Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

[Chinmoy]

KMML’s first consignment of titanium sponge for Indian Navy
Published November 22, 2016
SOURCE: THE HINDU

The maiden consignment of titanium sponge produced by the titanium sponge plant (TSP) of the public sector Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited (KMML) for strategic purposes was despatched from the company at Chavara, near here, on Monday morning.

The consignment comprising 4.5 metric tonnes meant for the Indian Navy loaded in a truck was flagged off to Kochi by KMML Managing Director K.K. Roy Kurien in the presence of the titanium sponge unit employees.

Hitherto, this product from the KMML was purchased only by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on a buy-back arrangement. The ISRO had funded the Rs.95-crore TSP based on a technology developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

With the commissioning of the KMML TSP in 2011, India joined a group of only seven countries to produce the strategic metal. The plant was commissioned with the aim of making India self-sufficient in titanium sponge.
While the defence sector of the country requires about 1,500 MT of titanium sponge annually, this is the first time that indigenously produced titanium sponge for strategic applications was being purchased by a defence wing from the KMML.

The KMML titanium sponge product is certified by the Hyderabad-based Regional Centre for Military Airworthiness, Midhani. The TSP has capacity to produce 500 MT annually..

Something to cheer about of KMML.

The plant in India is the only one in the world which can undertake all the different activities of manufacturing aerospace grade titanium sponge under one roof.

Source: Wiki

 

[Indx TechStyle]

New Indian Navy Next Generation Stealth Corvettes to be Optimized for Sinking Chinese Warships

Indian Navy Next Generation Corvette (concept drawing). (Photo : Indian Navy)

The seven new stealth "Next Generation Corvettes" that will join the Indian Navy by the next decade will be armed with anti-ship missiles -- probably BrahMos -- to destroy warships of the People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (PLANSF), whose incursions into the Indian Ocean show no signs of slackening.

The as yet unnamed class of missile corvettes last week received $2 billion in funding from the Indian government. The construction of these surface combatants is part of the Indian Navy's rearmament plan to have 200 warships by 2027 from the current number of 140.

The new Next Generation Corvettes (NGC) will be built under Project 28A. These warships will have a potent anti-ship missile capability; an adequate point defense missile system and will feature advanced stealth technologies.

Specifications by the navy want each NGC to carry eight anti-ship missiles to attack enemy warships. Each NGC will be outfitted with a multi-function surveillance and threat alert radar for early warning and target acquisition.

The NGC will also be fitted with a surface-to-air missile system and a close-in weapon system (CIWS) for anti-missile defense. Its defensive systems should be able to defeat sea-skimming missiles flying three to five meters above sea level at speeds up to Mach 3 (3,700 km/h).

For anti-submarine warfare, NGC will be equipped with active towed array sonar and two lightweight torpedo launchers.

NGC should have a range of not less than 7,400 kilometers (4,000 nautical miles) and a speed of 50 km/h (27 knots). It will be a 120 meter-long, single hull warship with low radar, acoustic, magnetic, visual and infrared signatures. These corvettes will have a crew of some 150 officers and men.

Warship construction at Indian naval shipyards is going on non-stop where some 50 warships are being built. The intensified pace is also due to the Make in India campaign that fosters "indigenization, or the domestic construction of warships and the use of equipment and weapons made in India as far as is possible. The new Next Generation Corvettes are expected to be further examples of indigenization.

The navy's newest corvettes, the Kamorta-class or Project 28, are anti-submarine warfare corvettes built to hunt down and destroy submarines, including nuclear submarines of the type operated by China.

The first of four ships in this class, the INS Kamorta, was commissioned into the navy in 2014. The last ship in the class, the INS Kavaratti, should be completed by late 2017. The second ship in this class, the INS Kadmatt commissioned in 2016, was 90 percent indigenous.

The Next Generation Corvettes will be the first corvettes built to destroy surface warships.

