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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 Arihant-class (transl. 'Slayer of Enemies' in Sanskrit)is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines in service with Indian Navy.They were developed under the ₹ 900 billion (US$10 billion) Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project to design and build nuclear-powered submarines. [2]
Served as training ship in the Indian Navy. INS Khukri: F149 Blackwood Class: 16 July 1958 Sunk in action on 9 December 1971 during Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. INS Kirpan: F144 Blackwood Class: July 1959 1978 Transferred to Coast Guard Service 1978. INS Kuthar: F146 Blackwood Class: November 1959 18 Aug 1978 [2] Transferred to Coast Guard ...
As of January 2025, the Indian Navy had 64 vessels of various types under construction including destroyers, frigates, corvettes, conventional-powered and nuclear-powered submarines and various other ships. [1] It plans to build up to a total of 200 vessels and 500 aircraft by 2050.
Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Indian Navy (1 C, 1 P) Submarines of the Indian Navy (6 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Ships of the Indian Navy"
The Indian Navy conducted a naval exercise with the People's Liberation Army Navy in 2003, [269] and also sent ships to the South China Sea to participate in the fleet review. [270] In 2005, TROPEX (Theatre-level Readiness Operational Exercises) was held during which Indian Navy experimented the doctrine of influencing a land and air battle to ...
INS Arihant (SSBN 80) [10] (Sanskrit: Vanquisher of Enemies), designated S2 Strategic Strike Nuclear Submarine, [11] is the lead ship of India's Arihant class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. [12] [13] The 6,000 tonne vessel was built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project at the Ship Building Centre in the port city ...
Frigates, which are naval vessels intermediate between corvettes and destroyers, [1] have had a significant role in the naval history of India.Although the Maratha Navy, the naval branch of the armed forces of the Maratha Empire, used Grabs and Gallivats to project naval power, [2] the concept of frigates (formerly called sloops) was introduced by the British. [3]