A strong Navy remains a necessary guarantor of India's security and prosperity, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Tuesday, addressing top commanders of the Indian Navy.

Strong navy guarantor of India's security and prosperity: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Indian Navy Tuesday resumed its operation to retrieve the decomposed body of one of the trapped miners detected inside a 370-feet deep illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district but failed to achieve success.

Meghalaya: Navy resumes operation to retrieve trapped miner's body, not successful

China's military, the world's largest force, has cut the size of its land-based army by about 50 per cent and significantly boosted its navy and air force as part of an "unprecedented" strategic shift designed to transform the People's Liberation Army (PLA) into a comprehensive modern force.

China reduces army by half, increases size of navy and air force in big way: Report

When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, most of the world imagined that the end of an era of confrontation was upon us. That sentiment probably was also present when the Second World War ended in 1945.

Five security threats in 2019

A team leader from the Indian Navy and NDRF personnel went inside a 370-foot-deep mine, where 15 miners are trapped, to ascertain the water level inside on Sunday afternoon, officials said.

Meghalaya mine rescue: Navy, NDRF personnel enter shaft to ascertain water level

Meghalaya mine collapse: 15 member team of Navy Divers to join rescue operation

Two Ukrainian navy captains being held in a Russian jail have refused to provide testimony because they consider themselves prisoners of war, their lawyers said on Wednesday.

We won't testify: Captured Ukrainian navy captains tell Russia

The Indian Navy's submarine rescue capabilities have got a boost with the successful maiden trials of its newly inducted deep submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV), the Navy has said.

Indian Navy's submarine rescue capability gets a boost

Enhancing its operational capabilities, the Navy has inducted its first deep submergence rescue vehicle which is deployed to rescue downed or disaster-struck submarines at high sea.

Indian Navy acquires deep submarine rescue capabilities

Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy, who was under medical observation at Ile Amsterdam after sustaining grievous injuries while participating in the Golden Globe Race, was brought to Visakhapatnam safely Saturday, a Navy statement said.

Commander Abhilash Tomy arrives in Visakhapatnam

An Indian Navy Chetak helicopter crashed on Monday which was on a training sortie crash landed at INS Rajali in Tamil Nadu, Navy said in a statement. According to police and naval officials, three persons who were on board were safe and no casualty has been reported as of now.

Indian Navy's helicopter Chetak CH442 crashes at Rajali base in Tamil Nadu, crew safe

The Indian Navy currently has only two minesweeper ships at its disposal to safeguard sea lanes and ports spread across thousands of kilometres of coastlines in the eastern and western seaboards, a top Navy officer has said.

Navy in urgent need of minesweepers, left with only 2, says official

A search involving ships of the Navy and Coast Guard was launched to trace the sailor

Body of Indian Navy sailor recovered off Tamil Nadu coast

The Defence Ministry is likely to finalise in the next few days the broad contours of Indian Navy's ambitious project to build six advanced submarines under the multi-billion P-75 (I) programme

MDL may play lead role in building six advanced submarines for Navy

China is in the midst of an ambitious military modernisation programme overseen by President Xi Jinping.

China Air Force holds drills again in South China Sea, Western Pacific, says 'best preparation for war'

The drills are planned annual exercises, the goal of which is to test and improve the military’s training level and ability to win

Chinese navy to carry out combat drills in South China Sea

Ryoko Azuma, will command four ships with a combined crew of 1,000, of which only 30 are women

Japan's navy appoints first woman to command warship squadron

The plan will be included in a defence review outlining equipment procurement for the five years beginning April 2019

Japan's navy to buy tanker to fuel ships patrolling East China Sea

The Chinese military took part in the RIMPAC drill, billed as the world's largest international naval exercise, for the first time in 2014 and again in 2016

Despite tensions, US invites China to participate in world's largest international naval exercise

The submarine had been sailing from Ushuaia to Mar del Plata when it was declared missing last Wednesday with 44 crew members on board

Hope fades after 9 days of searching for Argentine submarine

The contract for eight vessels at a cost of about Rs 5,400 crore is expected to be concluded with the Ministry of Defence after due process

Cochin Shipyard lowest bidder for Navy contract

The USS John S. McCain collided with the merchant tanker in waters near Singapore and Malaysia on Monday

Second body found after 10 sailors go missing after US?Navy collision

Part of Project 15B, the destroyer is equipped with a range of hi-tech missiles

India launches 'world-class' stealth guided missile destroyer Mormugao

The P-8I Poseidons will help India bolster its navy as New Delhi tries to check China's presence in the Indian Ocean

India orders 4 more maritime spy planes from Boeing worth $1 billion

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