What is Advanced Chaff Technology?

The Defence Research and Development Organisation recently developed an Advanced Chaff Technology to safeguard naval ships against missile attacks. One of the DRDO laboratories located in Jodhpur developed three variants of the Advanced Chaff Technology. They were Short Range Chaff ..

Tags: Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) • DRDO • Indian Navy Warships • Missile • radar

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021

Operation “Samudra Setu” launched by Indian Navy

On May 5, 2020, the Indian Navy launched Operation “Samudra Setu” to bring back the Indians that are stranded in Maldives. They are stranded in the foreign land due to the grounding of airlines.Samudra Sethu means Sea Bridge.HighlightsThe Indian ships ..

Tags: India-Maldives • India-US • Indian Navy • Indian Navy Warships • INS Vikrant

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

India’s Navy Day

December 4th is observed as the Navy Day of India. The Indian Navy is the marine arm of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy. The Navy organises a Beating Retreat ceremony ..

Tags: HMS Cadiz • In India • Indian Navy • INS Nipat • INS Nirghat

Samudra Lakshmana Naval Excercise

India and Malaysia conducted a joint naval military exercise ‘Samudra Laksamana’ to test inter-operability of their navies in South East Asia and Western Pacific regions.Samudra LakshmanaSamudra Laksamana was the sea phase of the exercise. The harbour phase of the exercise ..

Tags: Camorta • Corvette • INS Kiltan • INS Sahyadri • Kamorta-class corvette

Indian Coast Guard ship (ICGS) Vigraha decommissioned at Visakhapatnam

After 29 glorious years of service from 1990 to 2019, the Indian Coast Guard ship (ICGS) Vigraha has recently decommissioned at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on May 16. During the 29 years of service, the ship has participated in major coast ..

Tags: ICGS Veera • Indian Coast Guard • L&T-class fast interceptor craft • Patrol boat • SLNS Sayurala

Frontline missile destroyer of Indian Navy ‘INS Ranjit’ recently decommissioned

Frontline missile destroyer of the Indian Navy ‘INS Ranjit’ has recently decommissioned at a solemn ceremony at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam, after serving the Indian navy for 36 years. INS Ranjit is the third of the five Kashin-class destroyers ..

Tags: Destroyers • HMS Redoubt • Indian Navy • INS Jyoti • INS Ranjit