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Agnipath Scheme [1] (also spelled Agneepath Scheme) (Hindi: Agnīpath Yojanā, transl. Agnipath [Fireway] Scheme) is a tour of duty style scheme approved by the Government of India on 14 June 2022 and implemented in the country a few months later in September 2022, for recruitment of soldiers below the rank of commissioned officers into the three services of the armed forces. [2]
The Indian Navy (IN), which is the naval warfare branch of the Indian Armed Forces, has approximately 135+ warships on active commission. [1]By forethought, the IN's Maritime Capability Perspective Plan (MCPP) for the period 2012-2027 had set the objective of the service becoming a 200-ship fleet by 2035; however, that number has since been reduced to 175 in December 2019 - principally owing ...
The Indian Navy is also acquiring 30 autonomous underwater vehicles. [336] The Indian Navy is planning to procure 22 General Atomics Sea Guardian drones at an estimated cost of $2 billion. [337] This is the first instance of General Atomics drones being sold to a non-NATO military. [337]
Candidates in a group task. Services Selection Board (SSB) is an organization that assesses the candidates for becoming officers in the Indian Armed Forces.The board evaluates the suitability of the candidate for becoming an officer using a standardized protocol of evaluation system which constitutes intelligence tests, and personality interviews.
The flagship course of the INA is the 10+2 Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) in which a cadet undergoes training of four years in the academy. Also, the NDA cadets opting to join the Navy complete three years of joint training at NDA, Khadakwasla with the Army and Air Force cadets. They then transfer to INA for the next year.
The Indian Navy hosted its first International Fleet Review in February 2001. This event was termed "Bridges of Friendship" and was attended by 24 warships form 19 countries. An office dedicated to international co-operation was created in 2005. This term has been used by the Navy since then to undertake humanitarian and security missions by ...
Converted to a pilot vessel in Indian service, scrapped 1965. HMIS Tir renamed INS Tir post republic. K256 River class: 3 December 1945 30 September 1977 [2] scrapped Served as HMS Bann in the Royal Navy during World War II. Served as training ship in the Indian Navy. INS Khukri: F149 Blackwood Class: 16 July 1958
The Southern Naval Command is the Training Command of Indian Navy and is responsible for the training of all its personnel, both officers as well as sailors, from basic to advance stages. It has subsidiary units from Jamnagar in Gujarat to Lonavala in Maharashtra, Goa and in Orissa but the majority of training units are in Kochi.