Indian Navy News & Discussions

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
25-November, 2016 16:44 IST

Maritime Security Cooperation

INS Sumitra, a Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV), visited Sydney, Australia during 4-7 November 2016. During this visit, INS Sumitra participated in “Festival of India” and undertook activities towards enhancing cooperation and mutual understanding between the two navies such as official calls, reception on board, ‘ship open to visitors’ and professional interaction between personnel of both the navies.

Indian Navy regularly deploys ships, submarines and aircrafts to friendly countries on overseas deployment to important regions of the world. Such deployments support foreign policy objectives to build bridges of friendship and strengthen international cooperation, political and defence relations with the friendly countries. Under India’s Act East policy, Indian Navy ships and aircrafts are also regularly deployed to the friendly foreign countries in South East Asia, South China Sea and Western / South Pacific. The ships of the Eastern Fleet recently visited the region during the period May to July 2016.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Kunwar Haribansh Singh and others in Lok Sabha today.

 

[#hydra#]

Diesel sub are suitable for shallow waters,but for deep waters of bay of Bengal and for pacific region nuclear powered one is more suitable and deadly.

 

[Hindustani78]

Eastern Naval Command (ENC) ships displayed for students in Visakhapatnam on Friday in connection with the Navy Week celebrations. PTI Photo

Navy personnel demonstrate on fuel replenishment from INS Shakti to other warships of Indian Navy during an operational demonstration as part of the Day-at-Sea for schoolchildren off the sea near Visakhapatnam on Friday. (Photo: DC)


The day-at-sea saw so-me exciting naval exercise on the sea. As the ships sailed into the deep waters, the action was on, turning the place into a war zone.

Six ships of the Eastern Fleet including the fleet-support ship and oil-tanker INS Shakti, stealth frigates INS ships Satpura, Shivalik, guided missile destroyer INS Ranvijay, stealth ASW corvette INS Kadmatt, missile corvettes IN Ships Kora, Khanjar, off-shore patrol vessel INS Sukanya and one submarine INS Sindhuvir participated in the event held as a part of the Navy Week observations.

The highlights of the Day at Sea included a demonstration of the asymmetric threat, Search and Rescue (SAR), by Chetak helicopters and Sonar Dunking by a Kamov helicopter. Acts of Under-way Replenishment were also demonstrated during the sea sortie.

Interacting with the media personnel onboard the Flag Ship INS Shakti, Rear Admiral B. Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet highlighted all the activities planned for the Navy Week 2016.

“It was a great experience for us as the naval personnel have given us a great opportunity and sailing on a Naval Ships was a thrilling experience,” said Bhavana Shah and Aadya Agarwal, Students of Timpany School.

 

[$@rJen]

No mid life upgrade for all kilos underway.

And specifications varied for Indian P75 scorpene. It was found out that what leaked was fake and outdated. All 6 hull completed

But i dont know if we're upgrading all the kilos..
Scorpene leak was true... by the time ot leaked all the hulls werw under construction.. there's no way we'll cancel it. And we did have a plan to buy 3 more but the leak made us cancel it.... we didn't just start to build the sub last year.. we started to build long ago...the documents leaked does have a effect on the subs.

 

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But i dont know if we're upgrading all the kilos..
Scorpene leak was true... by the time ot leaked all the hulls werw under construction.. there's no way we'll cancel it. And we did have a plan to buy 3 more but the leak made us cancel it.... we didn't just start to build the sub last year.. we started to build long ago...the documents leaked does have a effect on the subs.

Pal there is an entire Thread here that talks about the leaks ... pays to read through that !!!.... The leaks haven't caused any majoy issues NOR there is ANY indication or official word that there is ANY cancellation!... Best is to STOP propagating hearsay and wait for any official statements!

