Amid tensions with Venezuela, US President Donald Trump on Monday (December 22) announced the new Trump Class fleet for the Navy and described it as the best warship. Announcing the new series of ships from the resort in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, Trump said that these warships will help maintain American military supremacy and create fear among America’s enemies around the world.

Surrounded by pictures of Trump class warships, the US President said that he will play an active role in their design. These Trump class warships will be part of the new ‘Golden Fleet’ for the Navy.

Trump told the specialty of warship
Donald Trump said that the US Navy will work with me to lead the design of these ships, because I am a big fan of art. These new warships will be equipped with high-tech cannons, missiles, hypersonic weapons, electric rail guns, cruise missiles and will be the largest warships ever.

Warships will be built in America only
Trump said that each warship will weigh between 30,000 to 40,000 tons and will be built in America. Without giving any explanation he said that these will be completely AI controlled. Initially the Navy will build two ships of the Trump class, after which 8 more ships will be built soon.

Objection was raised on the design of American ships
Trump had earlier objected to the design of some American ships. Earlier this year, while addressing a gathering of military officers in Quantico, Trump had said that I do not like the design of some of your ships. They say oh it is stealth, but I say it is not stealth. Stealth doesn’t have to be an ugly ship.

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For the first time after the 1971 war, a warship from Pakistan has reached Bangladesh. Pakistan Navy’s warship PNS Saif has reached Chittagong (Chattogram), Bangladesh. Although it is being described as a goodwill mission, the special thing is that during this time, Pakistani Navy Chief Navid Ashraf is also present in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

On Ashraf’s visit, Bangladesh Army issued an official statement saying that the Pakistani Navy Chief has met Bangladesh Army Chief Waqar Uz Zama during his visit to Dhaka. During this meeting, both of them discussed increasing defense cooperation between Pakistan and Bangladesh. Also, emphasis was laid on strengthening the military strength of both the countries.

Bangladesh Navy salutes Pakistani ship
According to Bangladesh Navy, the command of this warship is with Captain Shujaat Abbas Raja. Before reaching Chittagong, the Pakistani ship was given a formal salute at sea by the Bangladesh Navy and escorted to the port. During the visit, officers of the navies of both the countries will talk to each other. Let us tell you that this journey will end on 12th November.

Let us tell you that after the departure of Sheikh Hasina government in August 2024, Pakistan was among the first countries which welcomed the interim government of Mohammad Yunus. Since then, relations between Dhaka and Islamabad are continuously improving, while tension in the relations between India and Bangladesh is increasing.

Pakistani warships are suffering from technical problems
Pakistani warship PNS Saif is suffering from technical fault these days. According to reports, there has been a malfunction in the HP-5 stabilizer system of this warship. Due to this, the control of the ship may be affected during the sea voyage and there may be a lot of problems in navigation. PNS Saif was sold by China to Pakistan in 2010. This is the same frigate class ship which also includes PNS Shamsheer and PNS Asalat.

According to defense analysts, China had collected about Rs 6,375 crore from Pakistan for the supply of ships of this class, but now the repeated malfunctions have once again raised questions on the quality of Chinese weapons.

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Army has been deployed in Bangladesh to protect Hilsa fish from illegal fishing. According to news agency AFP, 17 warships, drones and patrol helicopters were deployed for this. This means that the fish are being protected more than any VVIP person.

So let us understand in ABP Explainer, what is Hilsa fish, why is it the responsibility of the army to protect it and for what reasons the Yunus government does not want to lose them…

Question 1- What is Hilsa fish and where is it found?
answer- Hilsa fish is also called Ilish fish. It is a shiny silver looking sea fish, whose length can usually be up to 50 centimeters and weight can be more than 3 kilograms. This fish is found in the sea, estuaries (where the river meets the sea) and rivers. It has a lot of small thorns, which make it a little difficult to eat but delicious. Hilsa is also called the ‘queen of fishes’ in Bengal, because its taste is salty-sweet and creamy.

It is found in many countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand. Hilsa is the national fish of Bangladesh and has been given the status of ‘mother’ there. Hilsa return from the sea (warm water) to the rivers (cold water) every year during breeding season to spawn.

Its price in Dhaka, Bangladesh is 2,800 to 3,000 taka i.e. 2,050 to 2,200 rupees per kilogram.

