Indian Navy

MAN naval solutions selected for Indian Navy Fleet Support Ships

Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. (HSL), located in Visakhapatnam on the east coast of India, has awarded MAN Energy Solutions a significant contract for the supply of the main propulsion packages for five newbuild Fleet Support Ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy.

The order covers the supply of ten 20V32/44CR marine engines together with main reduction gearboxes, shaft generators, bow thrusters and MAN Alpha Navy CPP systems.

The FSSs represent a new class of large replenishment vessels designed to enhance...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/man-naval-solutions-selected-for-indian-navy-fleet-support-ships/

Preserving Heritage Skills Recreating History: Indian Register of Shipping Lends Expertise to India’s Ancient Stitched Ship Project

In a landmark event, a meticulously reconstructed 5th-century wooden stitched ship was launched into the waters of the Mandovi River in Goa. This endeavour, a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Culture, the Indian Navy, and Hodi Innovations Pvt. Ltd., signifies a monumental step in reviving India’s ancient maritime traditions.

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has been instrumental in this project, ensuring that while the vessel retains its historical design, it also meets contemporary...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/15/preserving-heritage-skills-recreating-history-indian-register-of-shipping-lends-expertise-to-indias-ancient-stitched-ship-project/

Sea trials begin for Indian Navy dive support vessel

The future Indian Navy dive support vessel INS Nistar following the completion of its initial sea trials

India’s Hindustan Shipyard has begun conducting sea trials of a new dive support vessel (DSV) ordered by the Indian Navy. The future INS Nistar is the first in a planned class of two DSVs that will be used primarily for the rescue of crews of distressed submarines. Secondary duties will include...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/sea-trials-begin-for-indian-navy-dive-support-vessel/

COLUMN | A brave new world for aircraft carriers? [Naval Gazing]

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford steams the Atlantic Ocean during a simulated straits transit with the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), October 9, 2022.

Many maritime pundits these days express the view that aircraft carriers are doomed. The ships are too large, too vulnerable, and increasingly irrelevant, they say. Others, however, opine that with their long range, sustainable high speed, endurance, hitting power, and surveillance and command and...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-ships/column-a-brave-new-world-for-aircraft-carriers-naval-gazing/

Keel laid for new Indian Navy training vessel

Indian shipbuilder Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has laid the keel of a new training vessel ordered by the Indian Navy. The vessel is the first in a planned class of three. Each will have accommodations for up to 210 cadets plus 170 crewmembers and a secondary humanitarian assistance and disaster relief...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/specialised-fields/marine-research-and-training/keel-laid-for-new-indian-navy-training-vessel/

Indian Navy frees hijacked ship following months-long standoff

The Indian Navy has successfully gained control of a foreign-flagged cargo vessel that was held captive by Somali pirates for months following its hijacking in the Arabian Sea late last year. The guided-missile destroyer INS Kolkata was deployed to intercept the Malta-registered bulk carrier Ruen...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/dry-cargo-world/indian-navy-frees-hijacked-ship-following-months-long-standoff/

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