Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

[Prayash]

India set to export torpedoes to Myanmar
TNN | Mar 25, 2017, 07.08 AM IST
NEW DELHI: Steadily cranking up military ties with Myanmar as part of the overall policy to counter China's strategic inroads in the region, India is now also going to export lightweight torpedoes to the country.

India is already providing rocket launchers, mortars, rifles, radars, night-vision devices, Gypsies, bailey bridges, communication and Inmarsat sets as well as road construction equipment like dozers, tippers and soil compacters to the Myanmarese armed forces.

The export documents for the $37.9 million deal with Myanmar for the indigenously developed torpedoes, in turn, were presented to finance-cum-defence minister Arun Jaitley at a function here on Friday.

The function, which included the presentation of the annual DRDO excellence awards, also saw Jaitley hand over three indigenously-developed products - USHUS-2 submarine sonar suite, directing gear and inertial navigation system for warships - to Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba.

DRDO chief S Christopher said the export of the lightweight torpedoes, which have been developed by his organisation and are produced by defence PSU Bharat Dynamics and engineering giant L&T, would follow the earlier supply of naval sonars, acoustic domes and directing gear to Myanmar. Indian Army , on its part, is also stepping-up coordinated patrolling with Myanmarese forces along the porous 1,643-km bilateral land border to turn the heat on Indian insurgent groups operating in the region

 

[Prayash]

 

[Filtercoffee]

Hello, any pictures of MIG 29ks painted in White Tiger colours?

 

[Prashant12]

DRDO Products to Indian Navy

 

[Prashant12]

First of LUC Mk-IV class ship commissioned

Chennai: Indian Navy’s Light Craft Utility ship - INLCU-L51 - was commissioned by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command, at Port Blair, today. The ship is commanded by Cdr Vishwesh S Nadkarni.

According to Navy, INLUC-L51 is the first of the eight ships of the LCU Mk IV Class built by Garden Reach Ship Builders & Engineers Ltd, Kolkata.

Navy says the commissioning of the ship adds a feather to the glorious chapter in the nation’s ‘Make in India’ initiatives and indigenisation efforts in the field of warship design and construction.

The ship will assist in amphibious operations by carrying out beaching operations in addition to playing a key role in carrying out maritime surveillance of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Navy says the ship will be used to counter poaching, illegal fishing, drug trafficking, human trafficking and other illegal activities. It will also enhance the capabilities of the Andaman and Nicobar Command in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations.

Following are the features of the ship.

* With a displacement of 900 tons, the ship spans 62.8 m in length and 11 m in breadth.

* It is propelled by 02 MTU diesel engines of 1840 Kw rating and can sustain speeds up to 15 knots.

* It has an endurance of 1500 nautical miles.

* The armament bay consists of two 30 mm CRN-91 guns manufactured by Ordnance Factory, Medak. It is also equipped with 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Guns and 7.62 mm Medium Machine Guns.

* It is fitted with state-of-the-art electronic warfare (EW) suite for early detection of adversaries.

http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/first-of-luc-mk-iv-class-ship-commissioned-1.1830497

 

[bhramos]

The Legend is Retiring Today...

A brief overlook into Indian Navy's legendary Long-Range Maritime Recon bird, Tu-142MK-E.

 

[charlie]

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[WolfPack86]

DAC approves proposals of 860 cr-procurement of Barak missiles, counter mines equipment, Expandable Bathy Thermograph Syst: Defence Sources
https://twitter.com/ANI_news

 

[WolfPack86]

Govt clears proposal to buy Barak missiles for Navy
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) The government today approved procurement of a fresh batch of Barak surface-to-air missiles for Naval warships to enhance Indias maritime capability in view of the changing security dynamics in the Indian Ocean region.

A meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, approved capital acquisition proposals totalling over Rs 860 crore, including for the purchase of Barak missiles.

The missiles will be procured under Buy Global category from Rafael Advance Defense Systems Limited of Israel at an approximate cost of around Rs 500 crore, defence ministry sources said.
Almost all ships of the navy will be equipped with these missiles.

The DAC, which is Defence Ministrys highest decision making body for capital acquisition, also accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for procurement of equipment such as underwater robot to counter mines in the sea.

The equipment is being procured as a repeat order with buy global categorisation at a cost of approximately Rs 311 crore.

It was the first meeting of the DAC after Jaitley took as defence minister on March 14.

At the meeting, Jaitley took stock of various procurement proposals and issued directions for close monitoring and expeditious clearance of pending capital acquisition cases.

He particularly asked for close monitoring of the proposals which are with CFA (Competent Finanancial Authority) and CNC (Contract Negotiation Committee).

The sources said DAC also reviewed several old proposals and gave instructions for their speedy processing.

The DAC also cleared procurement of Expendable Bathythermograph Systems, a small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in water temperature, for the Indian Navy which will be acquired from the US. PTI MPB MPB SK
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/govt-clears-proposal-to-buy-barak-missiles-for-navy/1/919704.html

 

[bhramos]

D-55 INS Ranvijay is a Rajput class destroyer

 

[Thrishul]

D-55 INS Ranvijay is a Rajput class destroyer

Damn, this is one good video. Seems to be crew made.

 

[WolfPack86]

To fill urgent Indian Navy need, Centre eyes Canada’s used Sea King helicopters

To meet the urgent helicopter requirement of the Indian Navy, India is expected to discuss acquiring Sea King CH-124 helicopters during the coming visit of Canada’s defence minister Harjit Sajjan. Speaking to FE on condition of anonymity, sources said: “At this time Canada is in the process of decommissioning four of its Sea King CH-124 helicopters. These four have very little hours of flying logged in, and four that were decommissioned last December were recently upgraded.” The helicopters, though being decommissioned, are still in condition of being flown.

“The Indian Navy has Sea King helicopters that have reached the end of their lives and are constantly being upgraded. The Indian side is likely to talk about these machines as these could bridge the gap and to support the depleting Indian Navy fleet as the acquisition process for new helicopters is not making any headway,” they added. Several procurement processes under various categories of helicopters, naval utility, multi-role helicopter (MRH), naval multi-role helicopter (NMRH), are all stuck due to re tendering or blacklisting of AgustaWestland.

Price negotiations for 16 MRHs with Sikorsky S-70B multi-role helicopters were stuck initially due to difference in base pricing and later the company was taken over by Lockheed Martin, which has further complicated things. Officials said that this deal will also guide the process for procurement of the much larger deal 126 NMRHs. The tender for over 100 NUHs was reissued last year but the shadow of AgustaWestland threatens it. The depleting fleet of the Indian Navy search & rescue helicopters — AW Sea Kings and the Sikorsky UH-3H — are both lined up for the life extension. Every major warship is earmarked to carry at least two helicopters on board to be deployed in various roles. But the last multi-role helicopter to join the fleet was two decades ago.

However, replacements for these are yet come. The Indian Navy needs over 100 MRHs to be positioned on board its most important warships; however it has just about two dozen operational helicopters. These helicopters play a critical role of hunting submarines, taking on threats like enemy ships and sending early warnings about incoming aircraft and missiles to the fleet.
http://www.defencenews.in/article/T...yes-Canada’s-used-Sea-King-helicopters-251379

 

[kunal1123]

No takers for Indian nuclear submarine project - Indian Defence Research Wing

SOURCE: IANS

While the Indian Navy badly needs nuclear submarines to bolster its strength underwater as well as replace ailing fleet, it is not finding any builders to take up the project. It should be recalled that the Union government announced that six nuclear submarines would be built, following clearance given by the Cabinet committee on security.

The project was estimated to cost Rs 50,000 crore and would have given a boost to the ailing shipyard. The submarines were to be designed by navy’s Directorate of Naval Design. Even the state-owned Hindustan Shipyard said that it will not build nuclear submarine in its yard. “We will not build any nuclear submarine for the Indian Navy,” said chairman and managing director of Hindustan Shipyard Limited Rear Admiral (retired) LV Sharatbabu.

He refused to elaborate further. Even Reliance Defence and Engineering is not coming forward to develop its shipyard at Rambilli village in the district, though the company had signed a MoU with the state government during partnership summit here in 2016.It should be noted that the Reliance Defence and Engineering has proposed to build nuclear submarines and much needed aircraft carriers for the Indian Navy in association with Russian companies.

“They are yet to come forward to take up the project. The government has already issued a GO paving the way for allotment of land,” said general manager of District Industries Centre A Ramalingewara Rao.Indian Navy has 13 conventional submarines and two nuclear powered submarines-INS Chakra taken on lease from Russia in 2012 and INS Arihant which was de-commissioned quietly in October last year.

Defence sources said half of the conventional submarines are aged and ready for medium refit. Indian Navy badly needs more submarines to counter the presence of Chinese submarines in the Indian Ocean. Chinese submarines came close to Indian waters six times during the last few years.

other source
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/i...o-takers-for-nuclear-submarine-project/291524

 

[Anikastha]

No takers for Indian nuclear submarine project - Indian Defence Research Wing

SOURCE: IANS

While the Indian Navy badly needs nuclear submarines to bolster its strength underwater as well as replace ailing fleet, it is not finding any builders to take up the project. It should be recalled that the Union government announced that six nuclear submarines would be built, following clearance given by the Cabinet committee on security.

The project was estimated to cost Rs 50,000 crore and would have given a boost to the ailing shipyard. The submarines were to be designed by navy’s Directorate of Naval Design. Even the state-owned Hindustan Shipyard said that it will not build nuclear submarine in its yard. “We will not build any nuclear submarine for the Indian Navy,” said chairman and managing director of Hindustan Shipyard Limited Rear Admiral (retired) LV Sharatbabu.

He refused to elaborate further. Even Reliance Defence and Engineering is not coming forward to develop its shipyard at Rambilli village in the district, though the company had signed a MoU with the state government during partnership summit here in 2016.It should be noted that the Reliance Defence and Engineering has proposed to build nuclear submarines and much needed aircraft carriers for the Indian Navy in association with Russian companies.

“They are yet to come forward to take up the project. The government has already issued a GO paving the way for allotment of land,” said general manager of District Industries Centre A Ramalingewara Rao.Indian Navy has 13 conventional submarines and two nuclear powered submarines-INS Chakra taken on lease from Russia in 2012 and INS Arihant which was de-commissioned quietly in October last year.

Defence sources said half of the conventional submarines are aged and ready for medium refit. Indian Navy badly needs more submarines to counter the presence of Chinese submarines in the Indian Ocean. Chinese submarines came close to Indian waters six times during the last few years.

other source
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/i...o-takers-for-nuclear-submarine-project/291524

Whats the reason?

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[Kshatriya87]

Whats the reason?

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Isn't that a mystery?
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[Filtercoffee]

Isn't that a mystery?
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Looks like a fake. Surely the campaign does not unclude > .

 

[Anikastha]

Isn't that a mystery?
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Building ships n submarines is job of HSL.
If they refuse to take this project.
What they will do there ?
Work on fishing trawler.
It seems fake news. Its click bait.

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[Kshatriya87]

Why would anyone publish a fake news on such a strategic & vital subject.

 

[Filtercoffee]

Why would anyone publish a fake news on such a strategic & vital subject.

Looks like a babu steering and stirring article I think.

 

[Filtercoffee]

Is there a HMT watch for the Navy?