kingdom governments. The teaming agreement was […]
New Delhi: India’s coast guard today inducted a new fast patrol vessel built at an indigenous shipyard, boosting its ability intercept and stop illegal activities in the nation’s territorial waters. One of India’s top state-run domestic shipyard, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) delivered Indian Coast Guard Ship […]
New Delhi: India’s coast guard today got its 150th ship in its fleet inducted into the force, when defence minister Rajnath Singh commissioned three vessels via video conferencing due to the social distancing restrictions imposed by the government in view of the COVID-19 global crisis. Rajnath Singh, based […]
New Delhi: Six Indian parliamentarians toured the United Kingdom‘s brand new aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, on Jan. 16, as part of the UK-India Chevening Parliamentarian Fellowship Programme. They were given the opportunity to see the bridge, aircraft hangar, and flight deck of the warship, which is […]
By Roby Thomas After spending a day at sea on board INS Vikramaditya, on Sep. 29, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conveyed the essence of sea power by referring to the aircraft carrier as the “Sikandar of Samundar” (emperor of the seas). This statement assumes significance in the context […]
