The latest imagery acquired in May 2014 of INS Hansa, a location on India’s western coast in Goa, confirms that the Navy’s Shore Based Testing Facility (SBTF) is operational. Although India inaugurated the facility back in March, it was unknown at the time if the arresting cables had been fully installed allowing for both take-off and aircraft […]
As India expands its naval fleet, it looks to build additional navy bases to berth new warships. Satellite imagery acquired by DigitalGlobe of Rambilli, a location 50km southwest of India’s East Fleet HQ Vizag, shows new construction activity to support India’s new builds. Imagery from 2013 and 2014 reveals new underground entrances, additional perimeter fencing, and substantial […]
Located at the Naval dockyard in Mumbai, the former INS Vikrant has sat by as a part-time museum ship since decommissioning over 17 years ago. As an important player in the naval blockade of East Pakistan during the 1971 war, India has tried to preserve her legacy despite the shoe string budget. Now it appears […]
Earlier this year, a spokesman from the Agra-based Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), a DRDO subsidiary, announced that it had become proficient in designing and manufacturing brake parachutes used in various fighter jets being operated by the Indian Air Force. According to the statement, the technology was acquired through foreign technology transfer agreements and include aircraft […]
The complex salvage operation to extricate unexploded missiles and torpedoes from INS Sindhurakshak is now finally beginning, six months after the 3,000-tonne submarine sank due to internal explosions that killed three officers and 15 sailors at the Mumbai naval dockyard, reports Times of India. Defence ministry sources on 12FEB14 said the almost Rs 240 crore salvage […]
The Indian Navy received the second Saryu Class patrol vessel and the latest imagery from Digital Globe suggests the next two 105m vessels are in an advanced state of build. The Indian Navy’s largest offshore patrol vessel, the INS Sunayna, was handed over by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on 02SEPT13. The 105-metre vessel will be […]
