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IN was looking for 16 advanced multi-role naval helicopters. How is that deal going on ??/Any progress...?///
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Navy foils piracy bid off Lakshadweep
A Coast Guard Dornier maritime recce aircraft operating from the Southern Naval Command in Kochi on Friday morning thwarted a piracy attempt by two skiffs closing in on a merchant vessel about 300 nautical miles off Lakshadweep.
The Dornier, which was on a routine surveillance sortie, sighted two white skiffs in the vicinity of the Bahamas-flagged container carrier CMA CGM Berdi. “The aircraft descended and passed over the skiffs and chased them away. A mother vessel (a hijacked Thai trawler) Prantalay was also sighted by the patrol aircraft in the area,” said the Navy in a media communiqué.
For the last two months, the Navy and the Coast Guard have been maintaining vigil west of the Lakshadweep Islands for pirate boats. “This has been extremely effective and the area has been free of piracy incidents,” the Navy said.
“Because of the timely arrival of the aircraft, the merchant vessel is now safe and heading for its next port of call in East Asia. The suspicious mother vessel Prantalay continues to be monitored by the Navy and the Coast Guard units. Anti-piracy patrols and surveillance over the East Arabian Sea will continue in order to assure merchant vessels using the international shipping lanes in the Arabian sea of their security,” the release added.
A Coast Guard Dornier maritime recce aircraft operating from the Southern Naval Command in Kochi on Friday morning thwarted a piracy attempt by two skiffs closing in on a merchant vessel about 300 nautical miles off Lakshadweep.
The Dornier, which was on a routine surveillance sortie, sighted two white skiffs in the vicinity of the Bahamas-flagged container carrier CMA CGM Berdi. “The aircraft descended and passed over the skiffs and chased them away. A mother vessel (a hijacked Thai trawler) Prantalay was also sighted by the patrol aircraft in the area,” said the Navy in a media communiqué.
For the last two months, the Navy and the Coast Guard have been maintaining vigil west of the Lakshadweep Islands for pirate boats. “This has been extremely effective and the area has been free of piracy incidents,” the Navy said.
“Because of the timely arrival of the aircraft, the merchant vessel is now safe and heading for its next port of call in East Asia. The suspicious mother vessel Prantalay continues to be monitored by the Navy and the Coast Guard units. Anti-piracy patrols and surveillance over the East Arabian Sea will continue in order to assure merchant vessels using the international shipping lanes in the Arabian sea of their security,” the release added.
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Navy to induct mechanised craft for landings on beaches
Jan 30 (PTI) Looking to augment itsamphibious warfare capabilities, the Indian Navy is planningto induct 10 mechanised craft to enable troop landings onbeaches.
A Request for Information (RFI) in this regard hasbeen issued by the Navy in which it has asked global vendorsto supply the craft within a specific time frame, Navyofficials said here.
The mechanised craft would be deployed in both easternand western sea board to support troop landings at Andaman andNicobar islands and Lakshadweep on the western side.
The 55-tonne capacity craft can be carried on boardthe Navy''s five large Landing Ship Tank (LST) vessels of theMagar and Shardul class.
It can launch 150 troops and their warfare equipment,along with a T-90/T-72 battle tank, two infantry combatvehicles, two 2.5-tonne trucks or four light motor vehicles toenemy shores.
It will also be able to operate out of Landing PontoonDock INS Jalashwa, which was procured by the Indian navy forits amphibious operations.
"The craft could be used for multiple operationsranging from troop landing to rescue operations at the enemyshores.
Besides carrying troops, it must also carry theirmaterial to suit day and night operations," an official said.
The craft with its twin diesel engines can go up to 25knots in speed with full cargo load.
The water jet based engines can support the 23 metrelong vessel till 200 nautical miles from the shore.
The vessel should be suitable for all kinds of day andnight operations and as per Navy''s requirement should have twomounted heavy machine guns with hands-free communication sets.
For protection of the troops during landing, the craftis well guarded by protective steel plates.
The tri-services Andaman and Nicobar frequentlycarries out exercises and war-games keeping amphibious battlezone scenarios in mind.
Jan 30 (PTI) Looking to augment itsamphibious warfare capabilities, the Indian Navy is planningto induct 10 mechanised craft to enable troop landings onbeaches.
A Request for Information (RFI) in this regard hasbeen issued by the Navy in which it has asked global vendorsto supply the craft within a specific time frame, Navyofficials said here.
