USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Samidare (DD-106) steam in formation during a multiple large deck event on June 9, 2023. US Navy Photo
The U.S., Japan, Canada and France exercised with two U.S. carriers and a Japanese big deck in the Philippine Sea last week as part of the Indo-Pacific Command’s Large Scale Global Exercise (LSGE) 2023, Japan and the U.S. announced. Read More
The INS Nilgiri, the first of Indian Navys seven new stealth frigates, in Mumbai on September 28, 2019. Indian Navy Photo
For most of its existence, the Indian Navy has been in a state of perpetual modernization. Due to its major shipbuilding programs’ long schedules and the continual need to replace older platforms with new ones – especially submarines – Delhi has been unable to meet its shipbuilding goals. Read More
The Indian Naval Ensign aboard INS Viraat (R22) shortly before the world’s oldest carrier is decommissioned. Indian Navy Photo
The world’s oldest aircraft carrier was decommissioned today during a sunset ceremony in Mumbai ahead of an uncertain future for the ship hull. Read More
Project 23000E Shtorm carrier. Krylovsky State Research Center (KRSC) Photo
Russian shipbuilding officials have offered New Delhi their nuclear-powered design for an Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier, according reports. Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the deck of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, in Goa. PTI photo
The Indian Navy has reached out to four international defense contractors — including a Russian and U.S. firm — for help with the design of its next domestic aircraft carrier. Read More
