Navy day in India is observed on Dec 04 every year to celebrate the achievements and role of the naval force to the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday Dec 04,2016 extended his greeting to Navy personnel on the occasion of Navy Day.
PM Modi conveyed his greeting through a tweet on his official Twitter handle.
"Navy Day greetings to all Navy personnel and their families. We cherish the vital role of the Navy and salute the bravery of our Navy personnel," he tweeted.
Navy Day doesn't commemorate the day the Indian Navy was founded. Rather, it is the day when the Indian Navy successfully executed Operation Trident, an attack on Pakistani Karachi Naval Headquarters in 1971.
In 1971, the Indian Navy executed a blockade, carrier aircraft bombing missions and cruise missile strikes against land targets. Using anti-ship cruise missiles to destroy Pakistani oil tank farms was quite innovative for its time
The Indian Navy is currently the 7th largest navy. As of 2016, the Indian Navy has a strength of over 58,000 personnel and a large operational fleet consisting of two aircraft carriers , one amphibious transport dock , 19 Landing ship tanks , 10 destroyers , 15 frigates , one nuclear-powered attack submarine , 14 conventionally-powered attack submarines , 25 corvettes , 7 mine countermeasure vessels , 47 patrol vessels , 4 fleet tankers, 1 Missile submarine and various other auxiliary vessels
INS Viraat was the Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier and the oldest aircraft carrier in the world. Its second aircraft carrier is the INS Vikramaditya. Additionally, INS Vikrant is the first aircraft carrier to have been manufactured in India.
The INS Arihant is a 6,000 tonne vessel and the lead ship in Indian Navy's nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. INS Arihant is the first ballistic missile submarine to have been built by a country other than one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
MARCOS or Marine Commandos, also known as 'magarmach', are the special operations unit of the Indian Navy. Terrorists often call MARCOS 'Dadiwali fauj' because of their bearded disguises in civil areas. Magarmachs played a huge role during the rescue mission of the hostages during the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008. (Photo: Indian Navy)
There are only three naval aerobatic teams in the world and one of them is Indian Navy's Sagar Pawan (Sea Breeze)
The Indian Navy has successfully completed an expedition to the North Pole and the South Pole. On April 9, 2008, a ten-member team of the Indian Navy created history by reaching the North Pole and joining an elite group of adventurers who have conquered the "three poles".
The Indian Navy was the first navy to send a submariner on an expedition to Mt. Everest. On May 18, 2004, the Indian Navy's team, comprising Surgeon Lieutenant Viking Bhanoo, a Navy doctor, and Leading Medical Assistants Rakesh Kumar and Vikas Kumar tasted success when they summitted Mt. Everest from the North face, using the North-East ridge to the top of the mountain.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday Dec 04,2016 extended his greeting to Navy personnel on the occasion of Navy Day.
PM Modi conveyed his greeting through a tweet on his official Twitter handle.
"Navy Day greetings to all Navy personnel and their families. We cherish the vital role of the Navy and salute the bravery of our Navy personnel," he tweeted.
Navy Day greetings to all navy personnel & their families. We cherish the vital role of the navy & salute the bravery of our navy personnel.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 4, 2016
Navy Day doesn't commemorate the day the Indian Navy was founded. Rather, it is the day when the Indian Navy successfully executed Operation Trident, an attack on Pakistani Karachi Naval Headquarters in 1971.
In 1971, the Indian Navy executed a blockade, carrier aircraft bombing missions and cruise missile strikes against land targets. Using anti-ship cruise missiles to destroy Pakistani oil tank farms was quite innovative for its time
The Indian Navy is currently the 7th largest navy. As of 2016, the Indian Navy has a strength of over 58,000 personnel and a large operational fleet consisting of two aircraft carriers , one amphibious transport dock , 19 Landing ship tanks , 10 destroyers , 15 frigates , one nuclear-powered attack submarine , 14 conventionally-powered attack submarines , 25 corvettes , 7 mine countermeasure vessels , 47 patrol vessels , 4 fleet tankers, 1 Missile submarine and various other auxiliary vessels
INS Viraat was the Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier and the oldest aircraft carrier in the world. Its second aircraft carrier is the INS Vikramaditya. Additionally, INS Vikrant is the first aircraft carrier to have been manufactured in India.
The INS Arihant is a 6,000 tonne vessel and the lead ship in Indian Navy's nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. INS Arihant is the first ballistic missile submarine to have been built by a country other than one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
MARCOS or Marine Commandos, also known as 'magarmach', are the special operations unit of the Indian Navy. Terrorists often call MARCOS 'Dadiwali fauj' because of their bearded disguises in civil areas. Magarmachs played a huge role during the rescue mission of the hostages during the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008. (Photo: Indian Navy)
There are only three naval aerobatic teams in the world and one of them is Indian Navy's Sagar Pawan (Sea Breeze)
The Indian Navy has successfully completed an expedition to the North Pole and the South Pole. On April 9, 2008, a ten-member team of the Indian Navy created history by reaching the North Pole and joining an elite group of adventurers who have conquered the "three poles".
The Indian Navy was the first navy to send a submariner on an expedition to Mt. Everest. On May 18, 2004, the Indian Navy's team, comprising Surgeon Lieutenant Viking Bhanoo, a Navy doctor, and Leading Medical Assistants Rakesh Kumar and Vikas Kumar tasted success when they summitted Mt. Everest from the North face, using the North-East ridge to the top of the mountain.
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