Tag: Indian Navy

GRSE Kolkata starts ‘Himgiri’, its 1st Ship of Project 17A

December 15, 2020

• Himgiri, which is the first of the three Project 17A ships being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was started.
• The launch of ‘Himgiri’ has displayed GRSE’s commitment towards the building of three state-of-the-art warships of P17A for the Indian Navy.

PASSEX carried out by the Indian Navy and Russian Navy

December 5, 2020

• The Indian Navy (IN) and the Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) are undertaking Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in the Eastern Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
• The exercise will help in improving interoperability, advancing the understanding and imbibing best practices between both the friendly navies. It involves advanced surface and anti-submarine warfare exercises, weapon firings, seamanship exercises and helicopter operations.

Indian Navy Day: 04 December

December 4, 2020

• In India, December 4 is commemorated as the National Navy Day annually, to admire the achievements and role of the naval force to the country.
• The theme of Navy Day 2020 is “Indian Navy Combat Ready, Credible & Cohesive”.

India-Singapore Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20

November 24, 2020

• The 27th edition of India – Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 has been conducted from 23 to 25 November 2020 in the Andaman Sea.
• Indian Navy (IN) is the host for the 2020 edition of SIMBEX.

Indian Navy receives 9th P-8I anti-submarine warfare aircraft

November 23, 2020

• Indian Navy has taken its ninth Boeing P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft, part of the nearly $1 billion deal with the US for four additional planes inked in 2016.

30th India-Thai Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT)

November 20, 2020

• The 30th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) was conducted between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy.

Indian Navy launches 5th Scorpene Submarine “Vagir”

November 12, 2020

• The Indian Navy has launched the fifth Scorpene submarine “Vagir” at Mazagon Dock of south Mumbai. The submarine is capable of taking missions such as anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, mine laying, intelligence gathering and area surveillance.

Indian Naval Ship Kavaratti is to be commissioned into the Indian Navy

October 22, 2020

• The INS Kavaratti is one of the four indigenously built anti-submarine Warfare stealth corvettes under project 28. The project 28 is also called Kamorta class Corvettes

India-Bangladesh Navy Bilateral Exercise “Bongosagar”

October 4, 2020

• The second edition of Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy (BN) Bilateral Exercise Bongosagar commences in Northern Bay of Bengal.

First time ever Women officers to join helicopter stream of Indian Navy

September 23, 2020

• First time ever two women officers have been selected to join as “Observers” (Airborne Tacticians) in the helicopter stream of the Indian Navy. The two women officers who will create history in the Indian Navy include-Sub Lieutenant (SLt) Kumudini Tyagi and SLt Riti Singh.