Category: Navy

The Indian Navy will retire its Tu-142 long-range maritime patrol aircraft on Mar. 29, Times of India reports. The sundown ceremony is to be held at INS Rajali in Arakkonam.

By Alec Wilson from Hampton-in-Arden, UK (IN317) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Iran is reported to have test-fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles – based on the Fateh-110 – over the weekend and one missile managed to hit a floating barge from 155 miles away.

By M-ATF, from military.ir and iranmilitaryforum.net [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The world’s oldest aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, lowered its Naval Ensign and Commissioning Pendant for the final time on Mar. 6. Ending a 59 year career.

USS Porter was buzzed by Russian Su-24 fighter bombers in the Black Sea on Feb. 10. The service has made available a video of the incident.