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India to be handed ‘Nepra’ submarine after trial: Russia
Updated at: 0815 PST, Thursday, August 27, 2009


MOSCOW: Russia will hand over the Akula-II class nuclear submarine&aposNerpa&apos to India after the completion of its sea trials, the country & aposs top general said, without specifying any time-frame for it.

"The trials are underway according to schedule, after which the submarine will be handed over to the Indian Navy," Chief of Russia&aposs General Staff, General Nikolai Makarov was quoted as saying by media

Addressing a news conference in Ulan Bator, Gen. Makarov, accompanying President Medvedev on Mongolia tour, however, did not specify the time-frame for the delivery of the much- awaited submarine.

" There is no fixed schedule (of delivery), but there are no reasons for delay,"he said.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had earlier ordered to hand over the Nerpa to Indian Navy on 10-year lease by the end of this year.

Built by the Amur Shipyard in the far-eastern Khabarovsk region bordering China, Nerpa was hit by a deadly accident on November 8 last year in the Sea of Japan, when 21 sailors and civilian technical staff were killed due to abrupt release of lethal Freon gas from its fire-suppression system as a result of human error.

India to be handed ‘Nepra’ submarine after trial: Russia

 

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Cochin Shipyard aircraft carrier launch by 2012: Pallam Raju

The aircraft carrier built at the Cochin Shipyard would be launched by 2012, Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju said here today.

Following the launch, the aircraft carrier would be operationalised after a certain time lag, he told reporters.

As per the Indian Navy’s perspective maritime plan, the country which has a vast coastline was in dire need of aircraft carriers to protect its economic assets during peace time. It needed at least three aircraft carriers at any given point, out of which only one – INS Viraat was in operation, he said.

The Russia-built Admiral Gorshkov is likely to be inducted by 2012, for which the Indian government is still negotiating.

Cochin Shipyard aircraft carrier launch by 2012: Pallam Raju IDRW.ORG

 

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Sea Harriers take off again

The Sea Harrier fleet of aircraft of Indian Navy began operations off Goa on Thursday, after being thoroughly checked by Naval engineers.
It may be recalled that Indian Navy fighter pilot and Lieutenant Commander Saurabh Saxena was killed when a single-seater Sea Harrier aircraft crashed in the Arabian Sea on August 21.
The entire fleet was grounded on August 25 to execute a systemic check on these fighter aircraft.
Speaking to Herald, Navy PRO and Commander M Joshi said that it was routine procedure to halt the operation of aircraft after the crash. “After clearance from the naval engineer, Sea Harriers are back to business from Thursday”, he added.
“The hazards of day-to-day naval operations and military profession are well known to the valiant men of Indian Navy, but for them it is a business as usual as they remain well prepared for any challenge that may come their way”, informed Joshi.
Meanwhile, Joshi informed that efforts were on to recover the wreckage of the Sea Harrier that crashed on August 21.
“Naval clearance divers have been braving debilitating pressure and zero visibility in the bottom of the seas off Goa, as they attempt to recover the wreckage of the Sea Harrier that crashed on August 21”, said Joshi.

 

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GRSE to extend in deeper draft

The Defence Ministry is mulling over extending the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineer's(GRSE) facility in deeper draft locations and Diamond Harbour is one of the options.
"In order to build larger vessels, deeper draft is required which is not available at the current location here near Garden Reach. We are looking at Diamond Harbour as well as properties near the current location of GRSE", said M M Pallam Raju, minister of state for defence. He added that currently, heavy vessels like aircraft carriers were built at the Cochin Shipyard in Kerala. It ranks among a few shipyards in the world that have attempted to build such mammoth vessels. The indigenously designed aircraft carrier, currently under construction, would be capable of operating an aircraft mix of Russian MiG-29K, Ka31 and indigenous Light Combat Aircrafts.

The GRSE is right now building four anti-submarine warfare corvettes(ASWC) , 10 water jet fast attack crafts for the Indian Navy besides 88 fast interceptor boats for the Home Ministry. The deliveries of the ASWCs will start from 2012 and continue till 2015.

Interestingly, Diamond Harbour is the site selected by the Kolkata Port Trust(KoPT) to build a container terminal there. KoPT requires 43 acres from Defence for the Rs 1,233 crore ambitious project. The proposed terminal will have six jetties, four for handling ocean-going vessels and two for barges. It was to come up over 125 acres that included 40 acres of private land, 24 acres from the directorate of lighthouse and lightships, West Bengal Public Works Departmentand Fisheries department besides Defence and Railway land.

