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India's Last Foxtrot-class Sub Vagli Laid To Rest

The Indian Navy decommissioned one of her oldest units, INS Vagli in a solemn ceremony at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam today, 09 Dec 10. The Commissioning Commanding Officer of INS Vagli, Captain (Retd) Lalit Talwar was the Chief Guest on the occasion. He along with the Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral Anup Singh witnessed the lowering of the National Flag and the Naval Ensign for the last time. To mark the completion of her services, a paying off pennant was lowered after sunset to the soul stirring Last Post sounded by the Naval Band. The Commanding Officer, Commander Ajay Bhatia thereafter ceremonially reported to the FOC-in-C Admiral Anup Singh that INS Vagli was decommissioned. Several dignitaries from all over India, including the crew who originally manned her at her commissioning in 1974 arrived at Visakhapatnam to attend the Ceremony.

INS Vagli, a Foxtrot class submarine Type 641B, was commissioned by then Lieutenant Commander Lalit Talwar on 10 Aug 1974 at Riga, Latvia, in the erstwhile Soviet Union. She was the first of the 'Vela' class of submarines to be commissioned into the Indian Navy. INS Vagli has completed 36 years of dedicated service under 23 Commanding Officers and is probably the oldest submarine of its class in the world and definitely the oldest unit in the Indian Navy. The submarine has in her operational life participated in almost all major tactical exercises off both the sea boards and elsewhere. The first submarine to be based at Mumbai, Vagli later shifted base port to Visakhapatnam in 1993. Despite being the oldest unit in commission in the Indian Navy, Vagli continued to serve with distinction. Even in its last Operational cycle she completed 137 days at sea and 1232 dived hours. That the Indian Navy was able to operate a boat of this vintage so effectively also bears testimony to the dedication and skills of generations of maintainers and operators.

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[jha]

 

[angeldemon_007]

Can anybody tell me whether there is TOT in the Boeings P8i project ???/ Not only this, I want to know, is there a TOT in all other US-India deals like C-17 Globemaster etc.??

 

[jha]

Can anybody tell me whether there is TOT in the Boeings P8i project ???/ Not only this, I want to know, is there a TOT in all other US-India deals like C-17 Globemaster etc.??

None..No TOT involved..

 

[angeldemon_007]

So we actually surrendered ourself to US. I would really appreciate if our govt. does not go for US fighter(Spending around 10 billion $ with no ToT or 1/2 TOT will be the worst deal). Plz for our sake, our govt. should make a nice decision.

 

[typhoon77]

So we actually surrendered ourself to US. I would really appreciate if our govt. does not go for US fighter(Spending around 10 billion $ with no ToT or 1/2 TOT will be the worst deal). Plz for our sake, our govt. should make a nice decision.

You do realize that there is never any TOT through FMS agreements right? Offsets yes, TOT no.

 

[sathya]

Eying China, India Plans New East Coast Navy Bases
By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
Published: 8 Dec 2010 11:27
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NEW DELHI - India's plans to build naval infrastructure on the east coast is a sign of the extra emphasis the country is placing on its defenses against China, analysts here say.

Defence Minister A.K. Antony told the parliament Dec. 8 that the government has approved building two new naval installations on the east coast.
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"The Government has accorded in principle approval to setting up of certain naval infrastructure at two places on the East Coast," according to the Defence Ministry's official statement. "Coastal security is the top priority of the Government, and a number of measures are being taken separately."

The locations of the new facilities have not been announced. The Indian Navy has bases at Vishakapatnma, Karwar, Mumbai and Kochi.

Sources in the Navy said the two installations could house future submarines.

The Indian Navy is developing a submarine operating base at its new base at Karwar along with the current submarine base at Vishakapatnam.

The service is also developing the second phase of the Karwar base on the western seaboard, which will eventually be the biggest such base this side of the Suez, an Indian Navy official said.

 

[rajgoynar]

Sri Lanka navy sail past draws foreign warships

Dec 12, 2010 (LBO) - Warships from foreign navies, including India, joined Sri Lanka's navy in a sail past Saturday amid improving maritime security co-operation to combat crimes on the high seas like human and arms smuggling.
The sail past was led by small fast attack craft built by the navy which outnumbered and outgunned Sea Tiger suicide craft of the Tamil separatists who were defeated after a 30-year war in May 2009.

The eight foreign warships included the Russian navy's 'Admiral Vinogradov', an Udaloy class destroyer on her way to join anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden.