Question 2- What arrangements did the Government of Bangladesh make for its protection?
answer- Yunus government of Bangladesh made 4 major arrangements for the protection of Hilsa…

1. 22-day fishing ban: The Yunus government imposed a complete ban on catching, carrying, storing, selling and marketing of Hilsa across the country from October 4 to October 25.
2. Navy and Air Force deployment: To prevent illegal fishing, warships, patrol helicopters, patrolling vehicles and drones were deployed on 24-hour surveillance. 17 warships are deployed in the Bay of Bengal and the places where the river meets the sea.
3. Compensation to fishermen: During the ban, every fisherman family is being given 25 kg of rice free of cost, so that they can survive. However, the fishermen families are not happy with this. “The three weeks are very difficult for the fishermen because we have no other means of survival,” 60-year-old fisherman Sattar Majhi told AFP.
4. Hilsa Conservation Campaign 2025: This campaign is based on the successful efforts of 2024, in which fertility timing is decided keeping in mind the phases of the moon.

Year 3- Why does the Bangladesh government want to save it, for which it deployed the army?
answer- Bangladesh government wants to save this fish for 3 big reasons…

1. National Fish and Cultural Importance: Hilsa is the national fish of Bangladesh, which is a symbol of the country’s identity and cultural heritage. Its preservation is linked to national pride.
2. economic value: According to ORF’s research report, Bangladesh is the world’s largest Hilsa fish producing country. It ranks third in terms of fish production worldwide. Hilsa fish is its major export product, meeting about 75% of the global supply. Fisheries contribute about 3-4% to the GDP of Bangladesh. Hilsa’s share in the total fish production of Bangladesh is 12 percent. Here, 5.50 lakh to 6 lakh tonnes of fish is caught every year, providing livelihood to 5 lakh fishermen and 20 lakh people in related industries. Bangladesh exported 71,477 tonnes of fish and fish products (such as shrimp, hilsa, other marine fish) in the financial year 2023-2024 (FY24). Earned about 4,376 crore taka from this.
3. Fertility Conservation: The breeding season of Hilsa fish is during the south-west monsoon i.e. July to October and sometimes in January-March. A female lays thousands of eggs. The small fishes hatched from the eggs return to the sea. It rises in rivers like Ganga for 50-100 kilometers or sometimes up to 1200 kilometers. Indian fishermen catch fish in the brackish waters of the Ganga River and its delta, which meet the needs of Kolkata and West Bengal. But excessive fishing can reduce the fish stock at the time of Hilsa breeding. In such a situation, fishing is banned during breeding season.

Question 4- Does Bangladesh government supply Hilsa fish to India?
answer- Yes. Bangladesh created ‘Hilsa Diplomacy’, an informal diplomatic strategy between the two countries, to supply Hilsa fish to India. In this, Bangladesh exports its national fish Hilsa to India, so that bilateral relations are strengthened. It is mainly done during Bengali festivals like Durga Puja, when the demand for Hilsa is at its peak in West Bengal. Because of this, this export acts as a cultural, economic and diplomatic bridge.

This tradition was started by then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 1996, before the Ganga water-sharing treaty, when she sent Hilsa fish as a gift to former West Bengal CM Jyoti Basu. In 2012, Sheikh Hasina formalized ‘Hilsa Diplomacy’. According to ORF, Bangladesh exported 500 tonnes of Hilsa to India in 2019, 1,200 tonnes in 2020-2022 and 5,000 tonnes in 2023. The Yunus government imposed a ban after the coup in Bangladesh in 2024. But now approval has been given to export 1,200 tonnes of Hilsa fish in 2025.

Royal British Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Wales Wales has reached the Arabian Sea before England Prime Minister Kir Stmper’s visit to India. From Sunday (October 5), HMS Wales has started the Konkan exercise with Indian Navy aircraft-carrier INS Vikrant. The special thing is that this time Japan and Norway’s wars are also participating in the Royal Navy in Konkan exercise.

According to the Indian Navy, this year Konkan Exercise (5-12 October) will be done in 2 phases. The first phase will be on Harbor. In which, the marines of India and England will meet each other and visit each other’s warships.

Keer stormers will come to India on 8-9 October
In the maritime phase of exercise, flying operations will be conducted including career strike group (CSG), anti-sarfase and anti-sabmerine drills of the two countries. The aircraft carriers of the two countries, Destroer, Frigette, submarines and fighter jets will participate in these drills.

England Prime Minister Kir Stmper is visiting India on 8-9 October. During this time, the stormer will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This tour will strengthen bilateral relations and strategic partnership between India and England.

India-UK Vision 2035
According to the Indian Navy, the Konkan exercise is a re-confirmation of the shared commitment to ensure the exercise, safe, open and independent sea and will present an example of a comprehensive strategic partnership under India-UK Vision 2035. According to the Navy, exercise will prove to be a platform for both countries to strengthen strategic relations and provide regional maritime stability along with increasing inter-operation.