The mechanised craft would be deployed in both easternand western sea board to support troop landings at Andaman andNicobar islands and Lakshadweep on the western side.
The 55-tonne capacity craft can be carried on boardthe Navy''s five large Landing Ship Tank (LST) vessels of theMagar and Shardul class.
It can launch 150 troops and their warfare equipment,along with a T-90/T-72 battle tank, two infantry combatvehicles, two 2.5-tonne trucks or four light motor vehicles toenemy shores.
It will also be able to operate out of Landing PontoonDock INS Jalashwa, which was procured by the Indian navy forits amphibious operations.
"The craft could be used for multiple operationsranging from troop landing to rescue operations at the enemyshores.
Besides carrying troops, it must also carry theirmaterial to suit day and night operations," an official said.
The craft with its twin diesel engines can go up to 25knots in speed with full cargo load.
The water jet based engines can support the 23 metrelong vessel till 200 nautical miles from the shore.
The vessel should be suitable for all kinds of day andnight operations and as per Navy''s requirement should have twomounted heavy machine guns with hands-free communication sets.
For protection of the troops during landing, the craftis well guarded by protective steel plates.
The tri-services Andaman and Nicobar frequentlycarries out exercises and war-games keeping amphibious battlezone scenarios in mind.
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After delays, Scorpene submarine now on track: Navy chief
NEW DELHI: Admitting there was a downward trend in its submarine programme, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma Thursday said the gap would be covered when the nation gets six highly advanced French Scorpene vessels being built at a Mumbai shipyard.
"There was a downward trend because of the gap that took place. For 17 years, we didn't commission any indigenous submarine. That is why this gap took place," Verma told reporters ahead of Navy Day to be celebrated Saturday.
But he said the loopholes would be plugged when the Mazgaon Dock Ltd in Mumbai completes the ongoing Project-75 for six French Scorpene submarines that has already suffered almost a three-year delay.
"I think the Scorpene programme is on track. Yes there was some delay at some point of time. Now we are working to get Project-75, which will help us cover the gap," he said.
The Indian Navy is facing a grave shortage of submarines. In another five-six years, more than half of its present fleet of 15 ageing diesel-electric submarines - 10 Russian Kilo-class, four German HDW and one Foxtrot - will become obsolete.
According to Project-75, the vessels were to roll out one per year from 2012 onwards. But that won't happen and the navy now hopes that first submarine will sail in 2015.
Even the project cost escalated beyond the total Rs.20,000 crore as was initially agreed between the Indian defence ministry and the French company DCNS, which is fabricating the submarines.
In any naval war, submarines are believed to game-changers. And if armed with nuclear-tipped missiles, the vessel can be the most effective deterrent in present times.
The US and Russia plan to retain over 60 percent of their nuclear weapons in the shape of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) fitted on nuclear-powered submarines.
Though India does not have nuclear submarines or SLBM capabilities at present, it hopes to move forward by inducting the Akula-II class attack submarine K-152 Nerpa on a 10-year lease from Russia.
The 8,140-tonne submarine was to be delivered to the Indian Navy by December. But that is unlikely to happen now as the hand-over of the submarine got delayed and it would come only in 2011.
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Messing in our waters will not be tolerated: Navy chief
NEW DELHI: The Navy's sinking of a pirate 'mother vessel' off the Lakshadweep Islands will send a "strong message" to the sea brigands that India will not tolerate their nefarious designs anywhere near its waters, Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma told TOI on Sunday.
"There is no question of anybody messing in our waters or area... it's absolutely unacceptable to us," Admiral Verma said.
This comes after naval fast attack craft INS Cankarso sank Prantalay, a hijacked Thai trawler being used as a mother vessel by Somali pirates to carry out attacks for the last nine months, after a hot chase on Friday night. In the well-executed operation, the Navy apprehended 15 pirates as well as rescued 20 Thai and Myanmar nationals who had been taken hostage on board Prantalay. "The pirates are being interrogated... they are being brought to Mumbai for legal proceedings," Admiral Verma said.
Pirates have begun to operate with impunity far away from their bases in and around Somalia since last year, with some even launching attacks in the eastern Arabian Sea near the Lakshadweep Islands.
India in response has deployed some Navy and Coast Guard frigates and fast attack craft, along with patrol aircraft, helicopters and marine commandos, to "locate and disable pirate mother ships and skiffs" and "sanitise" the area.
"After our stepped-up deployment there, the trend is that the pirates have begun to move westwards, back towards the African coast," Admiral Verma said.
