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SAP bags contract from Indian Navy Enterprise IT solutions provider SAP today said it has bagged a turnkey project from the Indian Navy for implementing an online financial information system. "SAP has secured the contract through system integrator Wipro and will help the Indian Navy in...

India's first naval fighter squadron turns 50 NEW DELHI: The `White Tigers' turn 50 this week. No, not the ones from Rewa but India's first-ever naval fighter squadron, which takes its name from the famous tigers with white fur instead of the usual orange due to a recessive gene. It was on...

Navy to buy submarine mine laying equipment NEW DELHI: The Navy is planning to buy Submarine Mine Laying Equipment (SMILE) to augment existing capabilities of its conventional fleet. It has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to vendors and manufacturers seeking details in this regard, a...

INS Venduruthy is 67 INS Venduruthy at the Naval Base here completed 67 years of service to the nation on June 23.HMIS (Her Majesty Indian Ship) Venduruthy was commissioned on June 23, 1943, with Commander G S Baker of the Royal Indian Navy Reserve as the first Commanding Officer. INS...

Indian Navy Pursues Fixed-Wing Carrier AEW Indian Navy Pursues Fixed-Wing Carrier AEW The Indian navy is trying to move ahead with an effort to buy four carrier-based fixed airborne early warning and control aircraft, and a request for information is now on the streets. The request for...

Navy evacuates medical casualities from sea Photo 1: A Seaking helicopter from INS Shikra returning after evacuating the injured from merchant ship MV Jana. Photo 2: The Injured crew from Super Tanker MV Jana being brought by Seaking helicopter to Naval Air Station INS Shikra at Mumbai...

CNS To Review Sri Lankan Naval POP, Navy Seeks Permission For Joint Indo-Sri Lankan Marco Ex Navy for Indo-Lanka exercise The navy has moved a proposal to the government for approval of a joint marine commandos (Marcos) exercise with Sri Lanka in the Bay of Bengal towards June end. The...

Defence spare parts worth Rs 18 cr go missing Mystery surrounds the disappearance of a highly sensitive consignment of defence spare parts worth Rs 18 crore that was headed for the Indian Navy yard in Kochi, where some the fleet's most celebrated ships — including flagship aircraft carrier...

India's army and navy call on MoD for more amphibious vessels India's army and navy call on MoD for more amphibious vessels India's military has asked the government to allocate funds to expand its fledgling amphibious assault capability as part of its burgeoning regional aspirations that...

Navy deploys four Dornier aircraft in Singapore New Delhi, Jun 14 (PTI) The Navy today deployed four of its Dornier patrol-cum-transport aircraft in Singapore for a four-day coordinated surveillance in the waters where Indian warships are currently operating. "Four Dornier have landed in...

Indian Navy to Commission INS Cankaso and INS Kondul FACs This Month To provide more teeth to its coastal security and surveillance capabilities, the Navy will induct two more water jet propelled Fast Attack Craft (FACs) in Visakhapatnam by this month-end.The two FACs, built by Kolkata-based...

MoD to address sinking submarine fleet concerns today Jun 8, 2010, 06.42am IST NEW DELHI: The defence ministry is neither known for its fast decision-making, nor the ability to formulate long-term strategic plans. But there is some hope the already long-delayed Rs 30,000 crore programme for...

Navy creating a new base for nuke submarines near Visakhapatnam Navy creating a new base for nuke submarines New Delhi: The navy is coming up with a secret base on the east coast, under the code name Project Varsha, to berth its upcoming fleet of nuclear submarines. India's first...

Navy rescues sick Jordanian from ship off Goa MARGAO: A Indian Navy helicopter responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel Al Hamra on Saturday morning and evacuated a sick Jordanian man on board before taking him for treatment to the Salgaocar Medical Research Centre (SMRC), Vasco...

Three Indian Naval Ships On Goodwill Visit To Malaysia June 20-23 KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 -- Three Indian Navy ships will be visiting Port Klang on a goodwill visit from June 20 to 23. The visit by the INS Ranjit, INS Rana and INS Jyoti, under the command of Rear Admiral P. Murugesan, Flag...

249 aspirants from Ezhimala Academy to be inducted into Navy A total of 249 aspirants, including 36 women and 64 Coast Guard trainees, would be inducted into the Navy at a Passing Out Parade on June 5 at Ezhimala Naval Academy near Kannur. Air Marshal VR Iyer, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief...

India's Future Aircraft Carrier Force India's Future Aircraft Carrier Force and the Need for Strategic Flexibility A Three Carrier Fleet by 2020 India has long striven for a three carrier fleet comprised of one carrier battle group stationed on each seaboard, and a third carrier held...

Indian Navy Looks At Increasing Capabilities The Indian navy is changing its planning strategy to an emphasis on capabilities rather than focusing on the number of platforms, according to naval chief Adm. Nirmal Verma, and will be a lean, fully networked force by 2022. "There is a change from...

Sailing solo around the world in 276 days NEW DELHI: A grand reception awaits Indian Navy Commander Dilip Donde when he returns to Mumbai next week from where he had started in August last year his round-the-world trip, Sagar Parikrama, all alone in a 56-feet yacht. Around 300 people around...

Indian Navy to buy hydrographic survey vessels to train sailors New Delhi: To train naval cadets on coastal and oceanic hydrographic survey, the Indian Navy is on the lookout for a shipbuilder with the capability to build vessels that can map underwater landscape. The vessels are required to...