Indian Navy

1. INDIAN NAVY

2. 7th LARGEST NAVY IN THE WORLD

3. • 280 ships
• 3700 aircraft
• 335,000 active sailors
• 128,000 reservist

4. NAVY DAY
In India, 4th December is celebrated as Navy Day.
The theme for the Navy Day is ‘Indian Navy: Maritime Power
for National Prosperity’. This was the day when the Indian
Navy played a significant role in the bombing of Karachi
harbor In the 1971 war. The name given to the attack
was Operation Trident which was launched on December 4.
Owing to its success, the day of the attack has been
celebrated as Navy Day ever since

5. INTRODUCTION
Established by Britain while India was a colony,
• the Indian Navy (Bharatiya Nau Sena) is the
• naval branch of the Armed Forces of India. In
• terms of personnel, it is the world's fifth largest
• navy. It presently operates over 180 vessels,
• including one aircraft carrier. Earlier it was
• known as Royal Indian Marine but after 1934
it
• was known as Indian navy.

6. CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF
• The Chief of the Naval Staff is the commander
and the highest-ranking officer in the Indian
Navy. The position is abbreviated CNS in
Indian Navy cables and communication, and
usually held by a four-star officer in the rank
of Admiral.
• The current CNS is Admiral Sunil Lanba. The
23rd Navy Chief, he took over from Admiral
Robin K. Dhowan, who retired on 31 May
2016 after four decades of service from the
navy.

7. NAVY COMMAND IN INDIA
The Western Naval Command
(Headquarters at Mumbai)
The Eastern Naval Command
(Head quarters at Visakhapatnam).
The Southern Naval Command
(Headquarters at Kochi).

8. RANK SHOULDER SLEEVE
ADMIRAL OF
FLEET
ADMIRAL
VICE ADMIRAL
REAL ADMIRAL
COMMODORE
CAPTAIN
COMMANDER
LT. COMMANDER
LIEUTENANT
SUBLIEUTENANT
Naval ranks and insignia of India-:

9. MAJOR CONFLICTS
The Navy has been involved in 2 wars with Pakistan. While the Indo-
Pakistani War of 1965 largely involved patrolling of the coast, Indian
navy played a significant role in the bombing of Karachi harbor in
the 1971 war.

10. WEAPON SYSTEMS OF INDIAN NAVY
Submarine-launched ballistic missile-:
 Agni-III SLBM
 K-15 SLBM
SLBM -: A submarine-launched ballistic missile is a ballistic missile capable
of being launched from some submarines.
Ship Launched Ballistic Missile-:
Prithvi III - Naval Version (350 km range with a payload of 1000 kg)

11. LIST OF ACTIVE INDIAN NAVY SHIPS
• List of active Indian Navy ships is a list of ships in active service with
the Indian Navy. In service ships are taken from the official Indian
Navy website. The Indian Navy is one of the largest navies in the
world, and as of 2017 possesses 1 aircraft carrier, 1 amphibious
transport dock, 8 Landing ship tanks, 11 destroyers, 14 frigates, 1
nuclear-powered attack submarine,1 Ballistic missile submarine, 13
conventionally-powered attack submarines, 23 corvettes, 6 mine
countermeasure vessels, 10 large offshore patrol vessels, 4 fleet
tankers and various auxiliary vessels and small patrol boats. For ships
no longer in service see List of ships of the Indian Navy and for
future acquisitions of the fleet, see future ships of the Indian Navy.

12. STRENGTH
• As of 2017, the Indian Navy has a strength of 67,109
personnel and a large operational fleet consisting of
one aircraft carriers, one amphibious transport dock, eight
landing ship tanks, 11 destroyers, 14 frigates, one nuclear
powered attack submarine, one ballistic missile submarine,
13 conventionally-powered attack