For France, which is still reeling from Australia's cancellation of a $90-bn order for Shortfin Barracuda conventional submarines, India offers an irresistible strategic opportunity
The Russian navy has received the first submarine Belgorod which is designed to carry Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater drones
In the 450,000 mishap-free hours the Poseidon has flown, it has been acknowledged as the world's most fearsome submarine hunter
President Ram Nath Kovind, also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, will be reviewing the Naval Fleet comprising over 60 ships and submarines, and 55 aircraft at AP's Visakhapatnam on Monday.
The submarine, which will be christened INS Vagir at the time of commissioning, is scheduled for delivery to the Indian Navy later this year after completion of these trials
This is the fourth of the six submarines the Indian Navy is inducting under the Kalvari class submarine Project 75
The commissioning ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Naval Dockyard of Mumbai
The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) on Tuesday delivered the fourth Scorpene Submarine of Project P-71 to the Indian Navy which will be commissioned as INS Vela, officials said here.
The CBI has arrested five persons including a commander-rank Navy officer for allegedly leaking confidential information related to an ongoing submarines project
North Korea on Tuesday fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea in what South Korea's military described as a weapon likely designed for submarine-based launches
In France, President Joe Biden's Sept. 15, 2021 announcement of a new trilateral security partnership between the U.S., Australia and Great Britain was met with disbelief and outrage.
A US Navy attack submarine struck an object while submerged in international waters in the South China Sea, officials have said
Across the world, major navies like the American, French, British and now Australian have switched over to nuclear submarine fleet
The EU launched negotiations for a trade agreement with Australia in 2018. The 12th round of talks was scheduled to take place later this month via videoconference.
Australia-EU free trade talks have been postponed on Friday amid Canberra's decision to cancel a major French submarine contract.Australia's Minister for Trade Dan Tehan said that talks with the European Union over a trade deal have been postponed, as a row over Canberra's decision to cancel a USD 40-billion deal with France escalates, reported The Globe and Mail.Australia last month cancelled a deal with France's Naval Group to build a fleet of conventional submarines and will instead build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines with US and British technology after striking a trilateral security partnership AUKUS with those two countries.The cancellation has angered France, which accused both Australia and the United States of stabbing it in the back. Paris recalled its ambassadors from Canberra and Washington, reported The Globe and Mail.In solidarity with France, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has questioned whether the bloc could strike a trade deal with ...
For France, the aim was to develop a partnership with the largest nation in the South Pacific
The bloc's foreign ministers "expressed clear solidarity with France," Borrell said
Australia understands France's disappointment but the decision was made on "sovereign, national defense interests," Morrison told reporters on Sunday
Australia ditched the 2016 deal with France's Naval Group to build a fleet of conventional submarines
TEPC has alleged that a tender floated by state-run BSNL to connect Lakshadweep Islands with Kochi through submarine cable restricts participation of both Indian and foreign companies, except one.