Indian Navy News & Discussions

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Ministry of Defence
12-February, 2018 13:41 IST
Rear Admiral Ds Gujral, NM has taken over as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Communications Space and Net- Centric Operations)

Rear Admiral DS Gujral, NM has taken over as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Communications Space and Net-centric Operations) at Integrated Headquarters of MoD(Navy).

The Flag officer, an alumnus of 69th Course National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla was commissioned into the Executive Branch of Indian Navy on 01 Jan 87. Communication & Electronics Warfare Specialist, his afloat appointments include EXO of INS Nashak and INS Delhi, and Command of INS Nishank, INS Karmuk and INS Trishul.

He has held appointments of Directing Staff at Defence Services Staff College Wellington, Officer-in-Charge of Signal School, Deputy Director Naval Signals, Director Naval Operations and Principal Director Network & Space Operations. He has undergone Joint Staff Course at Collège interarmées de defense, France and Higher Command Course at Naval War College.



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The submarine was inducted into the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam on April 4, 2012. Photo: Special Arrangement

http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...-ins-chakra/article22734847.ece?homepage=true

Centre trying to fix responsibility for damage to nuclear submarine.

Authorities have demanded over $20 million for rectifying the damage suffered by nuclear submarine INS Chakra, which was dry-docked last week, even as the government is seeking to fix responsibility for the accident.

According to defence sources has quoted $20 million (approximately ₹125 crore) for fixing the nuclear submarine's front portion the submarine has entering the harbour in Visakhapatnam in early October last year.

The developments around INS Chakra come even as the indigenously built nuclear ballistic missile submarine INS Arihant.

After extensive flushing and replacement of many of its pipes, Arihant was floated recently but sailing it will take more time, the defence sources said.

On INS Chakra, officials have conveyed that they would be making all the replacement panels in their own facility and would not be using any other facilities.

The almost 5x5 ft. panels of the sonar dome has been brought to Visakhapatnam and fitted on to the submarine.

‘Nothing irreversible’

“As far as I know the submarine is under fitting as of now but in the near future it is expected to be back in operation. There is nothing irreversible that happened there. That is what I am aware of,” he said.

The Defence Ministry did not respond to queries from The Hindu.

Meanwhile, government sources indicate that they want responsibility fixed for the INS Chakra.

As part of the firm stand taken by the government, it is believed to have put on hold the proposal to appoint Inspector General of Nuclear Safety Vice Admiral Srikant as the new Commandant of the New Delhi-based National Defence College (NDC), until responsibility is fixed for the Chakra mishap.

Vice Admiral Srikant is the senior most naval officer responsible for nuclear submarines. Lt. Gen. YVK Mohan moved out as NDC commandant early in January to take over as the General Officer Commanding IX Corps headquartered at Yol in Himachal Pradesh.

Denying any specific knowledge of the Ministry’s move, Navy officials admitted that a series of appointments in the Navy are currently waiting to be cleared by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Vice Admiral Srikant’s is also among them.

 

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/special-promotion-board-for-navy-officer/article22754946.ece

The Armed Forces Tribunal has instructed the Navy to constitute a special promotion board for S.S. Luthra, a nuclear submarine engineer, whose allegation that nepotism scuttled his career were upheld by the Supreme Court.

The tribunal order came when the Navy and Vice-Admiral P.K. Chaterjee (retd.), who is accused of undermining the careers of highly skilled nuclear engineers, returned to it after the Supreme Court refused to entertain their appeal.

“All assessments of the SRO [Vice-Admiral Chaterjee] in the confidential reports of Commander Luthra are hereby struck down and will be expunged from the officer’s records and quantified merit as recalculated and already approved by the Chief of the Naval Staff will replace the old quantified merit assessed by the SRO,” the tribunal said in its ruling.

Promotion denied

Commander Luthra was one of the 11 nuclear submarine engineers of the Navy trained a to operate and maintain nuclear reactors. However, he and several others were denied promotion allegedly to favour Captain Agashe, son-in-law of Vice-Admiral Chaterjee, who was in the same promotion batch as Commander Luthra.

Vice-Admiral Chaterjee, then the Inspector-General, Nuclear Safety, was the Senior Reviewing Officer (SRO) for officers serving on the submarines INS Chakra and INS Arihant. He and the Navy had filed an appeal in the tribunal after a military tribunal indicted him in the case and imposed a fine of ₹5 lakh.

“Since the officer [Commander Luthra] has, of his own volition, already proceeded on premature retirement, if approved for promotion, the officer will be granted his rank from the original date of his batch, and will be entitled to full pension and all terminal benefits in his enhanced rank,” the ruling said.

Accepting his charge, the tribunal noted that Vice-Admiral Chatterjee, in his capacity as SRO, had shown favour to Capt. Agashe.

