Indian navy - Is going to be the best "11 years" (2015-2026)

[Raj-Hindustani]

Hi All,

By looking at the already commissioned and planned commission ships between 2015 to 2026. It seems best 11 years for the Indian navy.

There are a few incidents also happened but looking around at Big and strong operational navies - US, China, and Russia... Incidents are not only limited to the Indian navy. So expected that a few friends come and start trolling.

But just some advice- We are talking about big and strong navies which operates a large number of operational ships.
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Aircraft carriers

INS Vikrant - commissioning in 2022


Nuclear Submarine:

INS INS Arihant (SSBN) - 2016
INS Arighat (SSBN) - commissioning in 2022
3rd Arihant-class Nuclear (SSBN) - Launched on 23 November 2021, scheduled to commission in 2024 (adding two years delay 2026)
INS Chakra-3 commissioning in 2025-26 (10 years leased)

Stealth Destroyers

INS Visakhapatnam - 2021
INS Mormugao - commissioning in 2022
INS Imphal - commissioning in 2025-26

Multi-role stealth frigates

Nilgiri 12651 August 2022
Udaygiri 12652 2024 (expected) (Launched)
Nilgiri class 12653 February 2023 (expected) (Launched)
Nilgiri class 12654 February 2025 (expected) (Launched)
INS Himgiri August 2023 (expected) (Launched)
Nilgiri class 3023 August 2024 (expected) (Launched)
Nilgiri class 3024 August 2025 (expected) (Launched)

Talwar-class frigate (Ship 1) - commissioning before 2025
Talwar-class frigate (Ship 2) - commissioning before 2025

Diesel-electric attack submarines:

Kalvari 14 December 2017
Khanderi 28 September 2019
Karanj 10 March 2021
Vela 25 November 2021
Vagir Late 2022 (expected) (Sea trials)
Vagsheer March 2024 (expected)(Launched)


Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft

Kadmatt P 29 7 January 2016
Kiltan P 30 6 October 2017
Kavaratti 22 October 2020

At least - 5-6 new ships would be commissioned before 2026 (9 under construction)


GRSE-class survey vessel
At least - 3 would be commissioned before 2026 (under construction)


Deep-submergence rescue vehicle

The Indian Navy inducted its first DSRV in November 2018 and second in 2019.


Helicopters and Aircraft's:

Boeing P-8I Neptune - The Indian Navy inducted the first squadron in November 2015. (Total active -12)

Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk- 2 delivered and Deliveries are expected to be completed by 2025. (Total-24)

Dhruv Mk III MR - 12 delivered and Deliveries are expected to be completed by 2024. (Total-16)

 

[Skull and Bones]

Need to fast track P-75i on emergency basis, and funding for indigenous SSN project.

 

[Two banks of the River]

0 Minesweepers. (It means any Tom dick and harry terrorist can get it's hand on a soviet era mine and blockade any Indian port, no need for Pakistan Navy to move a rifle even )

New built Aloutte III on order in 2021. Simple tendering could have seen induction of 111 NUH and 123 NMRH by now. Everything is in limbo right now with new Chetaks being bought to operate from ships and Dhruvs which cannot fir inside Indian Navy ship hangers.

Half of the submarine fleet will turn 40 years old in couple of years. The Scorpenes are operating with 40 year old torpedos. The credibility of this force is practically nil. Zero.

Have anyone ever seen a Mig29K take off from Indian Navy R33 ship with even a A2A missile load ? Ever ? The whole Vikramaditya and Mig29K is a training setup at best as of now.

90% of capital surface combatants are having arm launcher SAM systems. Something which become obsolete 3 decades ago. Forget hypersonic weapons, they will fail against a salvo of Exocet missiles.

I can go on and on, best Navy, my foot.

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Need to fast track P-75i on emergency basis, and funding for indigenous SSN project.

Submarine procurement is still a more painful area.