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
27-November, 2016 13:23 IST
Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff visits Sri Lanka

Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM,AVSM,ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff, is visiting Sri Lanka on a bilateral visit from 27 November to 01 December 2016. The visit is intended to consolidate and enhance the bilateral maritime relations between India and Sri Lanka. During his visit, the CNS will hold bilateral discussions with His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka, Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe, Hon'ble Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and various senior dignitaries including the Chief of Defence Staff and the three Service Chiefs. The Admiral will also attend the 'Galle Dialogue' which is being held at Colombo. The Galle Dialogue is an annual conference hosted by Sri Lanka on the issues of Maritime Security and Cooperation between international navies. Representatives from 39 countries and 13 international organisations are likely to participate in the event. The CNS would be delivering Key-Note address on 'India's perspective on the benefits of Strategic Maritime Partnerships', during the event.

There exists a robust Naval cooperation between India and Sri Lanka encompassing a wide span which includes operational interactions through bilateral exercises, coordinated patrolling along the common maritime border, Training, Port Calls, Capacity Building and Capacity Augmentation initiatives.

The Admiral will also lay a wreath at the IPKF memorial, which has been built by Sri Lanka to honour Indian Martyrs, during his visit.

*****

 

[$@rJen]

Pal there is an entire Thread here that talks about the leaks ... pays to read through that !!!.... The leaks haven't caused any majoy issues NOR there is ANY indication or official word that there is ANY cancellation!... Best is to STOP propagating hearsay and wait for any official statements!

I've been on that thread... there's no credible source that say the leak haven't damaged the deal as well... and can you provide me a latest link regarding india ordering aditional scorpene!!?? We're still trying to assess the damage as per the lateat reports... what i stated in my earlier post was true..

Scorpene leak: Joint probe on cards for India, France to assess damage

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Monday, November 28, 2016
By: India Today

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The defence ministry is planning to form a joint team with France to investigate the extent of leakage of information about the Indian Scorpene submarines, six of which are under construction at the Mumbai based Mazagon Dockyards Limited.

The Indian side had formed a high level committee in September soon after media reports from Australia came out saying that 22,000 pages of information about the Indian programme had leaked out and this could compromise the safety of the classified portions of the project.


ABOUT THE LEAK ::

In Australia, around 10 pages of the Indian programme were leaked and before more papers could be published by a newspaper, a court put a stay on its publication and ordered the whole material to be returned to the French firm DCNS, which is the original manufacturer of the vessels.

"Whatever we could access through the public reports, does not say much on the extent and the possible impact of the leakage but the bulk of the leaked report is with the French stakeholders. That is why, we want to form a joint team to look into the matter," senior sources in the defence ministry told Mail Today.

The government is in the process of determining the French partner for the investigation. "We would see whether it would be DCNS or the French government," they said. Recently, the defence ministry has informed Parliament that a committee was constituted by it to enquire into the reported leak of documents.


NO PROGRESS IN INVESTIGATIONS ::

"The Committee has submitted its report, which is under examination," Minister of State for Defence Sunash Bhamre had informed the Lok Sabha. Though the committee has not been able to make much headqay in its probe due to limitation of available leaked material, it was a matter of great satisfaction for the force that the leak did not happen in India and took place in Australia. Preliminary investigations showed that the leak took place in the DCNS office in France.


THE DAMAGE ::

According to reports, 22,400 pages related to Indian Navy's six under-construction Scorpene submarines were leaked by a retired French Navy Captain who was working as a subcontractor for DCNS - which is a French government-owned submarine building firm. The documents which are marked as 'restricted' are about the combat capabilities of the submarines of which the first is INS Kalvari. In Indian hierarchy of classifications, restricted-class documents comes after highly important files - marked as top secret and secret.

Senior Navy officers view the leaks as a matter of corporate rivalry but want to know the extent to which the submarines have been compromised. India had signed the contract for these submarines in 2005 for around Rs 18,000 crore and the first boat was supposed to be inducted by the year 2011. However, due to delays the time-lines slipped by another four years and the cost also went up by another Rs 5,000 crores. Due to the leakage incident in France, the Navy and other services have started enforcing cyber security procedures more strictly to prevent any such theft of information at their end.

 

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I've been on that thread... there's no credible source that say the leak haven't damaged the deal as well... and can you provide me a latest link regarding india ordering aditional scorpene!!?? We're still trying to assess the damage as per the lateat reports... what i stated in my earlier post was true..

