Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

[cobra commando]

Russian shipyard to deliver
third frigate to India


Russian shipyard to deliver third frigate to India - WORLD - Globaltimes.cn

 

[SilentKiller]

Can't India buy the plans for Antonov An-71 and continue development as its very own carrier borne AWACS?

India don't need them as its already an older plane to be replaced in russia too

 

[SilentKiller]

@Decklander

Does India have anything like the SeaRAM system on our ships? (Combined Phalanx CIWS & RIM 116 RAM)

Did see russian CIWS on our ships, but never saw any RAM...

Raytheon - Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) & SeaRAM Anti-Ship Missile Defense System [480p] - YouTube

Sir, Indian navy has Kashtan CIWS, that is both gun based and missile based point defence system.
8 of which are in vikramaditya and 6 frigates have them too. rest have only Ak-630
SeaRAM is not combined gun and missile system but fully automatic radar based missile system. there is no system in west which can function same as Kashtan CIWS.

 

[arnabmit]

India don't need them as its already an older plane to be replaced in russia too

No, this platform's R&D was cancelled after SU breakup. This is potentially a much better and modern platform than E-2D Hawkeye.

 

[SilentKiller]

No, this platform's R&D was cancelled after SU breakup. This is potentially a much better and modern platform than E-2D Hawkeye.

why waste money on russian proposed design from late 70's when we can get latest and already proven E-2D

"It should be noted that the An-71 Madcap is often cited as a carrier based AWACS aircraft. In short it was not as is already described above under AWACS doctrine. However a highly modified design, the An-75, was proposed for use on the Soviet Aircraft Carriers under construction but the AVMF (Soviet Naval Aviation) canceled its development when it was realized that too much of a re-design would be needed to make the An-75 safe to operate off of any of the proposed aircraft carriers. The AVMF or Aviatsiya Voenno-Morskogo Flota (Literally Aviation for the Military Maritime Fleet,) decided to seek a second purpose built AWACS proposal using an improved Kvant-M version of the existing An-71/An-75's Kvant Radar by the Vega-M design bureau. The An-75, if built would have had engines mounted under the wing rather than above, similar to the later An-74TK-300, and had many other structural and aerodynamic changes. In the end the An-75 would have only shared a slight commonality with the An-71/An-72 aircraft families and was deemed to costly to continue in-light of the clean sheet design the Yak-44E."

 

[arnabmit]

in-light of the clean sheet design the Yak-44E."

 

[SilentKiller]

Design is similar to E-2 AWACS of US...
this aircraft is dead as there is currently no plan to develop same for russia as russian carrier is not equipped to handle this plane.
another do india require this plane in large number to make them economically liable?
as US is already using E-2, we can use them to0 and we do not require more than 6 of these babies.
as we will be having 2-3 active aircraft carriers and only 1 will be able to handle it, rest needs to be deployed on lan like in southern tip/ andaman island

 

[ladder]

Naval ship INS Taragiri bows out of service

Mumbai: Indian naval ship INS Taragiri, the last of the six British-designed but indigenously built Nilgiri class frigates, will bow out of service Thursday after 33 years of glorious service to the nation, an official here said.

Naval ship INS Taragiri bows out of service

 

[JBH22]

Stealth Frigate INS Trikand Commissioned

Navy Statement: INS Trikand, the last of the three "Follow On Talwar Class" frigates built in the Russian Federation, was commissioned into the Indian Navy today at Kaliningrad, Russia by Vice Admiral R K Dhowan, the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, in a glittering ceremony marked by traditional military fervour that included the Indian and the Russian navies.

The commissioning of INS Trikand marks the culmination of a three ship contract for "Follow On Talwar Class" ships built in Russia, and is therefore a milestone in the Indo-Russian military-technological cooperation. Her sister ships INS Teg and INS Tarkash were commissioned last year and are now undertaking operations as part of the Western Fleet. The keel of INS Trikand was laid on 11 June 2008 and the ship was launched on 25 May 2011. Extensive Acceptance trials were conducted in the Baltic Sea in April and May 2013.

INS Trikand carries a state-of-the-art combat suite which includes the supersonic BRAHMOS missile system, advanced Surface to Air missiles Shtil, upgraded A190 medium range gun, Electro-optical 30 mm Close-in Weapon System, Anti-Submarine weapons such as torpedoes and rockets and an advanced Electronic Warfare system. The weapons and sensors are integrated through a Combat Management System 'Trebovanie-M', which enables the ship to simultaneously neutralise multiple surface, sub-surface and air threats. The ship also incorporates innovative features to reduce radar, magnetic and acoustic signatures, which have earned this class of ships the sobriquet of 'Stealth' frigates. The ship is powered by four gas turbines and is capable of speeds in excess of 30 knots. The ship can carry an integrated Kamov 31 helicopter which is best suited for airborne early warning roles.

