India’s first indigenously designed and built warship INS Godavari was on 23 December 2015 decommissioned in Naval Dockyard Mumbai. It was commissioned into the Navy…
Former Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani passed away
Former Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani (Retd) passed away on 14 October 2015 in New Delhi. He was 85. About Radhakrishna…
INS Astradharani commissioned into Indian Navy
The Indian Navy commissioned the first indigenously-designed and built torpedo launch and recovery vessel INS Astradharani at the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam. Astradharani – the…
INS Vajrakosh commissioned by Defence Ministry at Karwar
The INS Vajrakosh – the latest establishment of the Indian Navy, was commissioned by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Karwar, Karnataka.
INS Astravahini decommissioned after 31 years of service
INS Astravahini, indigenously built ‘Torpedo launch and recovery vessel’ (TLRV), was on 16 July 2015 decommissioned after its 31 years service to the nation. The vessel had immensely contributed in the trials of indigenous torpedoes developed by ‘Naval Science and Technological Laboratory’ (NSTL).
Indo-French Naval exercise VARUNA commenced at Goa
The fourteenth edition of Indo-French Naval Exercise named VARUNA-15 commenced on 23 April 2015 off the coast of Goa. The 10-day long joint naval exercise will end on 2 May 2015.
Captain of INS Sindhuratna to face court martial
Sandeep Sinha – Captain Commander of INS Sindhuratna will face a general court martial (GCM) for last February’s mishap on board the submarine, which killed two officers, injured several sailors and triggered Admiral D K Joshi’s resignation as Navy chief.