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RANCHI: Stuck at the Persian Gulf for 20 days after Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz, Rakesh Ranjan Singh, an Indian merchant navy captain tasked with steering an oil tanker out of the strait, died on March 18, after suffering a heart attack in the vessel, his family said on Friday.Singh, 47, was on…
Rear Admiral Shahram Irani The Iranian navy chief has issued a stern warning following the sinking of the country’s warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean by a US submarine on March 4, stating that the nation’s enemies will encounter “deadly retaliation” after 87 sailors were killed in the torpedo attack off the Sri Lankan…
Indian Navy warships deployed in the Gulf region as part of the continuing Operation Sankalp are keeping a constant vigil on India-bound cargo vessels in the Strait of Hormuz area.“A warship deployed in that region (off the Oman coast) is still monitoring the situation and keeping a close watch on India-bound cargo ships,” a source…
F/A-18 Super Hornet (Image/AP) The Boeing F/A‑18E/F Super Hornet remains the backbone of the United States Navy carrier air wings and one of the most battle-tested multirole fighters in modern military aviation.National security analyst Steve Balestrieri recently evaluated the aircraft’s role in modern warfare, describing the Super Hornet as the centerpiece of the Navy’s strike…
KOCHI: Nearly 100 members of the crew of Iranian naval ship IRIS Lavan, docked at Kochi port, have left India via Kochi airport, persons in the know here said. There was, however, no formal confirmation from Southern Naval Command. According to the sources, the Iranian crew members left Kochi airport on an aircraft that came…
Confirmed, deleted, and then clarified. After Donald Trump‘s aide claimed in a boastful tone that the American navy had “successfully escorted” an oil tanker through the troubled Strait of Hormuz, the post was quickly deleted. The White House later clarified that the United States had not escorted any oil tanker through the key waterway, which…
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt Tuesday clarified that US Navy did not escort a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz at this time but added that it remains an option that the president will utilize if and when necessary. Hours before Leavitt’s press conference, US energy secretary Chris Wright claimed that the US military provided…
US Central Command on Friday shared a video of its strike on an Iranian drone carrier, as the war in the Middle East continues following joint US and Israeli attacks that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,Captioning the post it said: “US forces aren’t holding back on the mission to sink the entire Iranian…
The Middle East slid deeper into open conflict on Saturday after missiles struck a key service centre of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, while explosions were reported in Abu Dhabi and airspace across the Gulf was shut amid escalating strikes between United States, Israel and Iran.Bahrain’s state news agency confirmed that multiple facilities…
NEW DELHI: Kirloskar Oil Engines, one of the flagship companies of India’s Kirloskar group, has said that the company is “on track” to deliver India’s first locally-made marine engine for the Indian Navy.A four-stroke, 6 MW V12 engine will be “delivered to the Navy by April 2028”as per contractually-mandated deadline, Kirloskar Oil Engines’ CEO Rahul…