INS Trikand is commanded by Captain Ajay Kochhar, a Gunnery and Missile Warfare specialist, who was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1988. The ship has a complement of about 300 personnel including officers. The ship will soon undertake her maiden passage to India to join her sister ships of Western Fleet.

The ceremony was also attended by HE Shri Ajai Malhotra, the Indian Ambassador to the Russian Federation, the Mayor of Kaliningrad and representatives of various Russian agencies involved in the project and senior Naval officers of both the Indian and the Russian Navies.

 

[bhramos]

Direct your Navy not to trouble us, fishermen tells SL minister - The New Indian Express

 

[bhramos]

A K Antony: India to have close military ties with ChinaTruthDive

 

[cobra commando]

EdgeTech Announces the Delivery of 12 LMCS Minehunting Systems to the Indian Navy

EdgeTech, the world's leading provider of commercial and military side scan sonar systems, has just completed delivery of 12 advanced sonar systems for the Indian Navy. EdgeTech was awarded the contract after a performance trial with a competing side scan sonar manufacturer; the LMCS System was selected based on its superior performance and meeting or exceeding all the trial requirements of the Indian Navy. The company supplied their Littoral Mine Countermeasure Sonar (LMCS) System employing dual detection and classification capabilities configured to work with SeeByte's SeeTrack Automated Target Recognition (ATR) software. These systems are the designated upgrade to the Indian Navy's Pondicherry Class Minesweepers as well as for use on other non-MCM vessels for minehunting.

EdgeTech Announces the Delivery of 12 LMCS Minehunting Systems to the Indian Navy | EdgeTech News | EdgeTech Events | EdgeTech Published Articles

 

[arnabmit]

INS Trikand Set sail for service

INS Trikand, the last of the three 'Follow-On Talwar Class' frigates built in Russia, was recently commissioned into the Indian Navy at Kaliningrad, Russia by Vice Admiral R.K. Dhowan, the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, in a glittering ceremony that included both the Indian and the Russian navies.

The commissioning of INS Trikand marks the culmination of a three-ship contract for 'Follow On Talwar Class' ships built in Russia, and is therefore a milestone in the Indo-Russian military-technological cooperation. Her sister ships, INS Teg and INS Tarkash, were commissioned last year and are now undertaking operations as part of the Western Fleet. The keel of INS Trikand was laid in June 2008 and the ship was launched in May 2011. Extensive acceptance trials were conducted in the Baltic Sea in April and May 2013.

INS Trikand carries a state-of-the-art combat suite which includes the supersonic BRAHMOS missile system, advanced surface-to-air missiles Shtil, upgraded A190 medium range gun, electro-optical 30 mm Close-in Weapon System, anti-submarine weapons such as torpedoes and rockets and an advanced Electronic Warfare System.

The weapons and sensors are integrated through a Combat Management System 'Trebovanie-M', which enables the ship to simultaneously neutralise multiple surface, sub-surface and air threats. The ship also incorporates innovative features to reduce radar, magnetic and acoustic signatures, which have earned this class of ships the sobriquet of 'Stealth' frigates. The ship is powered by four gas turbines and is capable of speeds in excess of 30 knots. The ship can carry an integrated Kamov 31 helicopter which is best suited for airborne early warning roles.

INS Trikand is commanded by Captain Ajay Kochhar, a gunnery and missile Warfare specialist, who was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1988. The ship has a complement of about 300 personnel, including officers. The ship will soon undertake her maiden passage to India to join her sister ships of Western Fleet.

 

[arnabmit]

Navy to station Heron and Searcher UAVs in Behala airport Near Kolkata

The stage is set for Heron and Searcher MK II unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Navy to be stationed at the Behala airport.

According to officials, discussions between the Navy and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) are at their final stage and work on building necessary infrastructure will start soon. The UAVs, with long endurance and stealth capabilities, will aid in search and detection and add punch to the surveillance capabilities of the Navy's Eastern Naval Command and coastal security as a whole.

The Navy first proposed the commissioning of a UAV squadron at Behala nearly two years ago. The AAI agreed to the proposal on principle and discussions began. The Navy plans to utilize about 15 acres of the airfield that it will obtain from AAI on a 30-year lease. Though the project was announced in 2011, there was some delay due to which doubts began to be raised on whether the Navy has backed out. In 2012, the Navy commissioned its third UAV squadron in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. UAV squadrons are also based at Kochi and Porbandar along the country's west coast.

"The Behala project is very much on. Our discussions with the AAI have reached the final stage. In fact,

Deputy chief of naval staff Vice-Admiral P K Chatterjee visited the Behala airfield recently along with AAI officials to take stock of the situation. It shouldn't take too long now for work to start," said Commodore Ravi Ahluwalia, naval officer in-charge, West Bengal.

Both the Heron and Searcher are Israeli-manufactured UAVs. The Heron has an operational speed of 130 miles per hour and a service ceiling of 32,800 feet. It has a range of 217 miles. The Searcher has an operational speed of 125 miles per hour with a service ceiling of 20,000 feet. It has a range of 18 hours.

"The UAV squadron in Behala will be of great strategic importance due to its proximity to the estuarine parts of the Bay of Bengal. Normal surveillance is difficult in this terrain. There are several creeks and waterways there where vessels can seek shelter. In the past suspicious movement has been spotted in this region. Kolkata doesn't have a naval base and the closest one is at Visakhapatnam. This is why the drones will be extremely essential to ensure coastal security. This UAV base will complement the radar stations that have been planned at Haldia and Sagar Island," an officer said.

Behala Flying Club

 

[bhramos]

20 TN fishermen taken into custody by Lankan Navy - The New Indian Express

 

[bhramos]

Submariners pass out from navy school | Deccan Chronicle

Lieutenant Sundar Ram receives best all-round officer trophy from rear admiral S.V. Bhokare

 

[bhramos]

HSL floats out three tugs, to be delivered to Navy by year-end | idrw.org

 

[arnabmit]

Navy designs India's largest ever ship, focuses on stealth and futuristic frigates


Tucked in a South Delhi residential hub, hundreds of miles away from sea, India's next generation of warships are silently getting shape on the drawing boards of naval architects. The unassuming setting of the Directorate of Naval Design, in Kailash Colony, gives a flawed impression of the kind of complex work going on inside. The designers are in the middle of the construction of India's largest ever ship, Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), which when completed around 2018 will be four-and-a-half acres of the country's territory floating in the sea.

Along with the IAC, whose phase II of construction will be launched next week by Defence Minister A.K. Antony in Cochin shipyard, designs of a whole range of futuristic frigates and destroyers have also been finalised. The future belongs to stealth and navy's new warships will have distinct "clean" look against the usual clutter on the deck of conventional vessels. The sensors, weapons and radars will all be integrated in such a manner that it avoids detection by enemy's probing devices.

The navy already has stealth warships like Talwar class and Shivalik class frigates but the concept of deception in warship construction would be taken to new levels in future vessels. Director General, naval design, Rear Admiral A.K. Saxena said warship construction in India has come a long way. The three ships of Shivalik class are navy's most modern assets.

The navy's design centre has completed designs for Project 15B, the enhanced version of the three Kolkata class destroyers under construction at Mumbai's Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL). The design of Project 17A, an estimated rS 50,000 crore programme to build seven frigates, has also been completed and final nod is awaited from the defence ministry to launch construction. Cost negotiations have been completed for Project 17A which are follow-on ships of the Shivalik class (Shivalik, Satpura and Sahayadri), sources said.

Out of the seven new ships of the class that are to be constructed, four will be built at MDL and three in Kolkata's Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). The two shipyards have been upgraded for the work, said officials. Work on India's first completely indigenous next generation missile corvette, Project 28A, is already underway and the first boat which is undergoing sea trials is expected to be inducted by the end of this year after much delay. The navy will have four of these corvettes – Kamorta, Kadmat, Kiltan and Kavaratti.

If shipbuilding plans remain on track, the navy will operate two brand new aircraft carriers by the end of this decade. While INS Vikramaditya, undergoing final delivery sea trials in Russia, is expected to be inducted next year, the IAC will be in the force by the end of 2018.

Read more at: Navy designs India's largest ever ship, focuses on stealth and futuristic frigates : India, News - India Today

 

[WMD]

Seems like the 2nd batch of Talwar class frigates have AK-630 instead of Kashtan as CIWS, but I don't suppose they'd also have the Barak-1 missiles since its a Russian built frigate.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Air defense are degraded, More talwars are useless as these are being turning out to be the backbone of IN frigate fleet ..

Indian government should have ordered more shivalik class from foreign shipyards if not domestics..