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Quad Strengthens Indo-Pacific Security at Malabar 2025

By Khushboo Kumari November 26, 2025 29th iteration Advanced maneuvering anti-submarine warfare Anti-surface warfare APRA Harbor Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Australia Capt. Dave Huljack Commander Task Force 70 Commander Task Force 72 Commander Task Force 74 Commander Task Force 75 defense cooperation DESRON 15 Exercise Malabar 2025 Free and open Indo-Pacific Guam HMAS Ballarat india Indian Navy Indian Ocean Indo-Pacific Indo-Pacific Security information sharing INS Sahyadri interoperability Japan Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Joint maritime operations JS Hyūga Malabar maritime security Multilateral warfare training Multinational coordination naval exercise P-8A Poseidon regional stability Royal Australian Navy Tactical integration U.S. 7th Fleet U.S. Navy United States USS Fitzgerald Western Pacific

NEW DELHI: Naval forces from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States successfully concluded Exercise Malabar 2025, held November 10–18 in and around the island…

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Operationally Deployed INS Teg Arrives at Port Louis, Mauritius

By Khushboo Kumari June 20, 2025 19 June 19 to 22 June 2025 21 June 27 April 2012 aircraft basic seamanship Bilateral ties COMCG Commanding Officer Commissioner of Police Commissioner of the Mauritius Coast Guard community service damage control EEZ fire fighting global commons harbour training Illegal Unreported and Unregulated fishing India-Mauritius maritime cooperation India’s commitment Indian diaspora Indian Navy INS Teg International Day of Yoga 2025 interoperability IUU fishing joint surveillance joint yoga session maritime security Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone Mauritius Mauritius National Coast Guard Mutual Understanding naval disciplines NCG NCG facilities operational deployment Port Louis port visit professional interactions regional cooperation Secretary to the Cabinet ships social interactions South West Indian Ocean Region sports events stealth frigate Western Fleet

NEW DELHI: INS Teg, currently on her operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region, arrived at Port Louis, Mauritius, for a port visit from…

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CDS at Visakhapatnam: INS Arnala Commissioned into Indian Navy

By Khushboo Kumari June 18, 2025 Aatmanirbhar Bharat advanced sensors anti-submarine warfare ASW SWC blue-water navy Chief of Defence Staff coastal fort diesel engine-waterjet Eastern Naval Command Electronic Warfare Suites Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers General Anil Chauhan GRSE indian defence Indian Navy Indian shipbuilding indigenous design indigenous warship INS Arnala interdiction Larsen & Toubro Shipbuilding low-intensity maritime operations maharashtra maritime security naval capability Naval Dockyard naval excellence search and rescue Shallow Water Craft shipbuilding stealth technology sub-surface surveillance Visakhapatnam

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy on Tuesday commissioned INS Arnala, the first in a series of 16 indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW…

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Navy Rescue All 24 Persons, Liberian Cargo Ship Sinks off Kerala Coast

By Khushboo Kumari May 26, 2025 24 crew members 26-degree starboard list 367.1 metric tonnes furnace oil 38 nautical miles 640 containers 7:50 AM 84.44 metric tonnes diesel aerial reconnaissance Aerial Surveillance calcium carbide distress signal ecologically sensitive waters flooding georgia hazardous cargo ICG ICG Dornier aircraft ICG patrol ships ICG ship Saksham Indian coast guard Indian Navy INS Sujata Kerala coast Kochi Liberian container vessel liferafts maritime rescue operation Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre May 24 May 25 merchant vessels MRSC MSC ELSA 3 MSC Silver 2 MV Han Yi New Delhi oil spill oil spill detection systems philippines pollution control gear pollution response preparedness Russia salvage efforts Search and Rescue protocols survivors Ukraine under investigation vessel sinking vizhinjam

NEW DELHI: In a swift and coordinated maritime rescue operation, all 24 crew members aboard a Liberian container vessel, MSC ELSA 3, were rescued after…

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India, US 8th Aircraft Carrier Technology Meeting Concludes

By Khushboo Kumari May 20, 2025 ACCP aircraft carrier technologies Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation aircraft carriers Assistant Controller Carrier Projects aviation specialists carrier operations Collaboration cooperation defence establishments Delhi DTTI future engagement goa India–US Defence Technology and Trade Initiative India–US Joint Working Group Indian Navy Indo-Pacific region information exchange innovation interoperability joint statement Joint Working Group JWGACTC Maritime Defence May 13 to 16 2025 New Delhi Programme Executive Officer Rear Admiral Casey Moton Rear Admiral Vishal Bishnoi technological advancements US delegation

