INS Kolkata Current Affairs, GK & News
Indian Navy test-fires Brahmos supersonic cruise missile
Indian Navy test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, from the Navy’s stealth destroyer INS Kochi. The supersonic missile successfully hit a decommissioned target ship in Arabian Sea. Moreover, the second ship of Project 15-A ‘Kolkata-class’ guided missile destroyer test-fired advanced missile during a naval drill in west coast. Earlier the BrahMos missile has been successfully ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Brahmos • Cruise missile • Indian Navy • INS Kochi • INS Kolkata • Missile Test
SIMBEX-2019: scheduled from 16 May to 22 May 2019
After the completion of naval exercise IMDEX-19 recetly, the Kolkata Class Destroyers Indian Naval ships namely INS Kolkata and INS Shakti are participating in SIMBEX-2019. Key Highlights About: SIMBEX (Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise) is an annual bilateral naval exercise between India and Singapore. It is being held from 16 May to 22 May 2019. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: ADMM-PLUS MS FTX • Fokker-50 (F-50) • IMDEX-19 • INS Kolkata • INS Shakti • International Fleet Review • Kolkata Class Destroyers • Poseidon-8I (P8I) • RSN Steadfast • RSN Valiant • SIMBEX-19 • Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise • South-East Asia
SIMBEX-2019
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kolkata and INS Shakti along with long-range maritime patrol aircraft Poseidon-8I (P8I) are continuing are participating in the annual Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise 2019 SIMBEX-2019 scheduled from 16 May to 22 May 19. SIMBEX 2019 It involves two phases: Harbour phase and Sea phase: Harbour phase involved various planning conferences, ..
Topics: India-Singapore • INS Kolkata • INS Shakti • Poseidon-8I • SIMBEX • SIMBEX 2019 • Singapore • Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise • South China Sea
ADMM-PLUS exercise concludes in Singapore
The ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus Maritime Security Field Training Exercise (MS FTX) in the South China Sea concluded on 13 May 2019 at RSS Singapura ( also known as Changi Naval Base) in Singapore. Key Highlights Schedule: The ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Field Training Exercise was held from 30 April to 13 May. The exercise ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: ADMM-PLUS MS FTX • ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting • Changi Naval Base • Experts' Working Group on Maritime Security • IMDEX 2019 • INS Kolkata • INS Shakti • International Maritime Defense Exposition • Maritime Security Field Training Exercise • MS FTX • Republic of Korea • RSS Singapura • William P. Lawrence
Indian Navy joins Exercise in South China Sea
Two Indian Navy ships INS Kolkata and INS Shakti carried out a six day long ‘Group Sail’ (starting from 3 May and ending on 9 May) with naval ships of USA, Japan and Philippines in South China Sea (SCS). About ‘Group Sail’ Objective: It was aimed at deepening existing partnership and fostering mutual understanding among ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: ADMM Plus • ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plu • BRP Andres Bonifacio • China’s People’s Liberation Army • Eastern Fleet Overseas Deployment • IFR • India • India’s Act East policy • INS Kolkata • INS Shakti • Japan • JMSDF Izumo • nternational Fleet Review • Philippines • PLA • SCS • South China Sea • US • USS Williams P. Lawrence