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A demonstration by MARCOS during Navy Day 2018. Navy Day in India is celebrated on 4 December every year to recognize the achievements and role of the Indian Navy to the country. 4 December was chosen as on that day in 1971, during Operation Trident, the Indian Navy sank four Pakistani vessels including PNS Khaibar, killing hundreds of Pakistani Navy personnel.
The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates significantly in the Persian Gulf Region, the Horn of Africa, the Strait of Malacca, and routinely conducts ...
In 1947, India was partitioned and the dominions of India and Pakistan gained independence from the United Kingdom. The Royal Indian Navy was split between India and Pakistan, with senior British officers continuing to serve with both navies, and the vessels were divided between the two nations. Vessel type.
D51. Rajput-class destroyer. 4 May 1980. 21 May 2021. Built in the Soviet Union as Nadezhny, but never commissioned into the Soviet Navy. INS Ranjit (ex- Lovkiyy ) D53. Rajput-class destroyer. 24 November 1983.
In Pakistan, Navy Day ( Urdu: یوم بحریہ ), is celebrated on September 8 in commemoration of the Indo-Pakistan war of 1965. September 8, 1965 was the day when Pakistan Navy launched its successful strategic operation against India, codename Operation Dwarka, by the 25th Destroyer Squadron. Indian squadron was damaged after the attack and ...
Operation Trident (1971) Arabian Sea, 14–17 nautical miles (26–31 km; 16–20 mi) south of the Port of Karachi, Pakistan. Strategic Indian naval victory and partial naval blockade on Pakistan. Operation Trident was an offensive operation launched by the Indian Navy on Pakistan's port city of Karachi during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
INS Vikrant (2013) INS. Vikrant. (2013) INS Vikrant ( pronounced [vikraːnt̪ə]) [20] is an aircraft carrier in service with Indian Navy. The carrier is India's fourth carrier and the first to be built in India. It was constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi, Kerala. The namesake Vikrant is a tribute to India's first aircraft ...
3,300 tonnes. The class is primarily designed for anti-submarine warfare . INS Kadmatt (P29) INS Kiltan (P30) INS Kavaratti (P31) Kora class. Corvette. INS Kora (P61) India.