Indian Navy News & Discussions

[Capt.Popeye]

guys i have some insider info which speaks volumes about our R&D mechanisms...

The source worked on Arihant and confided to me that the team at BARC designed and produced a miniaturized reactor for the submarine. However it was while at the actual fitting of the prototype they realized that the dimensions were wrong and it wouldn't fit!

this led to a delay of approximately 2 years to the project wth!

sad if true.

What a crappy Grandma's tale.

 

[Abingdonboy]

^^^^ +1, utter BS. These guys aren't armatures or idiots who would make such a foolish mistake.

 

[lepziboy]

Any updates?

we`ll go tomorrow.it was raining hard for the past week so tomorrow i promise for sure

 

[russellpeters]

^^^^ +1, utter BS. These guys aren't armatures or idiots who would make such a foolish mistake.

well i am not saying its true or anything but i know the person for about ten years and he is not the person who would lie.

secondly some depts of BARC are really phucked up. You know it when you see an electrical engineer with no science background become the HOD of the Nuclear Research Lab. the guy has not published a paper in his fricking life.

You know when you hear the Director (yes the Director) apologizing to senior researchers whose promotions have been held for 5 years because of these guys. I have lived in the BARC residential complex, i know and hear all the **** that happens there. probably its a government department after all, and the politics. any way it is not a very rosy picture.

honestly TIFR is a better research agency than BARC. maybe the areas are different but the quality is way better.

Anyway i am going to let the matter rest since i have no producable evidence. but hey no smoke with out fire.

sorry if off topic.

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

INS Vindhyagiri, ruined in a fire, will be destroyed by Navy


Mumbai: For nearly 16 months, the INS Vindhyagiri has been anchored at the Mumbai harbour, decaying away, with ammunition within, according to the Navy. Attempts to remove the ammunition would come with serious risks of explosion, the Navy has said in the Bombay High Court. In response, the court has said the ship can be destroyed.

The Vindhyagiri caught fire when it collided with a merchant vessel near the Mumbai harbour last year. The warship, which was commissioned in the early 80s, had taken a group of officers and their families for a picnic at sea. On its way back, it hit another ship leaving the harbor. Nobody was injured but the Vindhyagiri was virtually ruined. A hole in its starboard or right side saw water gushing into the ship; a fire extended to the engine and boiler rooms.

So the Navy asked the Bombay High Court for permission to destroy the warship. The court's permission was needed because the Army has asked for compensation from the owner of the MV Nordlake, the Cyprus-flagged ship that collided with the Vindhyagiri.


"The dockyard where INS Vindhyagiri is presently grounded is occupied by several other naval warships. There are other merchant vessels that also ply into the city port which is in the same vicinity. Keeping such ammunition is unsafe and may cause risk to the other ships," the Navy said in its application.

"It is imperative not only in national interest, but also in the interest of the safety of life and property in the vicinity that the naval ship be disposed of in the mode and manner that authorities destroy old and decommissioned ships," the navy said in court.


INS Vindhyagiri, ruined in a fire, will be destroyed by Navy

 

[Abingdonboy]

^^ The IN really needs to quicken its move to other major bases on the Western coast as Mumbai is getting to congested for naval ships and is a high value city anyway which isn't smart to have a major IN base there.

 

[russellpeters]

^^ The IN really needs to quicken its move to other major bases on the Western coast as Mumbai is getting to congested for naval ships and is a high value city anyway which isn't smart to have a major IN base there.

yeah i never get that part, why do we have a naval base in mumbai....

 

[sancho]

India has acquired a carrier from Russia and is seeking to equip it with modern systems, perhaps even those produced by Israel

The significant increase in the strength of the Indian army in the coming years may result in new deals with several of Israel's defense industries. India has acquired a Russian aircraft carrier, which it will receive at the start of 2013. India is also seeking to equip this carrier with several systems that are not part of the deal with Moscow...

