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A demonstration by MARCOS during Navy Day 2018. Navy Day in India is celebrated on 4 December every year to recognize the achievements and role of the Indian Navy to the country. 4 December was chosen as on that day in 1971, during Operation Trident, the Indian Navy sank four Pakistani vessels including PNS Khaibar, killing hundreds of Pakistani Navy personnel.
The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates significantly in the Persian Gulf Region, the Horn of Africa, the Strait of Malacca, and routinely conducts ...
In 1947, India was partitioned and the dominions of India and Pakistan gained independence from the United Kingdom. The Royal Indian Navy was split between India and Pakistan, with senior British officers continuing to serve with both navies, and the vessels were divided between the two nations. Vessel type.
Navy day in India is celebrated on 4 December every year to celebrate the achievements and role of its naval force. It commemorates the day when Indian Naval Ships set Karachi ablaze and gave a successful completion of Operation Trident. Iran. November 28 is a Navy Day in Iran.
As of April 2024, the Indian Navy possesses two aircraft carriers, one amphibious transport dock, four tank landing ships, 12 destroyers, 12 frigates, two nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, 16 conventionally powered attack submarines, 18 corvettes, eight landing craft utilities, ten large offshore patrol vessels, five fleet tankers ...
The Indian Navy has been focusing on developing indigenous platforms, systems, sensors and weapons as part of the nation's modernisation and expansion of its maritime forces. As of November 2023, the Indian Navy has 67 vessels of various types under construction including destroyers, frigates, corvettes, conventional-powered and nuclear-powered ...
The Royal Indian Navy mutiny or revolt, also called the 1946 Naval Uprising, [1] was a failed insurrection of Indian naval ratings, soldiers, police personnel and civilians against the British government in India. From the initial flashpoint in Bombay (now Mumbai ), the revolt spread and found support throughout British India, from Karachi to ...
Frigates. was previously HMS Aire prior to Indian service. Returned to the Royal Navy in April 1947. Scrapped 1955. Served as HMS Test in the Royal Navy before transfer to India. Transferred to Pakistan and served as PNS Shamsher. Scrapped 1959. Served as HMS Nadder in the Royal Navy before transfer to India.