NEW DELHI: The 8th meeting of the India–US Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation (JWGACTC) was held from May 13 to 16, 2025,…

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Lt Gen JP Mathew Retires After 39 Years of Distinguished Service as CISC

By Khushboo Kumari April 30, 2025 Aatmanirbhar Bharat academia Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Chief of Integrated Defence Staff CISC College of Defence Management Colonel of the Regiment December 1985 Defence Cyber Agency defence industry Defence Services Staff College Defence Space Agency diversity HADR Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief inclusion Indian Air Force Indian Army Indian Navy international defence forums January 2022 jointness Lt Gen JP Mathew Military Institute of Technology National Defence Academy national war memorial operational reform operational synergy Param Vishisht Seva Medal Punjab Regiment regional defence cooperation Retirement Self-reliant India South Block strategic integration superannuation technological advancement Tri-Service Guard of Honour Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal women in armed forces

NEW DELHI: Lieutenant General JP Mathew, one of India’s most distinguished military officers, officially relinquished the appointment of Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) today…

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India, France Ink Agreement for 26 Rafale-Marine Aircraft

By Khushboo Kumari April 28, 2025 26 Rafale-Marine aircraft Aatmanirbhar Bharat aircraft engines associated equipment carrier-borne aircraft combat-ready aircraft crew training Dassault Aviation Defence Secretary deliveries 2030 force multiplier france French Minister of Armed Forces Governments of India IAF IGA India air power at sea Indian Air Force Indian Navy Indian Navy aircraft carriers indigenous weapons Inter-Governmental Agreement joint operational capabilities logistics optimization Maintenance Repair and Overhaul maritime operational capabilities MRO facilities Nausena Bhawan New Delhi performance-based logistics procurement Rafale fuselage production facility Rajesh Kumar Singh Rajnath Singh Raksha Mantri Sebastien Lecornu sensors simulators single-seater jets training Transfer of Technology twin-seater jets Weapons

NEW DELHI: The Governments of India and France have signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for the procurement of 26 Rafale-Marine aircraft for the Indian Navy.…

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Indian Navy Unleashes Missile Fury, Sends Defiant Warning at Sea

By Khushboo Kumari April 27, 2025 Aatmanirbhar Bharat aerial targets air defense capabilities air-sea integration drills Al-Mohed Al-Hindi exercise AMAN-25 drills Anti-Ship Missile Arabian Sea AShM Barak-8 missiles blue-water operations BrahMos cruise missiles Charles de Gaulle Chinese naval presence defensive capability deterrence DRDO frontline warships hostile aircraft hostile drones hostile missiles IAI imported systems India-France naval drills Indian Navy Indian Ocean Region indigenous technology Indo-Pacific INS Surat INS vikrant interception range IOR Israel Aerospace Industries JAMMU AND KASHMIR Lan Hai 101 Lan Hai 201 layered offensive capability long-range precision strikes maritime cooperation maritime deterrence posture maritime interests maritime security medium-range surface-to-air missile missile firing exercises MRSAM multilateral exercises NASM-SR Naval Anti-Ship Missile-Short Range naval capabilities naval live-fire drills net security provider New Delhi NOTAM Notice to Airmen Notice to Mariners operational dominance operational preparedness Pahalgam Pakistan precision strikes Project 15B radar systems regional tensions saudi arabia sea-skimming target Seaking 42B helicopter sensors social media stealth guided-missile destroyer Submarines surface targets target vessel technological prowess Terrorist attack Threats Varuna naval exercise Visakhapatnam-class warships X platform

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy demonstrated its operational preparedness and technological prowess by successfully conducting multiple missile firing exercises in the Arabian Sea. Several frontline…

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A Honeymoon Turned Horror: Navy Officer’s Life Ends in Terror

By Emaad Makhdoomi April 24, 2025 Asha Devi Baisaran Valley Bharat Mata Ki Jai.Birthday bridal bangles BSF Busli village Civil Services Combined Defence Services Customs Department Delhi devoted son engineering funeral haryana haryana police Hawa Singh Himanshi Honeymoon horror husband Indian Navy karnal KASHMIR Kochi lifetime of mourning May 1 mourning national outrage navy Navy officer officer Pahalgam Pakistan Pakistan Murdabad Panipat patriotism religious identity Saint Kabir School Sector 7 shot dead SRINAGAR Srishti SSB Sunil Kumar terror attack tragedy twin sister Vinay Narwal Wedding

SRINAGAR: What began as a new chapter in the lives of newlyweds Vinay Narwal and Himanshi ended in unspeakable tragedy within days. A week after…

