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^^What about choppers for LPDs will they call separate tenders?

Not necessarily, the increased order of naval helicopters (NH90 / S70), could be used to get helicopters for the LPDs as well. But then again, it depends on if we go for LDPs or JSS with limited number of space for helicopters, or if we go for an LHD design. For the LPD 4 x NH90 / S70 could be used, but also 2 x CH53Ks, which I would prefer to carry heavier payloads. For an LHD, NH90 / S70 will be procured in higher numbers for sure.
 
The delivery of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya from Russia had been further delayed to the last quarter of 2013, against the envisaged delivery schedule this December.

However, the total cost would remain at $ 2.3 billion at the time of delivery, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

“The total project cost of Vikramaditya, as approved by the government in 2004, was $ 974.28 million with the delivery scheduled in August 2008. In March 2010, the cost was renegotiated and increased to $ 2.3 billion with the revised delivery date as December 2012. The total cost will remain at $ 2.3 billion at the time of delivery,” Defence Minister A.K. Antony said in a written reply.

The 44,500 tonne Kiev class aircraft carrier, which was Admiral Gorshkov, had undergone extensive trials for the first time for 108 days from June to September 2012 with a part of the Indian crew also being on board. A substantial scope of the ship’s equipment and aviation trials were also completed during this period.

“However, the main propulsion plant trials to full power could not be completed during sea trials due to defects encountered in the boiler section. Rectification of the defect is likely to take six months. Post contract conclusion in 2004, the ship was put to sea for the first time in June 2012 and that is when these defects were encountered,” the Minister said.

On steps to meet the operational preparedness of the Navy, he said, “In the interim, the operational requirement of the Navy would be met by INS Viraat, which will remain in service till the induction of Vikramaditya.”

The Hindu : News / National : Vikramaditya delivery now pushed to 2013 last quarter
 
The delivery of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya from Russia had been further delayed to the last quarter of 2013, against the envisaged delivery schedule this December.

However, the total cost would remain at $ 2.3 billion at the time of delivery, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

“The total project cost of Vikramaditya, as approved by the government in 2004, was $ 974.28 million with the delivery scheduled in August 2008. In March 2010, the cost was renegotiated and increased to $ 2.3 billion with the revised delivery date as December 2012. The total cost will remain at $ 2.3 billion at the time of delivery,” Defence Minister A.K. Antony said in a written reply.

The 44,500 tonne Kiev class aircraft carrier, which was Admiral Gorshkov, had undergone extensive trials for the first time for 108 days from June to September 2012 with a part of the Indian crew also being on board. A substantial scope of the ship’s equipment and aviation trials were also completed during this period.

“However, the main propulsion plant trials to full power could not be completed during sea trials due to defects encountered in the boiler section. Rectification of the defect is likely to take six months. Post contract conclusion in 2004, the ship was put to sea for the first time in June 2012 and that is when these defects were encountered,” the Minister said.

On steps to meet the operational preparedness of the Navy, he said, “In the interim, the operational requirement of the Navy would be met by INS Viraat, which will remain in service till the induction of Vikramaditya.”

The Hindu : News / National : Vikramaditya delivery now pushed to 2013 last quarter

How many times will Pakistani members keep posting month-old news for self-satisfaction?

Every bit of this forum already knows Viki wont come in December this year. Are you so bent on posting
this article now? Just the other day you were bashing Indian member for posting a barely 3 days old news
regarding PAF Mirage crash.
 
How many times will Pakistani members keep posting month-old news for self-satisfaction?

Every bit of this forum already knows Viki wont come in December this year. Are you so bent on posting
this article now? Just the other day you were bashing Indian member for posting a barely 3 days old news
regarding PAF Mirage crash.
Let me help you with the date of the news article i posted.

NEW DELHI, November 26, 2012
 
Let me help you with the date of the news article i posted.

NEW DELHI, November 26, 2012

Big time, eh?

Let me help you with the date of the news article member IND151 posted back there -

November 25, 2012

PAF’s ” Flying Coffin ” Mirage aircraft crashes near Jhang, pilot killed | idrw.org

IND151 posted the news a day later. Although the actual event of the crash was about 2-3 days old.

As for your news, the info that Viki won't come in December 2012 was posted, discussed and discarded weeks
ago
.

IND151's article was 1 day old when he posted it carrying 2-3 days old "news", you bashed it.
Your article was also 1 day old when you posted itcarrying almost 1 month-old "news",I bashed it.