A committee of secretaries, headed by cabinet secretary K M Chandrasekhar, will meet this week to take stock of the piracy situation and the measures needed to thwart the sea brigands.
India has already proposed a five-point plan to the UN Security Council to strengthen international cooperation to tackle piracy off the coast of Somalia.
The measures range from tracking the trail of ransom money and conduct of anti-piracy operations under the UN flag to the enactment of national laws to criminalise piracy as defined in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. "India and other countries need to strengthen the legal framework to prosecute pirates," Admiral Verma said.
Both Navy and directorate-general of shipping have asked all merchant vessels to adopt "best management practices" in piracy-hit regions, including the creation of a "safe house or room" on the ship by fortifying the bridge or engine room, Admiral Verma said Incidentally, the Navy has warded off close to 30 piracy attempts since October 2008.
NEW DELHI: The Navy's sinking of a pirate 'mother vessel' off the Lakshadweep Islands will send a "strong message" to the sea brigands that India will not tolerate their nefarious designs anywhere near its waters, Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma told TOI on Sunday.
"There is no question of anybody messing in our waters or area... it's absolutely unacceptable to us," Admiral Verma said.
This comes after naval fast attack craft INS Cankarso sank Prantalay, a hijacked Thai trawler being used as a mother vessel by Somali pirates to carry out attacks for the last nine months, after a hot chase on Friday night. In the well-executed operation, the Navy apprehended 15 pirates as well as rescued 20 Thai and Myanmar nationals who had been taken hostage on board Prantalay. "The pirates are being interrogated... they are being brought to Mumbai for legal proceedings," Admiral Verma said.
Pirates have begun to operate with impunity far away from their bases in and around Somalia since last year, with some even launching attacks in the eastern Arabian Sea near the Lakshadweep Islands.
India in response has deployed some Navy and Coast Guard frigates and fast attack craft, along with patrol aircraft, helicopters and marine commandos, to "locate and disable pirate mother ships and skiffs" and "sanitise" the area.
"After our stepped-up deployment there, the trend is that the pirates have begun to move westwards, back towards the African coast," Admiral Verma said.
A committee of secretaries, headed by cabinet secretary K M Chandrasekhar, will meet this week to take stock of the piracy situation and the measures needed to thwart the sea brigands.
India has already proposed a five-point plan to the UN Security Council to strengthen international cooperation to tackle piracy off the coast of Somalia.
The measures range from tracking the trail of ransom money and conduct of anti-piracy operations under the UN flag to the enactment of national laws to criminalise piracy as defined in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. "India and other countries need to strengthen the legal framework to prosecute pirates," Admiral Verma said.
Both Navy and directorate-general of shipping have asked all merchant vessels to adopt "best management practices" in piracy-hit regions, including the creation of a "safe house or room" on the ship by fortifying the bridge or engine room, Admiral Verma said Incidentally, the Navy has warded off close to 30 piracy attempts since October 2008.
Indian Navy plans three aircraft carriers
The Indian Navy plans to acquire at least three aircraft carriers in the next five to seven years in addition to other procurements.
It plans to acquire sea-based assets for littoral warfare, landing platform docks, and long-range maritime surveillance aircraft.
An Indian Defence Ministry news release said quoting Defence Minister A.K. Antony who asked the Navy to increase Navy-to-Navy contact with the littoral countries of the Indian Ocean. This move comes five years after the service incorporated preparation for littoral warfare as part of the Navys long term doctrine.
Addressing top Indian military commanders at a meeting in Delhi on Oct. 27, Antony said, The complex maritime security environment in our region requires the Navy to maintain a state of perpetual readiness operationally. You must factor in the need to be ready at all times prominently, while planning for the future. At the same time, we need to maintain, and even increase, the momentum of our Navy-to-Navy contact with the littoral countries of the Indian Ocean. Such contacts strengthen professional ties and mutual trust, and streamline interoperability issues.
Antony said New Delhi is committed to the continued deployment of ships and aircraft to improve surveillance off the coast of Maldives and Seychelles to ensure maritime security from piracy.
Antony said, We also need to engage like-minded African states in the Western Indian Ocean Region, such as Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya, to enhance our strengths and contribute to peace and stability, not only in the Asia-Pacific region, but also in the entire Indian Ocean Region.
Source: Indian Defence
The Indian Navy plans to acquire at least three aircraft carriers in the next five to seven years in addition to other procurements.
It plans to acquire sea-based assets for littoral warfare, landing platform docks, and long-range maritime surveillance aircraft.
