Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta Spells Out Vision 2022

[LCA]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/G...ow/4120905.cms

First indigenous aircraft carrier to be built soon
13 Feb 2009, 0415 hrs IST, TNN

PANAJI: The keel for India's first indigenous aircraft carrier also known as the air defence ship (ADS) will be laid shortly at Cochin shipyard,
Kerala, said admiral Sureesh Mehta, chief of naval staff.

Speaking at a ceremony in Goa on Thursday, where the Indian Navy took into possession Mhadei', a sail-powered yacht that will be used for solo circumnavigation, Mehta said that the ADS should accommodate 20-odd aircraft.

The original plan for the carrier, is to have the light combat aircraft (LCA) and the advanced light helicopter (ALH) Dhruv in its fleet of assorted aircraft besides MiG 29 K and Ka-31. The ADS will be launched by October 2010, as per the phase I contract signed by its manufacturer Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) with the defence ministry.

While the vessel is scheduled to be launched by 2010, design work on the project is in progress and the fabrication of hull blocks has already started, reports stated.

Mehta on Thursday said that the ADS would cost India around Rs 2,000 crore. The navy chief further said that India's biggest military aircraft deal with the United States, for a maritime surveillance aircraft would see the acquisition of eight P-81 long-range reconnaissance aircraft for the Indian Navy.

The contract was signed on January 1 in New Delhi. It has been reported that India will receive the first P-81 in 2013 while the remaining seven will be procured in a phased manner over the next three or four years. The contract includes lifetime maintenance support and an option for the acquisition of up to eight additional P-81 aircraft.

The deal comes less than a year after India and US-based Lockheed Martin signed an agreement worth 962 million dollars for the purchase of six C-130 Hercules transport planes for the Indian army. Last year, India also signed a 1.5-billion euro (US $ 2.2 billion) deal with France's Dassault to upgrade 51 Mirage 2000 fighter jets, which the Indian air force bought in 1985.

Mehta also outlined the Indian Navy's plans for expansion and said that the goals for 2022 would be to have a fleet of 160 ships and over 300 aircraft.

[nitesh]

India Today - India's most widely read magazine.

India's indigenous N-sub secret is out
Mail Today Bureau
New Delhi, February 13, 2009

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has added a feather to its cap. It is delivering on schedule— in 2009— India's first indigenously built nuclear powered submarine (SSBN) as it had promised at the beginning of the United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) term in office.

The secret of the indigenous nuclear submarine programme seems to be finally out. Defence minister A. K. Antony has confirmed what was being speculated all this while - that the country is ready to launch the third arm of its nuclear triad.

India is getting a batch of submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) and submarine- launched cruise missiles (SLCM), ready to wed with the SSBNs, which would presumably be nuclear tipped. This would, in turn, underline the deterrence posture of the nuclear weapons programme providing it a failsafe 'second strike' capability.

But this would also entail fundamental change in the country's nuclear weapons policies for the peculiar nature of nuclear submarine deployment.

A nuclear submarine remains submerged underwater for most of its deployment period thus making communication difficult especially in times of a national emergency.

A nuclear submarine commander is therefore armed with a separate launch regimen that is qualitatively different from those used above ground.

Hence, when India launches its nuclear submarine, reportedly three, it would have to put in place launch codes that would provide a degree of autonomy to the commanders. This, in turn, would change the deployment pattern of at least a portion of the country's nuclear forces to 'ready arsenal'. This would require a political decision.

The Indian development is important in terms of the changing Chinese deployment by which they are modernising their nuclear submarine fleet, putting into waters the refurbished Xia class and a new Jin class.

The country had been working on the submarine, coyly termed Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV) since 1985. The design is reportedly based on the old Charlie II- class submarine - a former Soviet make.

The programme was bedevilled with problems in developing a reactor suitable for the platform and then, building a containment vessel for the reactor. The attack submarine design is said to have a 4,000- ton displacement and a single- shaft, home- built nuclear power plant.

