The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces, with the President of India as its Supreme Commander and a four-star Chief of Naval Staff in command. As a blue-water navy it operates significantly in the Persian Gulf region, the Horn of Africa and the Strait of Malacca, and routinely conducts anti-piracy operations with other navies in the region. Its origins date to 1612, when an English vessel under Captain Thomas Best defeated the Portuguese at the Battle of Swally, and when India became a republic on 26 January 1950 the Royal prefix was dropped and the name Indian Navy was officially adopted. Its primary objective is to safeguard the nation's maritime borders and to deter or defeat threats, in war and peace, and since October 2008 it has kept at least one frontline warship on continuous deployment in the Gulf of Aden.
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is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy.
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When India became a republic on 26 January 1950, the Royal prefix was dropped and the name Indian Navy was officially adopted.
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is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces
Fought In: Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Wikipedia article text
At the outbreak of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the Navy had one aircraft carrier, two cruisers, nineteen destroyers and frigates, and one tanker.
Fought In: Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Wikipedia article text
The dramatic change in the Indian Navy's capabilities and stance was emphatically demonstrated during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Fought In: Kargil War, Wikipedia article text
During the 1999 Kargil War, the Western and Eastern fleets were deployed in the Northern Arabian Sea, as a part of Operation Talwar.
Fought In: Sino-Indian War, Wikipedia article text
The 1962 Sino-Indian War was largely fought over the Himalayas and the Navy had only a defensive role in the war.
View the Source Wikipedia: Tikka T3
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Used by the Indian Navy MARCOS.
Wikipedia: Frigate
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Indian Navy operates twenty frigates, comprising six Nilgiri-class, three Shivalik-class frigates, eight Talwar-class frigates, and three Brahmaputra-class frigates.
Wikipedia: Astra (missile)
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Wikipedia: P-70 Ametist
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Soviet Union, Russia, India, North Korea (unconfirmed)
Wikipedia: K Missile family
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Indian Navy
Wikipedia: MiG-29
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The type went into service with the Indian Navy's INS Vikramaditya, INS Vikrant, and Russian Navy's Kuznetsov class aircraft carriers.
Wikipedia: Dassault Rafale
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It has been marketed for export to several countries, and was selected for purchase by the Egyptian Air Force, the Indian Air Force, the Indian Navy, the Qatar Air Force, the Hellenic Air Force, the Croatian Air Force, the Indonesian Air Force, the United Arab Emirates Air Force and the Serbian Air
Varunastra (torpedo) - Wikipedia
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The Varunastra (lit. 'Astra (weapon) of Varuna') is an Indian advanced autonomous heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo, developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Navy.
Wikipedia: LRAShM (missile)
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The Long Range - Anti Ship Missile (LRAShM) is a boost-glide hypersonic missile being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the Indian Navy.
Wikipedia: K-4 (missile)
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On August 29, 2024, the missile was commissioned into the Indian Navy.
Wikipedia: Exocet Missile
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Indian Navy (on Kalvari-class submarine)
Wikipedia: AK-103
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Indian Navy
Wikipedia: MICA (missile)
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Indian Navy: on Kalvari-class submarines.
Wikipedia: Kalibr (missile family)
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India: The Indian Navy uses both 'Club-S' and 'Club-N' variants for the Kilo class submarines (known as the Sindhughosh-class submarine in Indian service), the Talwar class frigates respectively.
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