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Navy Inducts 10th ACTCM Barge, LSAM 24 to Power IOR Ops

By Khushboo Kumari April 23, 2025 10th Aatmanirbhar Bharat ACTCM Barge ACTCM Barges ammunition Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile April 22 arms Assistant General Manager auxiliary vessels base ports blue-water navy coastal security combat platforms combat readiness Commodore AKK Reddy defense needs disembarkation disposal domestic vendors economic objectives eleventh barge embarkation final delivery foreign dependency forward logistics Indian MSME sector Indian Navy Indian Register of Shipping Indo-Pacific Inducts industrial capacity IOR IRS logistics support LSAM 24 M/s Suryadipta Projects Pvt. Ltd.March 5 2021 maritime challenges maritime threats missile systems model testing MSME shipyard Mumbai naval assertiveness naval design firm Naval Dockyard Naval Dockyard Mumbai Naval Science and Technological Laboratory navy NSTL Operational readiness outer harbor power Production quality rapid transfer rival powers seaworthiness standardization strategic shift Sullage Barges supplies tactical objectives Thane torpedoes transportation Visakhapatnam waste collection Yard 134

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy formally inducted the 10th Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge, LSAM 24 (Yard 134), during a ceremonial event at…

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Defence Minister Vows India Will Be No. 1 in Military Might, Exports Soar to ₹23,622 Cr

By Khushboo Kumari April 17, 2025 100 countries ADITI scheme Admiral Sunil Lanba aero engine manufacturing Agni AI Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari aircraft carriers April 17 2025 Armed forces Artificial intelligence BrahMos corporatisation cyber defence defence capability Defence Conclave Defence Exports defence imports Defence Minister defence policy defence production Defence Public Sector Undertakings Defence R&D defence reform defence sector Defence Technology deterrence developed nation DPSUs Dr. Samir V Kamat DRDO Drones GE General Manoj Pande global resilience global supply chains hypersonics iDEX iDEX Prime india Indian coast guard Indian Navy indigenisation industrial transformation innovation INS Arihant INS vikrant Kaveri engine project Make in India Maldives Mauritius military power Ministry of Defence missile systems MSMEs narendra modi National Security New Delhi Ordnance Factories peace Rajnath Singh Rolls Royce Safran Sanjay Mitra Sanjeev Kumar self-reliance shipbuilding Sri Lanka startups strategic affairs Strategic autonomy Submarines supply chain shocks Vietnam Year of Reforms ₹1.27 lakh crore ₹1.60 lakh crore ₹1500 crore ₹23622 crore ₹2400 crore ₹3 lakh crore ₹40000 crore ₹50000 crore ₹686 crore

NEW DELHI: In a powerful address at a Defence Conclave in New Delhi on April 17, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid out an ambitious and…

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Indian Navy Hosts ‘Meghayan-25’ to Mark WMO Day, Unveils New Weather Data Platform

By Khushboo Kumari April 17, 2025 Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi Climate Challenges Cmde PI Oommen Commodore SMU Athar DNOM Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra Dr Nilesh Desai Early warning systems IIT Madras IITM IMD INCOIS Indian Air Force Indian Navy isro Marine Meteorology maritime safety maritime security Meghayan-25 Meteorological Symposium MOSDAC-IN National Maritime Foundation Nausena Bhawan Naval Meteorology Naval Oceanography NIOT Oceanological Symposium Oceanology Rear Admiral G Rambabu SAC Ahmedabad Sagarmanthan Satellite Weather Data Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan Vice Admiral Lochan Singh Pathania Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti Weather Forecasting WMO Day 2025 World Meteorological Organisation

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy successfully hosted the third edition of its Meteorological and Oceanological Symposium—Meghayan-25, at Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi. The event commemorated…

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CDS at Visakhapatnam: INS Arnala Commissioned into Indian Navy

Navy Rescue All 24 Persons, Liberian Cargo Ship Sinks off Kerala Coast

India, US 8th Aircraft Carrier Technology Meeting Concludes

Lt Gen JP Mathew Retires After 39 Years of Distinguished Service as CISC

India, France Ink Agreement for 26 Rafale-Marine Aircraft

A Honeymoon Turned Horror: Navy Officer’s Life Ends in Terror

Navy Inducts 10th ACTCM Barge, LSAM 24 to Power IOR Ops

Defence Minister Vows India Will Be No. 1 in Military Might, Exports Soar to ₹23,622 Cr

Indian Navy Hosts ‘Meghayan-25’ to Mark WMO Day, Unveils New Weather Data Platform

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