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India rejects China’s maritime invite
Rahul Singh , Hindustan Times
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New Delhi, November 28, 2010First Published: 00:37 IST(28/11/2010)
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India boycotted a multi-nation maritime meet hosted by China last month — the latest fallout of Beijing denying visa to an Indian general in July this year. In an assertive move, Indian Coast Guard chief vice-admiral Anil Chopra turned down China's invitation to attend the annual Heads of Asian related stories
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Coast Guard Agencies Meeting held in Shanghai in the third week of October.

South Block sources said it made no sense sending Chopra for the summit in view of China's provocative stance on Kashmir and denial of visa to the general. Military contact between both nations has been stuck in a logjam since July when Beijing refused to host northern army commander Lt. Gen BS Jaswal, as his jurisdiction spanned Jammu and Kashmir.

Jaswal was to head a military delegation to China for an annual defence dialogue, hosted alternatively by the two countries to review progress in defence exchanges.

The dialogue forms part of an MoU signed by the two countries in May 2006 to enhance military engagement through a broad spectrum of initiatives.
 
RARE PIC OF 4 Tu-142Ms of IN flying in formation.

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Pics of Phalanx Close in Weapon System on INS Jalashwa.


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Here is a pic detailing parts of this system.

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Indian Navy Deploys Multi-Ship Anti Piracy Force

A multi ship force of the Indian Navy has been tasked to undertake a comprehensive search in the Eastern parts of the Arabian Sea to locate and disable probable pirate (mother) vessels and skiffs.

Between 24th and 29th Nov 10 a sudden spurt of piracy attempts were reported in the Eastern Part of Arabian Sea at distances of 350-700 nautical miles from the West Coast of India. Reports were also received about MT Polar, a Panama Flagged Tanker hijacked on 30 Oct 10, being in the area and acting as a possible mother ship. In a swift step of affirmative action the Indian Navy dispatched its force to the area to search and locate pirate mother vessels/dhows/skiffs and carry out a thorough anti piracy sanitization of the area. The Indian Naval Force consists of ships, armed helicopters, MARCOS team and Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

The efforts of Indian Navy yielded immediate results as MT Polar has cleared the area in Eastern Arabian Sea on 30 Nov 10 and was heading back towards Somalia at best speed. Even as the movement of MT Polar is being monitored, Indian Naval Ships are combing the area for other possible mother vessels/skiffs.

It is appreciated that the threat of piracy in the area which has witnessed recent attacks has considerably decreased due to this development. The Indian Navy and Director General Shipping of India are continuing to monitor the situation and issue advisories for all ships regarding piracy prone areas and implement Best Management Practices in these areas. Protection of the Sea Lanes of Communication remains a priority of the Govt of India and the Indian Navy.

It maybe recalled that in response to increasing incidents of piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Navy commenced anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden in Oct 2008. Since then the Indian Navy has continuosly maintained one ship on patrol in the region with 23 IN Ships having been deputed for this tour of duty. These IN ships have ensured safe passage of 1415 merchantmen, of various nationalities, across the pirate infested waters in the Gulf of Aden. Not a single ship under escort of the Indian Navy has been hijacked to date.

IN ships have so far successfully thwarted 23 piracy attempts. The most recent being INS Delhi disrupting 04 Piracy attempts in the Gulf of Aden in Sep 10 and INS Rajput disrupting 03 Piracy attempts in the Gulf of Aden in Oct 10 . The Indian Navy also provided assistance to sanitize MV BBC Orinoco which came under pirate attack about 450 nm West of Mumbai in 11 Nov 10.

Indian Navy Deploys Multi-Ship Anti Piracy Force | India Defence
 
?Guarding our 7,600-km coastline is a challenge? - Hindustan Times

In an exclusive interview with the Hindustan Times, Vice-Admiral Sanjeev Bhasin, flag officer commanding in chief of the Western Naval Command, said securing India’s western coast is the Navy’s biggest challenge. The threat perception of terrorists using the sea route, as
they did for 26/11, has increased.
India has a huge coastline, stretching 7,600 km, and we have island territories as well. We, along with the Coast Guard, have fortified patrolling. But there are grey areas where [unauthorised] landings can be carried out because the state governments concerned had not kept them under surveillance till 26/11 occurred.

A detailed plan has been chalked out with the Coast Guard and the Director General of Lighthouses to revive lighthouses and set up 30 radar stations along the western coast.

Trials of two such radar stations have started at Okha and Kandla in Gujarat.

The Navy has found it tough to monitor fishing boats.
This is a weakness identified [and exploited] by the terrorists. About 30,000 fishing boats are registered in Gujarat, 20,000 in Maharashtra, 20,000 in Karnataka and 2,000 in Goa.

Radar stations fitted with the Automatic Identification System (AIS) have been planned along the coast.

AIS devices will also be installed on these vessels. It is a massive problem and it cannot be taken care of only by the Navy and Coast Guard.

We need fishermen’s cooperation; we want them to be our eyes and ears. They have been very cooperative.

What new inductions has the Navy lined and when are they expected to join the fleet?
There are 39 ships on order; 34 of them will be made indigenously. Over the next two years, we’ll see the induction of three ships in the Shivalik, Talwar and Kolkata class of destroyers.

Two fleet tankers, Deepak and Shakti, are being made in Italy. The first one will be here this month. Apart from that, there are two survey ships being built indigenously. There has been some delay in the Scorpene submarine project, but we should see it commissioned by 2015.