Source: ChinaTopix.com
or I say IndiaTV of China.
@HariPrasad-1

 

[Superdefender]

Slight offtopic but want all to know. The condition of our so called rulers Britain is lowering phenomenally day by day. Now news is: All the warships of Royal Navy will be left without anti-ship missiles for min. 2 years. Harpoons are retiring in 2018. Good old naval guns are their only saviour. They will rely on helicoptor launced ASh missiles. Lol Heli will be spotted and fired by adversary before heli spots the target. Poor Brits have no cash. Lesson - stop donating mighty India (financially strong), accept your beggar state and divert those money to develope your defence.
<<STUPID IDIOT>>

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Slight offtopic but want all to know. The condition of our so called rulers Britain is lowering phenomenally day by day. Now news is: All the warships of Royal Navy will be left without anti-ship missiles for min. 2 years. Harpoons are retiring in 2018. Good old naval guns are their only saviour. They will rely on helicoptor launced ASh missiles. Lol Heli will be spotted and fired by adversary before heli spots the target. Poor Brits have no cash. Lesson - stop donating mighty India (financially strong), accept your beggar state and divert those money to develope your defence.
<<STUPID IDIOT>>

Even France has overtaken British economy, will be overtaken by India next year.

 

[Prashant12]

Cabinet Committee gives its nod to buy Dornier surveillance


The Cabinet Committee on Security gave its nod to buy 12 upgraded Dornier surveillance aircraft for Indian Navy at a cost of about Rs 2,500 crore on Wednesday.

Defence sources said the proposal was first given Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) by the Defence Acquisition Council in October 2014 and has finally being approved by the CCS, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The aircraft will be manufactured by state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at its Transport Aircraft Division (TAD) in Kanpur, where over 120 of the type have been produced since 1984.

Maritime surveillance and patrol variants of the Do-228 have been modified by HAL to cater for a host of equipment demanded by the navy including surveillance radar, FLIR (forward looking infrared), ESM (electronic support measures), satellite communications, data links, speech secrecy equipment, TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system) and EGPWS (enhanced ground proximity warning system), among others.

http://indianexpress.com/article/ne...-its-nod-to-buy-dornier-surveillance-4391919/

 

[Indx TechStyle]

CSL gets green signal for larger dry dock

KOCHI: NOVEMBER 24, 2016 08:43 IST
UPDATED: NOVEMBER 24, 2016 08:50 IST

The Cochin Shipyard Ltd.’s (CSL) bid to build a larger dry dock on its campus at Thevara, which will enable it to construct mammoth vessels such as LNG carrying vessels and bigger aircraft carriers, has got a fillip with the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change granting environment and CRZ clearance for the project.

The proposed dry dock, which will be 310-metre long and 75-metre wide, is estimated to cost Rs. 1,700 crore and the yard has set the ball rolling for issue of IPO to fund the construction. The PSU shipyard, where the country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is being built and the newly-acquired aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya underwent its first refit, has two dry docks, with lengths of 270 metre and 255 metre, at the moment. The construction of the new dock will be carried out over an area of 15 acres on the CSL campus, which spreads over 170 acres.

The new drydock, it is learnt, will have a draft of 13 metre with a two-metre freeboard (which corresponds to the dry dock’s depth to the loading dock minus the dry dock’s draft). The yard has made it clear that the new dock will enhance its capacity to build 300-metre long LNG carriers, aircraft carriers of similar length and big oil and gas rigs.

A public hearing as part of the environmental clearance requirements was conducted in July and the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority recommended the project to the MoEFC in August. The yard is now awaiting environmental clearance for the proposed International Ship Repair Facility on the Cochin Port premises.

As earlier reported by The Hindu, the Cochin Shipyard is hopeful of bagging a contract for the construction of the technology-intensive LNG vessels within India in collaboration with the Samsung Heavy Industries. But a tender, the second in a row, floated by GAIL(India) for hiring nine of these brand new carriers got scrapped mid-October after two consortiums that had submitted their bids had deviated from the tender stipulations. One of the conditions of the tender was that the hired entity should tie up with an Indian yard to build a third of these vessels within India. A fresh tender for the same is being awaited now.

With its track record of maintaining the outgoing carrier INS Viraat for nearly 27 years, overcoming the odds to refit the Vikramaditya and constructing the first made in India carrier INS Vikrant (which is in the final stages), the yard is knocking on the doors of the Ministry of Defence, nudging it to place a follow-on order for another aircraft carrier, if not of the Vikrant-class, a slightly bigger one. The new dry dock, the yard believes, would brighten its chances of landing the contract to build the Navy’s future carrier.

