Zair-Al-Bahr
Za’ir-Al-Bahr is the Bilateral Maritime Exercise between the Indian Navy and Qatari Emiri Naval Forces. In English, It is known as “Roar of the Sea“.
INS Vikrant
INS Vikrant is India’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier. It is also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier One (IAC-1). It is being constructed by Cochin Shipyard, Kerala for the Indian Navy. It has an overall indigenous content of 76%. The motto of INS Vikrant is “Jayema Sam Yudhi Sprdhah”, meaning “I defeat those […]
Saint George Cross
Saint George Cross is the red cross on a white background. It is named after a Christian Warrior Saint who is believed to have been a crusader during the third crusade. This cross also serves as the flag of England. Indian naval ensign used to have Saint George’s Cross. In a bid to do away […]
Indian Naval Ensign
The Indian Naval Ensign is the flag or standard of the Indian Navy. It is also referred to as the Indian White Ensign or Nishaan. It is used by Indian naval vessels, shore establishments and naval air stations as its principal form of maritime identification. Background After Independence, on August 15, 1947, the Indian defence […]
INS Khukri
INS Khukri is an indigenous surface-to-surface missile fitted vessel. It is the lead ship of the Indian Navy’s Khukri class corvettes. It was built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders. The ship was commissioned on 23 August 1989 in Mumbai. After more than 32 glorious years of service to the nation, the ship was decommissioned in a […]
Exercise Paschim Lehar
The exercise was conducted over a duration of 20 days. Objectives: To validate operational plans of the Western Naval Command and Enhance Inter-Service synergy among the Indian Navy, IAF, Indian Army and Coast Guard. The exercise was conducted under the aegis of FOC-in-C, Western Naval Command. The intra-theatre exercise included mobilisation and participation of over […]