Govt signs contracts worth over Rs 5000 crore to acquire choppers for coast guard, missiles for Navy
The contracts were inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at South Block in New Delhi.
The contracts were inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at South Block in New Delhi.
The Indian government, however, has not confirmed the Iran links but said the vessels were involved in the illicit transfer of large volumes of oil and oil-based cargo originating from conflict-ridden regions.
The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Amulya was commissioned at Goa Port on 19 December last year, said coast guard officials.
With over 60 per cent indigenous content, ICGS Samudra Pratap is India's first indigenously designed pollution control vessel and the largest ship in the ICG fleet to date.
All of them were brought to Jakhau Port along with the boat. The search of the boat and interrogation of the Pakistani fishermen is ongoing, they said.
The crew of ICGS Saksham will engage in a series of interactions, including high-level meetings with local dignitaries, joint training exercises, and friendly sporting events with their Seychelles counterparts.
In a post shared on X, the Prime Minister lauded the ICG as a "formidable force" that excels in a wide range of vital areas, from maritime security and anti-smuggling operations to disaster response and environmental protection.
The keel-laying ceremony for a new training ship (Yard 16101) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was conducted at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), Mumbai on Monday.
Earlier on Thursday, 95 Indian fishermen were handed over by Bangladesh authorities to the Bangladesh Coast Guard for handing over to the Indian Coast Guard on January 5.
The Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Vaibhav and Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS Abhiraj made a port call at Malé, Maldives, on Monday night as part of their overseas deployment to the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
