[🇮🇳] Indian Navy and its development

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Date of Event: Dec 19, 2024 Source : https://www.thedailystar.net/news/asia/india/news/13-dead-99-rescued-indian-navy-craft-hits-ferry-3779771

13 dead, 99 rescued as Indian Navy craft hits ferry

A military helicopter flies over a ferry during a rescue operation after a passenger boat capsized off the coast of India's financial capital Mumbai, India, December 18, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Thirteen persons were killed and 99 rescued yesterday after an Indian Navy craft crashed into a ferry off the coast of Mumbai, the Navy said.

At about 4:00pm, a Navy craft undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with a passenger ferry off Karanja near Mumbai, the Navy said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

The ferry was carrying passengers from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island, a popular tourist destination.

"13 fatalities have been reported so far," it said adding survivors rescued from the incident site were being shifted to nearby hospitals.

The Navy said, "Search and rescue efforts have been immediately launched wherein four naval helicopters, 11 naval crafts, one Coast Guard boat and three marine police crafts have been pressed in action for recovering the survivors."​

 

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India signs $7.4 billion deal with France to buy 26 Rafale fighter jets

India signed a deal with France on Monday to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft worth 630 billion rupees ($7.4 billion) for its navy, the Indian defence ministry said in a statement. India will buy 22 single-seater and four twin-seater fighters, made by France's Dassault Aviation, the ministry said, i

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India signs $7.4 billion deal with France to buy 26 Rafale fighter jets
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Apr 28, 2025 18:37
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Apr 28, 2025 18:37

India signed a deal with France on Monday to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft worth 630 billion rupees ($7.4 billion) for its navy, the Indian defence ministry said in a statement.

India will buy 22 single-seater and four twin-seater fighters, made by France's Dassault Aviation, the ministry said, in a deal that would boost the Asian country's defence ties with its second-largest arms supplier.

"The delivery of these aircraft would be completed by 2030, with the crew undergoing training in France and India," the ministry said, adding that the deal is expected to generate thousands of jobs and revenue for a large number of businesses.

The purchase was approved earlier this month by India's security cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Reuters reported.

The Indian Air Force currently operates 36 Rafale fighters, while the navy's aircraft fleet mainly comprises Russian MiG-29 jets.

India is seeking to modernise its military, reduce dependence on Russian-origin equipment, and boost domestic weapons production to supply forces deployed along two contentious borders with Pakistan and China.

The Indian navy has flagged China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean over the past decade, with Beijing operating dual-purpose vessels in the region and maintaining a military base in Djibouti since 2017.

It also marks another step in India's long-standing reliance on French military hardware, including Mirage 2000 jets bought in the 1980s and Scorpene-class submarines ordered in 2005.​

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Very much needed till ORCA arrives. They will complement airforce airforce Rafale as well.