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Navy issues request for information for procurement of 234 helicopters
The Indian Navy currently uses Seaking helicopters for multipurposes. But the Seakings procured from the UK in the 1980s will have to be phased out soon.
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy has requested defence companies for information on technologies and capabilities they have for manufacturing 123 Naval Multi Role Helicopters (NMRH) and 111 Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) under a strategic partnership model.
The Navy’s fresh start to develop and manufacture helicopters for anti-submarine warfare and other primary operations, under the Make in India initiative, comes at a time when it faces a depleting fleet of choppers. Interested firms have time until October 6 to respond.
Under the strategic partnership model of the Defence Procurement Procedure, 2016, the two types of helicopters will be manufactured by an Indian private entity that will tie up with a foreign original equipment manufacturer. The manufacture of these helicopters will be the second such project under the model. The construction of Project 75 (I) submarines was the first project. The traditional roles for naval helicopters has been reconnaissance, search and rescue and medical evacuation.
But with the increasing capability of the helicopter its role has expanded to include anti-submarine warfare (ASW). Such choppers in ASW role fly ahead of warships, search for enemy submarines using sonar and release torpedoes and depth charges to clear the path for the fleet. Its sonar suite provides navigation, situational awareness, target data and weapon guidance. Therefore a NMRH has the flexibility of being used for any role and remains the Navy’s eyes and ears.
The Indian Navy currently uses Seaking helicopters for such multipurposes. But the Seakings procured from the UK in the 1980s will have to be phased out soon.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...t-of-234-helicopters/articleshow/60179615.cms
The Indian Navy currently uses Seaking helicopters for multipurposes. But the Seakings procured from the UK in the 1980s will have to be phased out soon.
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy has requested defence companies for information on technologies and capabilities they have for manufacturing 123 Naval Multi Role Helicopters (NMRH) and 111 Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) under a strategic partnership model.
The Navy’s fresh start to develop and manufacture helicopters for anti-submarine warfare and other primary operations, under the Make in India initiative, comes at a time when it faces a depleting fleet of choppers. Interested firms have time until October 6 to respond.
Under the strategic partnership model of the Defence Procurement Procedure, 2016, the two types of helicopters will be manufactured by an Indian private entity that will tie up with a foreign original equipment manufacturer. The manufacture of these helicopters will be the second such project under the model. The construction of Project 75 (I) submarines was the first project. The traditional roles for naval helicopters has been reconnaissance, search and rescue and medical evacuation.
But with the increasing capability of the helicopter its role has expanded to include anti-submarine warfare (ASW). Such choppers in ASW role fly ahead of warships, search for enemy submarines using sonar and release torpedoes and depth charges to clear the path for the fleet. Its sonar suite provides navigation, situational awareness, target data and weapon guidance. Therefore a NMRH has the flexibility of being used for any role and remains the Navy’s eyes and ears.
The Indian Navy currently uses Seaking helicopters for such multipurposes. But the Seakings procured from the UK in the 1980s will have to be phased out soon.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...t-of-234-helicopters/articleshow/60179615.cms
