Originally called the Royal Indian Navy, our supreme naval branch of the armed forces of India was founded in 1612 by the East India Company
This was renamed the Indian Navy on 26th January, 1950 after independence.
Navy day , is the day the Indian Navy successfully executed Operation Trident, an attack on Pakistani Naval Headquarters in Karachi.
The Indian Navy’s first independent mission was against the Portuguese Navy during the liberation of Goa in 1961.
India’s naval forces played a key role in the Second World War .
The Indian Navy fought one of the largest naval conflicts since the Second World War. Using anti-ship cruise missiles in during Indo-Pak war 1971
The missile BrahMos , is the fastest cruise missile in the world with a speed of Mach 2.8 – 3.0.
The Indian Navy is among the top ten naval forces of the world. The Ezhimala Naval Academy in Kerala is the largest naval academy in Asia.
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