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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 fleet of the Indian Navy is a mixture of domestic built and foreign vessels, as of May 2023, the surface fleet comprises 2 aircraft carriers, [172] [173] 1 amphibious transport dock, [174] 7 landing ship tanks, [174] [175] 13 destroyers, [172] 13 frigates, [176] [177] 20 corvettes, [176] [178] [179] [180] 10 large offshore patrol vessels ...
Over years, the Indian leadership looked at the Navy as an effective tool for foreign policy and this was reflected in the pattern of Indian navy deployments. 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.
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The division of the ships was on the basis of two-thirds of the fleet to India, one third to Pakistan. [3] This was then called the Indian Fleet. After her commissioning in 1948, HMIS Delhi (later called INS Delhi) became the Flagship of the Indian Fleet. The Fleet commander was styled as Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet (FOCIF).
Originally commissioned as HMIS (His Majesty's Indian Ship) Delhi: C74 Leander class: 5 July 1948 30 June 1978 [2] Scrapped Purchased from the U.K. Formerly HMS Achilles of the Battle of the River Plate fame. Turrets on Display at Devonport Naval Base, Auckland, New Zealand, and at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, India. INS Mysore: C60 Fiji ...
The President of India as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces reviews the Indian fleet as Head of the Republic. Since India became a Republic in 1950, 12 fleet reviews have taken place. The President's fleet review could also include warships and delegates from other national navies. Of the 12, two were International fleet reviews ...
INS Rana is a Rajput-class destroyer in active service with the Indian Navy.She was commissioned on 28 June 1982. [2]She was the only ship of her class which was not upgraded like the other two ships, which had been upgraded with Israeli Barak 1 missiles and EL/M-2238 STAR radars.