Warships Current Affairs, GK & News
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. Highlights The Indian ships Jalashwa and Magar are being sent to the port of Male, Maldives. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: India-Maldives • India-US • Indian Navy • Indian Navy Warships • INS Vikrant • Operation Samudra Setu • Warships
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 on the eve of the Navy Day at the Gateway of India in Mumbai. The ..
Topics: HMS Cadiz • In India • In Pakistan • Indian Navy • INS Nipat • INS Nirghat • INS Veer • Naval history of India • Navy Day • Operation Trident • Ships • Warships
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 Lakshmana Samudra Laksamana was the sea phase of the exercise. The harbour phase of the exercise will be held in coming days and it will involve official calls, social ..
Topics: Camorta • Corvette • Indian Navy • INS Kiltan • INS Sahyadri • Kamorta-class corvette • Kiltan • Laksamana • Malabar • Ships • Shivalik • Warships
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 guard operations involving search and rescue, anti-poaching, pollution response, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, repatriation ..
Topics: ICGS Veera • Indian Coast Guard • L&T-class fast interceptor craft • Patrol boat • Ships • SLNS Sayurala • Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel • Warships
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 built by the erstwhile USSR and was commissioned on September 15 1983 by Captain Vishnu ..
Topics: Destroyers • HMS Redoubt • Indian Navy • INS Jyoti • INS Ranjit • Rajput-class destroyer • Vishnu Bhagwat • Warships