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And not a single pic will be realised of this mammoth exercise
We don't have the propaganda department.
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We don't have the propaganda department.
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It's not about propaganda, it's Public Relations (PR) and the Indian Military (every arm and the MoD DOES have a PR wing). Let the Indian people see where their taxes go and maybe more importantly show them that things are changing with their Military. As a secondary note it will show the world the might of the Indian military (again, a secondary purpose).
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Actually your secondary purpose should be our primary purpose and this thinking is missing as far as all the pr wings of gov and armed forces are concerned. We dont believe in propaganda.
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And nor should they. I've always believed in the "speak softly and carry a big stick". Let the world underestimate India for as long as they like, that's immaterial tbh, those who need to know India's capabilities will know (nations/militaries).
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already one thread is running..please merge it @Oscar @WebMaster @Aeronaut
now thats what we call exercise...
but I agree with @Abingdonboy
this Tropex is IN's largest exercise.but they only release handful of pics each year..
2012.....
Livefist: Indian Navy Exercise TROPEX-2012
2013.....
http://indiannavy.nic.in/press-release/naval-exercise-tropex-2013-concludes
PHOTOS: Indian Navy TROPEX 2013
now thats what we call exercise...
but I agree with @Abingdonboy
this Tropex is IN's largest exercise.but they only release handful of pics each year..
2012.....
Livefist: Indian Navy Exercise TROPEX-2012
2013.....
http://indiannavy.nic.in/press-release/naval-exercise-tropex-2013-concludes
PHOTOS: Indian Navy TROPEX 2013
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Indian Navy Kicks Off Exercise Tropex 2014 >> Naval Today
Chindits: Exercise 'TROPEX 2014' Underway On Eastern Coast
Livefist: Indian Sea Harriers Headline TROPEX 2014
Chindits: Exercise 'TROPEX 2014' Underway On Eastern Coast
Livefist: Indian Sea Harriers Headline TROPEX 2014
Some more 2012 here
Indian Navy Exercise TROPEX-2012
Some more 2012 here:
Indian Navy Exercise TROPEX-2012
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Dassault has dreamed DCNS did
Shipyards Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai, in full swing. Six Scorpene submarines designed by the French DCNS are being assembled. The most advanced of them will take the merpour the ultimate tests in 2015, for delivery to the Indian Navy a year tard.Pour the French naval group, it will be the culmination of ten years of plusde pourse efforts develop this strategic market. In 2005, DCNS signed a contract forthe production of six conventional Scorpene submarines pourun valued at € 1.1 billion, after three years of intense négociations.Pour achieve, DCNS has operated several levers. "We played fully map the transfer of technologies " , explains Bernard Buisson, the directeurde DCNS India. This passaitpar providing plansde manufacturing of ships and technical specifications of the equipment. Finirde to convince the Indian authorities, the French has prisdes risks.
"All submarines are manufactured and assembled not only in India. Even if we do not build, we commit to the level of performancesen terms of speed, acoustic discretion, maneuverability ... the first two copies. This a strong commitment on our part that the transfer of technology and know-how takes place well " says the officer. To do this, DCNS had to climb competence partner MDL, which had not built submarine for ten years. Today, it employs approximately 2,000 employees, many of whom form is Venuse Cherbourg (Manche). Upon signing the contract, he had 80. DCNS has also sent teams on site to ensure that his partner applied correctementles quality standards.Above all, he had to build a supply chain. "We studied the rich Indian industrial fabric of about 400 SMEs. It took two years to find partners with the required quality level and qualify. To select four partners, we have audited nearly a hundred providers " , explains Bernard Buisson. A strict selection based on fifty criteria, both technical and financial.What stumble upon some nuggets as SEC, an SME in Hyderabad, working with the Indian space agency!
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"All submarines are manufactured and assembled not only in India. Even if we do not build, we commit to the level of performancesen terms of speed, acoustic discretion, maneuverability ... the first two copies. This a strong commitment on our part that the transfer of technology and know-how takes place well " says the officer. To do this, DCNS had to climb competence partner MDL, which had not built submarine for ten years. Today, it employs approximately 2,000 employees, many of whom form is Venuse Cherbourg (Manche). Upon signing the contract, he had 80. DCNS has also sent teams on site to ensure that his partner applied correctementles quality standards.Above all, he had to build a supply chain. "We studied the rich Indian industrial fabric of about 400 SMEs. It took two years to find partners with the required quality level and qualify. To select four partners, we have audited nearly a hundred providers " , explains Bernard Buisson. A strict selection based on fifty criteria, both technical and financial.What stumble upon some nuggets as SEC, an SME in Hyderabad, working with the Indian space agency!
