The drones, known as “sub-sea baby”, struck the Kilo-class submarine in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, the Security Service of Ukraine said. Russia denied the claim.
The L&T-Navantia bid failed to meet technical requirements. The deal, which will easily cost over Rs 70,000 crore, will see the German firm design a new submarine to cater to Indian needs.
Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi puts the spotlight on Pakistan's ambitious plan to be 50-ship strong in the next decade. Says operational plans are being tweaked with it in mind.
3 new Scorpène submarines are being built by Mazagon Dock Shipyard in partnership with France's Naval Group. Acquisition of Rafale M aircraft is under Inter-Governmental Agreement.
Spanish firm Navantia is looking to base its Asia operations in India, as Indonesia and Vietnam consider buying submarines from the company, it is learnt.
Rajnath Singh laid foundation stone for 2,900-acre Very Low Frequency (VLF) station in Telangana Tuesday. Apart from the new station, India has a VLF facility in Tirunelveli.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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