The Indian navy, which helped the Sri Lanka navy destroy Tamil Tiger gunrunners deep in the Indian Ocean during the ethnic war, sent the indigenously-built destroyer 'Mysore' along with the sail training vessel 'Tarangini'.

The Chinese navy sent the frigate 'Lanzhou' and Pakistan the frigate 'Zulfiqar' while the navies of Iran, Thailand and Bangladesh sent smaller warships for the sail past to mark the Sri Lankan navy's 60th anniversary.

Sri Lanka navy chief Vice Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe has said growing co-operation with foreign navies, both in the region and afar, is helping to combat human and arms smuggling in Indian Ocean waters.

Tamil refugees using boats to seek asylum in Australia and Canada became an issue in recent months and the navy has stepped up patrols to prevent boats leaving Sri Lankan shores, forcing would-be migrants to transit through countries like Thailand.

Talks with regional navies and maritime security forums has helped established direct communications between naval chiefs that enable quicker action to deal with issues like people smuggling and poaching, Samarasinghe said.

Samarasinghe has said the navy is expanding its fleet with bigger vessels capable of going further out to sea as the navy focuses on protecting its exclusive economic zone and the island's economic wealth in the ocean



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F-35B Pops Up In Indian Aircraft Carrier Official Impression

The Lockheed-Martin F-35B has popped up in an official artist's impression of India's indigenous aircraft carrier, currently under construction in Kochi. The aircraft's B and C variants have been pitched to the Navy in response to an RFI earlier this year. An earlier impression of the carrier featured F-15s operating from the ship's flight deck.


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[angeldemon_007]

@ BENNY
F35 is too expensive for us. I don't think India will buy F35 and not even F18

@rajgoynar
I think as a goodwill to Sri Lanka we should give all our decommissioned battleships and other weapon systems to them. I think we should also give some of these to Myanmar, Bangladesh, Maldives and Vietnam. Through this we can counter the chinese proposed plan for surrounding India.

 

[AMCA]

PHOTOS: Indian Navy Op Demo Off Kochi Coast

The Indian Nav's Southern Command conducted a demonstration of its operational capabilities for the city of Kochi today at the sea facing Rajendra Maidan and Netaji Subhash Park. The entire spectrum of naval operational activities was included in the demonstration; within the limitations imposed by contours and depth of Kochi channel and other technical limitations.

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[sancho]

Short NDTV report on the Navy Demo:

Indian Navy in action with commandos, choppers

 

[rajgoynar]

Indian Navy wins international sailing regatta




Kannur (Kerala), Dec 13 (IANS) Braving the high seas, trainee Indian Navy officers Monday trumped their foreign counterparts to win the inaugural Admiral's Cup at a four-day regatta for naval academies of friendly foreign countries that concluded here Monday.

The azure blue waters of the Ettikulam Bay, at Ezhimala in north of Kerala witnessed intense sailing during the event, an Indian Navy spokesman said.

'The Indian Naval Academy team (INA 1) won the cup. Whilst Commandant Nitin Prakash's consistent performance powered the INA team to the winning position, Midshipman Onoli Paulo Maria of the Italian Navy stood first in the individual positions,' an Indian Navy statement said.

Navies from Bangladesh, Brazil, Britain, Egypt, Italy, Maldives, Oman and Sri Lanka participated in the regatta.

The Indians, as the hosts, fielded three teams, two from the Indian Naval Academy (INA1 and INA2) and one from the Naval Engineering College, Lonavala.

Each team was represented by two boats. The participants included two women officers, one each from the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy.

The Dec 10-13 regatta was conducted in the laser class of sailboats, which are one-man Olympic-class boats.

The opening ceremony was conducted at Waterman Ship Training Centre, Ettikulam Bay.

The regatta was declared open by INA Commandant Vice Admiral Anurag G. Thapliyal, who emphasised the role of sports in general and sailing in particular in developing key qualities in naval officers.

'Yachting and sailing are sports that build team spirit, stamina and mental and physical endurance - the building blocks of future naval officers.

'Battling with the elements and braving the high seas is a challenge that transforms the very character of a man.'

Sustained efforts of the Yachting Association of India (YAI) and the Indian Navy have seen naval officers consistently doing well in international regattas and championships, a navy spokesperson said.

The event was conducted under the aegis of the YAI, which has been closely associated with promoting the sport in India.




Indian Navy wins international sailing regatta

 

[jha]

DHRUV in NAVY..?

 

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