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01 Apr

Navy Chief reveals India was “minutes away” from striking Pakistan during Operation Sindoor

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi disclosed on Wednesday that the Indian Navy was within minutes of launching a maritime strike against Pakistan during last year's Operation Sindoor. Speaking at a naval investiture ceremony, the Admiral stated that Islamabad requested a halt to kinetic actions just as Indian units were prepared to strike from the sea. The revelation underscores the extreme brinkmanship that followed the Pahalgam terror attack, which triggered the massive naval mobilization. Operation Sindoor was launched in 2025 as a high-readiness response to regional aggression, characterized by a "highly aggressive posture"…

Indigenous Stealth Frigate ‘Taragiri’ to be Commissioned into Indian Navy on April 3

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Indian Navy is set to significantly bolster its maritime strike capabilities with the commissioning of the indigenous stealth frigate 'Taragiri' on April 3, 2026. Officials confirmed on Saturday that the ceremony will take place in Visakhapatnam and is scheduled to be presided over by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. As the fourth potent platform of the Nilgiri-class (Project 17A), the vessel is being hailed as a "quantum leap" in naval design and a definitive symbol of India’s journey toward becoming a self-reliant naval power under the 'Aatmanirbharta' initiative. Built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in…

ISRO Launches India’s Heaviest Naval Communication Satellite GSAT-7R

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Sriharikota, November 2 — The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday successfully launched the Indian Navy’s latest communication satellite, GSAT-7R (CMS-03), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The launch was carried out using the LVM3-M5 rocket the same vehicle that powered India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon’s south pole.Weighing nearly 4,400 kilograms, GSAT-7R is India’s heaviest communication satellite so far. Developed entirely with indigenous technology, it will enhance the Navy’s space-based communication and maritime surveillance systems. The satellite was placed in a geosynchronous transfer orbit and is designed to operate for 15 years.According to ISRO,…