Indian Navy

Indian Navy (1977-today) INS Rajput, Rana, Ranjit, Ranvir, Ranvijay The Rajput class (or “R” class) were basically Kashin II class destroyers built in Nikolaiev, USSR between 1979 and 1988. Project 61ME, the export version for Indian their only buyer, they had SSN-2C “Styx” launchers mounted forward on either side of the SAM. These missiles for … Read more

Indian Aircraft Carrier 1986-2017 During the cold war, India operated one aircraft carrier, the ISN Vikrant from 1961, helping to create a whole generation of Indian naval aviation officers, including veterans of two wars. But after the 1971 war and China’s new stance on the international stage, the need for an eastern fleet, and battle … Read more