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India Today
14-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
INS Vikrant-led 36-ship armada was in position to hit Karachi: Sources
In a significant escalation of maritime readiness, the Indian Navy deployed 36 frontline naval assets, including INS Vikrant and several submarines, near Karachi during Operation Sindoor, according to sources. This marked a sharp contrast to the six warships mobilised during the 1971 operations targeting the the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in which 26 people were killed, India launched a tri-pronged pressure strategy on Pakistan. The Navy was placed on high alert, prompting Pakistan to issue NAVAREA warnings amid fears of a possible naval the heart of the deployment was the Carrier Battle Group INS Vikrant, sources said, accompanied by 8 to 10 warships, forward deployed into the Arabian Sea. This marked one of the Indian Navy's largest real-time operational movements outside routine peacetime exercises. The deployment included seven destroyers equipped with BrahMos missiles, Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missiles (MRSAM), and Varunastra heavyweight torpedoes, capable of engaging surface, aerial, and underwater threats. Also in position were seven stealth guided-missile frigates, including the newly inducted INS Tushil, forming a formidable naval wall off the western estimated six submarines operated in close coordination below the surface, adding a stealth component to India's maritime posture. The operation also saw participation from fast attack crafts and missile boats, bringing the total number of assets to around 36—outnumbering the Pakistan Navy, which currently fields fewer than 30 naval fleet reportedly remained confined within Karachi harbour, unable to respond effectively due to the Indian Navy's overwhelming presence. The heightened risk even led to international commercial vessels re-routing to avoid the tense waters around Indian armed forces launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 to avenge the Pahalgam attack where 26 people - mostly tourists – were killed. Subsequently, the two countries were involved in military actions against each other. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told an all-party meeting on May 8 that at least 100 hardcore terrorists and their associates were killed in Indian strikes on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) under the ongoing Operation Sindoor. The two neighbouring countries reached an understanding for ceasefire on May 10.
India.com
06-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
More trouble for Pakistan after DRDO and Navy conduct tests in… impossible for Pakistan to escape from the trap of 3 in 1 mine which is..
More trouble for Pakistan after DRDO and Navy conduct tests in… impossible for Pakistan to escape from the trap of 3 in 1 mine which is.. Amid possibility of Pakistan-India war, the DRDO and Indian Navy have successfully tested the Multi-Influence Ground Mine which is an advanced underwater naval mine system. By Nivedita Dash Edited by Nivedita Dash Advertisement More trouble for Pakistan after DRDO and Navy conduct tests in... impossible for Pakistan to escape from the trap of 3 in 1 mine which is.. Multi-Influence Ground Mine (MIGM): Now the Pakistan Navy will have to think a hundred times before entering Indian waters. This is being said because DRDO and Indian Navy have successfully tested the Multi-Influence Ground Mine which is an advanced underwater naval mine system. It has been developed jointly by the Naval Science and Technology Lab and DRDO Lab located in Visakhapatnam. This new mine will greatly increase the strength of the Indian Navy. Be it any stealth ship or submarine of the enemy, no one will be able to escape from this mine. What is a multi-influence ground mine? Advertisement === The work of laying mines in the sea is decades old. Different types of mines have been used by the Indian Navy till now. But now the features of different mines are being combined in one mine. For example, it works on 3 types of sensor input technology. It works according to magnetic, acoustic and pressure. According to pressure technology, the mine floats in water under a normal pressure. But if a ship or a submarine passes near that mine field, then the water pressure on the mine changes or increases. The sensors immediately detect this change and the mine blasts. The second technology is magnetic influence, in which it recognizes the movements of metal inside the water. The third is acoustic influence, that is, the sensors of this mine detect and track the sound and vibration caused by it. If the mine is set to a specific sound wave or vibration and the sound coming from the propeller of any ship or submarine goes beyond the predetermined limit, then this mine gets activated. Till now, all the mines used by the Navy are based on these three technologies, but all in different ways. In this new mine, all three have been included in one. What is its specialty? Advertisement === This is the country's first multi-influence smart naval mine which is equipped with low signature detection technology, which can hide it from enemy radar or sonar. It works on smart activation logic. It is so accurate that the possibility of wrong activation is eliminated. NAVAREA warning has been issued in the sea for a long time. Whenever the navy of a country conducts firing drill in its area, merchant ships, warships and other fishing boats passing through that area are warned. But in the event of war, by laying similar mine fields, not only can one's area be kept safe but enemy attacks can also be thwarted. #DRDO and Indian Navy today successfully conducted validation trial of Multi-Influence Ground Mine. This system will further enhance undersea warfare capabilities of #IndianNavy. — Defence Decode® (@DefenceDecode) May 5, 2025
