How the Indian Navy can DOMINATE the Indian Ocean Last updated on: September 3, 2012 13:52 IST - Ajai Shukla in New Delhi

India is busy building up its naval fleet, might add frigates, aircraft carriers, planes, submarines

An Indian ship fires a missile during a joint Indo-Lanka naval exercise at Trincomalee navy base in Trincomalee
Photographs: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
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PUNE, JULY 23: 

Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company, formerly Pipavav Shipyard Ltd, has signed a shareholders' agreement with Mazagon Docks Ltd on Saturday to build surface warships for the Indian Navy within globally competitive price lines and timelines.

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Boeing commences flight test programme of Indian Navy's P-8I maritime aircraft ahead of December handover Thursday, July 19, 2012 by Devesh Agarwal

US airframer Boeing commenced the flight test programme on the Indian Navy's first P-8I aircraft on July 7. Tail number IN320 took off from Boeing Field in Seattle at 0915 local and landing three hours and 49 minutes later after demonstrating flying qualities and handling characteristics.

The second P-8I aircraft, tail number IN321 performed its initial flight on July 12. Taking off from Renton Field at 15:29 and landing two hours and 14 minutes later at Boeing Field in Seattle. During the flight, Boeing test pilots performed airborne systems checks and took the P-8I to a maximum altitude of 41,000 feet prior to landing.

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