Navy  

In the month following the Pulwama attack which killed more than 40 CRPF jawans the Narendra Modi government has expedited several key defence projects for modernising the forces. MyNation scans how the decisions made by the ministry of defence in the past one month is going to make the forces more muscular.

Cyclone Idai made landfall in East and Southern Africa around March 15 causing widespread destruction and loss of human lives in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi

11 Tamil Indian fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy for crossing maritime

Vice Admiral Karambir Singh will be the next Chief of Naval Staff, defence spokesperson informed in a tweet. 

Special stress is given on developing and manufacturing weapons for the forces within the country. This will also be a big push for PM Modi's Make in India initiative.

Indian Navy ships of the first training squadron - Sujata, Sarathi and Shardul, which were operating in the southern Indian Ocean was diverted to Port Beira of Mozambique

Indian Navy invites unmarried men and women to join the Indian Navy as short service commission officers in the executive branch

Captain P Rajkumar risked his life twice to undertake rescue missions. He has been presented the Shaurya Chakra for his bravery and valour by President Ram Nath Kovind.

The Indian Navy turned all its carrier battle group, nuclear submarines and aircraft into an operational mode in the Arabian Sea which were participating in largest War Game of the Indian Navy - the Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 19).

Admiral Sunil Lanba is also scheduled to visit the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) in London, RN Submarine Rescue Facility at Glasgow and interact with the organisers of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Edinburgh

The decision was taken by defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman in line with the government’s resolve to make the 1.3 million strong Army leaner and fit for a 21st century war.

Busting Pakistan’s lie, the Indian government said that the submarine video, which was released by Pakistan, is an old one.

The idea of an Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) was first conceptualised and conducted in 2018, as the apex level conference of the Indian Navy, organised by the National Maritime Foundation as the Navy’s Knowledge Partner

Lanba said, “We also have reports of terrorists being trained to carry out attacks with varying modus operandi including through the medium of the sea. India has been facing the threat of terror through the seas.”