Navy Base

Navy Commissions 3rd Base In Andaman And Nicobar Islands To Counter China

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 24, 2019

The Navy today commissioned a new air base, INS Kohassa, in the strategically located Andaman and Nicobar islands as part of efforts to expand operational presence in the Indian Ocean where China has been increasing its military presence.

Navy Set To Open 3rd Base In Andaman And Nicobar Islands To Counter China

India News | Reuters | Wednesday January 23, 2019

The Indian Navy will open a third air base in the Andaman and Nicobar islands on Thursday to beef up surveillance of Chinese ships and submarines entering the Indian Ocean through the nearby Malacca Straits, military officials and experts said.

Security Personnel Found Dead With Bullet Wounds At Navy Base In Kochi

Kerala News | Monday May 23, 2016

A security personnel was found dead with bullet injuries at the naval base in Kerala's Kochi late last night.

6 Injured As 2 Bombs Explode At Bangladesh Navy Mosque

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 18, 2015

Two bombs exploded at a mosque inside a navy base in the Bangladesh port city of Chittagong today, injuring six, police said, adding that two people had been arrested.

With Chennai Airport Shut Till Sunday, Navy Base to be Used for Commercial Flights

Chennai News | Edited by Neha Mahajan | Thursday December 3, 2015

With the Chennai airport shut for operations till Sunday, December 6, the Rajali Naval air station near Arakonam, about 70 km west of the Tamil Nadu capital, will be converted into an airport.

Apple Said to Show Interest in Automotive Testing Facility

Associated Press | Monday August 17, 2015

Officials say Apple recently made inquiries about a former navy base that's been converted into a testing ground for self-driving cars.

Modi Government Plans Huge Show of Strength in Indian Ocean: Report

India News | Reuters | Wednesday July 22, 2015

India is set to take part in joint naval exercises with Japan and the United States in the Indian Ocean in October, military and diplomatic sources said, a drill that so riled China eight years ago that Delhi has not since hosted such a multilateral wargame.

US Frees 5 Guantanamo Prisoners, Sends Them to Oman, Estonia

World News | Associated Press | Thursday January 15, 2015

Five men from Yemen have been released from the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after more than a dozen years of captivity.

China Navy Builds 22-Metre High Wall to Avoid Being Spied On

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 4, 2015

China has reportedly built a 22-metre high wall around its navy base in the northeastern Liaoning province to protect the installation from being spied on from nearby "European-style" buildings.

Virginia Base Locked Down After Stabbing: US Navy

World News | Associated Press | Saturday June 7, 2014

The US Navy says it has put a Virginia base on lockdown following a stabbing. The stabbing occurred Friday at Naval Support Activity Portsmouth Annex, which is home to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.

Crimean militias storm bases, arrest Ukraine navy chief

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 20, 2014

Pro-Russian forces seized two Crimean navy bases and captured Ukraine's naval chief on Wednesday as Moscow tightened its grip on the flashpoint peninsula despite Western warnings its "annexation" would not go unpunished.

North Korea's military threatens US bases as 'within target'

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 21, 2013

North Korea's supreme military command said on Thursday its "precision attack" weapons have US navy bases in Guam and Okinawa in their sights and will attack them if it is provoked.

Chinese firm sues Barack Obama over blocked wind farm project

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 3, 2012

A Chinese-owned firm in the US has sued President Barack Obama for "unlawfully" blocking its wind farm deal near a strategic Navy base in Oregon on national security grounds.

Chinese firm sues Obama over blocked wind farm project

Business | Wednesday October 3, 2012

A Chinese-owned firm in the US has sued President Barack Obama for "unlawfully" blocking its wind farm deal near a strategic Navy base in Oregon on national security grounds.

Obama blocks Chinese purchase of US wind farms

World News | Associated Press | Sunday September 30, 2012

Citing national security risks, President Barack Obama on Friday blocked a Chinese company from owning four wind farm projects in northern Oregon near a Navy base where the US military flies unmanned drones and electronic-warfare planes on training missions.