INS Vikramaditya Fire: During a planned sortie for conducting trials, an incident of fire was reported onboard INS Vikramaditya on Wednesday. The ship was operating off the Karwar coast. No casualties have been reported.
The ship has been designed by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built at the state-owned Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
The announcements regarding the reservations for 'Agniveers' announced by the different ministries and departments was pre-planned and not in reaction to the recent protests.
Earlier today, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting at his residence with the tri-service chiefs and discussed the rollout of the scheme and ways to pacify agitators. This is the second such meeting called by Rajnath Singh in two days.
As the recruitment process is also open to those below 18 years, the enrolment form will need to be signed by the parents for those aspirants who are below 18 years of age, the IAF notification said.
Rajnath Singh arrived on a 2-day visit to the Naval base in Uttara Kannada district to interact with personnel of the Indian Navy.
The test was carried out from a stealth frigate deployed on the western seaboard by the force.
Named after sandfish, a deadly deep water sea predator of the Indian Ocean, the first submarine 'Vagsheer' was commissioned in December 1974. It was decommissioned in April 1997.
The development of choppers at the helicopter division of the public sector undertaking is being torn up after HAL claimed to the forces that it has been successful in the development of foldable rotors, the sources said.
Commemorating the Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, ‘Indian Navy – 75 years in Service of the Nation’ has been made the theme of PFR-22. As the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, every President of India reviews the Indian Naval Fleet once during his five-year and PFR-22 will be the 12th edition.
The submarine will now undergo intense trials of all its systems at sea, including propulsion systems, weapons and sensors. It is scheduled for delivery to the Navy this year after completion of these trials.
“The exercise showcased cohesiveness, interoperability between the two navies and included tactical manoeuvres, cross-deck helicopter operations and seamanship activities,” the Indian Navy's statement added.
The maiden sea sortie of the IAC Vikrant was successfully undertaken on August 2021. It is 262 meter long, 62 meter wide and 59 meter tall.
Mormugao is being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDSL) as part of Project 15B destroyers. The ship incorporates several niche indigenous technologies and is a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
The President said the honour is the testimony to the services rendered by the past and present officers of the squadron.
As depression over southeast Bay of Bengal likely to intensify as Cyclonic Storm, 'Jawad' and moving North Westerly direction and is likely to cross the coasts of north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha today.
The Navy chief also said that work is on to expand the role of women in various spheres of the Indian Navy's overall functioning.
Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar received the guard of honour at the South Block lawns.
INS Vela: The submarine has been built by Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in collaboration with M/s Naval Group of France.
The agency has questioned dozens of senior Naval officers in the case, which came to light on September 3.
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