The Indian Navy’s precarious submarine strength got a boost with the delivery of the fifth Kalvari class Scorpene submarine Vagir on December 20, 2022. With Project-75I in troubled waters the… Continue reading "Indian Navy Accepts Fifth Scorpene, DRDO AIP Targeted For 2024"
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Defence showcased their indigenous midget submarine SOV400 during India’s flagship defence exhibition DefExpo 2022, held in Gandhinagar. Two models of the submarine design were displayed. L&T… Continue reading "DefExpo 2022: Larsen & Toubro Showcases SOV400 Midget Submarine"
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the third Positive Indigenization List (PIL) of 780 Line Replacement Units (LRUs), subsystems and components. These will minimise imports by Defence Public Sector… Continue reading "Indian MoD Approves Indigenization List of 780 Subsystems"
Indian shipbuilder Mazagon Docks Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) stated to investors in August that destroyer Mormugao and submarine Vagir are slated to be handed over to the Indian Navy in 2022.… Continue reading "India’s MDL Details Impending Deliveries, Confirms Plans For Project-17B Frigates"
Shipyards in India and Bangladesh laid the keels for four and three ships each for their respective navies in the latter half of June. On June 17, the keel for… Continue reading "India & Bangladesh Lay Keels For Multiple Navy Ships"
India launched two new warships for the Indian Navy on 17 May. The Surat and Udaygiri were launched at Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. Surat is the fourth and… Continue reading "Indian Shipyard Launches Two Warships, Awaiting Further Orders"