An Indian Defence Ministry news release said quoting Defence Minister A.K. Antony who asked the Navy to increase Navy-to-Navy contact with the littoral countries of the Indian Ocean. This move comes five years after the service incorporated preparation for littoral warfare as part of the Navys long term doctrine.
Addressing top Indian military commanders at a meeting in Delhi on Oct. 27, Antony said, The complex maritime security environment in our region requires the Navy to maintain a state of perpetual readiness operationally. You must factor in the need to be ready at all times prominently, while planning for the future. At the same time, we need to maintain, and even increase, the momentum of our Navy-to-Navy contact with the littoral countries of the Indian Ocean. Such contacts strengthen professional ties and mutual trust, and streamline interoperability issues.
Antony said New Delhi is committed to the continued deployment of ships and aircraft to improve surveillance off the coast of Maldives and Seychelles to ensure maritime security from piracy.
Antony said, We also need to engage like-minded African states in the Western Indian Ocean Region, such as Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya, to enhance our strengths and contribute to peace and stability, not only in the Asia-Pacific region, but also in the entire Indian Ocean Region.
Source: Indian Defence
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Indian Navy wants to bombard Nethrani island, for practice
The Indian Navy which has been using Nethrani Island, situated 20 nautical miles from Karwar, for bombardment practice has written to the government to reserve its rights to use the area as target practice location.The Western Ghats Task Force, however, is opposing the move and along with the biodiversity board has written to the naval command at Karwar and the defence ministry to ask Kadamba naval base to find other locations for target practice.
“This island is very precious. It is the last island that has the Western Ghats’ biodiversity intact and the state government has already declared it as a state biodiversity heritage site. The Navy should understand what that means. It is shocking that the Western Command has written to the Navy headquarters to retain Nethrani Island as a target practice,” said Ananth Hegde Ashisara, chairman, Karnataka Western Ghats Task Force.
Speaking on the sidelines of a three-day event, Sahyadri Festival, organised by the Save Western Ghats Movement at Mijar village near Mangalore on Friday, Ashisara said, “Sources in the central government secretariat had told me that the Navy will not let go of the Nethrani Island. But Iam determined to stop this madness of bombarding theisland. It has several types of endangered species, including Nest Swiftlet (a bird) which is in the critically endangered species list. The Corals and many other varieties of fish including white sharks are also found in the area.”
Ashisar said that the Navy had remarked that the island was uncharted. In reality, the Nethrani Island came under the jurisdictional territory of Uttara Kannada district.
“I have survey reports to prove it. When called for, I will provide them to the government. Right now I have a bone to chew with the Navy and the defence ministry,” he said.
The Indian Navy which has been using Nethrani Island, situated 20 nautical miles from Karwar, for bombardment practice has written to the government to reserve its rights to use the area as target practice location.The Western Ghats Task Force, however, is opposing the move and along with the biodiversity board has written to the naval command at Karwar and the defence ministry to ask Kadamba naval base to find other locations for target practice.
“This island is very precious. It is the last island that has the Western Ghats’ biodiversity intact and the state government has already declared it as a state biodiversity heritage site. The Navy should understand what that means. It is shocking that the Western Command has written to the Navy headquarters to retain Nethrani Island as a target practice,” said Ananth Hegde Ashisara, chairman, Karnataka Western Ghats Task Force.
Speaking on the sidelines of a three-day event, Sahyadri Festival, organised by the Save Western Ghats Movement at Mijar village near Mangalore on Friday, Ashisara said, “Sources in the central government secretariat had told me that the Navy will not let go of the Nethrani Island. But Iam determined to stop this madness of bombarding theisland. It has several types of endangered species, including Nest Swiftlet (a bird) which is in the critically endangered species list. The Corals and many other varieties of fish including white sharks are also found in the area.”
Ashisar said that the Navy had remarked that the island was uncharted. In reality, the Nethrani Island came under the jurisdictional territory of Uttara Kannada district.
“I have survey reports to prove it. When called for, I will provide them to the government. Right now I have a bone to chew with the Navy and the defence ministry,” he said.
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Soon, you can freak out on submarine INS Vela
Soon, you can freak out on submarine INS Vela | | | Indian Express
CHENNAI: INS Vela, a decommissioned submarine in Visakhapatnam that served the nation for well over three decades, will be brought to Chennai, and displayed as a prized showpiece in the Tamil Nadu Heritage Maritime Museum, a project that is still in conceptual stages.