 

[republic_roi97]

CSL gets green signal for larger dry dock

KOCHI: NOVEMBER 24, 2016 08:43 IST
UPDATED: NOVEMBER 24, 2016 08:50 IST

Awesome news, I bet the INS Vishal too would be constructed there.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Fourth LCU for Indian Navy Launched at GRSE

 

[Adioz]

India to embark on a path of self reliance in Submarine Design And Construction

During the deliberations he mentioned that the 24 submarines which are to be acquired as part of the 30 year submarine building plan of India, out of which 6 submarines have been ordered on MDL and the same are being built with the help of ToT from DCNS. Comparing submarine Construction programs in other countries Parrikar further said that India should rethink its submarine building program and expand its fleet beyond the planned 24. He brought out while the underwater platforms built under the aegis of ATVP achieved indigenisation content >70% P75 program has not achieved quantitative indigenisation and is limited to 30%.

Comparing submarine Construction programs in other countries Parrikar further said that India should rethink its submarine building program and expand its fleet beyond the planned 24.

Comparing submarine Construction programs in other countries Parrikar further said that India should rethink its submarine building program and expand its fleet beyond the planned 24.

Lets hope for 50 SSKs by 2030 (+ 6 SSN and 3 SSBN)

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[Indx TechStyle]

Indian Navy to induct 60 more ships in coming years to secure coast
After the 26/11 attacks on the city, the Navy is keeping a close eye on coastal security to prevent any trespassing.

Indian Navy ship INS Satpura (Photo: PTI)

Mumbai: The Indian Navy, to strengthen the coastal security of the nation, is planning to induct 60 ships of various sizes and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is planning to induct 80 more vessels of various sizes in the coming years, revealed sources.

According to official sources, the Navy currently has 140 ships of various sizes and the ICG has 120 vessels that cater to various needs.

After the 26/11 attacks on the city, the Navy is keeping a close eye on coastal security to prevent any trespassing. In the last one year, in a bid to stop intrusion into Indian waters, fishing boats all across the coastal states were given a colour code. Fishermen were also brought into the loop and asked to raise an alarm if they noticed anything unusual, said a top officer from ICG.

“Last time in September, a pre-arrival notification system was established in Gurugram. This system can locate all the arriving boats, and gives a notification, so now every ship has to report to us three days prior to their arrival. If our system detects no arrival data of the ship appearing in the radar, then local naval and ICG ships get an alert to take further action,” explained a top defence official from Delhi.

According to a top Navy official, having learnt from the 26/11 attacks, the Navy and ICG are focusing on sharing inputs with other agencies and establishing good coordination between the two agencies.

 

[Superdefender]

I think there is an error in P17A frigate weapon specification. This ship was supposed to have the same arnaments as that of P15B Destroyers, i.e., 32 Barak-8 missiles and 16 Brahmos missiles. But wiki page shows only 8 Brahmos missiles for P17A.

 

[Anikastha]

I think there is an error in P17A frigate weapon specification. This ship was supposed to have the same arnaments as that of P15B Destroyers, i.e., 32 Barak-8 missiles and 16 Brahmos missiles. But wiki page shows only 8 Brahmos missiles for P17A.

Yes at present they are not armed completely. Maybe in future deployments they may arm her to teeth.

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[Indx TechStyle]

Project 18-class destroyer.

Project 18-class destroyers are planned class of next generation destroyers of Indian Navy. The destroyers are of the type: stealth guided missile destroyer. For the project Kakinada Shipyard in collaboration with Mazagon Dock and L&T Shipbuilding will lay keel for 9,000 tons of displacement of vessel. Project 18-class destroyers will be equipped with advanced systems such as electromagnetic guns, laser-based CIWS, advanced AESA and PESA radars, and active and passive array sonars.

For the project, DRDO in collaboration with Bharat Electronics will be designing next generation of radar systems to be incorporated into the planned 18-class. The already developed AMDS will be worked on further. The AESA and PESA radars will see extended ranges, and possible merger into one multi-band radar. The destroyer will also have an X-band optronic mast detector radar.

Project 18-class destroyers will be able to carry enough space for a single utility helicopter. The destroyers will be equipped with advanced UCAVs and UAVs, a possible compact version to be deployed on the destroyers of the EMALS is being worked out.

The missiles vessels will see their armament equipped with ballistic missiles and hypersonic BrahMos II missile. A next generation point missile defence capable of launching BrahMos II will be worked on.

The electromagnetic gun is being researched in the DRDO labs with BEL partaking in the programme for the gun fire control systems. The destroyer is expected to fit a 64 MJ version of electromagnetic gun. Munitions for the gun are being researched on as well.