The Defence Ministry has recently indicated to KoPT that it would not be able to part with the land.

 

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Gorshkov’s escalated price to be finalised in two days: Navy chief why Mr. Mahta so interested in this deal he left 3 days for his retirement ??????

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The final price of the Russian-built aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov will be arrived at in two days time, Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta said Thursday.
The price negotiation for the aircraft carrier, which will be commissioned in the Indian Navy as INS Vikramaditya, had taken a back seat following the government’s auditor punching holes in the deal. Currently a Russian delegation is in the country to finalise the hiked price for the warship.

“Price negotiations are well underway. The Russian team is visiting us,” Mehta told reporters here.

“The time frame (for the price fixation) is short. Hopefully day after tomorrow,” Mehta added.

The original deal, signed in 2004, was for India to pay $1.5 billion for the vessel, mothballed since a devastating fire in 1995. Of this, $948 million was to be spent on refitting the 45,000 tonne vessel and the balance on the MiG-29 combat jets and Kamov anti-submarine warfare helicopters that would be deployed on the ship.

Since 2007, however, Russia has steadily been asking for more money, saying the extent of repairs to the vessel had been grossly underestimated. Various reports say Russia is now asking for between $2.2 billion and $2.9 billion.

Protracted negotiations, even at the level of the Indian and Russian defence ministers have so far failed to resolve the impasse.

The negotiations were on the final stage in July this year when the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said that the second hand vessel was 60 percent costlier than a new carrier.

The issue had figured in parliament last month, with Defence Minister A.K. Antony saying that a fresh contract for the carrier would be signed after verifying the CAG’s findings.

The navy had contested the audit report, with Mehta himself claiming to “write a cheque” if an aircraft carrier could be found for less than $2 billion.

Originally scheduled to be delivered in 2008, the vessel is now likely to arrive in 2012.

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But we also know that not every procurement will be made by the best capabilities, or what suits the best. In many cases there are also political, or economical influences.
As I said before, I only wish that our carriers are as capable as possible and that LCA will be inducted in IAF soon. We can discuss and share infos and opinions, but at the end everybody has his own conclusion.

"I only wish that our carriers are as capable as possible"

That is the bottom line! We all hope for the same. End of discussion. Let s move on to some other topic now

 

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The outgoing chief of the Eastern Naval Command & soon to be Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma, at the change of command parade in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, August 27, 2009.

The new Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Vice Admiral Anup Singh (right), along with outgoing C-in-C Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma at the change of command parade at the naval base in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, August 27, 2009. Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma will be taking over as the Chief of Naval Staff.​

 

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Gorshkov price to be finalised soon

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta on Thursday said the Indian Navy would soon be receiving a Russian nuclear submarine, even as the programme to build French Scorpene submarines here was running behind schedule.

Addressing a press conference ahead of his last day in office on Monday, Admiral Mehta said the country would soon complete negotiations over the price of Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov (INS Vikramaditya) for possible delivery by 2012.

The arrival of the Gorshkov would augment the Navy’s quest to have three such warships in its fleet. Currently, it has INS Viraat, which has just undergone an extensive refit, and the third aircraft carrier is under construction at the Kochi shipyard.

Two more nuclear submarines
Admiral Mehta also said the project of building the country’s indigenous nuclear submarine, which was heralded with INS Arihant, envisages constructing two more nuclear powered submarines.

The INS Arihant was launched for sea trials last month, and Admiral Mehta said India would soon have the proven delivery capability that would make the adversary “face far more damage than they can bear.”

The Navy Chief distanced himself from a report quoting senior Defence scientist K. Santhanam that the 1998 nuclear tests by India did not yield the desired results, adding that the country’s nuclear deterrent capabilities were “proven and capable enough.”

“As far as we are concerned, we go by the views of the scientists. They have given us certain capability and that is capable enough to provide deterrence and they are proven,” he said in response to questions about the capabilities of the country’s nuclear arsenal.

Admiral Mehta denied that the Navy grounded the entire fleet of Sea Harriers after the recent crash. He said a board of inquiry had been constituted to probe the incident, and checks were taking place on the remainder of the fleet that would be flying soon.

