BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Monday lashed out at the Indian ambassador to Maldives after the opposition won the elections to form the new government in the island nation.

While the P-8I maritime patrol aircraft came under the CAG’s scanner last month over deliberate attempts made to favour the American manufacturer, Boeing, over its Spanish competitor during the UPA regime and lacking in certain operational . . .

Maharashtra, Goa and Andhra Pradesh have shown willingness to preserve decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat, a senior Navy official said on Monday.

The rescue efforts have been stepped up in the south Indian Ocean to locate Golden Globe Race (GGR) skipper and Indian Naval officer, Commander Abhilash Tomy KC, who got dismasted and suffered a back injury.

Defence public sector undertaking Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), which is in the process of raising nearly Rs 340 crore through the Initial Public Offering (IPO), will deliver 10 warships to the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard in the next 18 months.

Maritime security, Make in India, review on the Port of Duqm are some of the issues expected to be reviewed when accompanied by a high level defence delegation, Badr Bin Saud Bin Harib Al Busaidi the Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs, Oman arrives in India on a three day visit from Sept 25.

During a summit between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in October, India will sign an agreement with Russia for the procurement of four frigates for the Indian Navy, the Economic Times reported.

Defence PSU GRSE Ltd is expecting steady orders well into the next decade with the Navy and Coast Guard aiming at increasing their capacity considerably, its top official said Wednesday.

Pakistan’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi has said that India’s sea based nuclear weaponry initiative has compelled Islamabad to take measures for deterrence in order to keep strategic stability paradigm stabilised.

Two weeks after India significantly upgraded its defence ties with the United States through the Comcasa (Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement), the Modi government has cleared the way for one of the biggest purchases from Russia — $2.2-billion stealth frigates deal.