Electromagnetic gun replacing the famed Otobreda of Indian Navy, will be supported with laser based CIWS, in works in LASTEC of DRDO. The warship will be deployed with 300 kW of laser system, capable of shooting down the aerial threats. The planned CIWS will draw inspiration from the present Phalnax CIWS and have its own radar. Indian Army has also expressed interests in the project, for it wishes to mount laser based systems on its combat vehicles. Additionally, the warship will also be equipped with small 100 kW laser based weapon systems with faster charging rates and continuous rate of application.

Improvements in the planned destroyer require ample power, the destroyer's propulsion system is planned to based on IEP. L&T with DRDO will further work on long researched DRDO's programme of marine propulsion — GATET. Planned gas turbines will deliver power up to 36 MW, destroyer will be equipped with the two of planned gas turbines delivering power of 76 MW, in conjugation with two diesel generators of 10 MW each and two electric propulsion motors of 20 MW. TASL which has designed platform, bridge and combat management systems in the past will work on diesel generators and motors.

The project aims to launch the lead ship of the 18-class by 2028, and planned commissioning in 2029. Being the project of such scale, Ministry of Defence has appropriated funds of $1.5 billion for the annual budget.

30 characters rule sucks.

 

[aditya10r]

India to embark on a path of self reliance in Submarine Design And Construction

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Lets hope for 50 SSKs by 2030 (+ 6 SSN and 3 SSBN)

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Man you on some strong weed for sure

50+ subs and we can dominate entire ior straight homruz patrol scs and pacific and if we want we can setup a sub base in africa to patrol Atlantic.

30 to 40 subs are enough

 

[WolfPack86]

So it's official: there will be a naval carrier fighter contest for the Vikrant & Vishal.
https://twitter.com/livefist?lang=en

 

[WolfPack86]

Navy Chief Says it - there will be a competition NOW for a new naval fighter jet. To operate from Vikrant and Vikramaditya.
https://twitter.com/livefist?lang=en

 

[WolfPack86]

Navy Chief Says need a new fighter aircraft for carrier operations within the next five years. Looking at options.
https://twitter.com/etdefence?lang=en

 

[Adioz]

50+ subs and we can dominate entire ior straight homruz patrol scs and pacific and if we want we can setup a sub base in africa to patrol Atlantic.

Er.......yeah, that would be great.
But know that we need forward submarine bases (in SCS, Pacific and Atlantic) to do that job. We are considering to have more than 24 SSKs not more SSNs or SSBNs. I do not see us having forward submarine bases any time soon (not till 2050).

Also, considering that we are seeing more and more navies in ASEAN become three dimensional and Pakistan and Bangladesh are acquiring more Chinese submarines, I say we need more than 40 SSKs and submarine bases in Car Nicobar, Seychelles and Mauritius to dominate IOR. Not to mention the Chinese submarine deployment in IOR and that new base in Djibouti.

Long story short, I would love to see a strong Submarine corps in the Indian Navy that is capable of dominating IOR like the Chinese can dominate SCS and ECS.

Man you on some strong weed for sure

I ain't on no strong weed maaan......................................................You tryin to eat ma ice cream !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​

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[Adioz]

So it's official: there will be a naval carrier fighter contest for the Vikrant & Vishal.
https://twitter.com/livefist?lang=en

Navy Chief Says it - there will be a competition NOW for a new naval fighter jet. To operate from Vikrant and Vikramaditya.
https://twitter.com/livefist?lang=en

Navy Chief Says need a new fighter aircraft for carrier operations within the next five years. Looking at options.
https://twitter.com/etdefence?lang=en

Nope. Its not for Vikrant or Vikramaditya. Its for Vishaal. They want a CATOBAR aircraft.
Its interesting that CNS said the next five years. Are they planning to keep Vishaal on drawing board for next 7 years? Also, I thought the Navy was planning for a CATOBAR AMCA. If its a competition, Rafael and Super hornets are the only two birds I can see.

 

[rohit b3]

Lol, there we go...Now the Indian Naval arm is following the Imported Airforce(IAF) and will be a 'Bhaji Pala' of Mig29K , LCA mk2 , Some XYZ crap and later maybe AMCA?
If the Navy is serious about indigenization , they are gonna back up and wait for The LCA mk2 and order that in good numbers.
Till then 45 Mig29K can be easily distributed between Vikramaditya(22) and Vikrant(23).