Indian Navy & Royal Australian Navy conducts Passage Exercise
September 22, 2020
- The Indian Navy (IN) has commenced a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the East Indian Ocean Region.
11th edition of exercise ‘INDRA NAVY’ begins in the Bay of Bengal
September 5, 2020
- The biennial bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Navy has started the 11th edition of a biennial bilateral maritime exercise “INDRA NAVY” in the Bay of Bengal.
Naval Commanders’ Conference 2020
August 25, 2020
- The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the Naval Commanders’ Conference 2020 which was held in New Delhi, India from August 19 to 21, 2020. He reviewed the innovations by Indian Navy to combat COVID 19 pandemic.
The Navy’s largest Solar plant was initiated at the INA, Ezhimala
July 24, 2020
- On July 22, 2020, the Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawal, Flag Officer Commanding-in-chief, Southern Naval Command (SNC), virtually operated the 3 MegaWatt (MW) largest Solar Power Plant at the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala.
- The project is a part of the Indian Government’s initiative of National Solar Mission, to attain 100 GigaWatt (GW) of solar power by 2022.
India and US conduct joint military exercises in the Indian Ocean
July 23, 2020
- The US and Indian navies conducted joint military operations in the Indian Ocean as both countries try to navigate tense relations with Beijing.
- The Passage Exercise near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands involved the United States’ Carrier Strike Group (CSG) led by aircraft carrier Nimitz and units of Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet and Andaman and Nicobar Command.
Indian Navy finishes “Operation Samudra Setu”
July 9, 2020
- The Operation Samudra Setu was started on 5th May 2020 by the Indian Navy. The Operation Samudra Setu lasted over 55 days in which 3,992 Indian Citizens were brought back to their homeland by the sea route by the Indian Navy.
Missile park “Agneeprastha” to be laid at INS Kalinga
May 30, 2020
- The foundation stone for a missile park “Agneeprastha” was set up at INS Kalinga, Naval base in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It is the largest plant in the Eastern Naval Command and has an approximated life of 25 years.
Indian Navy made “NavRakshak” breathable PPE kit
May 26, 2020
- Indian Navy’s indigenously-made PPE kit, ”NavRakshak”, made for improving the ease of the health workers under Indian conditions, is assisting fight the war against Covid-19 in a better and effective manner.
Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar gets Alexander Dalrymple Award 2019
May 20, 2020
- Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar, the National Hydrographer to the government of India, has been respected with the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award for his exceptional contribution to Indian hydrography and across the broader Indian Ocean region
7th LCU Ship ‘INLCU L57’ charged into Indian Navy
May 19, 2020
- Landing Craft Utility Ship ‘INLCU L57’ charged into the Indian Navy in Port Blair. This warship was made by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE). The “INLCU L57” is the seventh LCU Mark IV class warship.