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India's 1st indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine can carry between 4 to 12 nuclear-tipped missiles India quietly commissioned into service its first indigenous nuclear submarine, the   INS Arihant , in August this year and the vessel has been operational since then, The Times of India reported on Tuesday while citing sources. With its induction, India has completed the first step towards setting up a nuclear triad. The national daily said that according to the same sources, despite being inducted, the Arihant is "not yet fully ready" to be deployed for "deterrent patrols". The report added that the Ministry of Defence and the Indian Navy have refused to comment on the matter. All you need to know about INS Arihant: INS Arihant is India's first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. While India has leased nuclear submarines from Russia before, Arihant is the first such vessel built indigenously. According to reports, th...

Scorpene leak: New set of documents out, gives details on sonar system of submarines Australia's The Australian newspaper on Thursday uploaded a fresh tranche of leaked documents relating to information about operating instructions of underwater warfare system of the six   Scorpene submarines   which are being built in India by French firm   DCNS . However, a top defence analyst allayed fears that it could compromise the security of the strategically important combat vessels. Like in the previous case, the newspaper has blacked out all details which it felt would compromise India's security interests. However, the new set of documents, with Indian Navy insignia on it and marked "Restricted Scorpene India", gives details about the sonar system of the submarines which is used to gather intelligence underwater. It talks about a wide range of technical specifications of the sonars and at what degree and frequency it will function. It has a System Technical M...

Expanding his defence sector play, Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Sunday announced setting up of a new naval shipbuilding facility with an initial investment of Rs 5,000 crore.  Read Articles 

The Indian Navy on Wednesday successfully test-fired the long-range surface-to-air missile, Barak-8, from onboard  INS Kolkata . The missile system is being jointly developed by IAI, DRDO, Israel’s Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure, Elta Systems, Rafael and other companies. The Ministry of Defence expressed jubilance over this quantum jump in air defence capability of the Indian Navy. In a series of tweets, the Defence Ministry said, “Indian Navy achieves a significant milestone in enhancing its anti missile defence capability. Successfully test fires long range surface to air missiles from INS Kolkata. Aerial targets destroyed at extended ranges.Quantum jump in air defence capability of Indian Navy. LRSAMs being fitted in capital warships progressively.” Read More News :  National Herald case  |  Paris climate change  | SpiceJet   |   Premier Badminton League   |  India-Russia Summit...