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Indian Navy signs MoUs with Russia on new Combat Management Systems
Indian Navy, hoping to expand its global presence, will receive a shot-in-the-arm with the signing of new MoUs with Russia on the new Combat Management Systems and radars.
These MoUs that are of strategic concern to the Indian Navy were signed on the sidelines of the recently concluded DefExpo in Delhi. The MoUs were signed between Indian firm Pipavav defense and Offshore Technologies Ltd. and Russian state-run defence firm Concern-Morinformsystem-Agat.
Both sides are looking forward to launching a mutually beneficial cooperation pattern in producing for the Indian market as well as for export. A working group is likely to be established as soon as all of the formalities are settled within a month of signing the MoUs, an official from Agat said.
Pipavav Shipyard was the first Indian corporate shipyard to be granted clearance to build warships and other vessels for the Indian Navy.
The Russian defence firm is also in talks with state-run Hindustan Shipyard, Goa Shipyard and Bharat Engireering Limited to jointly develop products for the Indian Navy.
Defence News - Indian Navy signs MoUs with Russia on new Combat Management Systems
Indian Navy, hoping to expand its global presence, will receive a shot-in-the-arm with the signing of new MoUs with Russia on the new Combat Management Systems and radars.
These MoUs that are of strategic concern to the Indian Navy were signed on the sidelines of the recently concluded DefExpo in Delhi. The MoUs were signed between Indian firm Pipavav defense and Offshore Technologies Ltd. and Russian state-run defence firm Concern-Morinformsystem-Agat.
Both sides are looking forward to launching a mutually beneficial cooperation pattern in producing for the Indian market as well as for export. A working group is likely to be established as soon as all of the formalities are settled within a month of signing the MoUs, an official from Agat said.
Pipavav Shipyard was the first Indian corporate shipyard to be granted clearance to build warships and other vessels for the Indian Navy.
The Russian defence firm is also in talks with state-run Hindustan Shipyard, Goa Shipyard and Bharat Engireering Limited to jointly develop products for the Indian Navy.
Defence News - Indian Navy signs MoUs with Russia on new Combat Management Systems
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Indian Navy signs MoUs with Russia on new Combat Management Systems
Indian Navy, hoping to expand its global presence, will receive a shot-in-the-arm with the signing of new MoUs with Russia on the new Combat Management Systems and radars.
These MoUs that are of strategic concern to the Indian Navy were signed on the sidelines of the recently concluded DefExpo in Delhi. The MoUs were signed between Indian firm Pipavav defense and Offshore Technologies Ltd. and Russian state-run defence firm Concern-Morinformsystem-Agat.
Both sides are looking forward to launching a mutually beneficial cooperation pattern in producing for the Indian market as well as for export. A working group is likely to be established as soon as all of the formalities are settled within a month of signing the MoUs, an official from Agat said.
Pipavav Shipyard was the first Indian corporate shipyard to be granted clearance to build warships and other vessels for the Indian Navy.
The Russian defence firm is also in talks with state-run Hindustan Shipyard, Goa Shipyard and Bharat Engireering Limited to jointly develop products for the Indian Navy.
Defence News - Indian Navy signs MoUs with Russia on new Combat Management Systems
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Delays in warship refits hitting operational readiness: CAG
The Navy is growing into a powerful three-dimensional “blue-water” force, capable of protecting the country’s geostrategic interests from the Persian Gulf to Malacca Strait, but lack of proper infrastructure and management at dockyards is proving a big drag on its operational capabilities.
The latest CAG report, tabled in Parliament, has punched deep holes into the entire planning and management of refits of warships that take place in the two naval dockyards at Mumbai and Visakhapatnam and three naval ship repair yards at Port Blair, Kochi and Karwar.
Slamming the huge delays in refits and repairs of warships, undertaken to keep the “platforms” packed with weapons, sensors and machinery seaworthy and fighting-fit, the audit watchdog said the Navy’s operational readiness to meet “contemporary” threats and challenges was being adversely hit.
“Of the 152 refits (of frontline destroyers, frigates and other warships) checked, only 18% commenced as per norms, while 74% were completed with a total delay of 8,629 days. A ship overdue for refit cannot be part of an optimal solution to India’s security needs. Similarly, ships undergoing longer repairs are not available for operational role,” said CAG.
The Navy operates 145 warships, which includes 50 “major combatants” and 14 submarines, 80 aircraft, 120 helicopters and 16 spy drones but many of them are slated for progressive retirement.