After the Konkan exercise, HMS Wales will perform a one -day exercise on the west coast with the Indian Air Force on 14 October. On the other hand, it is reported that India’s indigenous Stealth Frigate (Warship) INS Sahyadri has reached Malaysia for operationally deployment in South China C and Pacific Ocean.

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The Indian Navy got a major strength on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) when Defense Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned two modern stealth frigates INS Udayagiri and INS Himgiri. On this occasion, he referred to the American F-35 jet and said-“A country has a flying F-35 and you have made a floating F-35, that too Made in India.”

Navy gets ‘invincible protector’
Rajnath Singh said that both these warships have been made entirely in India and state -of -the -art weapons and sensor systems have been installed in them. He said that they have long-range strip weapons, supersonic surface surface missiles, rocket launchers, torpedo launchers, combat management systems and fire-control systems. These warships will prove to be the “invincible protector” of the sea.

Large achievement of Project 17A
INS Udayagiri Project is the second warship of 17A, which has been created by Majgaon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai. At the same time, INS Himgiri is the first P-17A Warship which was prepared by Kolkata’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders. Both frigates are named after the old Ins Udayagiri (F35) and INS Himgiri (F34), who retired after serving for more than 30 years.

Rajnath said- old thinking will not work
The Defense Minister said that in today’s era, the nature of war is constantly changing, so old thinking will not work. We have to find new solutions by guessing new challenges. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, the government has given priority to research and development in the defense sector.

‘India ready to protect sea borders’- Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh stressed that India is fully capable of protecting its marine borders and is ready to give a sharp and decisive response under any circumstances. He said that with the involvement of these two new warriors, the strength of the Indian Navy has increased even more and now it has become a real blue water navy.

Russia has started testing the Kirov -class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov fighter aircraft in White C after 28 years. It is one of the world’s largest and heaviest weapons. This warship of Russia has landed in the sea in the last week of July and is currently undergoing many types of Tests.

The firepower of a 28,000 -ton warship makes Cruiser Admiral Nahkishov special. Along with this, Admiral Nakhimov is also the first warship to use the Russian Air Defense System S-400. Please tell that three battalions of S-400 are posted on this ship.

80 cruise missiles on Russia ship
According to the Military Watch magazine, the Russian warship has an 80 cruise missiles on the ship. It has 3M14T missiles like Kalibra. They can be used to carry out an accurate attack on land 2500 km away. This includes new jerkon-anti-ship missiles. Their speed is up to Mac 9. The large part of its propaganda chamber (96 of 176) is to accommodate the naval version of the S-400 long distance air defense system.

How powerful is Admiral Nakhimov
Admiral is the first warship to use Nakhimov S-400. This system was installed during renewal to change the old S-300F system. The Kirov category cruiser can carry three battalions of S-400 systems, which is more than the total arsenal of the long-range surface of the countries of most countries. It costs $ 1.6 billion on exporting it as land -based systems.

Cruiser Admiral Nakhimov fighter aircraft are also capable of killing hypersonic missiles flying at speeds up to MAC 8, while the missile herself flies at more than 14 speeds. Other missiles of 40N6 and S-400 systems have been tested in intensive warfare in the Russia-Ukraine War.

Russia officials have emphasized the significant ability to modernize the Kirov category. Officials estimate that the air defense capabilities of these warships in the future can be even better than the integration of long-range missiles developed for high-tech systems like S-500 and S-550.

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US President Donald Trump has launched the biggest campaign against drug cartel so far. Trump has declared him a global terrorist organization and deployed 3 warships near the South American country Venezuela. According to sources, three American aagis class guided missile destroyer warships will reach the Venezuela coast in the next 36 hours.

Regarding this major action of Donald Trump, Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro said that his country will protect his interests. He has announced to deploy millions of militia to deal with American aggression.

America deployed these dangerous warships
The warships that the US has posted to Venezuela includes USS Gravli, USS Jason Dunham and USS Sampson. Apart from these warships, many P-8 sea patrol planes, warships and at least one attacker submarine are also being deployed.

What did the American official say
US officials said that the process will last for several months and plans that these aircraft should be operated in international aircraft and international water sector. An official said that these naval devices (warships, submarines and P-8 patrol aircraft) can not only be used for intelligence and monitoring operations, but if a decision is taken, it can also be used as a launching pad for attacks on goals.

More than 45 lakh militia deployed
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The Indian forces are now going to buy BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles on a large scale after heavy damage to Pakistan’s military structures during Operation Sindoor. The missile is a joint project of India-Russia and is counted among the fastest and accurate missiles in the world.