Leveled, eh? Whats your point?
 
CAG Smells Rs 223 Crores Scam In Air Cushion Vehicles Purchase Made By Navy In 2007-10

NEW DELHI: The Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) has alleged that the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) procured 12 Air Cushion Vehicles (ACV) costing Rs 223.26 crores in violation of the prescribed procedures, which narrowed down the competitors. The purchase was made between the period 2007-10.

"The procurement of ACVs was based on an SQR (Staff Quality Requirements) that was enriched in RFP (Request For Proposal). The critical requirement was subsequently deleted in a pre-bid meeting with the few vendors who responded to the RFP. The vitiation of the process led to denial of level playing field to other vendors and could have led to the limited number of offers received by the Ministry (Ministry of Defense)," alleges audit report made public on Thursday alleges. "As such this procurement worth `223.26 crore for coastal security is questionable, both on discovery of most economic price as also on the operational suitability of the very equipment."

Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) are used for multipurpose maritime operations such as high speed coastal patrol in shallow waters and marshy areas, seaborne amphibious operations, high speed interception and interdiction and search and rescue operations in shallow waters.

The ACV holds an advantage over the ship in terms of speed and maximum as well as cruising speed are its critical parameters as ships/crafts are designed for utilisation at the maximum speed for an estimated 10 per cent of their total operation time, at cruising speed for 70 per cent and 20 per cent of operation time for manoeuvring.

The critical and other required parameters of the equipment are reflected in a document known as the SQR. Explaining the purchase procedures, the audit report says that Acceptance of Necessity (AON) is obtained based on the SQR.

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) initiated (January 2007) the case for procurement of 12 ACVs. Following the Defense Procurement Procedure (DPP) - 2008, the ICG approved (May 2009) the draft SQRs and the Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued (August 2009) to 13 vendors. Only two vendors viz.M/s Griffon Hover Works Limited (GHL), UK and M/s EPS Corporation, USA responded w ith their techno-commercial proposals.

The recommendations of the Contract Negotiation Committee (CNC) for acquisition of 12 ACVs from M/s GHL, UK were approved (August 2010) by the Raksha Mantri (RM). Thereafter, the Ministry of Defense accorded (September 2010) sanction and concluded (October 2010) a contract for acquisition of 12 ACVs at a total cost of PDS 31.95 million (`223.26 crore) with delivery scheduled between April 2012 and January 2015.

"Our examination revealed that the SQRs were deficient. Though an endurance of nine hours was catered for, there was no prescribed requirement for the cruising speed despite the fact that the existing ACVs with the ICG had a cruising speed of 35 knots," the report alleges.

The RFP (August 2009) on the other hand solicited, besides an endurance of nine hours a cruising speed of 45 knots; range of 400 nautical miles; and maximum speed of 45 knots. The two vendors viz. M/s GHL and M/s EPS had indicated cruising speed of their ACVs as 35 knots and 30 knots respectively, the report claims.

It further alleges that the the fresh RFP, however, was not issued despite the proposals not meeting the SQRs and the solicited requirement for cruising speed was altogether deleted in a pre-bid meeting with four of the vendors that attended the meeting. The deletion was in violation of the DPP-2008 as it permits only clarifications as against alteration in parameters solicited through RFP. As per DPP such material deviations from the RFP are required to be approved by the RM, however, the case was not put up to the RM through the Defence Procurement Board (DPB) for his approval.

The Ministry while conceding (April 2012) that the maximum speed, cruising speed and endurance are among its critical parameters for ACVs, stated that the documentation for the AON approved by the RM did not refer to cruising speed. Ministry also accepted that in the pre-bid meeting the cruising speed of 45 knots mentioned in RFP was amended to read ‘only as cruising speed’ so as to ‘leave the option of selecting the cruising speed to the designer’. The rationale for bringing in this flexibility has not been explained even though existing ACVs of Coast Guard have cruising speed of 35 knots.

India Defense Today - CAG Smells Rs 223 Crores Scam In Air Cushion Vehicles Purchase Made By Navy In 2007-09
 
Indian Navy taps HAL to keep increase Sea King availability

The Indian Navy has knocked on HAL's door to carry out Sea King 42C Helicopter 90 weekly inspections at INS Garuda in Kochi. The HAL MRO Division has had experience in overhauling the transmission assemblies of the Navy's Seaking chopper. According to HAL, "Indian Navy suggested that the vast experience held by HAL on maintenance and repair of helicopters will benefit Indian Navy in keeping the Sea King fleet serviceable." HAL MRO Division accepted the offer for the servicing of Seaking 42C Helicopter as a Pilot Project. A ceremony to take over the first helicopter for the process was carried out on November 8 at Kochi.