While 39 new warships and six submarines are on order, all incidentally in domestic shipyards, projects for another 40 warships are in the pipeline under the Maritime Capability Perspective Plan 2012-2027. In fact, ongoing and proposed naval projects will together cost over Rs 3 lakh crore over the next 15 years, as first reported by TOI.
The CAG, on its part said, the defence ministry and Navy should “ensure that creation of necessary repair facilities is synchronized with induction of new ships to ensure availability of infrastructure and facilities”.
“Since timely availability of spares is also critical for efficient refits, the Navy should take steps to streamline the procurement system through better coordination and effective controls… The main reasons for less than optimal refit management continue to be infrastructural constraints at repair yards and timely availability of spares,” it said.
“Inadequate dry-docking facilities to support refit requirements continue to delay the commencement and completion of refits. The projects sanctioned for enhancing the facilities have witnessed considerable delays,” it added.
The CAG said the MoD and Navy also should designate “a nodal agency” to ensure mid-life upgrades (MLUs) of premier warships, which have the potential of enhancing their combat worthiness, “are taken up and completed in time” after it found “significant delays” of five to 67 months in most of them.
Delays in warship refits hitting operational readiness: CAG | idrw.org
The Navy is growing into a powerful three-dimensional “blue-water” force, capable of protecting the country’s geostrategic interests from the Persian Gulf to Malacca Strait, but lack of proper infrastructure and management at dockyards is proving a big drag on its operational capabilities.
The latest CAG report, tabled in Parliament, has punched deep holes into the entire planning and management of refits of warships that take place in the two naval dockyards at Mumbai and Visakhapatnam and three naval ship repair yards at Port Blair, Kochi and Karwar.
Slamming the huge delays in refits and repairs of warships, undertaken to keep the “platforms” packed with weapons, sensors and machinery seaworthy and fighting-fit, the audit watchdog said the Navy’s operational readiness to meet “contemporary” threats and challenges was being adversely hit.
“Of the 152 refits (of frontline destroyers, frigates and other warships) checked, only 18% commenced as per norms, while 74% were completed with a total delay of 8,629 days. A ship overdue for refit cannot be part of an optimal solution to India’s security needs. Similarly, ships undergoing longer repairs are not available for operational role,” said CAG.
The Navy operates 145 warships, which includes 50 “major combatants” and 14 submarines, 80 aircraft, 120 helicopters and 16 spy drones but many of them are slated for progressive retirement.
While 39 new warships and six submarines are on order, all incidentally in domestic shipyards, projects for another 40 warships are in the pipeline under the Maritime Capability Perspective Plan 2012-2027. In fact, ongoing and proposed naval projects will together cost over Rs 3 lakh crore over the next 15 years, as first reported by TOI.
The CAG, on its part said, the defence ministry and Navy should “ensure that creation of necessary repair facilities is synchronized with induction of new ships to ensure availability of infrastructure and facilities”.
“Since timely availability of spares is also critical for efficient refits, the Navy should take steps to streamline the procurement system through better coordination and effective controls… The main reasons for less than optimal refit management continue to be infrastructural constraints at repair yards and timely availability of spares,” it said.
“Inadequate dry-docking facilities to support refit requirements continue to delay the commencement and completion of refits. The projects sanctioned for enhancing the facilities have witnessed considerable delays,” it added.
The CAG said the MoD and Navy also should designate “a nodal agency” to ensure mid-life upgrades (MLUs) of premier warships, which have the potential of enhancing their combat worthiness, “are taken up and completed in time” after it found “significant delays” of five to 67 months in most of them.
Delays in warship refits hitting operational readiness: CAG | idrw.org
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No decision yet on Naval station at Vizhinjam
A waiting game on part of the officials of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is holding up a key project for the Navy and an economic win-win situation for Kerala.
The Navy is keen to carve out a base with 500 m of berthing space within the proposed Vizhinjam port, for which it received in-principle approval from the State government for development on a cost-sharing basis in March last year. The MoD has been dragging its feet on granting clearance and is unlikely to do so now in view of the imminent Lok Sabha polls, sources say.
“The Navy, being the net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), will receive a shot in the arm if it gets to set up a station at the Vizhinjam deepwater port, which will be strategically located astride major international shipping lines witnessing an annual traffic volume of nearly two lakh merchant vessels. Proximity to some island territories and key Indian Ocean littorals makes it all the more significant,” says Vice-Admiral (retired) Raman P. Suthan.
“While the Navy has embarked on an ambitious expansion plan, barring a prospective station as part of the Cochin Port’s proposed outer harbour, there is hardly any room for the force to expand in Kochi. Further, development of each square metre of jetty space in Kochi will cost the Navy Rs.4 lakh. In contrast, Vizhinjam being a greenfield project will only cost Rs.2.06 lakh per sq m,” he said.
