According to a statement by the Navy, the contract for the construction of eight MCA Barges was awarded to SECON Engineering Projects Pvt. Ltd., an MSME shipyard in Visakhapatnam, earlier this year in February.
The Indian Navy has initiated an investigation into a collision involving one of its submarines and the fishing vessel Marthoma, which occurred approximately 70 nautical miles northwest of Goa.
The Indian Navy successfully steered a tactical phase of Sea Vigil-24 at Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, showcasing a robust security response to a simulated VVIP hostage situation.
The importance of coastal security was acknowledged long ago. In the evolving world, types of threats have diversified.
The team, deployed for reconnaissance ahead of Bali Yatra 2024, witnessed the accident and sprang into action.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, ''Greetings on Navy Day. We are proud of the exemplary contributions of the Indian Navy. Our Navy is widely respected for its professionalism and outstanding courage. Our navy personnel have always been at the forefront of mitigating crisis situations like natural disasters."
Navy sources said the force has been discussing the possible deployment of the UAVs for a while and an area prioritization survey is also afoot. It is learnt that if implemented, a UAV squadron may be based out of the Behala Flying Club in the city
“There is a clear dissemination of national policy, there is greater awareness of national security challenges, direct responsibility and accountability to the political executive, faster decisions, faster approvals, much reduced processing time, handling of subjects by subject matter experts and fewer layers of bureaucracy," said Admiral Kumar.
The work for the ship Y 12704, which is a lead war ship of Project 15 B, was started in October 2013.
The Indian and Russian governments had in October 2016 signed an agreement to construct four additional P1135.6 class ships - two each in Russia and India.