The estimated speed of the vessel is 12- 15 knots on surface, and 30- 34 knots submerged.

The reactor is of the pressurised water variety.

The nuclear submarine would beef up the country's presence in the Indian Ocean.

It brings to fruition a programme that was kicked off under the leadership of the late Rajiv Gandhi who had leased a Charlie- class nuclear submarine that was renamed in 1988 as INS Chakra.

[LCA]

Eagerly waiting for the delivery day

[indiatech]

In a unique event, on 16 Feb 09, the Indian Navy will commission two ships, INS Carnicobar & INS Chetlat on the same day. These would be the first two in a series of ten Water Jet fast attack ships being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata. The ships are being commissioned at Chennai by the Hon'ble Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri Surjit Singh Barnala and are the first ever water jet propelled ships of the Indian Navy. The commissioning marks another step in the direction of indigenisation of the Navy's ship building efforts.

These fast attack crafts are named after pristine islands located in the Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep respectively and will be based at Chennai thereby strengthening coastal security of the region. These fast attack crafts are most suited for interception of fast moving surface crafts apart from performing anti smuggling, fisheries protection, as well as search and rescue operations where time is of paramount importance.

These are the two ships of a new generation of ten Water Jet Fast Attack Crafts, designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata. They are an improvement upon the earlier version of the Fast Attack Crafts, with a more efficient hull form developed indigenously. The Fast Attack Crafts can achieve speeds in excess of 35 knots.

The Water Jets of these ships are coupled with latest generation MTU 16V 4000 M90 engines with a combined propulsion power of 8160KW. The modified Aluminium superstructure of the vessels, reduces their Radar Cross Sections (RCS) and also provides improved habitability. A Reverse Osmosis (RO) Plants allow for fresh water generation increasing vessel endurance while the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) complies with the latest International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulations on sea pollution. The armament includes the 30mm CRN-91 Gun along with sensors manufactured by Ordnance Factory, Medak. The ships are equipped with IGLA missiles, SLRs, HMGs and LMG/MMG in their armament fit. These features are an up-dation over ships of the previous class and the current version of design is comparable with similar ships, built across the world

[indiatech]

Indian Navy gearing up for globe maiden solo

PANAJI: India’s maiden mission to solo circumnavigate the globe will be attempted on a sail boat made on the island of Divar and named ‘Mhadei’.


No boat flying the Indian flag has undertaken a solo circumnavigation under sails. When Mumbai-based Commander Dilip Donde, 41, of the Indian Navy casts away on August 15 from Mumbai, on a journey estimated to take nine months, he will also be making a bid to enter the elite club of solo circumnavigators.

Aquarius Fibreglass in Goa, owned by Ratnakar Dandekar, bagged the contract to build the 56-ft yacht and worked on a design purchased from a Dutch company.

“The boat’s construction commenced on Christmas Day 2007,” said 83-year-old vice admiral (retd) M P Awati, who was instrumental in conceiving and starting the project.

Speaking at a ceremony at which the yacht was handed over to the navy, chief of naval staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta compared the feat to climbing Mount Everest.

On his journey, Donde will have three stop-overs in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Asked how he would spend his time as he singly traverses the world’s oceans, Donde said if the weather conditions permitted, he would catch up on a novel. “When I need to sleep, the yacht will be on auto-pilot,” he said.

Incidentally, the first person to solo circumnavigate the globe, Sir Robin Knox Johnston of the UK in 1968-69 in 312 days, is in Goa to help tune the boat and train Donde for the mission.

The boat costs around Rs 4 crore, while the journey will come to another Rs 2 crore, the Indian Navy said.

Goa-made yacht ready to make history-Goa-Cities-The Times of India

[nitesh]

http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cpti...F?OpenDocument


Indian Navy all set to hasten process for acquiring aircraft
Ajit K Dubey

New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) With security of coastal areas coming in for greater attention in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, the Indian Navy is all set to "hasten" the process of acquiring six medium-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft, bids for which have been submitted to the Defence Ministry.

"Bids were submitted by the contenders in November last year before the Mumbai attacks. But with an urgency to fill the gaps in security of coastal areas, the acquisition process for these aircraft will be hastened," Defence Ministry sources told PTI.

The bidders for the contract include American Boeing with P-8 (a derivative of P-8I), Russian Illyushin, French Dassault Falcon and EADS. The request for proposal (RFP) for procuring these aircraft was floated by the Ministry in June 2008.

"Right now the bids submitted by the contenders are being evaluated by the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) of the Defence Ministry. By the end of this month, these companies are expected to submit their offset proposals to the Ministry," they said.

Under the Defence Procurement Procedure 2008, it is mandatory for the companies awarded defence contracts worth over USD 300 million to invest 30 per cent of the total amount back in the Indian defence sector. After going through the technical and offsets bids, the Ministry will shortlist the contenders who meet the requirements. PTI

[heartwinlion]

defence shipyards flush with orders for small,med boats

New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) With the Home Ministry looking to procure more boats for uniformed forces under it, Indian defence shipyards are flush with orders for supplying small and medium sized boats.
The Goa Shipyard limited has received an order for 116 boats from the Home Ministry and the shipyard has supplied two boats each of five tonne and 12 tonne class to the Home Ministry, Defence Ministry said in a document listing its achievements in the last year.

Similarly, Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) yard has orders for construction of 78 interceptor boats from various Government agencies.

Some of these boats have even been exported to countries such as Maldives and Bhutan.

The Border Security Force under the Home Ministry has its own water-wing and uses it for patrolling riverine areas in the North-east and the Creek area on the western frontier.

For the Navy, the shipyard delivered the Landing Ship Tank INS Kesari and two waterjet fast attack crafts.

The shipyard has signed various MoUs with private sector companies to encourage their partnership with the Public sector.

The Mazgaon dockyards is also undertaking construction of three stealth frigates, three missile destroyers and six Scorpene submarines under Navy's Project-17, Project 15A and Project 75 respectively.

[nitesh]

India's indigenous aircraft carrier to sail by 2011: Indian Navy chief-India-The Times of India

India's indigenous aircraft carrier to sail by 2011: Indian Navy chief
18 Feb 2009, 1356 hrs IST, IANS


NEW DELHI: Progressing towards self-reliance in the defence industry, India's first indigenous aircraft carrier will be in the waters by 2011, Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta said Wednesday.

The under-construction aircraft carrier will be ready in two years.

"Our indigenous aircraft carrier is being constructed in Kochi. It has been three years since the work started. On Feb 28, what we call keel laying of the carrier will take place," Mehta told reporters here.

The building of a ship can be divided into seven phases: design, construction planning, work prior to keel laying, ship erection, launching, final outfitting, and sea trials.

"Many of the parts have already been constructed. My estimate is that it should be in the water in two years," Mehta said.

The aircraft carrier is expected to have 40,000 tonne displacement capacity at an estimated cost of Rs.3,000 crore (Rs.30 billion).

The Indian Navy is currently operating only one full deck aircraft carrier, the INS Viraat, also the only one being operated by a country in Asia or Western Pacific. In a bid to become a true-blue water navy, the Indian Navy is expected to operate three aircraft carriers by 2015.

[LCA]

So, it has 40,000 tone displacement greater then the expected 37000tone displacement.
And also cost is also less than a 1 billion $.

Ahead of gorky and cheap.

AMAZING

[metalfalcon]

Please have Look at this Horrifying (But Impossible) Vision of Your Admiral Suresh Mehta.

NEW DELHI: Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta has warned of a potential nuclear threat from the sea route. Nuclear weapons may be smuggled into
India in a cargo container, said Admiral Mehta.

The statement comes after sources revealed that the Taliban have plans to attack western cultural centres in Indian cities. However, NO specific intelligence inputs on the nature of the threat, the specific target, the timing or the group have been received.

Indian naval chief warns of nuke attack from sea - GEO.tv

I think he had a Nightmare last Night . He is still in shock after 26/11

Nuclear Weapons

If he was Hinting that Pakistan will Smuggle Nuclear Weapons to India he must Realize that Pakistani Nukes are safe and He must Not Listen to Indian Media Propaganda and Especially to Star News Channel.

[nitesh]

What is horrifying and impossible thing.

Care to explain please.

[metalfalcon]

Originally Posted by nitesh

What is horrifying and impossible thing.

Care to explain please.

Do i Need to Explain how Horrifying it will be if Nuclear Weapons are smuggled into India By terrorists and then Used on Indian Cities And do you think its possible.

You mean What Suresh Mehta said without any Intelligence Report that Nuclear weapons can be smuggled into India is not Horrifying, He is just Scaring People of India and Putting baseless and illogical allegations on Pakistan.

Smuggling of Nuclear Weapons to India From Pakistan is Not Like 10 Terrorists Equipped with AK-47s and Grenades. Its a Different Scenario and I think Suresh Mehta who is an Admiral Must know the difference Between AK-47 and Nuclear weapons and he must Realize that Pakistani Nukes are In Safe Hands.

[nitesh]

Originally Posted by metalfalcon

Do i Need to Explain how Horrifying it will be if Nuclear Weapons are smuggled into India By terrorists and then Used on Indian Cities And do you think its possible.

You mean What Suresh Mehta said without any Intelligence Report that Nuclear weapons can be smuggled into India is not Horrifying, He is just Scaring People of India and Putting baseless and illogical allegations on Pakistan.

Smuggling of Nuclear Weapons to India From Pakistan is Not Like 10 Terrorists Equipped with AK-47s and Grenades. Its a Different Scenario and I think Suresh Mehta who is an Admiral Must know the difference Between AK-47 and Nuclear weapons and he must Realize that Pakistani Nukes are In Safe Hands.

Fist please don't make your posts look like a rainbow. i can read in normal fonts (This is purely a request)
What is going on in your mind? Where exactly he has mentioned anything about Pakistan? NOWHERE this is your conclusion based on what sort of logic you only know as per as ToI news reports says

He mentions about container security check the news item: Navy chief warns of nuke attack from sea-India-The Times of India

Stop running your baseless rhetoric.

[metalfalcon]

Originally Posted by nitesh

Fist please don't make your posts look like a rainbow. i can read in normal fonts (This is purely a request)
What is going on in your mind? Where exactly he has mentioned anything about Pakistan? NOWHERE this is your conclusion based on what sort of logic you only know as per as ToI news reports says

He mentions about container security check the news item: Navy chief warns of nuke attack from sea-India-The Times of India

Stop running your baseless rhetoric.

He didn't named pakistan in specifically but Everyone Including your Own Media has reported that He was Hinting at Pakistan in his Unsaid Words.

There is nothing going on in my Mind but i m not Sure about Your Admirals Mind and I Really don't care what Kind of Nightmares he is having These Days.

Stop running your baseless rhetoric

I think you better Tell this to your Admiral.

This thread is about Suresh Mehta's Statements about India and IN so i posted his latest Statement and that's it. I don't care what IN inducts or what are your Challenges i Care about PN and Pakistan.

[nitesh]

Originally Posted by metalfalcon

He didn't named pakistan in specifically but Everyone Including your Own Media has reported that He was Hinting at Pakistan in his Unsaid Words.

There is nothing going on in my Mind but i m not Sure about Your Admirals Mind and I Really don't care what Kind of Nightmares he is having These Days.

Oh so you are a mind reader. I have posted the link it clearly says about container security. No where it mentions about your country.

I think you better Tell this to your Admiral.

Sorry, he does not have time for such rhetorics.