Scorpene leak: Joint probe on cards for India, France to assess damage

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Monday, November 28, 2016
By: India Today

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The defence ministry is planning to form a joint team with France to investigate the extent of leakage of information about the Indian Scorpene submarines, six of which are under construction at the Mumbai based Mazagon Dockyards Limited.

The Indian side had formed a high level committee in September soon after media reports from Australia came out saying that 22,000 pages of information about the Indian programme had leaked out and this could compromise the safety of the classified portions of the project.


ABOUT THE LEAK ::

In Australia, around 10 pages of the Indian programme were leaked and before more papers could be published by a newspaper, a court put a stay on its publication and ordered the whole material to be returned to the French firm DCNS, which is the original manufacturer of the vessels.

"Whatever we could access through the public reports, does not say much on the extent and the possible impact of the leakage but the bulk of the leaked report is with the French stakeholders. That is why, we want to form a joint team to look into the matter," senior sources in the defence ministry told Mail Today.

The government is in the process of determining the French partner for the investigation. "We would see whether it would be DCNS or the French government," they said. Recently, the defence ministry has informed Parliament that a committee was constituted by it to enquire into the reported leak of documents.


NO PROGRESS IN INVESTIGATIONS ::

"The Committee has submitted its report, which is under examination," Minister of State for Defence Sunash Bhamre had informed the Lok Sabha. Though the committee has not been able to make much headqay in its probe due to limitation of available leaked material, it was a matter of great satisfaction for the force that the leak did not happen in India and took place in Australia. Preliminary investigations showed that the leak took place in the DCNS office in France.


THE DAMAGE ::

According to reports, 22,400 pages related to Indian Navy's six under-construction Scorpene submarines were leaked by a retired French Navy Captain who was working as a subcontractor for DCNS - which is a French government-owned submarine building firm. The documents which are marked as 'restricted' are about the combat capabilities of the submarines of which the first is INS Kalvari. In Indian hierarchy of classifications, restricted-class documents comes after highly important files - marked as top secret and secret.

Senior Navy officers view the leaks as a matter of corporate rivalry but want to know the extent to which the submarines have been compromised. India had signed the contract for these submarines in 2005 for around Rs 18,000 crore and the first boat was supposed to be inducted by the year 2011. However, due to delays the time-lines slipped by another four years and the cost also went up by another Rs 5,000 crores. Due to the leakage incident in France, the Navy and other services have started enforcing cyber security procedures more strictly to prevent any such theft of information at their end.

First Stop posting rehashed news of which it doesn't bring in new information!

Second , how can you post be true , when there is NO OFFICIALLY STATEMENT on the cancellation!

Third, U HAVEN'T read the thread and if you did , you could see that the leaks are pretty much old info much before the building of the Scorpene for the IN, u also need to take into account that there are SO much contradicting Articles and Naval experts on this Issue BUT Most agree the leaks doesn't compromise the Subs

Take this article you have posted where the BS journalist say

'restricted' are about the combat capabilities of the submarines of which the first is INS Kalvari. In Indian hierarchy of classifications, restricted-class documents comes after highly important files - marked as top secret and secret.

THIS is TOTALLED BS as 'RESTRICTED' isn't higher than TOP SECRET - restricted is documents that are limited to no. of individuals BUT NOT High in classification (If you read the Thread this is clearly Mentioned)


Finally -Best is to STOP propagating hearsay and WAIT for any official statements!

 

[Hindustani78]

Jubilant Naval cadets after their passing-out parade at the Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala in Kannur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: S_K_MOHAN ;S_K_MOHAN -

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Third-phase-development-of-INA-soon/article16706863.ece
Vice Admiral A.R. Karve, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, has said the third phase development of the Indian Naval Academy (INA) will start soon.

Talking to reporters at the INA here on Saturday after his address at the passing-out parade of 339 cadets of the Indian Navy and 67 cadets of the Indian Coast Guard, Vice Admiral Karve said the second phase development was progressing fast and would soon come to a closure.

“Once we get the necessary approvals, activities of the third phase will start soon,” he announced. To a question, he said the intake of cadets would be increased to 1,800 after the completion of the second phase and 2,700 cadets after the third phase.

