Indian Navy News & Discussions

[angeldemon_007]

And it will be of similar size <5000-6000> tons.

Weight is not confirmed yet but it should be close to this. Rest is the same as what u said.

 

[truthseeker2010]

The IN frigates of the future will be:
7 P-17A
3 Shilvalik
6 Talwar class
3 Brahmaputra class.

Any other acquisitions of frigates in the next 15 years?

 

[sherindian]

The IN frigates of the future will be:
7 P-17A
3 Shilvalik
6 Talwar class
3 Brahmaputra class.

Any other acquisitions of frigates in the next 15 years?

dude go and search it up. currently 50 ships are under construction or in advanced stages of cons. with ur nightmare 3 nuke subs too

 

[KRAIT]

dude go and search it up. currently 50 ships are under construction or in advanced stages of cons. with ur nightmare 3 nuke subs too

No need to be hostile dear.....he asked in normal way

 

[sherindian]

Can't really say, but here's the latest picture of all three destroyers from August 2011.

when r these beasts being inducted. are all 3 gona be inducted at same time?

 

[DMLA]

when r these beasts being inducted. are all 3 gona be inducted at same time?

It will be atleast two more years before the first P-15A gets commissioned (2014 at the earliest). The Barak 8 system is still under development/ evaluation and it would take some time to get the systems ready. The last ship should be commissioned by 2015 or 2016 (if MDL sticks to its reputation of having a 10 year build cycle for destroyers - as was the case with original P-15!)

 

[lepziboy]

It will be atleast two more years before the first P-15A gets commissioned (2014 at the earliest). The Barak 8 system is still under development/ evaluation and it would take some time to get the systems ready. The last ship should be commissioned by 2015 or 2016 (if MDL sticks to its reputation of having a 10 year build cycle for destroyers - as was the case with original P-15!)

What?!They said they are gonna commission it on march 2012 or 2012 year itself.im getting tired of waiting for these beasts

 

[Abingdonboy]

What?!They said they are gonna commission it on march 2012 or 2012 year itself.im getting tired of waiting for these beasts

It will be atleast two more years before the first P-15A gets commissioned (2014 at the earliest). The Barak 8 system is still under development/ evaluation and it would take some time to get the systems ready. The last ship should be commissioned by 2015 or 2016 (if MDL sticks to its reputation of having a 10 year build cycle for destroyers - as was the case with original P-15!)

Timeline of induction:


Name Laid down-- Launched-- Commissioning
INS Kolkata- 27 September 2003-- 30 March 2006 -- March 2012
INS Kochi- 25 October 2005-- 18 September 2009-- March 2013
INS Chennai- 21 February 2006-- 1 April 2010 -- March 2014



+it's not March yet guys!!

 

[sancho]

Indian Navy Dornier 228 films Costa cruise ship adrift in the Indian Ocean

The video below (check the link) was filmed by an Indian Navy Dornier Do 228. It shows the Costa Allegra cruise ship adrift in the Indian Ocean.

The Indian Navy has deployed one Dornier to Seychelles under a government to government treaty. The patrol aircraft is stationed at Victoria, is operated for Exclusive Economic Zone surveillance and anti-piracy patrols by Indian aircrew in response to requirement projected by the Seychellois government.

According to this press release, the airplane will fill the gap until a new Dornier under manufacture at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, India, is handed over to the Seychelles government.

Indian Navy Dornier 228 films Costa cruise ship adrift in the Indian Ocean « The Aviationist

http://indiannavy.nic.in/PRel_110225_Dornier-in-Seychelles.pdf

 

[sudhir007]

use full information of INS Vikramaditya

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[sancho]

Not directly IN related, but interesting though:

Russian MoD, JSC Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG Sign Contract on Delivery of MiG-29K Aircraft

Mr. Anatoly Serdyukov, Russia&#8217;s Minister of Defence, and Mr. Sergei Korotkov, General Director of JSC Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, have signed a contract on delivery of a batch of MiG-29K and the MiG-29KUB carrier-based fighters.

According to the terms of the contract, RAC MiG is to deliver 20 MiG-29K and 4 MiG-29KUB fighters to the Russian Navy from 2013 to 2015.

The aircraft will be delivered in a new technical configuration that will meet requirements of the RF Ministry of Defence...

defence.professionals | defpro.com

Will be interesting to see, what configuration that will be and what differences it has to INs versions.

 

[Paan Singh]

Doors slammed on pvt firms in submarine project

The ministry of defence (MoD) has ruled that no private sector shipyard in the country has the infrastructure and capability required for building the high-tech conventional submarines that the Indian Navy wants. The long-delayed Project 75I, to build six conventional submarines for an estimated Rs 30,000-35,000 crore, will be divided between foreign shipyards and the defence public sector.

The Secretary of Defence Production, Shekhar Agarwal, has told Business Standard that the ministry has decided that the first two Project 75I submarines will be built abroad by the foreign vendor that wins the MoD contract. The next four vessels will be built in India, in the two defence shipyards that have the infrastructure for building submarines &#8212; Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai (MDL), and Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, Visakhapatnam (HSL).


This decision is a blow to private sector shipyards, especially L&T, which is playing a major role in building the Arihant-class nuclear submarines, as well as ABG Shipyard and Pipavav Shipyard, which have invested lavishly on infrastructure. Contacted for a comment, L&T&#8217;s defence business chief, M V Kotwal, said, &#8220;We have not been informed about any such development by the MoD. If it is true, it is extremely surprising. We have informed the MoD already about the capabilities and capacities that we have put in place for building submarines. These have already been demonstrated in the Arihant project. L&T has the engineering and manufacturing capability needed for building submarines in India.&#8221;
Three successive MoD committees have considered the thorny question of which shipyards can build a submarine. The latest, headed by V Krishnamurthy, Chairman of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC), submitted a split opinion last year, which mentioned that L&T could also be considered.

&#8220;The MoD has examined the Krishnamurthy Committee report and decided that no private sector shipyard individually has the capability to build a submarine,&#8221; said Agarwal.

This decision was taken by the MoD&#8217;s apex Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in January, says Agarwal. But, since it countermands an earlier CCS sanction, this will require sanction from the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS). In 1999, the CCS had sanctioned the 30-Year Submarine Construction Plan for constructing 24 conventional submarines entirely in India. The latest MoD decision to build two submarines abroad runs contrary to this.

Business Standard has learnt that the Indian Navy has argued forcefully for building the first two Project 75I submarines abroad. The navy hopes this would forestall the delays that marred the ongoing Project 75, which involves constructing six Scorpene submarines in MDL, in partnership with Franco-Spanish consortium, Armaris (which was subsequently taken over by French shipbuilder, DCNS). The first Scorpene, which was to be delivered this year, will only be completed in 2015.

Top MoD sources apprehend that the CCS might be wary of okaying the proposal to build two submarines abroad. In 1999, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had regarded Indian shipbuilders capable of building 24 submarines in India. Thirteen years later, and with significant shipbuilding successes under its belt, including the indigenous production of a nuclear submarine, the CCS faces the risks for any decision to build abroad?

The CCS also faces a difficult decision in sanctioning a fresh Transfer of Technology (ToT), which the navy insists upon. India has already obtained ToT thrice: from Germany for the HDW submarine line; from France, for the Scorpene; and, to an unclear extent, from Russia for the nuclear INS Arihant. The technology for Scorpene alone cost Rs 6,000 crore. A fresh request for ToT risks accusations of failure in absorbing technology.

Senior naval officers who favour indigenisation point out that, when India bought the HDW Type 209 submarine in the 1980s, HDW built the first two submarines abroad. But the next two submarines, which were built in MDL, faced lengthy delays. Eventually, the MoD decided not to build any more, largely because of corruption allegations. Now the CCS will again have to recommend that construction model.

The MoD&#8217;s Acquisitions Wing is drafting a Project Note, which summarises these issues for the CCS. This effort has been under way for more than a month now.

The Scorpene is a 1,700-tonne submarine that can remain at sea for 40-50 days. A submarine traditionally lurks underwater, firing torpedoes to destroy enemy battleships. It dives as deep as 300 metres to evade detection, but its diesel-electric engines are not as silent, or have as much endurance, as the new &#8220;air-independent propulsion&#8221;, or AIP, that the navy wants in the new Project 75I submarines. India has an option to install AIP in the last two Scorpenes that MDL builds, and then retrofit AIP into the other four Scorpenes as well.

 

[RPK]

Indian Warship to Dock in Makassar

Tempointeraktif.com - Indian Warship to Dock in Makassar


TEMPO Interactive, MAKASSAR:An Indian warship, INS Ranjit (D53), will dock in Makassar tomorrow morning. The destroyer ship will be present during a gathering between the Indian and Indonesian Navy.

&#8220;It&#8217;s basically a grant. It should arrive on Saturday morning,&#8221; the navy&#8217;s information office head in Makassar, Maj. Darmawangsah, said yesterday.

The vessel is a Rajput Class Destroyer ship that was built in the UK, measuring 147 meters in length, 15.8 meters in width and 4.974 tons in weight.

TRI YARI KURNIAWAN

 

[Rajib]

Timeline of induction:


Name Laid down-- Launched-- Commissioning
INS Kolkata- 27 September 2003-- 30 March 2006 -- March 2012
INS Kochi- 25 October 2005-- 18 September 2009-- March 2013
INS Chennai- 21 February 2006-- 1 April 2010 -- March 2014



+it's not March yet guys!!

Does anyone can confirm we are getting INS Kolkata this month?Plz share if you have any info on this.

 

[Abingdonboy]