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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
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Topic: Indian Navy

India to get HawkEye 360 tech from the US. Here’s how it spots ‘dark vessels’

Deal costing USD 131 million will improve Indian Navy's capabilities to meet threats by bolstering maritime domain awareness, analytical abilities & strategic posture, says US agency.

Pahalgam attack: Indian Navy intensifies operations in Arabian Sea, conducts exercise in EEZ

Warships are on high-alert amid heightened diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan. Vessels have also been deployed in areas near the international maritime boundary.

India hands over coast guard ship ‘Huravee’ to Maldives in Male, signals strong maritime links

During the ship's stay in Male's harbour, bilateral meetings, cross-deck visits & sports fixtures have been planned between Indian Navy & its Maldivian counterpart.

India-France sign mega deal for 26 Rafale fighters, integration of Astra missile & a fuselage facility

Delivery of these aircraft would begin in 2028, 3 years from the date of contract, and will be completed by 2030.

Indian Navy flexes muscle in Arabian Sea with long-range precision anti-ship missile firings

Navy shares visuals of BrahMos anti-ship & anti-surface cruise missiles being fired from warships as tension persists in the neighborhood after the Pahalgam terror attack.

Vinay Narwal’s Karnal school wanted him to address students in Navy uniform

At Saint Kabir Public School, students and faculty members wore black armbands in homage to Pahalgam terror attack victim Vinay Narwal.

Amid heightened tensions with Pakistan, Indian Navy strikes sea skimming target using MRSAM

Engagement of skimming target using a Medium Range Surface to Air Missile came day after Pakistan issued NOTAM for Arabian sea, conducted naval life fire exercise.

We were planning his bday, now his funeral—family mourns Navy officer killed in Pahalgam, on honeymoon

Indian Navy Lt. Vinay Narwal and IAF Corporal Tage Hailyang were in Kashmir for a getaway with their wives. Narwal had just married 8 days before the attack.

MAHASAGAR is the next step in India-Africa collaboration. It addresses maritime security

Within a month of its announcement, India is poised to launch its MAHASAGAR initiative in collaboration with the littoral countries of the Western Indian Ocean Region.

See India as strategic partner, very open-minded about defence ties, says German Ambassador

German Ambassador Ackermann says it is not only about defence production but also joint exercises like frigates coming to India, and more exchanges between armed forces of both countries.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.