Amidst the changing security paradigm, Indian navy is evaluating the strength of its warships under the new plan. On the crucial issue of the number of the warships, the navy chief clarified that the earlier planning was based on the 15-Year naval plan which is now being reconsidered as a 10-year plan. Chief of naval Staff pointed out the redrawing of the plan as per the fast changing security situation.
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Indian Navy seeks 170-warship fleet by 2032, as PLA-N races ahead with 14 new warships a year
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Faced with the prospect of Project 75 (I) being reduced to a one-horse race, Navy buys time by extending deadline for bids
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Out of the initial quota of four choppers, two each will go to the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force while the two forces will get four LUHs each from the second batch of the limited series production, he said.
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Vice Admiral MA Hampiholi, took over the reins of the Southern Naval Command (SNC) as its 29th Flag Officer Commanding- in-Chief on 30 Nov 21. The Admiral replaced Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla, who retired after close to four decades of service.
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Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command (ENC) at Ceremonial Parade held at the Naval Base here today, 01 December 2021. Vice Adm Dasgupta inspected the Ceremonial Guard and reviewed platoons of naval personnel drawn from various ships and establishments of the ENC. The ceremony was attended by all Flag Officers and Commanding Officers of ships, submarines and establishments.
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Admiral R Hari Kumar assumed command of the Indian Navy on 30 November 2021 as the 25th Chief of the Naval Staff. A Gunnery specialist, he has held several key appointments, including Fleet Operations Officer and Fleet Gunnery Officer of Western Fleet, Executive Officer (EXO) of INS Vipul, Gunnery Officer (GO) of INS Ranjit, commissioning GO of INS Kuthar and commissioning crew of INS Ranvir.
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Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar, an indigenously built offshore patrol vessel is undertaking coordinated patrol (CORPAT) with Indonesian Naval Ship KRI-Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin (376), a Kapitan Patimura-Class Corvette, from 23 to 24 Nov 21. The 37th edition of CORPAT between India and Indonesia will also witness participation of Maritime Patrol Aircraft from both Nations. As part of Government of India’s vision of SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the Region), Indian Navy has been proactively engaging with the countries in the Indian Ocean Region
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