 

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Indian Navy 56 naval utility choppers

 

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Indian Navy 56 naval utility choppers

when did Indian navy buy aw101?

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
19-February, 2018 12:33 IST
Vice admiral RB pandit, AVSM assumes charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy

1. Vice Admiral SV Bhokare, AVSM, YSM, NM handed over his responsibilities as the Commandant, Indian Naval Academy (INA) to Vice Admiral RB Pandit, AVSM after a successful tenure of over 15 months, today, Monday, 19 February 2018.

2. Vice Admiral SV Bhokare, AVSM, YSM, NM took over as the Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy on 20th of October, 2016. During his tenure, the Academy saw marked transformation in infrastructure and training facilities at INA. It was during the tenure of Vice Admiral SV Bhokare that the INA won the prestigious Bakshi Cup competition, held between all six major military academies including National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Military Academy (IMA), for the first time. Vice Admiral SV Bhokare, AVSM, YSM, NM was accorded a warm send off, with the traditional ‘Pulling Out’ ceremony.

3. Vice Admiral RB Pandit, AVSM who took over as the Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasala, Defence Services Staff College Wellington, the College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai and the Royal College of Defence Studies, London, UK. The Flag Officer is specialised in Anti Submarine Warfare and has commanded INS Nirghat, INS Vindhyagiri, INS Jalashwa and the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron at Mumbai.

4. Vice Admiral RB Pandit, AVSM has been the Naval Adviser at the High Commission of India at Islamabad, Pakistan. He has also held important staff assignments such as ACNS (Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence) at IHQ MoD (Navy) and Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command. He was the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet at Mumbai, prior being appointed as the Commandant of Indian Naval Academy. The officer was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral today, Monday, 19 February 2018 and took over as the sixth Commandant of Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala.

 

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...ning-vessel/article22806817.ece?homepage=true

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday cleared the procurement of infantry combat vehicles for the Army and a survey training vessel for the Navy at a combined cost of about ₹1850 crore.

“These include procurement of essential quantity of BMP-2 Infantry Combat Vehicles for mechanised infantry and other arms and services at an estimated cost of ₹1125 crore from the Ordinance Factory Board (OFB),” the Ministry said in a statement.

The second proposal is a Survey Training Vessel to augment the Navy’s growing hydrographic needs in ports, harbours and exclusive economic zones. Indian Navy has been undertaking hydrographic survey for a number of friendly nations in the Indian Ocean and beyond.

The construction of the vessel will be undertaken under Buy Indian-IDDM category of Defence Procurement Procedure by Indian shipyards at an estimated cost of ₹626 crore.

when did Indian navy buy aw101?

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Assembly line in India to build the AW119Ke 'Koala' single-engine helicopter.'Indian Rotorcraft Ltd.', is now expected to begin production from next year, in 2013, at its plant in the GMR Aerospace Park in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

Its annual output can be scaled to 30 Koalas.

The company is now expected to tip its hat into the ring, with the twin-engine AW109, bidding for the Indian Navy's Naval Light Utility Helicopter [NUH] induction programme , valued at around $1 billion USD for 56 birds.

 

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Assembly line in India to build the AW119Ke 'Koala' single-engine helicopter.'Indian Rotorcraft Ltd.', is now expected to begin production from next year, in 2013, at its plant in the GMR Aerospace Park in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

Its annual output can be scaled to 30 Koalas.

The company is now expected to tip its hat into the ring, with the twin-engine AW109, bidding for the Indian Navy's Naval Light Utility Helicopter [NUH] induction programme , valued at around $1 billion USD for 56 birds.

The text you put here is irrelevant. I asked about AW101, not AW119 or AW109. I googled it myself. Yes, the time you mentioned is largely correct for AW101, which is also the main focus of a bribery scandal.

 

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Announced the completion of a new submarine rescue system due to be delivered to the Indian Navy next month.

A Contract with the Indian Navy for the supply of two complete “flyaway submarine rescue systems”, including Deep Search and Rescue Vehicles (DSRV), Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) equipment, Transfer Under Pressure (TUP) systems, and all logistics and support equipment required to operate the service.

The first set of equipment has been designed, manufactured, integrated and ready for testing prior to shipping next month for final commissioning and trials. The remaining set of certified systems is due to be delivered to the Indian Navy in June.

The ceremony will mark a world-first in the final integration of a complete submarine rescue system within a single manufacturing facility, enabling engineers to test in-situ how each component part will integrate in order to deliver the optimum submarine rescue capability, the company said.

Third-generation rescue system incorporates an innovative new system design and tightly integrated components to ensure time-to-first-rescue (TTFR)--the time measured between system deployment and commencement of the rescue--is minimised.

Speed and reliability is key in conducting safe and effective submarine rescue operations to ensure that the submariners are reached as quickly as possible to minimise the risk the situation poses to their lives.

