Submarine

Amid Tension With China, Navy Expands Deployment In Indian Ocean: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 29, 2020

The Indian Navy has deployed a large number of front-line warships and submarines in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) in the wake of the standoff in eastern Ladakh to send out a clear message to China, according to top defence sources on Wednesday.

Navy Inducts Indigenous Anti-Torpedo Decoy System Maareech

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 26, 2020

The Indian Navy said on Friday it has inducted an advanced anti-torpedo decoy system called 'Maareech' that is capable of being fired from all frontline ships.

Coronavirus India: 26 Navy Sailors In Mumbai Test COVID-19 +ve, No Infections On Warships, Submarines

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday April 18, 2020

26 sailors of the Indian Navy in Mumbai have been tested positive for coronavirus. The sailors have been quarantined at a naval hospital in the city. This is the first set of coronavirus or COVID-19 cases being reported in the navy. A massive operation totrace people who may have come in contact with the sailors is on.

Vital Assets Like Ships, Submarines Must Remain Free From Coronavirus: Navy Chief Karambir Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 10, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to spread across the world, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh has told his personnel that vital operational assets such as ships and submarines must remain free from the virus and the armed force is ready to assist other countries in Indian Ocean region.

COVID-19 Work-From-Home Tips: How Astronauts, Submariners Fight Isolation

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 25, 2020

With billions of people around the world suddenly adjusting to social distancing measures as part of the battle to slow the spread of COVID-19, some professionals who are used to confinement have some tips. From astronauts to submariners, here are some practical ways to boost your well-being and stave off cabin fever during those weeks stuck at hom...

Navy May Have To Wait For Third Aircraft Carrier: General Bipin Rawat

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 17, 2020

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on indicated on Monday that the Indian Navy may not get approval for a third aircraft carrier anytime soon as the priority is to expand its submarine fleet.

Military Deals With India Remain A Pipe Dream For Lockheed, Saab

India News | Anurag Kotoky, Bibhudatta Pradhan, Bloomberg | Thursday February 13, 2020

Global companies from Lockheed Martin to Sweden's Saab AB are offering military hardware from submarines to helicopters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government as part of his $250 billion defense modernization program. But bureaucratic delays and a funding crunch has made future deals next to impossible.

This Country's Richest Person Is a One-Time Truck Driver

World News | Ben Stupples & Andrew Heathcote, Bloomberg | Tuesday February 4, 2020

Graeme Hart was once a high school dropout working as an auto-body repairman and truck driver. Today he's New Zealand's richest person, thanks to a career in private equity, with a taste for super-yachts, submarines and superhero-themed pinball machines.

K-4 Missile Successfully Test-Fired Off Andhra Coast Second Time In 5 Days

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 24, 2020

India on Friday successfully test-fired the K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile off the coast of Visakhapatnam for the second time this week, seen as a major milestone to augment India's naval prowess.

Defence Ministry Shortlists Firms For Submarine Project: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 22, 2020

The defence ministry on Tuesday shortlisted two Indian shipyards and five foreign defence majors for the Rs 50,000 crore project to build six conventional submarines in India for the Navy besides approving military procurement worth Rs 5,100 crore.

Chennai-Andaman Submarine Optic Fibre Cable Laying Begins

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 10, 2020

Union Communications, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday inaugurated the submarine optical fibre cable laying work between Chennai and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Republic Day Navy Tableau To Showcase Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Vikrant

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 9, 2020

The Navy's Republic Day tableau will showcase the country's first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant with MiG-29K aircraft, Kalvari submarines and depict the force's humanitarian assistance during the Maharashtra floods last year.

Navy Plans To Build 24 Submarines, 6 Of Them Nuclear Powered: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 29, 2019

To strengthen its underwater fleet, the Indian Navy plans to build 24 submarines, including six nuclear attack submarines, a parliamentary panel was told.

Elon Musk Gets No Apology From British Diver at 'Pedo Guy' Defamation Trial

Reuters | Friday December 6, 2019

Vernon Unsworth also refused to apologize for a July 13, 2018, CNN interview in which he said that Musk's offer of a mini-submarine to help rescue a boys' soccer team from a flooded Thailand cave was a "PR stunt" and Musk could "stick his submarine where it hurts."

Submarine Carrying Cocaine Worth $110 Million Seized Off Spain's Coast

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 28, 2019

A submarine seized off the Spanish coast over the weekend was carrying three tonnes of cocaine worth 100 million euros ($110 million), officials said Wednesday.