When is the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, renamed Vikramaditya, and the indigenously built aircraft carrier expected to join the fleet?
Vikramaditya’s sea trials are scheduled to start in March 2011. It will join the western fleet by the end of 2012. Six MIG 29K’s — fighter aircraft — that will operate from the carrier are already flying from [the] Goa [naval base].

We will get the remaining aircraft in knock-down state soon and will assemble them at Goa. As far as the indigenously built carrier is concerned, work is on at the Cochin shipyard.

It will be equipped to handle both the MiG 29Ks and the naval version of the indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft. We expect the carrier to be commissioned by 2014.

How do you plan to prop up the naval aviation wing, which was recently criticised by the Comptroller and Auditor General for using non-operational aircraft?
We will have eight Boeing P8I aircraft [for long-range maritime reconnaissance] by January 2013.

We plan to buy four more. A global request for information [the first stage of procurement] has been floated to procure 56 Naval Utility Helicopters to replace the Chetak helicopters. We are also looking at replacing the anti-submarine warfare helicopter, Seaking.

When will we have the nuclear submarine that is being leased from Russia? How will it bolster our submarine capability?
Before getting to the leased submarine, we have our own indigenously built submarine, INS Arihant. Extensive sea trials are on.

As far as the Akula-II class submarines, we plan to name it INS Chakra, and we should have it shortly.
 
SSBN Arihant On Deterrent Patrol With Strategic Nukes By 2012: Navy Chief


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India's nuclear triad -- a matrix of weapons delivery systems from land, air and sub-sea -- will be complete with the commissioning of India's first SSBN, Arihant in 2011-2012. In a significant comment at his annual press conference today in New Delhi, Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma categorically stated that when the Arihant is put to see in two years, it will be on deterrent patrol with strategic weapons on board.



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?Guarding our 7,600-km coastline is a challenge? - Hindustan Times

In an exclusive interview
with the Hindustan Times,
Vice-Admiral Sanjeev
Bhasin, flag officer
commanding in chief of
the Western Naval
Command, said securing
India ’s western coast is
the Navy’s biggest
challenge. The threat
perception of terrorists
using the sea route, as
they did for 26/11, has
increased.
India has a huge coastline,
stretching 7,600 km, and
we have island territories
as well. We, along with
the Coast Guard, have
fortified patrolling. But
there are grey areas
where [unauthorised]
landings can be carried
out because the state
governments concerned
had not kept them under
surveillance till 26/11
occurred.
A detailed plan has been
chalked out with the
Coast Guard and the
Director General of
Lighthouses to revive
lighthouses and set up 30
radar stations along the
western coast.
Trials of two such radar
stations have started at
Okha and Kandla in
Gujarat.
The Navy has found it
tough to monitor
fishing boats.
This is a weakness
identified [and exploited]
by the terrorists. About
30,000 fishing boats are
registered in Gujarat,
20,000 in Maharashtra,
20,000 in Karnataka and
2,000 in Goa.
Radar stations fitted with
the Automatic
Identification System (AIS)
have been planned along
the coast.
AIS devices will also be
installed on these vessels.
It is a massive problem
and it cannot be taken
care of only by the Navy
and Coast Guard.
We need fishermen’s
cooperation; we want
them to be our eyes and
ears. They have been very
cooperative.
What new inductions
has the Navy lined and
when are they expected
to join the fleet?
There are 39 ships on
order; 34 of them will be
made indigenously. Over
the next two years, we ’ll
see the induction of three
ships in the Shivalik,
Talwar and Kolkata class
of destroyers.
Two fleet tankers, Deepak
and Shakti, are being
made in Italy. The first
one will be here this
month. Apart from that,
there are two survey ships
being built indigenously.
There has been some
delay in the Scorpene
submarine project, but we
should see it
commissioned by 2015.
When is the aircraft
carrier Admiral
Gorshkov, renamed
Vikramaditya, and the
indigenously built
aircraft carrier expected
to join the fleet?
Vikramaditya’s sea trials
are scheduled to start in
March 2011. It will join the
western fleet by the end
of 2012. Six MIG 29K ’s —
fighter aircraft — that will
operate from the carrier
are already flying from
[the] Goa [naval base].
We will get the remaining
aircraft in knock-down
state soon and will
assemble them at Goa. As
far as the indigenously
built carrier is concerned,
work is on at the Cochin
shipyard.
It will be equipped to
handle both the MiG 29Ks
and the naval version of
the indigenously built
Light Combat Aircraft. We
expect the carrier to be
commissioned by 2014.
How do you plan to
prop up the naval
aviation wing, which
was recently criticised
by the Comptroller and
Auditor General for
using non-operational
aircraft?
We will have eight Boeing
P8I aircraft [for long-range
maritime reconnaissance]
by January 2013.
We plan to buy four
more. A global request for
information [the first
stage of procurement] has
been floated to procure
56 Naval Utility
Helicopters to replace the
Chetak helicopters. We
are also looking at
replacing the anti-
submarine warfare
helicopter, Seaking.
When will we have the
nuclear submarine that
is being leased from
Russia? How will it
bolster our submarine
capability?
Before getting to the
leased submarine, we
have our own indigenously
built submarine, INS
Arihant. Extensive sea
trials are on.
As far as the Akula-II class
submarines, we plan to
name it INS Chakra, and
we should have it shortly.
 

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