January 2025 - National Maritime Foundation

Farewell to Our Six-Month Autumn 2024 Internship Batch

As we bid farewell to our incredible six-month internship batch at the National Maritime Foundation, we celebrate the dedication, hard work, and passion each intern brought to the maritime domain . From engaging research to insightful discussions,…

CHINA’S HEAVY LIFT SHIP FLEET AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR USE IN COMBAT

CHINA’S HEAVY LIFT SHIP FLEET AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR USE IN COMBAT Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 5 dated 30 Jan 2025 Heavy Lift Ships (HLS), as the name suggests, are essentially vessels that are designed…

NMF Participates in National Training Programme on Marine Ecosystems at iCED Jaipur

Mr John J Vachaparambil, Associate Fellow, Public International Maritime Law (PIML) Cluster, was invited by the International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED), Jaipur as Guest Faculty during the National Training…

CHINA’S ZUBR CLASS HOVERCRAFTS – AN ASSESSMENT

CHINA’S ZUBR CLASS HOVERCRAFTS – AN ASSESSMENT Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – Issue No 4 dated 22 Jan 2025 The Zubr Class (Type 958) is by far the largest hovercraft in the world. It was designed by the Almaz Central Naval Design…

Indo-French Maritime Engagement: NMF Representative Visits FNS Charles de Gaulle During Port Call in Goa

Ms Saaz Lahiri, Research Associate (Indo-Pac Cluster, focusing on the EU and UK), was honoured to be invited by the French DA, Col Peltriaux, aboard the French Navy’s iconic nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, FNS Charles de Gaulle , during…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 1-15 JANUARY 2025

Making Waves’ is a compilation of maritime news and news analyses drawn from national and international online sources. Drawn directly from original sources, minor editorial amendments are made by specialists on maritime affairs. It is intended…

CHINA IS WELL ON THE PATH TOWARDS A NUCLEAR-POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER

CHINA IS WELL ON THE PATH TOWARDS A NUCLEAR-POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – Issue No 3 dated 15 Jan 2025 China’s third aircraft carrier, Fujian returned from her sixth round of sea trials on 07 Jan 2025. While…

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi, signed an MoU with the Indo-Pacific Strategic Intelligence, Jakarta, Indonesia

On Tuesday, 07 January 2025, the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi, signed an MoU with the Indo-Pacific Strategic Intelligence, Jakarta, Indonesia, in an online meeting. The MoU was formally signed by Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan,…

GSI DELIVERS CHINA'S FIFTH ICEBREAKER IN RECORD TIME

GSI DELIVERS CHINA'S FIFTH ICEBREAKER IN RECORD TIME Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – Issue No 2 dated 08 Jan 2025 China’s fifth icebreaker, the Tan Suo San Hao (Exploration No 3) set sail from Guangzhou on 26 Dec 2024 and arrived at…

HDZH SETS A NEW RECORD FOR TIME TAKEN TO CONSTRUCT FRIGATES

HDZH SETS A NEW BENCHMARK FOR TIME TAKEN TO CONSTRUCT FRIGATES Hudong-Zhonghua (HDZH) shipyard launched the first Type 076 vessel, Sichuan (Hull Number 51) on 27 Dec 2024 with considerable fanfare. Buried under the media blitz is the fact that…