Indian Navy Gets New Vice Chief
Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, AVSM, NM assumed charge as the 47th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) on August 1, 2025, succeeding Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh. The change…
INS Himgiri handed over to the supplied Navy
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd. delivered INS Himgiri, the first of three Project 17A advanced stealth frigates, to the Indian Navy, marking a major milestone in indigenous warship…
India Begins Indigenous Hovercraft Production
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has kicked off construction of its first indigenously built Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) with the Girder Laying and Commencement of Erection ceremony at Chowgule &…
Goa Shipyard Launches Fast Patrol Vessel for Indian Coast Guard
In a significant boost to India’s maritime security and indigenous shipbuilding capabilities, Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) launched the ICGS ATAL, a state-of-the-art Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) for the Indian Coast…
India Tests Next-Gen UAV-Compatible Precision Strike Missile
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has achieved a major milestone with the successful flight trials of the Advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM-V3) at the National…
Indigenous PCV Launched by GSL
In a major boost to India’s maritime environmental protection capabilities, Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) launched ‘Samudra Prachet’, the second indigenous Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) designed and built for the Indian…
ICG’s Advanced OPV Construction Begins in Mumbai
The keel-laying ceremony of Yard 16401, the first of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), was held at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL),…
GRSE Launches Final ASW SWC Ship ‘Ajay’ (Yard 3034)
In a significant milestone for India’s naval shipbuilding programme, the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) on Monday launched Yard 3034 ‘Ajay’, the eighth and final vessel in the series…
India Commissions First Indigenous Diving Support Vessel INS Nistar in Vizag
The Indian Navy formally commissioned INS Nistar, India’s first indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessel (DSV), at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. The ceremony was presided over by the…
India Successfully Test-Fires Prithvi-II & Agni-I Ballistic Missiles
Short-Range Ballistic Missiles – Prithvi-II and Agni-I – were successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha on July 17, 2025. The launches validated all operational and technical…