The Indian Navy on Thursday concluded Operation Southern Readiness 26-2, a four-day multinational maritime security training engagement at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi, bringing together participants from 27 countries to strengthen regional maritime cooperation and interoperability.
Conducted in partnership with the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) under the aegis of...
The Indian Navy inducted the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft of the Mahe class, INS Malvan, at Karwar in Karnataka today. This is a significant achievement in India’s indigenous warship building. Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, was the chief guest at the ceremony....
Operation Southern Readiness 26-2, a four-day multinational maritime security training engagement hosted by the Indian Navy’s Southern Naval Command, commenced in Kochi on July 20, bringing together participants from 26 countries to strengthen regional maritime cooperation and professional readiness.
The exercise, being conducted under the aegis of the Indian Navy-led...
India has reaffirmed its commitment to a rule-based, transparent and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system during its eighth Trade Policy Review at the World Trade Organization (WTO), highlighting the country’s growing role in global trade.
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal emphasised India’s engagement with the global trading system and its efforts to...
On the second leg of her three-nation state visit, President Droupadi Murmu has reached North Macedonia. This is the first-ever visit by an Indian President to North Macedonia.
President Murmu will hold bilateral talks with her Macedonian counterpart Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova. She will also meet the Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, Speaker...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2026, the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) premier biennial multinational air combat exercise, beginning on July 20 at RAAF Base Darwin in northern Australia. The exercise will continue until August 7.
Named after its focus on night flying over...
India’s first privately developed orbital rocket, Vikram-1 under Mission Aagaman, has successfully reached orbit after completing its final burn and injecting payloads into a 450 km orbit. The lift-off took place at 12.05 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The milestone makes India...
The Indian Navy will commission the second of the Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, Malvan, on the 22nd of this month. The Defence Ministry informed that Malvan, built at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi, epitomises India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision in modern naval shipbuilding and design. It further noted...
Indian Naval Sail Training Ship INS Sudarshini has arrived in Boston, United States, after successfully participating in the Sail4th 250 celebrations in New York. The ship reached Boston yesterday and took part in the Grand Parade of Sails, marking the commencement of Sail Boston 2026.
The Defence Ministry said INS...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully carried out three major tests of the Gaganyaan Crew Module systems. The first test validated the Crew Module Uprighting System, which ensures that the crew module returns to an upright position after splashdown in the sea. The system, based on stored...
