Surat: Surat will be the next major combatant to join the Indian Navy's arsenal, tweeted Spokesperson of Indian Navy today while sharing the pictures of INS Surat ship. The ship Surat commenced her maiden sea trials prior introduction, the Spoksperson further informed in a tweet adding that - 'Named after the vibrant city of Gujarat, Surat epitomizes its rich maritime heritage and pivotal role in India's nautical legacy. Constructed using cutting-edge technology by Mazgaon Dock Ltd, Surat...Read More

Bharuch: 3rd 25T Bollard Pull Tug Bajrang was launched by Commodore V Pravin, AWPS (Additional Warship Production Superintendent) Mumbai on 14 March 2024 at M/s Shoft Shipyard Pvt Ltd, Bharuch Gujarat. The Tug is a proud flag bearer of Make in India initiative of GoI. Contract for construction and delivery of three 25T BP Tugs was concluded with M/s Shoft Shipyard Pvt Ltd, an MSME, in consonance with Aatma nirbhar Bharat initiative of GoI. These Tugs are being built under the classificat...Read More

Porbandar: 75 cadets have joined the Porbandar - Diu 245 km long Saurashtra Naukayan Abhiyan. The cadets will complete Porbandar - Diu sea journey in 10 days. Earlier such expedition would be organized at Tappar dam in Gandhidham, but for the first time it is being held in the sea by Naval NCC group headquarter Jamnagar and Seventh Gujarat Naval NCC. Cadets after leaving Porbandar would take halts at Navi Bandar, Madhavpur, Mangrol, Veraval, Mul Dwarka etc places on the coast of Saurashtra b...Read More

Sindhudurg: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra on 4th December, 2023. At around 4:15 PM, Prime Minister will reach Sindhudurg, Maharashtra and unveil the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort. After that, Prime Minister will attend the programme marking ‘Navy Day 2023’ celebrations at Sindhudurg. Prime Minster will also witness the ‘Operational Demonstrations’ by Indian Navy’s ships, submarines, aircraft and special forces from Tarkarli beach, Sindh...Read More

Surat: The crest of Indian Navy’s latest, under-construction, guided missile destroyer ‘Surat’, was unveiled by Shri Bhupendra Patel, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, at a vibrant ceremony in the city of Surat, in presence of Adm R Hari Kumar, the Chief of the Naval Staff, and senior dignitaries and officials from the State Government and the Indian Navy. The crest of Surat depicts the famous lighthouse at Hazira (Surat), located at southern entrance of the Gulf of Khambhat. Built in 1836...Read More

Surat: The Crest of Indian Navy’s latest, indigenous under-construction, guided missile destroyer, ‘Surat’, is scheduled to be unveiled by Bhupendra Patel, the Chief Minister of Gujarat in presence of Adm R Hari Kumar, the Chief of the Naval Staff, at a ceremony to be held in the city of Surat on 06 November 2023. Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh had earlier launched this warship on 17 March 2022 at Mumbai. This is the first warship of Indian Navy to be named after a city of Gujarat and...Read More

Gandhinagar: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation, representing the government, and the Indian Navy pertaining to the construction of a gallery within the National Maritime Heritage Complex, focusing on the theme of the "Evolution of the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard." The MoU was signed during the high-level meeting that took place to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC), which ...Read More

Sabarmati: Navy and Air Force rehearsing for DefExpo 2022 with helicopters over the Sabarmati River. The 12th Edition of DefExpo 2022, the flagship Defence exhibition of India is scheduled to be held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 18 – 22 October 2022.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by DeshGujarat (@deshgujaratinsta)   View this post on Instagram ...Read More

Jamnagar: A maiden recruitment drive under the Agnipath scheme for Agniveer (SSR) and Agniveer (MR) batches is being conducted from 10 to 14 October 2022 at INS Valsura, Jamnagar. The recruitment drive is being undertaken for men as well as women candidates. The approval for enrolment of women as Agniveer in the Indian Navy has been accorded by the Government of India on June 2022. Help desks were set up at Jamnagar Railway Station and Bus Stand along with banners for guiding the candidat...Read More

Porbander: Indian navy seized drugs from a boat in the biggest-ever operation carried out by the force at sea. After an intelligence input, the Navy intercepted a boat carrying a huge quantity of drugs from Iran. 200 kg of drugs worth around Rs 1,000 crore have been seized from the boat. The Naval team intercepted and held the boat at about 60 nautical miles from the sea coast and is bringing it back to Porbandar Port. The boat left Iran and had 4 people on board at the time. After that, 2 mo...Read More