HAL has posted 11 technicians and one officer at INS GARUDA to begin work. HAL will be involved in activities that include: pre-survey coordinated by customer and NAQAS, rectification of all observations as per survey, carry out servicing as per schedules approved by OEM, compliance of all applicable modifications, inspection, overhaul and servicing of airframes, inspection, overhaul and servicing of transmission rotables and LRUs, preparation of helicopters to the applicable SOP and servicing schedule requirements, coordination of all the work done reports by Navy as part of helicopter clearance for ground run and flights, rectification of snags observed during ground run and flights and acceptance of helicopter by customer. An upgrade programme for the Navy's Sea Kings also hangs fire, and is currently being fought between AgustaWestland (OEM) and Israel Aerospace Industries.

Indian Navy taps HAL to keep increase Sea King availability - SP's Naval Forces



HAL gets order from ICG to modify two Dorniers

HAL's Kanpur-based Transport Aircraft Division (TAD) has recently been contracted by the Indian Coast Guard to modify two Dornier Do-228 aircraft for the observer-trainer role, to train observers in navigation, communication and surveillance. According to HAL literature, the O-Trainer modification consists of fabrication and installation of two additional trainee consoles and a work table with modification of existing ELTA radar console and outfitting with the latest state of the art NAV & COM avionic systems.

It continues by adding, "Considering the urgent requirement of Coast Guard for training their observers, wiring diagrams, cable assemblies, designs of consoles were developed within a short time span of one month by Transport Aircraft Research & Design Centre (TARDC), Kanpur. The Consoles were manufactured at TAD, Kanpur. The integration of the entire modification on the first aircraft CG-783 was complete in a month and the aircraft has already been delivered to the customer. ground testing of modifications on second aircraft CG-785 is in progress."

HAL gets order from ICG to modify two Dorniers - SP's Naval Forces



Northrop Grumman nav system on Coast Guard vessels

Indian Coastguard's under-build fleet of 20 fast patrol vessels being constructed at the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) will have Northrop Grumman advanced shipboard navigation systems. According to NGC, "Under the contract awarded through the company's Indian reseller Marine Electricals Ltd, Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit will provide a navigation package including VisionMaster Total Watch multifunction displays, electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS), autopilot, magnetic compass and the new NAVIGAT 3000 fibre-optic gyrocompass."
As with most such contracts, the deal also includes spares, factory testing and engineering support services. The first shipset delivery is expected in late 2012. Deliveries will continue into 2015. "These integrated bridge system components will provide the Indian Coast Guard the most advanced shipboard navigation systems available today," said Alan Dix, Managing Director of Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine. "We look forward to delivering products that will help secure India's coastline for years to come." Sperry Marine's NAVIGAT 3000 fibre optic gyrocompass provides all motion data required for the ship's steering for faster operation. It minimises size, weight, noise and power consumption while maximising reliability, dynamic angular rate and redundancy as it delivers the full set of navigation data.

Northrop Grumman nav system on Coast Guard vessels - SP's Naval Forces
 
Govt trains coastal villagers on security along sea-shore

Government has started a special training programme for fishermen and coastal villagers to monitor movement of ships and fishing boats and immediately alert security forces if anything suspicious is found in seas.

Under the programme, started in more than 200 villages along western coastline, the coastal population is being given security awareness training and handling of various gadgets for swift action and communication.

"We have started the programme involving common citizens, including fishermen, living in coastal villages for protection of coastal areas. The training programme is part of the whole exercise," a senior official said.

Training on how to handle surveillance equipment like night vision device, Global Positioning System and Transponders are also part of the programme.

The terrorists, who carried out the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, had come from Karachi through the sea which exposed chinks in the security of the country's 7,517 km coastline.

The programme is part of the government's "steady and sustained" efforts to shore up defences as it continues to review vulnerabilities along the coastline.

Post 26/11, the government's response to coastal security has been multi-dimensional. A suitable command structure for maritime security has been firmed up with several Joint Operation Centres set up and placed under the Indian Navy, the official said.

After the full implementation of the first phase of the Coastal Security Scheme on March 31, 2011, the second phase has started subsequently.

Govt trains coastal villagers on security along sea-shore | Business Standard
 
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