India OKs $6.5B Plan To Build Stealth Destroyers

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India OKs $6.5B Plan To Build Stealth Destroyers​

By Vivek Raghuvanshi
Published: 2 Sep 2010 12:40

NEW DELHI - The Indian government has approved spending $6.5 billion to build four stealth destroyers for the Navy under Project-15B.

The Indian Defence Ministry cleared the project in late 2009, but the government only approved funding last month, a senior Defence Ministry official said.

The four destroyers will be built at the Indian Navy's Mumbai-based Mazagon Docks after construction is completed for three earlier stealth warships under Project 15-A. These are expected to be completed by 2012-2014.

The new destroyers will have greater stealth and advanced sensor and weapon packages, and will be fitted with a 1,000-kilometer-range nuclear capable cruise missile currently being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation with Israeli help, Navy sources said.

The new stealth destroyers also will be fitted with an extended-range surface-to-air missile system, which is being developed jointly between India and Israel.

There was no competitive bidding for the four 6,800-ton destroyers since Mazagon Dock is the only Indian shipyard large enough to build destroyers.

The Navy, which has been retiring old ships faster than building new ones, has given orders to various shipyards for the building of 39 warships. The Navy's current strength is about 140 vessels. Most of these warships are of Russian make and one Navy officials said the service is concerned that these ships are aging faster than new ones can be inducted.

Naval responsibilities have increased with India emerging as a major power throughout the Indian Ocean region.

In July, the Defence Ministry approved procurement of six conventional submarines worth more than $10 billion. Under the program, three of the subs will be built at Mazagon Docks, one will be built at state-owned Hindustan Shipyard in Visakhapatnam with the help of a foreign collaborator, and two will be purchased directly from an overseas vendor.

India OKs $6.5B Plan To Build Stealth Destroyers - Defense News

 

[Abhishek_]

why dont these f&*#^s give these contracts to L&T, they have so much underutilized shipyard capacity

 

[HUD1]

This great news

 

[Indiarox]

why dont these f&*#^s give these contracts to L&T, they have so much underutilized shipyard capacity

As stated above these destroyers can only be built by Mazagon Docks as it is the only dock capable of producing 6,800 tone destroyer.the only other docks which can produce destroyers of such magnitude are Cochin Shipyard Limited but the are busy building the IAC I ,II

 

[jha]

I wish they expedite the process for Submarines too...

 

[Indiarox]

I wish they expedite the process for Submarines too...

I don't weather the MOD is secretly building subs or they have totally forgotten about them.

 

[Super Falcon]

well how many deals india make MRCA subs destroyers tanks missiles guns artillery frigates fighter jets every day they are spending billion dollar deals as toys

 

[Desi Sher]

well how many deals india make MRCA subs destroyers tanks missiles guns artillery frigates fighter jets every day they are spending billion dollar deals as toys

India Is Modernizing its Military to a very large extent I guess....

 

[lalluyadav]

well how many deals india make MRCA subs destroyers tanks missiles guns artillery frigates fighter jets every day they are spending billion dollar deals as toys

external n internal threat

 

[Super Falcon]

well pakistan also have internal and external threat too

 

[lalluyadav]

so u r free to do spend

 

[eric_cartman]

Plan sounds good but deadline NOT! why can't they be realistic I mean 2012 it's just around the corner??

 

[Sonic_boom]

so u r free to do spend

But to spend one should have $$$$$$

 

[Tang0]

What is the strategic use of a "stealth" LO destroyer within the Indian order of battle? Who argued for it and who wins if it is deployed? Is it stealth naval fire support? It seems like that pretty quickly becomes not so stealth once you open up.
Maybe insertion of special operations forces? Submarines do that quite well at the moment.
Don't get me wrong, reducing radar signature is always a good idea, but is the gain worth the cost in this case? The US has delayed the Zumwalt class destroyer many times, citing lack of tactical mandate and the immaturity of several of the constituent technologies.
Zumwalt class destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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The new destroyers will have greater stealth and advanced sensor and weapon packages, and will be fitted with a 1,000-kilometer-range nuclear capable cruise missile currently being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation with Israeli help

This is new news to me