“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.
Exercise Sagar Shakti involved the insertion of troops and manoeuvres by forces in all three dimensions simultaneously in an integrated manner, in Creek sector of Kutch Peninsula.
The Commissioning of ‘Visakhapatnam’ and ‘Vela’ are major milestones showcasing the Indigenous capacity to build complex combat platforms.
The giant ship is set to be commissioned on November 21 by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Mumbai.
Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar will take the reins of the Indian Navy on November 30 when the incumbent Admiral Karambir Singh retires from service.
The CBI had carried out raids on retired naval officers Commodore Randeep Singh and Commander Satwinder Jeet Singh on September 2 after getting information that the latter was going to share crucial details related to a meeting in the navy on the procurement of "three hulls".
After getting the information, the CBI had carried out a raid in September in which the two retired officers were arrested, the officials said.
The confidential information is related to an ongoing submarines project in return for illegal gratification, reports say.
The 20-member expedition was flagged off at Mumbai on September 3 and 10 climbers had started the final leg of their journey to the summit of Mt Trishul (7,120 m) on Friday morning but were caught in the avalanche.
A combined team of Indian Army, Air Force and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) assisted by a helicopter are engaged in rescue operations, it said.
Over 90 participants will take part in the event, competing in 7 different classes of boats. The overall Champion for the event will be declared on completion of all races on Oct 5.
Centre-back Dalraj Singh scored the winner late in the second-half off a towering header from a flag-kick.
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