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Nov 25, 2021

Indian Navy Commission Submarine INS Vela

The Indian Navy commissioned INS Vela, its fourth stealth Scorpene class submarine under Project 75, an induction that will boost its combat capability. Project 75 includes construction of six submarines of Scorpene design.
Three of these submarines - Kalvari, Khanderi, Karanj - have already been commissioned.
The submarine has been built by Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in collaboration with M/s Naval Group of France.
The previous avatar of INS Vela was commissioned on August 31, 1973 and it rendered yeoman service to the nation for 37 eventful years before being decommissioned on June 25, 2010.

Nov 24, 2021

French and Indian Navies Conduct Drill Off Western Coast

French air defence frigate Chevalier Paul completed a two-day naval drill with Indian Navy missile destroyer INS Kolkata off India's western coast.
The two-day drill, on November 22 and 23, included air defence, anti-submarine warfare (hunting a target with the help of a P8 patrol aircraft) and anti-ship warfare (live firing of shots against a floating target and simulation of coordinating anti-ship missile firing).
The two sides also shared a very positive assessment of the results, which confirmed the plug and fight capacity achieved by the two navies.

Mega Multi-agency Military Exercise Conducted in Kutch

India's combat capability and readiness to confront any multi-dimensional security threat was elaborately tested at a four-day mega military exercise conducted in the Creek sector of the Kutch peninsula. The Sagar Shakti exercise, held from November 19 to 22, witnessed participation of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Indian Coast Guard, Border Security Force, Gujarat Police and the Marine Police.
The high-intensity exercise was organised by the Indian Army's Southern Command and its primary aim was to test the combat readiness of the agencies in a real-time scenario.

Nov 22, 2021

Southern Command Launches Military Exercise

Pune-based Southern Command launched a military exercise in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Named 'Dakshin Shakti', the exercise with troops aims to validate the battle readiness and operational effectiveness of troops of Southern Army in an integrated and futuristic battlefield scenario.
The exercise is conducted against the backdrop of the soon to emerge Integrated Theatre Commands that give major emphasis on tri-service integrated operations.

Navy Commission INS Visakhapatnam

INS Visakhapatnam was formally commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
INS Visakhapatnam is a P15B stealth-guided missile destroyer. It is indigenously designed by the Indian Navy's in-house organisation Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai.
Visakhapatnam class ships, built with indigenous steel, are follow-on of the Kolkata class destroyers commissioned in the last decade. Designed by Directorate of Naval Design and built by M/s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Mumbai. The four ships are named after major cities of the country, viz. Visakhapatnam, Mormugao, Imphal and Surat.

Nov 21, 2021

PM Modi Hands over Light Combat Helicopters to IAF Chief

Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the indigenously built light combat helicopters (LCH), developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, to the Indian Air Force chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari. He also handed over indigenously developed drones and UAVs during the 'Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv' in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi to the Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane.
The initiative is a part of boosting the nation's self-reliance in the defence sector.
The Light Combat Helicopters which incorporate advanced technologies and stealth features for effective combat roles are expected to boost India's ability to remain self-reliant. Earlier, defence secretary Ajay Kumar said the LCH is the only attack helicopter that can land and take off at an altitude of 5,000 m with a considerable load of weapons and fuel.

Nov 20, 2021

Indian Navy Conducts Security Exercise 'Prasthan'

The Indian Navy conducted a security exercise, called "Prasthan", in the Offshore Development Area (ODA) off the coast of Mumbai.
The exercise, conducted by the Headquarters Western Naval Command, is held every six months.
The exercise aimed to integrate maritime stakeholders, including the Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, ONGC, Port Trust, Customs, State Fisheries department and Marine Police, towards refining standard operating procedures for response to various contingencies that could occur in the ODAs.
The exercise was conducted on the MHN platform of ONGC located about 94 nautical miles west of Mumbai.

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