Indian Navy News & Discussions

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[Abingdonboy]

P-17A:

 

[arp2041]

^^^ is it the final design?? It looks more & more stealthier.

 

[sr33jan]

Looks cool...

 

[Abingdonboy]

^^^ is it the final design?? It looks more & more stealthier.

This is what I've heard.


+ yeah with the new integrated mast with AESA MF-STAR looks great!

 

[arp2041]

This is what I've heard.


+ yeah with the new integrated mast with AESA MF-STAR looks great!

does this mean deck will be fully covered & just the weapon system will be visible?

looks similar to swedish stealth frigates:

noob question - is there no walking space on these types of ships?

 

[Abingdonboy]

does this mean deck will be fully covered & just the weapon system will be visible?

looks similar to swedish stealth frigates:

noob question - is there no walking space on these types of ships?

Walking decks are covered but still exist. And the P-17/P-17A are the largest stealth frigates on earth at ~7000 tons

 

[sancho]

does this mean deck will be fully covered & just the weapon system will be visible?

If the graphic is correct, not all weapon systems will be covered or integrated, which is still an issue for the RCS reduction. The mast and antenna design on the other side is much improved!

 

[black_jack]

India, Egypt to carry out naval exercises

In their first engagement after the new establishment took over in Egypt, Indian and Egyptian navies will carry out a joint exercises in Alexandria.

Warships of the Mumbai-based western fleet of the Navy are on a westward deployment and will be visiting a number of countries after Egypt.

Indian warships will carry out a basic exercise with their Egyptian counterparts as part of the westward deployment of the naval fleet, Navy officials said here.

This would be the first military engagement between Egypt and India after the newly-elected government has taken over there.

Destroyer INS Mumbai, INS Trishul, INS Gomati and fleet tanker INS Aditya are under the command of Western Fleet commander Rear Admiral A R Karve and had made a port call at Djibouti before proceeding towards Alexandria in Egypt.

After the exercise in Egypt, the flotilla will move towards Spain.


During their stay in Spain, Navy Chief-designate Vice Admiral D K Joshi will also visit Madrid and meet the top leadership of the Spanish navy there.

Recently, incumbent Admiral Nirmal Verma had also visited Spain.

After Spain, these warships will visit France to hold their series of bilateral exchanges there.


India, Egypt to carry out naval exercises | Business Standard

 

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Mazagon Dock may split order among 4

The need to hasten implementation and avoid any further confrontation with other shipbuilding companies may see Mazagon Dock, India’s largest defence shipyard, split its ambitious Rs 1-lakh-crore naval order book among four major Indian private shipbuilders. After Pipapav Defence, Mazagon is considering similar joint ventures with L&T, ABG Shipyard and Bharati Shipyard, say people in the know.

Pipavav and Mazagon have already agreed on collaboration, but the agreement between the two does not have any exclusivity clause. “Pipavav is the preferred partner, but Mazagon may also explore roping in others, considering the strategic nature of national security,” said a senior official from one of these shipbuilding companies, on condition of anonymity.

So far, however, no written communication has been issued to this effect.
Last year, Mazagon had invited private shipbuilders to partner it in executing the mega warship orders, already delayed by seven-eight years. It had Mazagon had shortlisted four of the eight companies interested, before choosing Pipavav as the partner. The three companies that lost out complained to the defence ministry, alleging opaqueness in Pipavav’s selection. The ministry put the joint venture on hold, saying fresh guidelines would be issued in this regard. However, in May, the ministry gave its approval to the Pipavav-Mazagon joint venture.

However, considering the enormity of the contract, it may be difficult for just one vendor, Pipavav, to carry out the Navy warships projects of Rs 1 lakh crore. Therefore, Mazagon Dock is considering forming joint ventures with each of the four companies approved by the ministry to carry out the defence orders and expressions of interest for these would be invited soon. A Mazagon Dock official, on condition of anonymity, told Business Standard, “The plan is very fluid at the moment, but details are being worked out.”

Mazagon Dock did not reply to a query sent to it.

The procedure being considered is now possible, after the government had removed the ‘exclusivity’ norm, making such joint ventures open for all government-approved defence shipbuilders—BG Shipyard, Bharati Shipyard, L&T and Pipavav.

An official from one of the shipbuilders said, “This is definitely a good opportunity for us to get a share of this large order. It’s impossible for a joint venture to complete the order in the given timeframe. With multiple ventures and the work being split, the process would gain speed.”

