Submarines Current Affairs, GK & News
DAC clears deal for 6 submarines
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared a mega project to build six conventional submarines for Indian Navy. Decision was taken at DAC meeting chaired by Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh. Highlights This project will cost around Rs 43,000 crore. It was cleared under strategic partnership mode. Project seeks to narrow the gap with growing naval skills ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh • Make in India • Make in India in Defence • Submarines • Union Defence Ministry
Global Firepower Index, 2021
The Global Firepower Index ranks the countries based on their potential military strength. India was ranked fourth in the index. The Global Firepower Index ranked 138 countries. The countries were evaluated based on prolonged offensive and defensive military campaigns. Rankings The United States topped the index with 904 attack helicopters and eleven aircraft carriers. Also, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Global Firepower Index • Helicopter • Military • North Korea • Pakistan • Submarines
India to deliver INS Sindhuvir to Myanmar
India is to transfer the Indian Naval Ship Sindhuvir to the Myanmar Navy in the near future. The INS Sindhuvir is a Kilo-Class Submarine. With this, Myanmar is to get its first submarine. Highlights India is to transfer the INS in accordance to SAGAR Policy. SAGAR is Security and Growth for All in the Region. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: India-Myanmar • India's Neighbourhood • Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project • Kilo-class submarine • neighbourhood first policy • Sagar • Submarines
Indian Navy to build 24 submarines; 6–nuclear powered
On December 29, 2019, the parliamentary panel announced that Indian Navy has planned to build 24 submarines, out of which six will be nuclear powered. This is being done in order to strengthen the underwater fleet of Indian navy. Submarines in the Navy According to the data from Indian Navy, currently there are 2 nuclear ..
Topics: CAATSA • India-Russia • Indian Navy • INS Arihant • INS Chakra • Ministry of Power • Nuclear submarine • Submarines • US sanctions
INS Vela is launched under Indian Navy’s Project-75
The fourth of Indian Navy’s stealth Scorpene class Submarines of Project 75, INS Vela has recently launched for trials at the Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. The submarines are being built at Mazagon Dock Limited, with the main collaborator being M/s Naval group, France. The INS Vela is the ..
Topics: In India • INS Kalvari • INS Karanj • INS Khanderi • INS Vagir • INS Vela • Kalvari-class submarine • Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders • Scorpène-class submarine • Ships • Submarines • Warships
Navy Drill of Iran Velayat 97
Iran will hold a three-day navy drill Velayat 97 in a vast area of the Gulf and the Indian Ocean including a sensitive global shipping route. Features of the Velayat 97 The three-day navy drill would be held in the waters of Strait of Hormuz, Makran coast, Oman Sea and the north of the Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Topics: Drones • Helicopters • Makran coast • Navy Drill • Oman Sea • Saudi Arabia • Strait of Hormuz • Submarines • United States of America • Velayat 97 • Warships