Tag: Naval Group
Indian Navy submarine docks in Indonesia for the first time
One of the Indian Navy’s 3,000-tonne Sindhughosh-class (Russian-made Project 877EKM ‘Kilo’-class) diesel-electric submarines, INS Sindhukesari, made a port visit in Jakarta between 22 and...
Commissioning of INS Vagir, the fifth Kalvari-class submarine entirely made in...
On 23 January 2023, INS Vagir, the fifth P75 Kalvari-class submarines, was commissioned within the Indian Navy in presence of the Chief of Naval...
Submarine Status
Operating submarines can enhance the reputation of the naval force employing them, but they should be properly funded and not just for show.
Conventional submarines...
Shipyards Ring Full Speed Ahead
A steady stream of orders are keeping Asian-Pacific warship builders busy.
Warship building is at ‘full steam’ at Asian shipyards, with heightened tensions in the...
Gulf Naval Recapitalisation
Gulf states have been investing defence budgets in to recapitalise naval power as well as indigenous shipyards.
Disputes in the Gulf and wider Middle East...
Australia’s Nuke Sub Gamble
With the selection made to go nuclear, the next question is from where, and which type? Is this the wrong time for a long...
Indian Navy commissions fourth Kalvari-class submarine
The Indian Navy has commissioned into service INS Vela, the fourth of six licence-built Project-75(I) (Scorpène)-class diesel-electric submarines (SSKs), at a ceremony in Mumbai...
EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (29 September 2021, No.70)
Dear Readers,
THEY DON’T MAKE ‘EM LIKE THEY USED TO…
One can’t help but being amazed that the venerable Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber will have its...
Regional countries react to AUKUS and Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine ambition
Southeast Asian countries have raised concerns that Canberra’s decision to develop and procure eight nuclear-powered submarines under a trilateral security partnership with the United...
Australia scraps existing French submarine deal in favour of new nuclear-powered...
In a move that surprised many, leaders from Australia, United Kingdom, and the United States announced a new trilateral security partnership called “AUKUS” on...