“No overseas bases”
On Defence Minister A.K. Antony’s recent visit to the Maldives and reports of India setting up a base there, he said it was neither the policy nor the intention of the Government to set up naval bases overseas.

Reacting to his early comments on China’s naval dominance, Admiral Mehta clarified that while China is a power in the Indian Ocean region, he had never mentioned that its navy was more superior to India’s

Link : Gorshkov price to be finalised soon @ The Hindu

 

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Indian Navy upgrades war doctrine

NEW DELHI: The Navy on Friday came out with an upgraded version of its war doctrine improving upon the last edition that was published five years ago. The Indian Maritime Doctrine, released by outgoing Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, includes new threat perceptions keeping in mind the security environment in the region and underlines the fact that low intensity warfare would continue to be one of the biggest challenges.

The maritime security network in the country has undergone a change after Mumbai attacks as the navy has become the nodal agency responsible for any threat from the sea.

The new doctrine takes into account organisational changes in the maritime security network of the country and puts in place operational requirements to cope with geostrategic realities.

It acknowledges that security environment in the region was fragile and India was an oasis of stability amidst all the chaos. This makes India’s position most vulnerable to outside threat.

The Navy said Indian Maritime Doctrine focuses on concepts and application of maritime power.

It redefines India’s interests in the sea and enlists various environments in which the Navy would have to operate.

Admiral Sureesh Mehta had said on Thursday that India had a blue water Navy capable of operating in various environment.

After Mumbai attacks, the Navy was made the nodal agency responsible for any threat from the sea.

The Mumbai attacks were seen as a failure of India’s maritime security network. One of the major problems was involvement of several agencies without any collective responsibility.

But the organisational set-up has changed. If an attack takes place from sea, the Navy would be held accountable.

The government has taken several steps to augment the operational capabilities by ordering new powerful boats, ships and weapons.

The surveillance and intelligence mechanisms have been strengthened.
There is much more co-ordination among various agencies.

The doctrine also talks about the need to make the force network centric.

 

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Admiral Nirmal Verma Takes over as India's Chief of Naval Staff ​

Monday, August 31, 2009

 

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Indian Navy crew to join Russian sub sea trials in Far East | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire

September 4 (RIA Novosti) - A crew of Indian submariners will take part in sea trials of a Russian nuclear submarine in mid-September, a source involved in the trials said on Friday.

Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, damaged in a fatal accident during tests last November, resumed sea trials on July 10 in the Sea of Japan after extensive repairs that cost an estimated 1.9 billion rubles ($60 million).

The submarine is to be leased to the Indian Navy by the end of 2009 under the name INS Chakra.

The source said the Indian submariners would need to undergo a course of training together with Russian specialists and servicemen.

They will subsequently operate on their own under the supervision of Russian instructors.

On November 8, 2008, while the Nerpa was undergoing sea trials in the Sea of Japan, its on-board fire suppression system activated, releasing a deadly gas into the sleeping quarters. Three crewmembers and 17 shipyard workers were killed. There were 208 people, 81 of them submariners, on board the vessel at the time.

India reportedly paid $650 million for a 10-year lease of the 12,000-ton K-152 Nerpa, an Akula II class nuclear-powered attack submarine.

Akula II class vessels are considered the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines.

 

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T-59, T-60 sign off after 24 years - dnaindia.com

Chennai: The Indian Navy on Monday de-commissioned two of its Seaward Defence Boats, T-59 and T-60, 24 years after they started sailing the seas. The decommissioning took place at the Madras Port Trust in the presence of commodore Rajiv Girotra, VSM, naval officer-in-charge (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry), who received the guard of honour. The paying off pennant was hoisted on Sunday to mark the beginning of the decommissioning ceremony.

The ships will be replaced by two new indigenously-designed Water Jet Propelled Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) which will commissioned on November 10 at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata.

The naval ensign and the national flag were lowered and folded at sunset. The last post was then played and the paying off pennant lowered. Measuring 37.5 metres in length with speeds of 25 knots and manned by sailors and officers, the ships were fitted with two Bofors 40/60 and one heavy machine gun.

Under the guidance of naval officer-in-charge (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry), the ships played an appreciable role to augment the coastal security that included measures to sensitise fishing communities and enforce security along international maritime border line and off shore platforms.

 

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Northrop-Grumman has pitched the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye as a next-generation shore-based airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) platform to the Indian Navy. Excerpts from the presentation.
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