The reliability with which any “flyaway” submarine rescue system can be deployed must be carefully balanced with its effectiveness and capability once onsite. It is essential that the system has the capability to conduct safe rescue operations in any given circumstance and under widely variable conditions, including sea states and depths.

The third-generation system represents a step-change in real world submarine rescue capability, and has been specifically designed to provide a comprehensive and highly capable submarine rescue service while ensuring the system is as quick and simple to mobilise as possible to maximise the chances of a successful rescue, he added.

The Indian Navy teams has already begun conducting in-depth training with local teams of engineers in India to operate and maintain the systems.

 

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http://indianexpress.com/article/in...ons-network-project-from-indian-navy-5078423/

Rs 3500 crore communications network project from Indian Navy

The Navy’s communications network has been envisioned as a smarter network infrastructure with enhanced throughput, high-quality secure services and ease of network management.

Rs 3500-crore advance purchase order to design, build and manage the Indian Navy’s communications network. “The Rs 3500-crore system integration project will enable the Indian Navy with a digital communications network at par with the most advanced naval forces globally,” the company said in a statement.

This will give the Navy digital defence supremacy at par with the best naval forces globally. This is the first time that an integrated naval communications network at such a scale is being built in India, the company added. The Navy’s communications network has been envisioned as a smarter network infrastructure with enhanced throughput, high-quality secure services and ease of network management. The scope requires to design, build and manage the communications network for over a decade through its system integration capabilities, it said.


“Our recent experience of creating an intrusion-proof communication network for the Indian Army in Jammu & Kashmir will be leveraged for the Navy’s communications network. We look forward to delivering this end-to-end strategic network for the Indian Navy with our unique software-to-silicon capabilities,” said Anand Agarwal, CEO, .


KS Rao, COO and M D (Telecom Products & Services), Sterlite Tech, said, “It is our privilege to work for the Indian defence, and build an integrated communications network at such a scale. This will provide a secure and reliable digital highway to the Indian Navy for administrative and defence operations.” Unparalleled in scope and size, the project includes the creation of a high-capacity IP-MPLS (Internet Protocol – Multi Protocol Label Switching) network. Once completed, it will link multiple Indian naval sites and India-administered islands, the company said.

 

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Ministry of Defence
01-March, 2018 13:46 IST
Western Naval Command Concludes Exercise Paschim Leher (XPL-18)

The Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy concluded a large scale operational exercise in the Arabian Sea. The three week long exercise termed Exercise ‘Paschim Leher’ (XPL), tested the operational readiness of the Western Naval Command and the execution of it's operational plans.

Over 40 naval assets including the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, frontline ships of the Western Fleet and Eastern Fleet (including the newly inducted Kolkata class), submarines, potent missile vessels of the 22nd Killer Squadron, Patrol vessels and craft of the Local Flotilla and Indian Coast Guard participated in the exercise. In addition, the exercise also witnessed intense flying activity by the carrier borne Mig 29 Ks, P-8Is, IL-38SDs, Dorniers as well as Remotely Piloted Aircraft. This exercise also saw enhanced participation by the aircraft of the Indian Air Force, with coordinated flying missions with the IN air assets. Maritime role Jaguars, Su-30 MKI, AWACS, Flight Refuellers participated in large numbers from different airfields in Gujarat, Maharashtra and North India. An amphibious landing was also conducted, which included the participation of the 91 Inf Bde of the Indian Army.


The XPL 2018 enabled testing and revalidation of operational plans and manoeuvres in a hostile maritime scenario on India's Western Seaboard. Defence of Indian offshore assets, such as oil rigs, escort operations of Indian merchant ships as well as coastal defence, were also rehearsed. The exercise will enable further refine the operational, logistics and administrative plans of the Western Naval Command

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...ime-bonding-admiral-lanba/article22898528.ece

Says Nacy is ensuring security in Indian Ocean Region
Navy Chief & Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee Admiral Sunil Lanba said on Thursday the Indian Government and the Navy are committed to promote maritime bonding through various international engagements during the forthcoming biennial multinational naval event 'Milan-2018' at Port Blair from March 6 to March 13.

The underlying theme of the meet is “Friendship across the seas”, with 23 countries expected to take part.

Admiral Lanba visited the College of Defence Management (CDM) in Secunderabad and addressed members of the tri-services of Indian Armed forces and foreign countries, who are undergoing Higher Defence Management Course (HDMC).

Here, he emphasised joint coordination by the tri-sevices and other paramilitary forces in thought and action in all operations.

