`Submarine reactor functioning well, to be shut down for analysis`

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 19:46

India`s first indigenously-designed and built reactor for a submarine - INS Arihant - is functioning well but will be shut down sometime later to study reports of its functioning, top atomic energy establishment officials said.

Antony reviews delays in submarine project

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 22:06

With depleting fleet of under-water vessels, Defence Minister AK Antony reviewed reasons for delay in tender for Rs 50,000 crore `Project 75 India` to procure 6 diesel electric submarines for Navy.

Indian submarine in distress gets Egyptian help

Last Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 20:40

India`s submarine INS Sindhurakshak received help from Egyptian Navy when it encountered extreme bad weather and rough sea on its way back home after mid-life up-gradation in Russia.

Russian Navy crew acquitted in Nerpa fire accident

Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013, 20:16

A Russian military court today acquitted two crew members of the Nerpa nuclear attack submarine in connection with a major fire incident on the vessel in 2008 when it was undergoing sea trial before being leased to India.

Indo-French naval exercise off Goa coast on April 17

Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 23:42

India and France will be holding a joint naval exercise off the Goa coast on April 17, which is mainly aimed at honing the skills of Indian Navy in tackling anti-piracy and anti-submarine operations.

First Scorpene submarine would be ready by 2014: French envoy

Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 22:59

Scorpene submarines ordered by Indian Navy from French firm DCNS in 2005, as part of technology transfer between 2 countries, will be rolled out by 2014, France`s top diplomat in India said.

French Naval destroyer FNS Montcalm to undertake joint training

Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 00:32

French Naval destroyer FNS Montcalm will make a five-day port call in Goa from and undertake joint training activities with the Indian Navy.

Last Soviet-era N-sub to be dismantled by 2014

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 12:26

Russia`s Nerpa shipyard is to dismantle the last Soviet-era nuclear submarine by 2014, the yard said.

India tests submarine version of BrahMos missile

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 17:33

India successfully carried out the maiden test firing of the over 290 km-range submarine-launched version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the Bay of Bengal becoming the first country in the world to have this capability.

Ex chief of Scorpene project under scanner

Last Updated: Monday, March 18, 2013, 17:36

An inquiry is being conducted against a former Director in-charge of the Rs 23,000-crore Scorpene submarine project for alleged financial irregularities in a defence shipyard, Lok Sabha was informed Monday.

Reliance Globalcom upgrades undersea cable system

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 22:10

The company has upgraded its Trans-Atlantic FA-1 South submarine network with Ciena Corporation's GeoMesh solution, which will serve New York to Paris trans-Atlantic corridor.

Russia to help launch Vietnam`s submarines this yr

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 16:24

Moscow will proceed with plans this year to help Vietnam launch a new submarine fleet and train the crews, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday.