Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta Spells Out Vision 2022

[nitesh]

Originally Posted by Marshal

But MCA is still on the paper.....????????
As far as LCA is concerned the IAF is only looking to aquire somewhere around 220....and it will take atleast 8 to 10 years....and Navy has ordered only 40 nLCA.....

Yup he is not talking about absolute number but production facilities can be ramped up easily. And the vision is for 2020-22 so let's see how it goes

[malaymishra123]

Originally Posted by nitesh

what about destroyers most of our destroyers are in 5-6000 tons displacement why we aren't looking for something like 8-9000 tons vessels like chinese sovernmeny class destroyers?

I assure you, your doubts will be removed in another 5 years! Today the expansion of our Navy is limited only and only due to the manufacturing capability of our shipyards. The situation is so bad that they have to order from foreign shipyards just to augment numbers.

Within the next 5 years, the various other private shipyards that are in their initial stages will get completed, apart from that 99% of the government shipyards are undergoing expansion and overhaul. As the MoD has already given permission to some companies like L&T to construct naval warships, our shipbuilding capacity is all set to undergo a rapid change. Most of these private shipyards under construction are absolutely huge!-a couple of them being the largest in Asia.

Thereafter the Navy will expand and fast!

[nitesh]

Hope the things works out as u said sir. Something like sovernmeny in Indian colors, can't wait.........

[nitesh]

Guys check these news:

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The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Nation | Russia lessons for sub team

[jaison]

very true but then we will get there even if a little later,anyways happy independance for all indians

[nitesh]

Guys check this. Rotary UAV's now

Heron flight controls to convert Indian Cheetaks to unmanned configuration

Heron flight controls to convert Indian Cheetaks to unmanned configuration
By Arie Egozi
The Indian ministry of defence and Israel Aerospace Industries are close to signing a contract to convert Indian-made Chetak helicopters to unmanned platforms for use on India's navy ships.
Prime contractor will be Hindustan Aeronautics, which will also invest in the full-scale development of the conversion kit. IAI has recently demonstrated its capability to convert a helicopter into a naval rotary unmanned air vehicle (NRUAV) system for combat ships.
IAI will remove the helicopters' integral avionics suites and replace them with a flight-control system as used on its Heron UAV. This system allows fully autonomous flight, including take-off and landing. The conversion kit has been tested on a Bell 206 and on an Aerospatiale Alouette 3.
IAI claims that the lightweight flight-control system allows the NRUAV to carry extra fuel, giving the helicopter in its unmanned configuration an endurance of 5.5h and operational radius of 120km (65nm) from the mother ship.

[nitesh]

India begins naval games with France, Africa

India begins naval games with France, Africa

New Delhi: Continuing with its policy of constructively engaging countries in West Asia and Africa to make its presence felt in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), India has sent four of its major warships to the Red Sea and the African coast on a two-month-long deployment.

"The Indian ships will be present in the IOR for a while, doing some flag showing and also engaging in naval diplomacy with some port calls, mid-sea exercises and interaction with personnel from the navies of the West Asian countries and the African continent," a top Navy official said.

The Indian warships--INS Delhi, INS Talwar, INS Godavari and INS Aditya-- will simultaneously be visiting countries and ports all along the eastern African coast and some ports in the Red Sea, apart from exercising with the French navy in the Gulf.

The ships from Indian Western Naval Command began their journey end of July and is only expected to come back to Indian shores in mid-September, the official said.

Delhi and Talwar have already completed their visit to Safaga port in Egypt in Red Sea between August 5 and 8, while Godavari and Aditya sailed to Refaet-al-Assad in Syria.

The ships would now be sailing Mombasa, the second largest port-city of Kenya, Darasalam in Nigeria, other east African ports and a couple of ports in Madagascar Island and

Mauritius.

"With India's economic interest in West Asia and African region increasing, Navy will be playing its diplomatic role by visiting more ports all along the coast of eastern Africa, touching the Horn of Africa," the official said.

Apart from exercise with the French Navy, the Indian warships would also have Passage Exercises (Passex) with other navies off the ports during the course of their deployment in the region.

"Most of the navies in eastern Africa are small in size compared to the Indian Navy. What we would be aiming during these interaction is to give them the confidence that India would come to their aid whenever there is a need, considering that we have enough experience in all aspects of naval operations, be it military, diplomatic, policing or benign" the official said.

India would also conduct exercises with other navies during the deployment, related to Human Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) and Search and Rescue (SAR) operations "to both train them and to learn from them."

Once the Indian ships reach Mauritius, they would also tow a Naval ship of the island nation to Kochi for refit and repair. "The Mauritian ship is from the Indian naval service.

It was given to Mauritius for their use and we have an agreement with them for the ship's regular refit and repair. This towing of the Maurutian ship is under that agreement," the officer added.

Navy has been engaging the navies of the IOR for a few years now regularly and it has been especially focusing on the West Asian countries and the African continent on the western sea board. That apart, the Navy has been engaging other navies in the eastern front too.

[nitesh]

INS Godavari to visit Mombasa | Frontier India Strategic and Defence - News, Analysis, Opinion

Indian warship INS Godavari will enter Mombasa harbour on August 17 on a four-day visit. It is a part of the Indian Navy’s overseas deployment to the Red Sea and East Africa. Based in Indian navy Western Command, INS Godavari is commanded by Captain R Sarin, NM, and is indigenously designed ship built at the Mazgaon Docks, Mumbai.

This ship has participated in OP Cactus in 1988 where in it was involved in suppressing an anti government coup in Maldives thus restoring peace and stability. This ship is good example of India’s prowess in warship design and construction. The experience of constructing such warships has given India the capability and know-how to embark on maiden project of building the country’s first aircraft carrier at Kochi, in Southern India.

The ship was recently up-graded to possess modern weaponry, electronic warfare sensors, and missile systems and is capable of carrying two ‘Seaking’ anti-submarine helicopters in her twin hangars.

Over the years, Indian naval vessels have regularly paid visits to ports in the Arabian Sea and Red Sea, reaffirming their presence and solidarity for peace with countries in the region.

The commitment of India to honour friendship and promote stability amongst ‘maritime’ neighbours was tested during the Tsunami disaster that struck Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Maldives apart from the shores of Eastern Indian in Dec 2004.

The Indian Navy’s ships and aircraft were among the first to provide relief and humanitarian aid on that occasion.

The Indian Navy has also been in action during Operation Sukoon in 2006, in which citizens of many nations were evacuated from the war-torn zone in Lebanon.

The present visit seeks to foster maritime goodwill between our two nations that share a rich cultural and maritime heritage. The bridges of friendship that the ships of the Indian Navy aim to build by this visit would serve to bring the two nations even closer, enhance existing bonds between India and Kenya, and cement ties for greater engagement in the years ahead.

[nitesh]

INS Godavari to visit Mombasa | Frontier India Strategic and Defence - News, Analysis, Opinion

Indian warship INS Godavari will enter Mombasa harbour on August 17 on a four-day visit. It is a part of the Indian Navy’s overseas deployment to the Red Sea and East Africa. Based in Indian navy Western Command, INS Godavari is commanded by Captain R Sarin, NM, and is indigenously designed ship built at the Mazgaon Docks, Mumbai.

This ship has participated in OP Cactus in 1988 where in it was involved in suppressing an anti government coup in Maldives thus restoring peace and stability. This ship is good example of India’s prowess in warship design and construction. The experience of constructing such warships has given India the capability and know-how to embark on maiden project of building the country’s first aircraft carrier at Kochi, in Southern India.

The ship was recently up-graded to possess modern weaponry, electronic warfare sensors, and missile systems and is capable of carrying two ‘Seaking’ anti-submarine helicopters in her twin hangars.

Over the years, Indian naval vessels have regularly paid visits to ports in the Arabian Sea and Red Sea, reaffirming their presence and solidarity for peace with countries in the region.

The commitment of India to honour friendship and promote stability amongst ‘maritime’ neighbours was tested during the Tsunami disaster that struck Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Maldives apart from the shores of Eastern Indian in Dec 2004.

The Indian Navy’s ships and aircraft were among the first to provide relief and humanitarian aid on that occasion.

The Indian Navy has also been in action during Operation Sukoon in 2006, in which citizens of many nations were evacuated from the war-torn zone in Lebanon.

The present visit seeks to foster maritime goodwill between our two nations that share a rich cultural and maritime heritage. The bridges of friendship that the ships of the Indian Navy aim to build by this visit would serve to bring the two nations even closer, enhance existing bonds between India and Kenya, and cement ties for greater engagement in the years ahead.

[nitesh]

guys check this a little bit ole photo of Gorshakov
http://pilot.strizhi.info/wp-content...mg_9551_sm.jpg

and this new one
sevmash-727888.jpg (image)

seems quite a lot of work is done

[jaison]

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Indian Navy buys Australian Minesweeping System

Written on August 19, 2008 – 1:35 pm | by Frontier India Strategic and Defence |

The Australian Minesweeping System (AMAS), developed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), has scored another export success with India being the latest to acquire the innovative system that protects ships from underwater mines. The sale to India was the largest single overseas order for this technology since it was first exported in 1992.

Thales Australia has a worldwide license to market the system which is now in service with the navies of Australia, USA, Denmark, Poland, Japan, UAE, Indonesia and Thailand.

The DSTO-designed system is the world’s first operational sweep to emulate the magnetic signals of ships, causing sea mines to detonate prematurely and safely out of range of target vessels. The technology has been further improved in collaboration with Thales Australia.



The Australian Minesweeping System was used during the 2003 Gulf War when it was used by the Royal Navy to clear smart mines from the port of Umm Qasr in order to deliver humanitarian aid to the Iraqi .


It requires no form of power from the towing platform and can be towed by a variety of platforms for autonomous and remote control minesweeping operations. AMAS is a systems approach to minesweeping, comprising a magnetic, acoustic, and electric multi influence sweep; a sweep tracker monitor system; mission planning support system software; an ECDIS based minesweeping navigation and control system; a remote controlled minesweeping system and a range of integrated logistic support products and services including a shorting band kit and deployment containers. The sweep can be deployed from MCMVs, naval support craft, remote controlled drones and Craft of Opportunity such as fishing vessels.
Indian Navy buys Australian Minesweeping System | Frontier India Strategic and Defence - News, Analysis, Opinion

[nitesh]

This is good edition

The DSTO-designed system is the world’s first operational sweep to emulate the magnetic signals of ships, causing sea mines to detonate prematurely and safely out of range of target vessels. The technology has been further improved in collaboration with Thales Australia.

[nitesh]

One more good move:

outlookindia.com | wired

Aiming to boost India's 'Look East' policy, Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta will hold talks with Japanese and South Korean Defence officials during his visit to the two countries beginning tomorrow, while Indian naval ships will engage in wargaming with Japanese ships off Mumbai coast this monthend.

During his 10-day visit, Mehta will be in Japan till August 24 where he would meet its Defence Minister Shigaro Ishiba and Vice Minister Kohei Mansouda, apart from its defence forces' top naval officers Admiral Takeshi Saito and Admiral Eiji Yoshil, a top naval officer said here today.

The Navy chief would touch base at Tokyo, Yokosuka, Yokohama, Hiroshima and Koyoto during the five-day stay in Japan, where he would visit frontline warships and shipyards, in an effort to build relations between the two countries in this critical area of infrastructure.

While Mehta is in Japan, the Far East country's warships Kashima, Ashari and Umigari will be passing through Arabian Sea off Mumbai and would engage Indian warships in a bilateral naval exercise from August 23 to 26.

The Japanese Defence Ships (JDS) would match their capabilities during an advanced Passage Exercise (Passex) with a Delhi-class destroyer and a Corvette from India, as the former pass through Indian waters on their way back to their home ports after a visit to the Gulf.

While JDS Ashari and Umigari are 2,500-tonne destroyers carrying Harpoons, Surface-to-Air missiles, JDS Kashima is a naval training ship.

The two Indian warships would carry out cross deck and flying exercises with the Japanese ships.

[Major Dad]

About 145 years ago, a commander of Indian marines named A.D. Taylor conceived the idea of linking the Palk Bay in 1860. In all these years, history has witnessed many great events and completion of innumerable gigantic projects but the dream of Commander A.D. Taylor, to link the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Bay, never materialised despite countless appraisals and evaluations over the years. Suddenly when the project had lost all its suggested significance came the revelation by the ex-Indian Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee that the project was to become operative.

Mr. Vajpayee entrusted the project to his defence minister until the Congress government showed them the door. Hence it provided the opportunity to Ms. Sonia’s choice Mr. Manmohan Singh to feather his turban by inaugurating Sethu Samudram Ship Channel Project on July 2, 2005. Amidst loud protests by fishermen and environmentalists in Sri Lanka over the Indian proposal to dig a shipping channel through the Palk Strait, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the Rs 2,427 crore Sethu Samudram Ship Channel Project, to cut the sailing distance between the east and west coasts. Had this been the only raison d’être then impartial environmentalists and geologists would have not termed it as a bane more than a boon for the Jaffna Peninsula. Had that been the only rationale then the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa would have not boycotted the ceremony, while accusing the Centre of subverting environmental clearances and not addressing the concerns of fishermen and environmentalists.

The then Indian government tried to mute the genuine fears and concerns by giving abysmal arguments and explanations like shortening the travel distance between the eastern and western coasts by about 474 nautical miles. Unfortunately, no sensible person would bought this argument, especially when he would scrutinise the selection of a controversial precinct for widening and deepening of a length between Talai Mannar and Ratween Talai Mannar and Rameshwaram was intended to dominate the waters of the Mannar Gulf and Palk Straits.

The fact is that the strategic designs of any Indian government are no different from those of the 145-year-old British Raj’s representatives here in the subcontinent. Had that not been the case, the concerned citizens of India and Sri Lanka would have not made such a hue and cry and addressed the UN Secretary General through a letter with copies to the Indian president and the Sri Lankan PM at that time. Another fact is that whichever party rules India, may that be Congress or BJP, it will not take any note of the fears and concerns of those who have fallen prey to Indian hegemonic ventures. Or be least bothered if one of their most biologically diverse coastal regions, i.e. Gulf of Mannar Marine Reserve, where over 3,600 species of plants and animals and coral reefs are found threatened by the commissioning of this project.

I wonder where this project stands now, when MM Singh is the PM and Sonia still at the back?

[nitesh]

I don't think that project will see the light of day.