Israel Defense | Profit Potential for Israel

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Israel Defense | Profit Potential for Israel

Well, to start with: the 3-D Search Radar from ELTA and Barak missiles are already part of the outfitting...............

yeah i never get that part, why do we have a naval base in mumbai....

Because it has been there for years and years; over a century in fact.

 

[Abingdonboy]

IN's P-8I "Neptune" being tested in US:

 

[sudhir007]

Watch the Teg at 1.15

 

[RPK]

Air Combat Capability of Navy
The combat capability of Sea Harriers has been enhanced through a midlife upgrade. Adequate stocks of arms and ammunition exist forthe existing aircraft carrier. Fifteen new MiG 29K fighter aircraft have been inducted for carrier borne operations. These aircraft will operate from INS Vikramaditya, which is planned for induction in December 2012. Contract has been concluded for acquisition of additional 29 MiG 29K fighter aircraft to strengthen the air combat capability of the Navy.

This information was given by Minister of Defence Shri A K Antony in a written reply to Shri Purnmasi Ram in Lok Sabha today.

PK/NN
(Release ID :83708)

 

[RPK]

NAVY
1.
Fleet Tanker
55,279,455
(Euro 41,563,500)
23.04.2008
2.
Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft
641,260,500
01.01.2009
3.
Fleet Tanker under Option Clause
55,279,455
(Euro 41,563,500)
31.03.2009
4.
Air Route Surveillance Radar (ARSR)
11,164,800
06.11.2009
5.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
80,774,390
04.03.2010
Total = US $ 843,758,600
Grand Total = US $ 4,279,242,300

 

[sudhir007]

India Inducts 15 MiG-29Ks for Carrier Operations | Defense News | defensenews.com

Fifteen new Russian-made MiG-29K fighter jets have been inducted for Indian Navy carrier-borne operations, Indian Defence Minister, A.K. Antony told the country’s Parliament. These aircraft will operate from the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, formerly called the Admiral Gorshkov when in Russian service, which is planned for induction in December.

Antony also said a contract has been concluded to acquire an additional 29 MiG-29Ks to strengthen the air combat capability of the Navy.

India placed an order for 16 MiG-29Ks for $650 million in 2004 to be used on the Russian-made Vikramaditya. A repeat order for $1.5 billion was placed in early 2010 to purchase the 29 additional MiG-29Ks. The Vikramaditya is undergoing a refit in Russia

A trainer version of the MiG-29K, which was part of the aircraft carrier deal, crashed June 23, 2011, in southern Russia, killing its two-member crew. Although no details are known of the probe into the crash. the finalization of the contract for additional MiG-29Ks suggests Indian officials are satisfied with the aircraft, said an Indian Defence Ministry official.

 

[Yeti]

India inducts 15 MiG-29Ks for carrier operations

May 21, 2012
Combined reports

Fifteen new Russian-made MiG-29K fighter jets have been inducted for Indian Navy carrier-borne operations, Indian Defence Minister, A.K. Antony told the country’s Parliament.


These aircraft will operate from the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, formerly called the Admiral Gorshkov when in Russian service, which is planned for induction in December.



Antony also said a contract has been concluded to acquire an additional 29 MiG-29Ks to strengthen the air combat capability of the Navy.



India placed an order for 16 MiG-29Ks for $650 million in 2004 to be used on the Russian-made Vikramaditya. A repeat order for $1.5 billion was placed in early 2010 to purchase the 29 additional MiG-29Ks. The Vikramaditya is undergoing a refit in Russia.



A trainer version of the MiG-29K, which was part of the aircraft carrier deal, crashed June 23, 2011, in southern Russia, killing its two-member crew. Although no details are known of the probe into the crash. the finalization of the contract for additional MiG-29Ks suggests Indian officials are satisfied with the aircraft, said an Indian Defence Ministry official.



India inducts 15 MiG-29Ks for carrier operations | Russia & India Report