As on March 31, ABG Shipyard had an order book of Rs 16,000 crore, to be executed over three-five years. Pipavav has an order book of about Rs 7,000 crore, while Bharati Shipyard’s order book stands at Rs 6,500 crore. With the Mazagon order book of Rs 1 lakh crore being split between the four companies, the revenue and profitability of these companies would get a boost, albeit over a long period of time.

The Mazagon projects would also help private shipbuilders boost revenue, aiding the shipping sector, which is recording a scarcity in new orders. The ministry’s nod to the Mazagon-Pipavav joint venture has also cleared the path for other government-owned defence shipyards like Hindustan Shipyard, Cochin Shipyard and Garden Reach Works in Kolkata to seek similar joint ventures for defence orders. The overall defence order book is estimated at a whopping Rs 1,60,000 crore, to be delivered over four-five years.

 

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THIS IS OUR NAVY

 

[Abingdonboy]

Some kick a$$ equipment on display- rotary wing assets are really letting IN down though can't wait to see IN MH-60Rs opertaing off IN ships.

 

[kurup]

US Wants Significant Naval Ties With India To Protect Sea Lanes


Recognising India s growing maritime power, the United States wants to maintain a 'significant' relationship with India to help provide a stable and secure international shipping lane. With the largest and the fastest growing navy in the Indian Ocean Region, the US surely cannot secure the vast IOR on it's own.

India will be providing staff personnel for the ongoing Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise which is to be held on June 27th till August 7th. India and 21 other nations are participating in what is described as the world's largest international maritime exercise which will be held in and around the Hawaiian Islands with 42 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel.

"The partnerships we are building during the RIM exercise is exactly why we want to maintain our relationship with India to help provide a stable and secure international commerce through the sea lanes," Vice Admiral Gerald Beaman, commander of the US Third Fleet and RIMPAC, said. "So I believe our relationship with India will remain significant through the coming years," Beaman said noting that India and the US have been doing a large number of bilateral military exercises in recent years.

With 22 different nations participating, the exercise in the coming years can expand in a coalition environment. However, Vice Admiral Gerald Beaman was quick to point out that the objective of the exercise was not to build a coalition of the East Asia Pacific rim nations on the lines of NATO, minus China, which was not invited to participate for reasons that the US commander was at a loss to explain.

The RIMPAC exercise has grown in size from three participating nations in 1971 to 22 this year, Beaman said: "It's just whoever - likeminded nations trying to get training value out of working in a coalition."

"The significance for, I think, all 21 other nations for India s participation is again to build the relationships," he said pointing out that the theme for RIMPAC 2012 is "Capable, Adaptive Partners." "We are trying to develop those partnerships," he said, so that "we know what we can bring to the table in the event of a crisis or a natural disaster, and we can rely on each other to assist.

The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan over a year ago was one clear example of the benefits of having participated in exercises, Beaman said.

Defence News - US Wants Significant Naval Ties With India To Protect Sea Lanes

 

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Video on INS Vikramaditya

http://vk.com/video_ext.php?oid=26768738&id=162688800&hash=c487d0c7f8f52110
Courtesy Snaik from BR

 

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Navy plans Rs 10,000 crore worth expansion of Karwar base



New Delhi: The Navy is planning a major expansion of its strategic Karwar naval base in Karnataka where it will berth its Russian-origin aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov and carry out military aircraft operations.

The Navy plans to deploy the Admiral Gorshkov, Scorpene submarines and a number of surface ships at the base after the completion of the over Rs 10,000 crore project there.

A proposal in this regard is expected to be moved before the Cabinet Committee on Security chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for final approval, sources told PTI here.

Project Seabird Phase IIA work will involve construction of a wide range of new facilities and augmentation of certain existing facilities involving an outlay of over Rs 10,000 crore, Navy officials said here.

As per the plans, the Navy will be able to base around 30 major warships at Karwar after the completion of Phase-IIA by 2017-18.

It is also planning to establish a Naval Air Station there for deploying fixed and rotary wing ship-based military aircraft, they said.

Project Seabird has been dogged by long delays, fund crunches and truncated clearances since it was first approved in 1985 at an initial cost of Rs 350 crore.

Phase-I, which was completed at a cost of Rs 2,629 crore in 2005-06, has enabled the Navy to base more than 15 warships at Karwar.

Overall under the Phase-II, the Karwar naval station will get an airbase, armament depot, dockyard complex and missile silos, apart from additional jetties, berthing and anchorage facilities.

The Project Seabird was developed to decongest the naval dockyards in Mumbai which is choked due to increased traffic and pollution there.

Another reason was to create a major base at some distance from Pakistani cities and range of their missiles.

Navy plans Rs 10,000 crore worth expansion of Karwar base - The Economic Times