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On the occasion of Indian Navy Day, the naval forces presented a display of acrobatic skills in Rameswaram on December 04. The display took place at the Dhanushkodi beach which lies on the tip of the Rameswaram island. It is also known as Arichal Munai in Tamil. Navy personnel presented display of acrobatic skills suspended from Army choppers. Navy Day is celebrated to commemorate commencement of Operation Trident during 1971 Indo-Pak war. (Hindustan Times)read more

Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, who is also the chairman of the chiefs of staff committee (COSC), said: “The three services are not in agreement on theatre commands. The IAF is not in agreement.” read more

26\/11 Mumbai attacks: The attacks happened because the national security apparatus from Delhi to Mumbai was found inadequate to anticipate this kind of a threat from the maritime domain and when it did unfold over three days, the various institutions... read more

There have been deliberations within the government and the three forces on whether India should go for integrated theatre commands where all the manpower and assets of the three services will be under the command of one officer. read more

Navy officials said the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) has assumed a high degree of readiness to render necessary humanitarian assistance as the cyclone is poised to cross the coast of the two states read more

The cyber agency will work closely with the National Cyber Security Coordinator and the Computer Emergency Team and protect Indian networks and systems. read more

Teotia joined the Indian Navy in July 2002 when he was just 18 years old. On November 26, he, along with 29 marines from his unit, was sent to carry out a rescue operation at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Teotia was hit in the chest and on the left side... read more

According to an official, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged the navy to speed up the enrolment of women. read more

Before it was decommissioned at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard in March 2017, INS Viraat was the last British-built ship serving in the Indian Navy. Viraat was sold to India in 1987, and served the Navy in several crucial operations till 2016. read more

Soon after the terror attack on November 26, 2008, in which 166 civilians and paramilitary personnel were killed across various targets in south Mumbai, the Indian Navy was put at the forefront of India’s maritime security. read more

In addition to using inferior engines, “a large number of second-hand components and parts have been fitted in the aircraft,” according to the audit report, which has been seen by Hindustan Times. read more

Kerala’s Cochin Shipyard will be equipped to make vessels to provide impetus to the government’s Make in India scheme, the shipping ministry announced on Monday. read more

Swarnashree Rao Rajashekar, an Indian Defence Accounts Service officer, regretted the ‘inadvertent’ tweet but by then the issue had already escalated into a debate over the civil-military divide. read more

The Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile system is an operational Air and Missile Defence (AMD) system used by Israel’s navy as well as by India’s navy, air and land forces. read more