Approval will be given from high level meeting of Ministry of Defense
According to top defense sources, this purchase may soon get the green signal in a high level meeting of the Ministry of Defense. The Indian Navy warships, especially the vessels of the heroic, will be equipped with these missiles. At the same time, they will also be used on SU-30 MKI fighters of Russian origin of the Air Force.

BrahMos role in Operation Sindoor
The Indian Air Force used BrahMos missiles extensively in Operation Sindoor, which lasted for four days. With the help of these missiles, Pakistan’s airbase, army cantonment and terrorist bases were destroyed by accurately targeting. The Indian Air Force also attacked the headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistani Punjab province with the same missile.

Pakistan Army retaliation and terrorist protection
The Pakistan Army made efforts to protect the terrorists and their structure after widespread losses from BrahMos missiles. In retaliation, she landed on a strategy to protect the terrorist structures by shielding himself. According to the information, the Indian Navy is preparing to deploy BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles on its brave class warships, while the Air Force is planning to include them in its Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets.

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated the impressive performance of indigenous weapons during ‘Operation Sindoor’. He said that India’s air defense system, missiles, drones and BrahMos missiles in this campaign proved that ‘self -reliant India’ has now emerged as a strong and capable nation.

Prime Minister Modi appreciated
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently appreciated the role of indigenous weapons in Operation Sindoor and said- ‘During Operation Sindoor, the world saw the strength of our indigenous weapons. Our air defense systems, missiles and drones become proof of the power of ‘self -reliant India’, especially the BrahMos missile. ‘

Pakistan Navy Crisis: Pakistan Navy is in deep crisis after Operation Sindoor. His warship fleet is outdated, the morale of the authorities is broken, and the number of current submarines is very low. Amidst India’s growing naval power, heavy pressure on Pakistan’s Navy is clearly visible. According to News18, sources say that the presence of the Pakistani Navy has now become almost negligible in the Arabian Sea strategically. Open-source reports and marine surveillance data have shown that most of the major warships stand at the Karachi naval base and are not active in the sea.

Repair failure and leadership crisis
Experts believe that the main reason for this situation is the limited ability to repair, the failure of the shipyard, the leadership crisis and the operation sindoor is the falling morale of the soldiers. This was the same operation in which the Indian armed forces targeted terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) in response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April.

Only two current submarines, training stalled
According to sources, at present, Pakistan’s Navy has only two active submarines. Everyone else is standing on the base and not active. The situation is so serious that training opportunities in the Navy have also decreased, as most ships are engaged in repair for a long time.

Ships are handed over to young officers who have been trained by training from Naval Academy which have been in a repair position for months. Due to this, an entire generation is getting prepared, which is not getting the real experience of working in the sea, which is affecting their efficiency.

India considers Pakistan’s water area as ’empty region’
Sources said that the Navy of Pakistan has either canceled or postponed its military exercises. At the same time, the Indian Navy has increased the scope of its patrolling and exercise and the Pakistani is looking at the maritime sector like an unrealistic area.

What is the reason for the repair crisis?

Old fleet, expensive repair
The major surface-wittings of the Pakistani Navy such as Type-21 frigate, which were taken from the Royal Navy of Britain in the 1990s, have now surpassed their service period. They often require more expensive repairs, but their parts have become rare and expensive because manufacturers have stopped production of these systems.

Ships purchased from many countries, different techniques
Pakistan has bought its warships from China, Türkiye, America and Britain. Every ship requires separate technical expertise, separate components reserves and special repair procedures. This diversity is overshadowing Pakistan’s Navy structure.

Technical problems in Chinese warships
Type-054A frigate in China found between 2021 and 2023, the radar and engine systems are having frequent technical malfunctions, due to which they often have to return to the shipyard.

Ship repair capacity limited, increased expenditure
Karachi Shipyard lacks the required diagnostic equipment and sugar software, which is disrupting the repair of Type-054A frigate. Efforts to create technical cooperation with China are also not able to succeed due to expensive cost and conditions of technical transfer.

What happened strategic effects?

Navy failed in the Arabian Sea
If the Navy of Pakistan does not exist firmly in the Arabian Sea, then the Navy of India is considering it as an empty area and increasing its practice and patrolling.

Strategic importance of Gwadar port declined
China has made large investments in Gwadar port and related projects. But if Pakistan cannot provide security, then the strategic value of these projects decreases greatly.

The trust of partner countries shake
The cancellation of naval exercises and unavailability of ships has damaged Pakistan as an incredible defense partner.