Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, the US has cleared the sale of 22 predator Guardian drones, a force multiplier that will boost the Indian Navy's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.

China on Friday asked India and the US not to disturb peace+ in the strategic South China Sea+ and play a "constructive role" in the disputes there, as the issue was likely to be discussed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with President Donald Trump.

INS Viraat Museum — the ambitious project being undertaken by the Andhra Pradesh government in recent times — seems to be more than a handful with the State government deciding to put on hold for the time being the proposed Special Tourism Zone (STZ) at Bheemunipatnam, shifting its focus on setting up the museum project.

The launch of FDN2, india's first indigenously developed floating dock, has more to it than meets the eye. Launched on Tuesday from Larsen & Toubro's greenfield shipyard at Kattupalli, Chennai, the dock is the second of its kind to be commissioned by the Indian Navy.

The large-scale buildup of China’s naval forces is the most visible part of a major rearmament campaign that has been under way for more than a decade.

The government is looking at making the country a defence manufacturing hub by involving domestic companies so that dependence on overseas players could be reduced, a top Naval officer said today.

Larsen & Toubro has announced the launch of a Floating Dock (FDN-2) designed and built for the Indian Navy at the company’s greenfield shipyard at Kattupalli, near Chennai.

Contrary to expectations, the last two Scorpene submarines will roll out of the manufacturing line without the Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system meant to extend the reach of the conventional diesel-electric submarines.

The Sea King Mk 42B has served the Indian Navy with distinction since the 80s. But the long years in service without any upgrades have rendered its avionics and sensors obsolescent.

The Indian Navy’s Boeing P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft, reputedly the world’s most fearsome submarine hunters, have proved themselves in joint patrols with the US Navy in the Indian Ocean, tracking Chinese submarines.