Addressing the India Maritime Technology Conference (IMTC) 2011 on Friday, Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Archaeology T S Sridhar said the State had a rich maritime history and tradition spanning over several thousands years. The ancient rulers of the Tamil country especially the imperial Cholas were renowned for their sea power and trade with many countries. To commemorate the ancient maritime glory of the Tamil country, the State government was in the process of setting up a maritime heritage museum and efforts were afoot to bring the decommissioned submarine INS Vela in Visakhapatnam to Chennai and convert it into a museum.
The top archaeology official explained to reporters that the maritime museum project Samudra was in its early stages.
The museum, besides the prized submarine would showcase the ancient sea power wielded by the Tamil land.
Soon, you can freak out on submarine INS Vela | | | Indian Express
CHENNAI: INS Vela, a decommissioned submarine in Visakhapatnam that served the nation for well over three decades, will be brought to Chennai, and displayed as a prized showpiece in the Tamil Nadu Heritage Maritime Museum, a project that is still in conceptual stages.
Addressing the India Maritime Technology Conference (IMTC) 2011 on Friday, Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Archaeology T S Sridhar said the State had a rich maritime history and tradition spanning over several thousands years. The ancient rulers of the Tamil country especially the imperial Cholas were renowned for their sea power and trade with many countries. To commemorate the ancient maritime glory of the Tamil country, the State government was in the process of setting up a maritime heritage museum and efforts were afoot to bring the decommissioned submarine INS Vela in Visakhapatnam to Chennai and convert it into a museum.
The top archaeology official explained to reporters that the maritime museum project Samudra was in its early stages.
The museum, besides the prized submarine would showcase the ancient sea power wielded by the Tamil land.
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A nice picture gallery of and from the French and Indian carriers CdG and Viraat:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramis-photos/with/5400797715/
(INS Viraat from page 5 onwards)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramis-photos/with/5400797715/
(INS Viraat from page 5 onwards)
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‘Loss of frigate won’t affect Navy’
The absence of the INS Vindhyagiri from the Western Naval Command’s (WNC) fleet will not diminish the offensive or defensive capabilities of the Indian Navy, said officials. Captain Manohar Nambiar, chief public relations officer (Defence) said: “The warship had limited weaponry, mostly in the form of guns. We have frontline ships.” The WNCis a critical arm of the Indian Navy as it provides naval defence in the Arabian Sea. Leander or Nilgiri Class frigates were once the ‘workhorses’ of the Indian Navy and they currently form the 14th Frigate Squadron.
But of four of the six Nilgiri Frigates have been decommissioned over the years. With INS Vindhyagiri at least temporarily out of the picture, only one warship of this class remains . Navy officials said that Nilgiri Class frigates will be replaced by the new Shivalik Class of ships. The INS Shivalik, the first of the three-ship Project-17 frigates was built at Mazgaon Docks and was commissioned in April 2010.
The Indian Navy has a 130-warship-strong fleet, which includes an aircraft carrier, 20 landing ships, eight destroyers, 12 frigates and 16 attack submarines. A Navy official said, “Once a ship is decommissioned, it is used for war games. It may be recalled that a similar class ship decommissioned in 1996, was sunk during such practice games in 1997.”
The absence of the INS Vindhyagiri from the Western Naval Command’s (WNC) fleet will not diminish the offensive or defensive capabilities of the Indian Navy, said officials. Captain Manohar Nambiar, chief public relations officer (Defence) said: “The warship had limited weaponry, mostly in the form of guns. We have frontline ships.” The WNCis a critical arm of the Indian Navy as it provides naval defence in the Arabian Sea. Leander or Nilgiri Class frigates were once the ‘workhorses’ of the Indian Navy and they currently form the 14th Frigate Squadron.
But of four of the six Nilgiri Frigates have been decommissioned over the years. With INS Vindhyagiri at least temporarily out of the picture, only one warship of this class remains . Navy officials said that Nilgiri Class frigates will be replaced by the new Shivalik Class of ships. The INS Shivalik, the first of the three-ship Project-17 frigates was built at Mazgaon Docks and was commissioned in April 2010.
The Indian Navy has a 130-warship-strong fleet, which includes an aircraft carrier, 20 landing ships, eight destroyers, 12 frigates and 16 attack submarines. A Navy official said, “Once a ship is decommissioned, it is used for war games. It may be recalled that a similar class ship decommissioned in 1996, was sunk during such practice games in 1997.”
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