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Status: In Service. [83] Johnnette JM-1 Loitering Munitions India: Loitering munition: 150 Status: Ordered [84] DRAP India: Loitering munition: Status: In Service. Purchased from Zulu Defence. [74] ALS-50 India: Loitering munition: 100 Status: In Service. Procured from TASL for IAF. PHOLOS United Kingdom: Loitering munition: Status: In Service.
The Indian Navy (IN), which is the naval warfare branch of the Indian Armed Forces, has approximately 135+ warships on active commission. [1]By forethought, the IN's Maritime Capability Perspective Plan (MCPP) for the period 2012-2027 had set the objective of the service becoming a 200-ship fleet by 2035; however, that number has since been reduced to 175 in December 2019 - principally owing ...
On 15 June 2024, Surat begun her Contractor Sea Trials and completed her Final Machinery Trials on 25 November 2024 taking a time of record low of 6 months. The ship was delivered to the Indian Navy on 20 December 2024. The ship was delivered within 31 months from launch which made this the fastest destroyer to be built in India. [5]
The timeline is on track as of July 2024. [27] [28] [29] As of July 2024, to conduct acceptance trials for the two frigates being built in Yantar shipyard, a team of around 200 personnel of the Indian Navy are in Russia. [30] As of 11 November 2024, INS Tushil is to be delivered to India by the end of the month. The frigate is to be handed over ...
In 2020, a detailed study to implement the MTC was prepared by the Indian Navy. [1] The MTC will be a first of its kind since it will reduce the powers that the Indian naval chief will have over the naval fleet. [1] In 2024, Thiruvananthapuram is identified as the command base for the Maritime Theatre Command. [5] [6]
Additionally, the Andaman and Nicobar Command is a unified Indian Navy, Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and Indian Coast Guard theater command based at the capital, Port Blair. [110] Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) receives staff support from, and reports directly to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) in New ...
INS Mumbai, commanded by Captain Sandeep Kumar, arrived at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka on 26 August 2024 for a three-day formal visit. This marked the eighth visit by an Indian Navy or Coast Guard ship to the nation in 2024. Earlier, INS Kabra, Karanj, Kamorta, and Shalki, along with ICGS Samarth, Abhinav, and Sachet, had also visited Sri Lanka.
The Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence is responsible for the indigenous production of equipment used by the Indian Navy and the other armed forces. It comprises the 41 Indian Ordnance Factories under control of the Ordnance Factories Board and eight Defence PSUs: HAL, BEL, BEML, BDL, MDL, GSL, GRSE and Midhani.