The State government had said in March that the Navy could have a 500-m jetty at Vizhinjam port, and develop an adjoining 25 acres of land for infrastructure, all at an estimated cost of about Rs.500 crore.
Sources say a full-fledged Naval station at Vizhinjam will be of tremendous value in terms of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations (HADR) as liaising with the State authorities will be easier. It will also give a fillip to tri-services amphibious operations, given the strong presence of the Air Force and the Army (an amphibious Brigade) at Thiruvananthpuram.
“As Vizhinjam has a natural draft of 15 to 18 metres, any Naval vessel could berth there. Together with the 120 m berthing space being allocated to the Indian Coast Guard, the maritime forces could mount effective surveillance on vessel traffic and island territories from the port,” sources say.
Discussions are under way with the Navy on collaborating in the project, State Minister of Ports K. Babu says. “We cannot wait till they give a word on this and may well press ahead with the tendering process. It is up to the Navy and the MoD to decide if they really want to partner in the project,” he toldThe Hindu.
No decision yet on Naval station at Vizhinjam | idrw.org
A waiting game on part of the officials of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is holding up a key project for the Navy and an economic win-win situation for Kerala.
The Navy is keen to carve out a base with 500 m of berthing space within the proposed Vizhinjam port, for which it received in-principle approval from the State government for development on a cost-sharing basis in March last year. The MoD has been dragging its feet on granting clearance and is unlikely to do so now in view of the imminent Lok Sabha polls, sources say.
“The Navy, being the net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), will receive a shot in the arm if it gets to set up a station at the Vizhinjam deepwater port, which will be strategically located astride major international shipping lines witnessing an annual traffic volume of nearly two lakh merchant vessels. Proximity to some island territories and key Indian Ocean littorals makes it all the more significant,” says Vice-Admiral (retired) Raman P. Suthan.
“While the Navy has embarked on an ambitious expansion plan, barring a prospective station as part of the Cochin Port’s proposed outer harbour, there is hardly any room for the force to expand in Kochi. Further, development of each square metre of jetty space in Kochi will cost the Navy Rs.4 lakh. In contrast, Vizhinjam being a greenfield project will only cost Rs.2.06 lakh per sq m,” he said.
The State government had said in March that the Navy could have a 500-m jetty at Vizhinjam port, and develop an adjoining 25 acres of land for infrastructure, all at an estimated cost of about Rs.500 crore.
Sources say a full-fledged Naval station at Vizhinjam will be of tremendous value in terms of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations (HADR) as liaising with the State authorities will be easier. It will also give a fillip to tri-services amphibious operations, given the strong presence of the Air Force and the Army (an amphibious Brigade) at Thiruvananthpuram.
“As Vizhinjam has a natural draft of 15 to 18 metres, any Naval vessel could berth there. Together with the 120 m berthing space being allocated to the Indian Coast Guard, the maritime forces could mount effective surveillance on vessel traffic and island territories from the port,” sources say.
Discussions are under way with the Navy on collaborating in the project, State Minister of Ports K. Babu says. “We cannot wait till they give a word on this and may well press ahead with the tendering process. It is up to the Navy and the MoD to decide if they really want to partner in the project,” he toldThe Hindu.
No decision yet on Naval station at Vizhinjam | idrw.org
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Tug inducted into Indian Navy
Sarthi, a 25-ton tug, was inducted into the Indian Navy in a ceremony held at the Naval Base today.
The tug, built at Tebma Shipyard Ltd, Malpe in Karnataka, is capable of generating 25 ton bollard pull capacity. Tugs provide berthing assistance to ships entering and leaving harbour.
Induction of Sarthi will bolster the capabilities of the Navy to berth capital ships at Kochi, a naval press release said.
Rear Admiral K Ravikiran, Admiral Superintendent, Naval Ship Repair Yard, Kochi, was the chief guest on the occasion, the release said.
Tug inducted into Indian Navy | idrw.org
Sarthi, a 25-ton tug, was inducted into the Indian Navy in a ceremony held at the Naval Base today.
The tug, built at Tebma Shipyard Ltd, Malpe in Karnataka, is capable of generating 25 ton bollard pull capacity. Tugs provide berthing assistance to ships entering and leaving harbour.
Induction of Sarthi will bolster the capabilities of the Navy to berth capital ships at Kochi, a naval press release said.
Rear Admiral K Ravikiran, Admiral Superintendent, Naval Ship Repair Yard, Kochi, was the chief guest on the occasion, the release said.
Tug inducted into Indian Navy | idrw.org
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