No delay in acquiring Russian nuke sub: Indian Navy

September 30th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia's MiG aircraft maker said it has successfully tested four MiG-29 jets due to be delivered to India. "During the tests Sep 28-29, the MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB fighters conducted several take offs and landings on the deck of the (Admiral Kuznetsov) aircraft carrier in the Barents Sea," the company said Tuesday.

September 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the Indian Navy being made the nodal agency for coastal security, navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma will Tuesday address the state police chiefs on the issue. The three-day state police chiefs conference started here Monday.

July 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Navy Thursday contested an audit report on the exorbitant pricing and low capability of a Russian aircraft carrier it has purchased, saying that the deal had been concluded in all seriousness. You tell me, if one can get me an aircraft carrier for less than $2 billion I will sign a cheque right here, Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta retorted when asked to comment on a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report questioning the purchase of the Admiral Gorshkov.

July 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Russia are yet to conclude negotiations on the substantial increase in price that Moscow has demanded for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, and the criticism expressed over the ship's viability will be kept in mind before signing the final contract, parliament was informed Wednesday. Russia has demanded a substantial increase.

July 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Navy's acquisition of Russian-built aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov is facing yet another controversy as the accouting watchdog, the Comptroller and Audit General (CAG), Friday revealed that the "second-hand" warhorse will be 60 percent costlier than a new one and there is a risk of further delay in its delivery. According to the CAG report, the objective of inducting an aircraft carrier in time to fill the gap in the navy has not been achieved due to the delay in the delivery of the warship.

July 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Comptroller and Auditor General has heavily criticized the government and Navy over the Admiral Gorshkov deal saying that the aging Russian aircraft carrier will not be able to address India's security needs due to the delay in its delivery. According to the CAG report, induction of Russia's damaged aircraft carrier, now rechristened INS Vikramaditya, would cost the Navy more than a new ship.

July 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Navy's purchase of the Russian-built aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, already mired in controversy, has been criticised by the Comptroller and Audit General (CAG) as the "second-hand" warhorse will be 60 percent costlier than a new one and there is a risk of further delay in its delivery. The objective of inducting an aircraft carrier in time to fill the gap in Indian Navy has not been achieved," the CAG said in its annual report released Friday.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The delay in the delivery of French Scorpene submarines would adversely impact the underwater capability of the Indian Navy, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Monday.

May 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta Tuesday condoled the death of former navy chief Admiral S.M. Nanda, a veteran of the India-Pakistan war of 1971.

March 25th, 2009 PANAJI - An Indian Navy Kamov-28 helicopter crashed in the Arabian Sea, 22 nautical miles off Goa, Wednesday but the crew escaped unhurt, an official said. Three naval personnel were on board when the accident took place.

February 26th, 2009 MOSCOW - A group of Russian Navy officials are suspected of attempting to smuggle 30 anti-submarine missiles and 200 airplane bombs worth a total of $18 million to Tajikistan for sale to China, an official said. Russia's chief military prosecutor, Sergei Fridinsky, said a criminal case had been opened and an investigation was ongoing, adding that the smugglers included a number of businessmen.

February 19th, 2009 COLOMBO - At least 10 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy, a naval official said Friday. The fishermen were arrested off the island's north-western coast of Thalaimannar.

January 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Russian Navy's nuclear-powered heavy missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great) has arrived at the port of Mormugao in Goa after participating in a two-day naval exercise with the Indian Navy, an official said Thursday. Pyotr Veliky, known as the 'killer of aircraft carriers', was in the warmer waters of the Indian Ocean for the biennial Indra exercise with the Indian Navy.

January 22nd, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan Navy has arrested at least 22 Indian fishermen with six boats while fishing illegally in Sri Lanka's northern sea waters off Kankesanthurai (KKS), official sources said here Friday. The sources told IANS that the Sri Lankan Navy has arrested these Indian fishermen trespassing into the Sri Lankan territorial waters late Thursday and handed them over to the KKS police for investigation.

January 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Navy is getting ready to scale down operations in the piracy infested Gulf of Aden, where it has been facing action for over two months, due to operational deployments and exercises back home. The navy will be sending a smaller missile-guided frigate to replace the Delhi-class missile-guided destroyer INS Mysore, which repulsed pirate attacks on two occasions and led to the arrest of 23 pirates.