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Anyone
with
naval
combat
knowledge
can
tell
you
that
an
Amphibious
Warfare
Ship
is a
"Ship
to Shore" operation. Keyword used for the
operation is 'Land the Landing Force' with
necessary support from the Army, Navy and the
Air Force.
The Armed Forces use different types of
platforms to move troops, material and vehicle
such as :
"¢ Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV)
"¢ Landing Craft Utility (LCU)
"¢ Landing Craft Air-Cushioned Vehicle (LCAV)
"¢ Rotary Wing Aircraft
Need For Amphibious Warfare Ships ::
On a far enemy Island or an Archipelago for
conducting raids, assault, rescue, evacuation
and support for other operations is where the
navy goes the Amphibious mode.
With India's 'Look East' policy and increasing
Chinese footprint in the Indian Ocean Region
(IOR), amphibious role synchronizes with
present and future needs of the Navy. Nations
like Vietnam are looking up to India as a
saviour and defending India's maritime interest
is one of the key role for the Navy to be
played.
Indian Amphibious Capability ::
The Indian Navy is still designed for the 'Sea'
not for the 'Shore' that means we have
credible Sea denial capability but we lack a
credible amphibious assault capability.
Amphibious capability is critically important for
the Navy which has been through many crest
and trough in recent times. The Indian Armed
Forces does not have dedicated Marines like
the US, to tackle shore based threats and to
carry out littoral operation in the immediate
neighbourhood.
The Joint Doctrine on Amphibious Warfare was
formalised by the Armed Forces in 2008 but
the improvement in this field is quite slow. In
the first joint Amphibious exercise Tropex-09,
one can easily figure out the loopholes in this
field. In Tropex-09, troops of 91 Infantry
Brigade were seen carrying polythenes over
INSAS rifles to save it from seawater. The
situation in 2014 is still the same. Indian
Army's need for 60,000 assault rifles is not
fulfiled till date and DRDO's Multi Calibre Rifle
is currently under trial.
But the Joint Doctrine has improved the level
of co-ordination and synergy between the
Armed Forces to carry out joint Amphibious
Operations. The tri-service command at
Andaman and Nicobar islands is playing a
greater role in this arrangement. The
strategically located Andaman And Nicobar
chain of islands are the only way to keep
China in check which is why the Armed forces
are transforming it to a full fledge naval base
to project power in whole IOR.
The Indian Navy currently has different class of
warships to carry out lifting and transportation
mainly the Magar class, Shradul class &
Kumbhir class and they all have different load
and troops carrying ability.
INS Jalashwa, the 2nd largest warship in the
Indian Navy added more range, lift capacity
and flexibility than it ever had.
Some steps taken by Navy which are
Appreciable :
1) Navy's procurement of Sikosky's S-70B will
dramatically improve anti-submarine warfare
capability and shore-based assault operations.
2) Adding four new Landing Platform Docks
(LPD), all being built in India by Domestic
shipyards.
3) Navy's recent uplift in Network centric
warfare capability with its brand new GSAT-7
satellite and its continuous investment in
Command, Control, Communication, Intelligence,
Surveillance Targeting Acquisition and
Reconnaissance (C4ISTAR) program is going to
bear fruits in the future.
4) Navy's increasing self reliance in designing
and manufacturing, from nuclear submarines to
aircraft carriers will give a significant boost to
indigenous R&D and manufacturing capability.
The future will test Indian Navy's manpower &
hardware endurance and execution of
organizational and logistic plans to truly
become a blue water Navy.
http://defencenews.in/defence-news-internal.aspx?get=new&id=YGYVv/n8iWU=
with
naval
combat
knowledge
can
tell
you
that
an
Amphibious
Warfare
Ship
is a
"Ship
to Shore" operation. Keyword used for the
operation is 'Land the Landing Force' with
necessary support from the Army, Navy and the
Air Force.
The Armed Forces use different types of
platforms to move troops, material and vehicle
such as :
"¢ Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV)
"¢ Landing Craft Utility (LCU)
"¢ Landing Craft Air-Cushioned Vehicle (LCAV)
"¢ Rotary Wing Aircraft
Need For Amphibious Warfare Ships ::
On a far enemy Island or an Archipelago for
conducting raids, assault, rescue, evacuation
and support for other operations is where the
navy goes the Amphibious mode.
With India's 'Look East' policy and increasing
Chinese footprint in the Indian Ocean Region
(IOR), amphibious role synchronizes with
present and future needs of the Navy. Nations
like Vietnam are looking up to India as a
saviour and defending India's maritime interest
is one of the key role for the Navy to be
played.
Indian Amphibious Capability ::
The Indian Navy is still designed for the 'Sea'
not for the 'Shore' that means we have
credible Sea denial capability but we lack a
credible amphibious assault capability.
Amphibious capability is critically important for
the Navy which has been through many crest
and trough in recent times. The Indian Armed
Forces does not have dedicated Marines like
the US, to tackle shore based threats and to
carry out littoral operation in the immediate
neighbourhood.
The Joint Doctrine on Amphibious Warfare was
formalised by the Armed Forces in 2008 but
the improvement in this field is quite slow. In
the first joint Amphibious exercise Tropex-09,
one can easily figure out the loopholes in this
field. In Tropex-09, troops of 91 Infantry
Brigade were seen carrying polythenes over
INSAS rifles to save it from seawater. The
situation in 2014 is still the same. Indian
Army's need for 60,000 assault rifles is not
fulfiled till date and DRDO's Multi Calibre Rifle
is currently under trial.
But the Joint Doctrine has improved the level
of co-ordination and synergy between the
Armed Forces to carry out joint Amphibious
Operations. The tri-service command at
Andaman and Nicobar islands is playing a
greater role in this arrangement. The
strategically located Andaman And Nicobar
chain of islands are the only way to keep
China in check which is why the Armed forces
are transforming it to a full fledge naval base
to project power in whole IOR.
The Indian Navy currently has different class of
warships to carry out lifting and transportation
mainly the Magar class, Shradul class &
Kumbhir class and they all have different load
and troops carrying ability.
INS Jalashwa, the 2nd largest warship in the
Indian Navy added more range, lift capacity
and flexibility than it ever had.
Some steps taken by Navy which are
Appreciable :
1) Navy's procurement of Sikosky's S-70B will
dramatically improve anti-submarine warfare
capability and shore-based assault operations.
2) Adding four new Landing Platform Docks
(LPD), all being built in India by Domestic
shipyards.
3) Navy's recent uplift in Network centric
warfare capability with its brand new GSAT-7
satellite and its continuous investment in
Command, Control, Communication, Intelligence,
Surveillance Targeting Acquisition and
Reconnaissance (C4ISTAR) program is going to
bear fruits in the future.
4) Navy's increasing self reliance in designing
and manufacturing, from nuclear submarines to
aircraft carriers will give a significant boost to
indigenous R&D and manufacturing capability.
The future will test Indian Navy's manpower &
hardware endurance and execution of
organizational and logistic plans to truly
become a blue water Navy.
http://defencenews.in/defence-news-internal.aspx?get=new&id=YGYVv/n8iWU=
