A Navy sailor died at a Mumbai hospital Friday morning from injuries sustained after he was set on fire in a forest in the adjoining Palghar district. Suraj Kumar Dubey, died from injuries in a barbaric incident; his attackers set him on fire after they believed they would not receive the ransom - Rs 10 lakh - that they had demanded.
More than a week after he was allegedly abducted from Chennai for ransom, a leading seaman of Indian Navy was burnt alive in a forest of Palghar district, police on Saturday.
The 'Exercise Sea Vigil', the 2-day coastal defence exercise was conducted on 12th-13th Jan. It involved deployment of entire coastal security apparatus. Over 110 surface assets of Indian Navy Coast Guard participated in the exercise. Large number of Marine Police and Customs assets was also deployed in the drill.
The exercise will be undertaken along the entire 7516 km coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone of India and involve all the 13 coastal states and union territories along with other maritime stakeholders, including fishing and coastal communities.
Leading aerospace company Boeing has said its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has successfully performed a ski-jump launch, which is take off from a short distance upward-curved ramp, demonstrating the plane's suitability for the Indian Navy's aircraft carriers.
Vice Admiral Srikant died due to COVID-19-related complications on Tuesday. The vice admiral, the Navy's senior-most submariner, was due to retire on December 31.
A 33-year-old sailor posted at INS Hansa was found dead near an under-construction building in the Naval area of South Goa's Vasco town, a senior official said on Tuesday.
The Russian-origin MiG-29K jet had taken off from aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, and went down at around 5 PM on November 26.
Navy Day celebrations underway at the War Memorial at Rajaji Salai, in Chennai on December 4.
To mark Navy Day, Indian Navy ChiefAdmiral Karambir Singh extended a message to veterans. Navy Chief said, "We remember you this day and grateful for your service to the nation.
American firm Lockheed Martin on Friday shared the first picture of the MH-60 Romeo multi-role helicopter for the Indian Navy in Indian colours. India has placed orders for 24 of these helicopters under a government to government deal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the Indian Navy on Navy Day, saying it fearlessly protects the country's coasts and also renders humanitarian assistance in times of need.
Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh on Thursday said his force is alive to various threats in the maritime domain including from China and is fully ready to deal with them.
A naval version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired from a stealth destroyer of the Indian Navy in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday as part of a series of trials of the weapon, officials said.
The Indian Navy has recovered some debris of MiG-29K aircraft that went missing three days back in the Arabian Sea off the Goa coast, a spokesperson said Sunday. Meanwhile, the search operation continued with ships and aircraft for missing pilot Cdr Nishant Singh.
Indian Navy's MiG-29K trainer aircraft crashed on Thursday night. One pilot has been recovered and a search by air and surface units is in progress for the second pilot.
The Indian Navy will host the 27th edition of the India-Singapore bilateral maritime exercise SIMBEX-20 from Monday to Wednesday in the Andaman sea, said an official statement on Sunday.
Indian Navy to host India-Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 from 23rd November in Andaman Sea.
The MiG-29Ks of Indian Navy and F-18s of US Navy carried out simulated attacks on the surface force during multilateral naval exercise 'Malabar 2020' in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.
High tempo of fighter flying operations from the deck of aircraft carriers, INS Vikramaditya and USS Nimitz carrying out 'Malabar-2020' war games.
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