SSB Crack Shop – The Indian Navy is preparing to commission INS Aridhaman, the country’s third nuclear-powered submarine constructed domestically. This announcement was made by Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi. Currently in the final phase of trials, the submarine is anticipated to significantly boost India’s underwater strike capabilities and durability, thereby enhancing the nation’s nuclear deterrence strategy.

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Mathrubhumi – INS Mahe strengthens India’s coastal defence with agile, Indian-built shallow-water anti-submarine capability.

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Naval News – India’s homegrown submarine projects Project 76 and Project 77 are confirmed to be in the design stage even as Project 75(I) in collaboration with TKMS and Project 75(AS) with Naval Group are in various stages of progress.

Naval News – India’s Ministry of Defence released the Technology Perspective Capability Roadmap (TPCR) 2025, conveying the perspective of the Armed forces on emerging futuristic combat technologies and their stated requirements.

Naval News – INS Tamal is the last warship to be inducted from a foreign source, in line with India’s impetus on Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives.

CIMSEC – The Line of Control still dominates the nightly news, yet war between India and Pakistan could spill seaward. In early May 2025, the two nuclear‑armed neighbors again traded strikes, suspended bilateral trade concessions, and placed elements of their fleets on alert.¹ Nearly one‑third of Pakistan’s import bill, and, critically, 16 percent of its food supply, arrives by sea.² With roughly 60 percent of that traffic funneling through the single port complex of Karachi, the question is no longer whether the coast matters, but how maritime leverage could shape the next crisis.

Indian Defence Research Wing – The event marks the formal induction of the first of the 16 ASW-SWC class ships into the Indian Navy.

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USNI News – The Indian Navy massed naval forces in the Northern Arabian Sea and sent a carrier battle group, surface combatants, submarines and naval aviation to keep their Pakistani adversaries in a “defensive position,” officials said this week. .

Naval News – The biggest ever defence deal between India and France also marks the first ever export order for the naval variant of the French fighter: The Rafale Marine (Rafale M).

The Street Journal – The German engineering and steel production conglomerate Thyssenkrupp is set to build six submarines for the Indian navy in a multi-billion-dollar deal after a bid with its Indian partner was approved.

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The Tribune – INS Tushil, the latest multi-role warship of the Indian Navy, that was commissioned on December 9 at Kaliningrad, Russia, has been tasked to an operational deployment on its journey to India.

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NDTV – The Mazagon Docks Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) created history by delivering two indigenously built, modern Capital Warships ‘Nilgiri’ and ‘Surat’ to the Indian Navy, officials said in Mumbai on Friday.

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Defence.In – India has approved the construction of two indigenously designed nuclear attack submarines.

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Defense News – As India eyes the prospect of more Chinese and Pakistani warships and submarines traversing the Indian Ocean, Delhi is boosting its nuclear-powered submarine fleet. India is now working on a new class of attack submarines (SSN) after the government approved 400 billion rupees (US$4.8 billion) for the construction of an initial two 6,000-ton boats.

The War Zone – The second Indian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine is the latest development in a project to field a viable second-strike capability.

NDTV – The fire broke out on board the multirole frigate INS Brahmaputra while she was undergoing refit at the Mumbai naval dockyard, the navy said, adding the ship is lying on its side.

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EurAsian Times – The Indian Navy does not have a single submarine with Air-Independent Propulsion, a technology that helps conventional submarines to lurk under the surface of water for a longer duration. The indigenously developed AIP technology is reportedly ready and will be fitted on board the French Scorpene submarine in the Indian Navy fleet by next year.

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ABPLive – The use of a missile to shoot a torpedo towards the targeted submarine of an adversary is indeed a unique technological achievement.

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Eurasian Times – With an eye on China, India has been bolstering its military capabilities. In line with this, it launched its third indigenous nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSBN) in 2021. The latest satellite imagery showed the extended nuclear submarine, codenamed S-4, underlining the possibility that it has already been inducted into the Indian Navy.

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Reuters – The Indian Navy said it had freed a hijacked Iranian fishing vessel from nine armed pirates in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing its crew unharmed.

Naval News – The increased naval cooperation comes amid deepening ties between Washington and New Delhi in the face of an increasingly assertive China and a deteriorating situation in the Red Sea.

Reuters – Indian naval forces including special commandos seized a cargo vessel that had been hijacked by Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members.

Naval News – In the past three weeks, the Indian Navy showcased both of its aircraft carriers at exercise MILAN 2024 and at a biannual naval conference.

USNI News – The Indian Navy activated its first MH-60R Sea Hawk squadron on Wednesday at INS Garuda in Kochi, marking an expansion in the service’s antisubmarine warfare capability.