The Saar-6 corvette that docked in Haifa port, and three of the same model to follow next year, will bring to 15 the number of missile boats deployed by an Israeli navy which, while small, carries out missions as far away as the Red Sea and the Gulf
2 min read3 Dec 2020The tenders are part of Modi’s $250-billion military modernization plan to arm the South Asian nationIndia faces threats in its maritime waters from its neighbor China
1 min read2 Jul 2019The deal for the project was signed between India's defence PSU Goa Shipyard Ltd and Russia's state-run defence major Rosoboronexport
1 min read20 Nov 2018Pentagon officials on Saturday said they faced little resistance to their targeted attack on what they said were three Syrian chemical weapons facilities
5 min read15 Apr 2018A fleet of Chinese destroyers and at least one frigate, a 30,000-tone amphibious transport dock and three support tankers entered the Indian Ocean, amid the ongoing political crisis in Maldives
1 min read20 Feb 2018Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman commissions indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette INS Kiltan at Eastern Naval Command
1 min read16 Oct 2017US and South Korean navies begin joint drill involving around 40 warships, amid signs North Korea is preparing for another provocation such as a missile launch
3 min read16 Oct 2017The project cost of upgradation of Alang ship recycling yard in Gujarat is estimated to be about $111 million of which JICA is expected to pledge a funding of $76 million in the near future
2 min read7 Sep 2017The US Navy relieves Seventh Fleet commander Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin of his duties after two fatal collisions involving warships in Asia in less than three months
2 min read23 Aug 2017The US Navy on Monday ordered a worldwide 'operational pause' to reassess its fleet after destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a tanker near Singapore
1 min read21 Aug 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared