Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

[binayak95]

On the morning of February 7, 2012 two Indian naval ships had been operating 23 miles off Maldives, but the then President Mohamed Nasheed had refused to allow India to intervene, former Defence Minister Tholhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaanu has told a Parliamentary Committee.

Nasheed had rejected the notion of Indian involvement on that day which saw the downfall of his government, when the then Foreign Minister Ahmed Naseem had suggested that the Indian government would extend its assistance, Tholhath told the Parliament's Government Accountability Committee currently reviewing the Commission of National Inquiry's (CoNI) report into the transfer of power on February 7.

"President said no. We cannot allow India to intervene in this matter. I will never agree to that. So it cannot be done," Tholhath said. "Two ships were operating quite close, around 23 miles off Maldives. But the President was insistent. He didn't want to seek any assistance from India in the matter."

Tholhath further added that Nasheed was the one who knew that the Indian navy ships were in Maldivian territory which could have been relayed to him by Naseem.

When Committee Chair and Thoddoo constituency MP Ali Waheed had asked him why the Indian ships had been so close to Maldives, Tholhath said "I really don't know."

"I had no information on those ships. All I know is it was only on that morning I find out about those ships," he said.

"There was no confirmation that the ships were in fact so close to Maldives. I don't know any other details."

In response to a question of how to confirm the presence of the Indian ships on February 7, Tholhath said "the Maldives coast guard can verify it."

 

[natarajan]

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[binayak95]

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HaveeruOnline - Two Indian naval ships were near Maldives on Feb 7: ex-Defence Minister

 

[sasi]

Russia's leading shipyard has finished deep modernization of yet anotherIndian submarine. Armed withlatest multi-role missile system, radar and electronics, the sub promises to become the game-changing backbone of the Indian Navy.
The ceremony of signing the transfer and acceptance act of the diesel-electric submarine INS Sindhurakshak (Sea giant) SSK Kilo Class has been conducted on January 26 in Severodvinsk.
The submarine has been undergoing complete overhaul and upgrade in Russia's leading Zvezdochka(Starlet) shipyard in the townof Severodvinsk in Russia's north since August 2010.
According to open sources the works' cost of US$80 million included overhaul of submarine's hull structures, installation of upgraded electronic warfare and weapons control systems, mounting of Indian-made sonar USHUS and radio communication systems.
The most important upgrade made is incorporation of Russian state-of–the-art Club-S multi-role missile system capable of eliminatingtargets at the distance of over 250km (in export variant).
It is possible that later the submarine will be also armedwith supersonic BrahMos cruise missile of Russian-Indian design.
INS Sindhurakshak (Type 877EKM in Russia, Sindhughosh-class in Indian Navy) was constructed in St.Petersburg's Admiralteiskie Verfi shipyard in 1997. The submarine is designed to patrol and to protect naval communications, assault warships, enemy submarines, land targets and perform naval reconnaissance.
Overall 10 Kilo-class submarines were constructed in Russia's shipyards for the Indian Navy from 1985-2000.
On January 29 the sub will start its long journey home. This is to be the first time anIndian Kilo-class sub will returning to its home naval base under the Arctic ice.
Since 1997, the Zvezdochka shipyard has already modernized four Soviet- andRussian-built Kilo-class submarines for the Indian Navy: Sinduvir, Sinduratna, Sindugosh and Sindhuvijay. INS Sindukirti, the fifth Kilo-class sub in India's possession, is being repaired and modernized by Zvezdochka at her home base Vishakhapatnam, India.
Sea giant's sword
From now on the primary weapon of the INS Sindhurakshak submarine, besides traditional torpedoes, will be a range ofmulti-purpose cruise missilesof the Club-S family (SS-N-27 Sizzler NATO classification) designed by the Novator missile design bureau in the Russian city ofYekaterinburg, in the Ural Mountains.
Club-S cruise missile complex is capable of hitting sea surface targets, targetsunderwater, or eliminate objects on land. The complexhas various missiles for different tasks, all of which can be fired from standard torpedo tubes submerged from the depth of maximum 40m.
Club-S missiles are not stealth, but on the terminal stage of the attack they all approach target on skimmingaltitude of a mere 5-10m, making their way below the level a modern warship's radar. This feature makes them deadly for any existingtarget, for example 3M-54E1version is allegedly capable of dealing an aircraft carrier.
Sub-continental sub: Another Indian submarine modernized in Russia — RT

 

[binayak95]

Had a dream last night. The navy had three CBGs. In addition to our P-15/A/B and Rajput class destroyers, we had 4 Sejong the Great class ships. 1 Slava class cruiser. 3 P-17, 7 P-17A, 6 Talwar class, 6 Type 26(looked a lot like the FREMM) and 3 brahmaputra class. 16 P-28/A and 8 P-25/A class corvettes. INS Vishal had 35 Rafales and 15 Migs. 12 Scorpenes, 4 Mistral class and 4 San Antonio class. 10 kilo class and 2 Akula-II and 4 Arihant class. Then the alarm bell rang at 5.30 in the morning

 

[Kunal Biswas]

India have delivered many such Aircraft and Ships to friendly countries, If true its no surprise..

 

[nishantgupta]

Had a dream last night. The navy had three CBGs. In addition to our P-15/A/B and Rajput class destroyers, we had 4 Sejong the Great class ships. 1 Slava class cruiser. 3 P-17, 7 P-17A, 6 Talwar class, 6 Type 26(looked a lot like the FREMM) and 3 brahmaputra class. 16 P-28/A and 8 P-25/A class corvettes. INS Vishal had 35 Rafales and 15 Migs. 12 Scorpenes, 4 Mistral class and 4 San Antonio class. 10 kilo class and 2 Akula-II and 4 Arihant class. Then the alarm bell rang at 5.30 in the morning

All of them armed to the tooth with multiple warhead carrying Nirbhaya and Brahmos-2 missiles capable of sending any navy to davy jones locker...all under the perfect protection of a couple of dedicated Naval satellites, P-8i's and numerous medium and small UAV's....

Stuff wet dreams are made of...

 

[bhramos]

Bengal gets a naval Services Selection Board - The Times of India

 

[agentperry]

Had a dream last night. The navy had three CBGs. In addition to our P-15/A/B and Rajput class destroyers, we had 4 Sejong the Great class ships. 1 Slava class cruiser. 3 P-17, 7 P-17A, 6 Talwar class, 6 Type 26(looked a lot like the FREMM) and 3 brahmaputra class. 16 P-28/A and 8 P-25/A class corvettes. INS Vishal had 35 Rafales and 15 Migs. 12 Scorpenes, 4 Mistral class and 4 San Antonio class. 10 kilo class and 2 Akula-II and 4 Arihant class. Then the alarm bell rang at 5.30 in the morning

wow...my dreams always starts with hot models and end with busty models

 

[rahulrds1]

Design And Integration Challenges In Helicopters Operating From Warships- Commander KPS Kumar[Aero India 2013]
Commander KPS Kumar, a Naval Helicopter Test Pilot of the Indian Navy speaking at the Aero India 2013 seminar.

 

[arnabmit]

Can anyone identify these vessels?

http://goo.gl/maps/58EAE

http://goo.gl/maps/lPdME

http://goo.gl/maps/ASlUI

 

[Kunal Biswas]

http://goo.gl/maps/58EAE

Kolkata Class..

http://goo.gl/maps/lPdME

Talwar and Rajput class and some Coast Guard ships..

http://goo.gl/maps/ASlUI[/QUOTE]

IN tanker

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Kolkata class seems to be 90% complete..

 

[arnabmit]

http://goo.gl/maps/ASlUI

IN tanker

Sir, apart from the tanker there seems to be 4 destroyers and 2 frigates... Any idea?

 

[arnabmit]

With Vikramaditya, IAC & IACII, is India looking for 3 CBG? For Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal & Andaman?

What vessels constitutes an Indian CBG?

 

[Decklander]

a CBG comprises one or more aircraft carrier, a fleet tanker, 2-3 destroyers, 3-4 frigates and 1-2 subs. In case of amphi assault ships included with CBG, the force config can change.
India is eying three aircraft carriers to have atleast two CBG available for each of the coasts at any given time.

 

[Bheeshma]

CBG will most likely be 2 Destroyers, 3 frigates, 1 SSN + 1 tanker.

 

[SilentKiller]

a CBG comprises one or more aircraft carrier, a fleet tanker, 2-3 destroyers, 3-4 frigates and 1-2 subs. In case of amphi assault ships included with CBG, the force config can change.
India is eying three aircraft carriers to have atleast two CBG available for each of the coasts at any given time.

Russia has CBG around cruisers too.

 

[bhramos]

New head of South-West Air Command takes charge - The New Indian Express

 

[natarajan]

our navy induction of ships has to pick up ,kolkatta class is hanging on like a engineer arrear paper,no frigates or destroyer started as of now,i fear even pakistan will beat us in navy