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11 stories for “COAS” · January 2026
Clear filtersDRDO showcased the indigenously developed LR-AShM (Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile), a hypersonic glide missile for the Indian Navy's coastal defence, for the first time at the 77th Republic Day parade.
India's first open-sea fish farming project began in the Andaman Sea near North Bay, Sri Vijaya Puram. The Ministry of Earth Sciences and the National Institute of Ocean Technology are running it with sea cages designed...
India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives concluded the 17th edition of the trilateral Coast Guard exercise DOSTI-17, which was hosted by the Maldives. The exercise strengthens maritime cooperation and interoperability among the...
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister announced a new spaceport at Hope Island, located off the coast of Kakinada in the Bay of Bengal near the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary. Part of the Space City initiative, it will mainly su...
Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin laid the foundation stone for the Mamallan reservoir on East Coast Road, proposed as Chennai's sixth drinking-water source and the State's first coastal freshwater reservoir.
A first-of-its-kind initiative began satellite-tagging Olive Ridley sea turtles on Chennai beaches. Two nesting turtles were satellite-tagged and released. The 2025-2027 project by the Wildlife Institute of India and the...
The Indian Coast Guard Ship Samudra Pratap, the first indigenously designed Pollution Control Vessel built by Goa Shipyard Limited, was commissioned in Goa. It is the largest ship in the Indian Coast Guard fleet.
DRDO developed SWaDeS (Sea Water Desalination System), a portable desalination system to supply drinking water to soldiers in remote and water-scarce areas. Built by the Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur, it can run in manual...
OverviewThe Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a salvo launch of two Pralay tactical ballistic missiles in quick succession from a single launcher off the coast of Odisha. This mi...
Overview India possesses the third-largest rare earth reserves globally, with approximately 6.9 million tonnes of Rare Earth Oxide (REO) deposits. However, despite this abundant natural endowment, India's contribution to...
Overview The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has notified comprehensive operational guidelines for two landmark initiatives: the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFAS) and the Shipbuilding Dev...