Stating that the INA provided world-class training facilities which enabled the Navy to successfully mould its cadets, he said India had considerable advanced capability of construction of modern warships. INS Chennai was commissioned just a few days back in Mumbai, he said, adding it was a testimony to the progress made by indigenous shipyards.

Existing ships and all future warships would be equipped with technologically sophisticated weapons, propulsion, and other systems, he said, adding the training being imparted at the INA was tailored to offer proficiency to officers to operate and maintain these sophisticated systems.

On completion of the training here, these officers would proceed to various naval and Coast Guard ships and establishments to further consolidate their training in specialised fields, he said.

Asked about the new admission procedure for selection of cadets for the INA Course (B.Tech.), the Southern Naval Chief said from next year a joint entrance examination would be the benchmark for selection of cadets of the course. The decision was taken with the objective of providing a level-playing field for candidates who passed Plus Two examinations of boards of different States.

In response to a query, the Vice Admiral said the Admiral’s Cup sailing regatta being hosted by the INA had become popular now. Naval cadets of 24 countries had confirmed participation for the event next month. To a question on proposals for land acquisition for further development of the INA, he said due process of acquisition was being followed. Acquisition procedure was moving as expected, he added.

Earlier, addressing the cadets at the passing-out parade, Vice Admiral Karve said the Indian Navy remained on high alert as the country had a coastline of 7,500 km and 1,200 islands. “It is important to develop a strong Navy with high preparedness,” he said.

A naval boat during 'Day at Sea' exercise conducted as part of the Navy Day celebrations in Mumbai on Monday. PTI Photo

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
29-November, 2016 15:28 IST
External threats through Sea Routes

Post the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, there have been several inputs, emanating from multiple sources, indicating likelihood of terrorist attacks on coastal States / Union Territories, including the island territories, by using the sea route. These threats are assessed at regular intervals. Monitoring, review and assessment of the coastal security construct is an ongoing process and is undertaken on a periodic basis. National Committee on Strengthening Maritime and Coastal Security (NCSMCS), under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary, monitors the progress in respect of coastal security initiatives, any shortfall encountered, and decides on measures to plug the gaps. The Committee meets at least twice a year. The 14th meeting of the NCSMCS was held recently on 24th November 2016. A coastal security ring all along our coast is provided by Marine Police, Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy. Other measures include improving surveillance mechanism, enhanced patrolling and joint operational exercises conducted on regular basis among Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, Marine Police, Customs and others. Installation of radars covering the country’s entire coastline and islands is also an essential part of this process. Further, continuous review and monitoring mechanisms have been established by the Government at different levels including agencies and State / Union Territory authorities.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Meghraj Jain in Rajya Sabha today.

I've been on that thread... there's no credible source that say the leak haven't damaged the deal as well... and can you provide me a latest link regarding india ordering aditional scorpene!!?? We're still trying to assess the damage as per the lateat reports... what i stated in my earlier post was true..

Scorpene leak: Joint probe on cards for India, France to assess damage

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Monday, November 28, 2016
By: India Today

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The defence ministry is planning to form a joint team with France to investigate the extent of leakage of information about the Indian Scorpene submarines, six of which are under construction at the Mumbai based Mazagon Dockyards Limited.

The Indian side had formed a high level committee in September soon after media reports from Australia came out saying that 22,000 pages of information about the Indian programme had leaked out and this could compromise the safety of the classified portions of the project.


ABOUT THE LEAK ::

In Australia, around 10 pages of the Indian programme were leaked and before more papers could be published by a newspaper, a court put a stay on its publication and ordered the whole material to be returned to the French firm DCNS, which is the original manufacturer of the vessels.

"Whatever we could access through the public reports, does not say much on the extent and the possible impact of the leakage but the bulk of the leaked report is with the French stakeholders. That is why, we want to form a joint team to look into the matter," senior sources in the defence ministry told Mail Today.

The government is in the process of determining the French partner for the investigation. "We would see whether it would be DCNS or the French government," they said. Recently, the defence ministry has informed Parliament that a committee was constituted by it to enquire into the reported leak of documents.