An alumnus of the CDM, he said the institution plays a critical role in preparing officers of the armed forces to take up leadership roles. Speaking on national maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), he said the Indian Navy was well prepared. The Indian Navy is ensuring security in the IOR against terrorism and maritime piracy to provide effective and timely response to humanitarian emergencies and disaster situations, the Admiral said. He later interacted with CDM Commandant Major General Sandeep Sharma to discuss the course curriculum, project studies and research work, a press release said.

 

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Ministry of Defence
05-March, 2018 16:50 IST
Indian Navy concludes two month Long War Game

The Indian Navy concluded a gruelling two-month long War Game on 28 Feb 18. The extensive War Games saw the participation of all the operational ships, submarines and aircraft of the Navy along with men and equipment of the Army, all types of aircraft of the Air Force and ships and aircraft of the Coast Guard. The War Games conducted on both the Seaboards of India extended from the Northern Arabian sea off the coast of Gujarat to the Southern Indian ocean off the Sunda Straits near Indonesia. The War Game on the Eastern seaboard was codenamed ENCORE (Eastern Naval Command Operational Readiness Exercise) and on the Western seaboard the codename was Exercise Paschim Lehar. The War Games were the first of the kind to be conducted on both seaboards indicative of the Navy’s threat perceptions of a two-front war.

The Chief of Naval Staff in Feb 17 had ordered a comprehensive review of the way the Navy exercised at sea. This review included both, peacetime operations as well as the training and preparations for war. The internal review undertaken by the Navy resulted in the ‘Mission-based Deployment’ concept which has been put into action since Jul 17. Mission-ready ships are now forward deployed in critical areas of the IOR with the inherent capability to respond to emerging threats and benign situations. The Navy has already reaped rich dividends from this Concept and large excerpts of this was also spoken about by Prime Minister Modi in his Mann ki Baat interactions.


In preparation for conflict, the Navy revamped it’s Operational Exercise plans to make them more contemporary and realistic. In a two-year cycle promulgated by Naval Headquarters, the Indian Navy has literally ‘cut the flab’ in the various exercises undertaken at sea. Greater focus has been accorded to conflict readiness across the spectrum as well as realistic scenarios likely to be faced at sea. The questions, ‘How does this affect the Nation’s security?’ and ‘How does it keep the common citizen safe?’, has been applied across all existing exercises and War games. The focus has been on realistic scenarios likely to manifest in the future including terrorist attacks from sea on critical infrastructure and populated areas, Defence of the Offshore oil resources of the country and protection of the large seaborne trade of India.


The Navy, with the realisation that future conflicts and contingencies are likely to invariably be Tri-service in their responses, ensured the participation of the other services with critical capabilities and specialised equipment to ensure a National response to situations. The War Games saw the Operational Commanders of the Navy and other services being put through crisis situations from benign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief to full-fledged conflict situations. The War Games will now be followed by extensive debriefings to identify key takeaways and formulate measures to further strengthen contingency plans.

While the nation went about their daily lives as if everything was normal, the dedicated Officers and men of the Armed Forces were exercising against threats from the sea that impinge upon the lives of the common citizen as well as their safe and peaceful future.

 

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Ministry of Defence
09-March, 2018 20:16 IST
International City Parade: Milan-2018

The stunning settings at the Marina Park was the venue for a glorious International City Parade on 09th March. The City Parade showcased the motto of MILAN 'Friendship Across the Seas' in great style as school children, Marine Commandos, Para Jumpers, marching contingents and cultural troops stole the hearts of the spectators. The events unfolded with the backdrop of the historic Ross Island against the pristine blue waters of the Andaman Sea. Marine Commandos of the Indian Navy demonstrated a small team insertion and extraction technique as they launched an attack on a dummy oil rig. This was followed by a Search and Rescue demonstration by Chetak helicopters of the Indian Navy & the Coast Guard, instilling confidence amongst the spectators about the HADR capabilities of the Armed Forces. The daring display by motorcyclists from the Indian Army left the audience enthralled. The Marine Commandos of the Indian Navy jumped from a Dornier aircraft for a combat free fall to exhibit sky diving skills. Admiral DK Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM, NM (Retd), Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, Andaman & Nicobar reviewed the parade as smartly turned out contingents of all four components, marched to the tunes of military bands. Ceremonial bands of the Army, Navy, Andaman & Nicobar Police enthralled the audience with martial music. The colourful tableaus from Andaman & Nicobar Command, Forest Department and Directorate of Shipping Services as also the cultural folk dances added colour to the event. The 15 Assam Regiment closed out the cultural extravaganza with an ebullient Manipuri dance. The Continuity Drill of the Indian Navy and the precise manoeuvres of Air warrior Drill Team, drew applause from the huge gathering with their split second precision. As the setting sun streaked the twilight sky. The Indian Naval Band performed, the last tune before the 'Retreat', while the National Flag was being lowered. The fireworks and the synchronized illumination of the Naval ships at anchorage was a sight to cherish for a long time to come.