IDN TAKE: How Indian Navy Will Emerge As A Potent Naval Force By 2030

[Skull and Bones]

I believe, IAC-2 will be another Vikrant class carrier before moving onto Vishal Class.

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

My post #26:

Why are so few ships being planned on construction? 3, 4, 6, considering India's size and blue navy aspirations one would assume 6, 7, 10 or are these more of preparations into introducing Indian Ship Yards/ replacing older ships?

Thanks.

Was a question not rhetorical.

 

[randomradio]

I seriously think this was an old article that got published now. Alot of info is really very old. I





INS Vishakapatnam launched on 20 April, 2015.



INS Kolkata commissioned on 16 August, 2014.



INS Kamorta commissioned on 23 August, 2014.




P. S: This is article was probably first published on August, 2014. Such a shabby job by IDN.

Update: This was a post by someone called Gessler in an indian forum posted on August 31, 2014 with a title "Future of Indian Navy : A complete compilation"
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This dude Abhishek Das just copy pasted the whole article and sent it to IDN and they just published it without even reading it. Such a pity and desperate attempt.





Good Day!

Maybe Abhishek Das and Gessler are one and the same.

 

[R!CK]

Maybe Abhishek Das and Gessler are one and the same.

Still doesn't make sense to upload a 2 year old article. Regardless, it's irrelevant now anyway.

But 1thing to look into that article maybe, 2 years past and where are we in terms of achieving whatever we planned 2 years back? Despite the LHD project and Helicopter acquisition, it's safe to say IN is actually on the right path.

Good Day!

 

[randomradio]

Still doesn't make sense to upload a 2 year old article. Regardless, it's irrelevant now anyway.

But 1thing to look into that article maybe, 2 years past and where are we in terms of achieving whatever we planned 2 years back? Despite the LHD project and Helicopter acquisition, it's safe to say IN is actually on the right path.

Good Day!

Technically, both the AF and N are doing good now. The navy is getting all that they've signed up for. The AF too, with the soon-to-be-signed Rafale and FGFA.

 

[R!CK]

Technically, both the AF and N are doing good now. The navy is getting all that they've signed up for. The AF too, with the soon-to-be-signed Rafale and FGFA.

I wouldn't say AF is doing good now, they will in couple years atleast hopefully. Ordering Rafales today won't put us in good shape today, but after 2 years or more. I wouldn't count on the FGFA till it is actually signed, we follow IST afterall.

Good Day!

 

[Dirtdiver]

@PARIKRAMA do we have any plan to develop any naval radar as capable as MFSTAR in future? Even Countries like turkey is using their own naval radars on their ships.

Even Turkey? Do you mean naval/military electronics sector? Please elaborate my friend.

 

[cirr]

Too little, too late.

The IN needs to build

(1) 60 destroyers
(2) 40 frigates
(3) 20 conventional subs
(4) 30-40 SSNs and SSBNs
(5) 6-8 LPDs and LHDs
(6) 4-6 CVs
(7) a 300-aircraft navy aviation wing
(8) and a host of other ships

in the next decade to pose any creditable challenge to the PLAN

 

[$@rJen]

Too little, too late.

The IN needs to build

(1) 60 destroyers
(2) 40 frigates
(3) 20 conventional subs
(4) 30-40 SSNs and SSBNs
(5) 6-8 LPDs and LHDs
(6) 4-6 CVs
(7) a 300-aircraft navy aviation wing
(8) and a host of other ships

in the next decade to pose any creditable challenge to the PLAN

Not really.... you're not going to enter IOR with all ur assets... Americans/Japs will be hunting you down in SCS... our planned fleet is enough to counter PLAN in IOR.

 

[randomradio]

Too little, too late.

The IN needs to build

(1) 60 destroyers
(2) 40 frigates
(3) 20 conventional subs
(4) 30-40 SSNs and SSBNs
(5) 6-8 LPDs and LHDs
(6) 4-6 CVs
(7) a 300-aircraft navy aviation wing
(8) and a host of other ships

in the next decade to pose any creditable challenge to the PLAN

No, we don't have to. We need to do two things instead.

1. Build half the numbers you have suggested.
2. Build strategic partnerships with ASEAN.

1. is happening. We plan to have 24 destroyers, 30+ frigates, 18 SSKs, 6-9 SSNs, 4 LHDs, 200 jets etc. That's more than enough because we want to prevent PLAAF from operating unchallenged in the IOR. You can't operate a large fleet in the IOR.

2. You guys are doing a good job alienating ASEAN, so 90% of the work is taken care of. Like we already have berthing rights in Vietnam, a few hundred Kms away from Sanya. More security and defence partnerships to come with other countries in the near future.

Access to American bases reduces our logistics footprint drastically as well.

If we build the fleet you are suggesting, then it will be difficult for China to keep up, what with Japan operating 150 ships, the US operating 250 ships and India operating more than 300 ships.

In the next 10-15 years, we need 200 ships and 200 fighters. Btw, we are already at 200+ aircraft, we plan to have 500 before 2030. And don't forget that our new corvettes are essentially frigates.