NO PROGRESS IN INVESTIGATIONS ::

"The Committee has submitted its report, which is under examination," Minister of State for Defence Sunash Bhamre had informed the Lok Sabha. Though the committee has not been able to make much headqay in its probe due to limitation of available leaked material, it was a matter of great satisfaction for the force that the leak did not happen in India and took place in Australia. Preliminary investigations showed that the leak took place in the DCNS office in France.


THE DAMAGE ::

According to reports, 22,400 pages related to Indian Navy's six under-construction Scorpene submarines were leaked by a retired French Navy Captain who was working as a subcontractor for DCNS - which is a French government-owned submarine building firm. The documents which are marked as 'restricted' are about the combat capabilities of the submarines of which the first is INS Kalvari. In Indian hierarchy of classifications, restricted-class documents comes after highly important files - marked as top secret and secret.

Senior Navy officers view the leaks as a matter of corporate rivalry but want to know the extent to which the submarines have been compromised. India had signed the contract for these submarines in 2005 for around Rs 18,000 crore and the first boat was supposed to be inducted by the year 2011. However, due to delays the time-lines slipped by another four years and the cost also went up by another Rs 5,000 crores. Due to the leakage incident in France, the Navy and other services have started enforcing cyber security procedures more strictly to prevent any such theft of information at their end.

Ministry of Defence
29-November, 2016 15:26 IST
Scorpene Submarine Data Leak

On 24th August 2016, it was reported in an Australian newspaper “The Australian” that certain data relating to the Scorpene class Submarines was leaked. A Committee was constituted by the Ministry of Defence to enquire into the reported leak of documents. The Committee has submitted its report, which is under examination.


This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad and others in Rajya Sabha today.

 

[Hindustani78]

A naval boat during Day at Sea exercise conducted as part of the Navy Day celebrations in Mumbai.

 

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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command, Vice Admiral HCS Bisht along with General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command and Air Marshal, Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command, Air Marshal C. Hari Kumar witness the Tri-Service (Eastern Theatre) Commanders Conference held in Bay of Bengal from onboard INS Shakti on Monday.
Nov 29, 2016, 7:43 am IST
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nati...rvice-commanders-meet-onboard-ins-shakti.html

Visakhapatnam: A Tri-Service (Eastern Theatre) Commanders' Conference was held in Bay of Bengal onboard INS Shakti on Monday. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command, Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command, Air Marshal C. Hari Kumar, attended the conference along with the host Eastern Naval Command (ENC) commander-in-chief, Vice Admiral HCS Bisht. The conference provided an opportunity for the commanders to have meaningful discussions, arrive at mutually agreeable solutions to enhance inter-operability and create a synergy between the three services.

During the conference, the three commanders-in-chief reviewed the progress made on various operational and logistics issues since the last meeting held on trilateral interaction and coordination among the three Services. Discussions on various aspects of joint training facilities for enhancing the professional skills of the Service personnel were also discussed during the conference.

 

[Hindustani78]

Indian Navy marine commandos demonstrate their skills during a rehearsal ahead of Navy Day

Indian Navy marine commandos demonstrate their skills during a rehearsal ahead of Navy Day celebrations in Mumbai, India, December 1, 2016. REUTERS

Indian Naval Band rehearses for 'Beating the Retreat' as part of the forthcoming Navy Day celebrations, at the historical Gateway of India in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo

 

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Amazing picture of the INS Kamorta shared by a member on another forum.

PS - those are very normal sea state 3-4

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
02-December, 2016 14:32 IST
Submarines and Aircraft Carriers

Force level preparedness is a dynamic and continuous process based on various factors. All efforts are made to ensure availability of assets as per requirement. The Indian Navy has a total force level of 139 ships and submarines, comprising 16 submarines, 2 aircraft carriers and 111 other ships for carrying out various roles of Indian Navy.

Indian Navy is a well-balanced, multi-dimensional force with modern surface, sub-surface and air assets, for defending our national interests against potential adversaries. Each submarine and ship is fitted with necessary weapons and sensors which allows it to carry out its defined role and protect India’s maritime interests.

The induction of ships and submarines is being carried out in accordance with the Maritime Capability Perspective Plan and Long Term Integrated Perspective Plan 2012-27, which was approved by Defence Acquisition Council.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Dhananjay Mahadik and others in Lok Sabha today.