The India-BrazilSouth Africa Maritime Exercise (IBSAMAR) remains an important platform for strengthening naval interoperability, maritime security cooperation and SouthSouth strategic engagement. The ninth edition, IBSAMAR IX, has brought the three navies together at Simon’s Town, South Africa, in 2026. IBSAMAR is a biennial trilateral maritime exercise involving the Indian Navy, Brazilian Navy and South African.
A collision between an Indian Navy warship and Pakistan Navy vessel PNS Hunain in the North Arabian Sea has triggered a diplomatic exchange between India and Pakistan, with both sides presenting different accounts of what led to the incident. The collision took place on September 15, 2026, in international waters. According to Indian officials, PNS.
Indian Navy’s INS Kulish has arrived at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base for its first-ever port call, with the visit aimed at strengthening maritime cooperation and naval engagement.
Kolkata: The third of 11 next-generation offshore patrol vessels (NGOPVs) being built for the Indian Navy by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) and Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) will be launched in Kolkata on August 11, officials said on Sunday. The launch will mark the second NGOPV to be launched by GRSE. The shipbuilder launched.
New Delhi: The Indian Navy has launched DSC A24, the fifth and final vessel under the Diving Support Craft (DSC) Project, marking another milestone in the country’s indigenous naval shipbuilding programme. The vessel was launched on Saturday at M/s Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL) in Kolkata by Kamal Singh in the presence of Vice Admiral.
Air Marshal Tejpal Singh has taken charge as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, while Vice Admiral A.N. Pramod has assumed office as the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, the Ministry of Defence said.
As India aims to expand its navy to more than 200 ships over the next decade to counter China’s rapidly growing naval fleet and Pakistan’s induction of advanced Chinese-built attack submarines, analysts see this month’s commissioning of the stealth frigate INS Mahendragiri and submarine hunter INS Malvan into the Indian Navy as a significant development..
Singapore: Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet Ships – INS Udaygiri, INS Shakti and INS Kavaratti – have arrived at the Changi Naval Base in Singapore as part of their operational deployment to South East Asia, reaffirming India’s commitment to strengthening maritime partnership between the two nations. The High Commission of India in Singapore noted that naval.
Three ships. Three very different missions. One clear message. As India faces growing maritime challenges in the Indian Ocean, the Indian Navy has inducted three new indigenous vessels — INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, and INS Agray. One is built to fight enemy warships far out at sea. One is designed to map and understand the.
New Delhi: The Indian Navy is set to commission three warships (INS Dunagiri, INS Agray, and INS Sanshodhak) together in Kolkata later this week, marking a significant milestone in the country’s naval modernisation efforts. Sources said the ceremony is expected to be attended by a top Union government dignitary and is likely to coincide with.
