India’s Navy Celebrated The 50th Anniversary Of The Bangladesh War On 4th December Under Cns Admiral Hari Kumar – An Update

CDRE RANJIT B RAI By the Editor – The author gives a comprehensive status report on recent Indian Navy developments, highlighting the increasing complexity of the threat environment in the Indian Ocean Region. A 10 minute read. Fig 1. Indian Defence spending outlays 2015-2023 On 30th November, Admiral R. Hari Kumar, a gunnery missile specialist, and an alumni of RCDS 2009, took over as the 25th Chief of Naval Staff from Admiral Karambir Singh. The Navy has 135 ships, which includes the 45,000-tonne aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (ex-Gorshkov) with Mig-29K fighters and KA-31 AEW helicopters,…