Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

[Prashant12]

Foundation Stone of 'MCMV Command, Control & Design' Building at #GSL

 

[Hindustani78]

Rear Admiral Sandeep Naithani takes charge as Naval Dockyard chief in Mumbai
Mrityunjay Bose, DH News Service, Mumbai, Jan 13 2018, 12:30 IST

Naval Dockyard
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/653494/rear-admiral-sandeep-naithani-takes.html
Rear Admiral Sandeep Naithani, took over as the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, from Rear Admiral Sanjeev Kale, during a formal ceremony at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on Friday.

A recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal, Naithani is an alumnus of the 65th course of NDA and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 Jan 1985. The admiral has undergone the 55th Staff Course at DSSC, Wellington, and the 54th Course at the National Defence College, New Delhi.

He has held various important Operational, Staff and Dockyard appointments in the Indian Navy including afloat tenures on board INS Viraat and the command of INS Valsura, the premier training establishment for the Electrical Branch of the Navy. As a Flag Officer, he has served as the Assistant Chief of Materiel (Modernisation), IHQ MoD(N) before his tenure as Chief Staff Officer (Technical) at Headquarters Western Naval Command.

Rear Admiral Sanjeev Kale, VSM, who was at the helm of Naval Dockyard, Mumbai for 18 months, will take over as the Chief Staff Officer (Technical) at HQWNC.

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
15-January, 2018 20:46 IST

Vice Admiral AB Singh takes over as Chief of Staff Western Naval Command

Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, AVSM, VSM took over as Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command from Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh, AVSM, NM on 15 Jan 18. Vice Admiral AB Singh was the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command prior to his current appointment.

An alumnus of National Defence Academy, Vice Admiral AB Singh was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 July 1983. He is a specialist in Navigation and Aircraft Direction and his important specialist appointments include Navigating Officer of INS Kamorta (during Op Pawan), and the destroyer INS Ranjit, besides being the Fleet Navigating Officer of Western Fleet during Op Prakaram.

The Flag Officer has commanded IN Ships Veer (Missile Vessel), Vindhyagiri (Frigate), Trishul (Guided Missile Frigate) and Viraat (Aircraft Carrier). He has also been an instructor at NDA, Khadakwasla, Navigation and Direction School, Kochi and Directing Staff at DSSC Wellington. Vice Admiral AB Singh has served at Naval Headquarters as Deputy Director and Principal Director at the Directorate of Naval Plans. He also set up the Directorate of Strategy, Concepts and Transformation as the Principal Director.

Promoted to Flag Rank in 2012, he has since tenanted the appointments of Flag Officer AOB Project, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy and Plans) at Naval Headquarters and Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet. The Flag Officer was awarded with Vishisht Seva Medal in 2011 and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2016 for his exemplary service to the nation.

 

[Prashant12]

City-based firm to make advanced fuses for Navy torpedoes


Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) has developed advanced smart fuses for torpedoes used by the Navy, which will now be commercially produced by a Chandigarh-based private firm.

Christened ‘Exploder Mechanism for Heavy Torpedo Varunastra Naval Warhead’, the fuse is meant to initiate underwater detonations while preventing inadvertent or accidental detonation during transit. It will replace the existing imported fuses that are at presently being used by the Navy. Varunastra is a heavy anti-submarine torpedo with a warhead of 250 kg and a range of 40 km.

The TBRL, an establishment under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), had started work on this project in 2014 and the exploder mechanism is the first-of-its-kind to be produced in the country, a scientist associated with the project said.

“The mechanism is an underwater fusing system designed to initiate the detonation of a torpedo warhead on impact with the target or in the target’s desired proximity,” the scientist said. “It also gives the operators surety that the warhead will detonate only when desired, which provides a higher safety level when kept on board ships or submarines,” he added.

The technology for its production was transferred to Micron Systems Private Limited and the associated documents were received by its managing director Vikram Sehgal from the Chairman, DRDO, and the Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development, Dr S Christopher during the TBRL’s 57th Raising Day function here today.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ch...advanced-fuses-for-navy-torpedoes/529267.html

 

[Vinod DX9]

INS Vikrant.....model to be showcased

 

[Kranthi]

INS Vikrant.....model to be showcased

Those things on it look like ISRO's RLV [emoji14] [emoji14]

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[Kalki_2018]

Really shoddy model. Those aircrafts look like they were made by kids.

 

[aditya10r]

@binayak95

Commodore Saheb had to change his trip plans due to bad weather conditions up in north.

So I asked your questions to him and Navy is strongly pushing for Rafale M custom built for navy.But MoD has not made anything clear.

Can't say.

And about french SSN,he said that frogs are closed e but not close enough that they will lease us some of their used subs+An IN team visited Russia to check on grigorovich frigates and those akula subs.Navy listed down the upgrades they want in the subs and frigates.So it's almost certain that 3 akula subs.

Now p-18 is a different case.Navy design team had come up with 2 different designs 1.8000 tonne destroyer and other is 11000 tonne destroyer.
Plus navy will start evaluating UVLS and other new systems to add more punch to the warships.And they are also conducting design studies to increase the number of VLS on current warships.

Navy is banking hard on Nirbhay system and is willing to accept it into its inventory.

Not much is known about DEW systems but Navy is also looking forward for better propulsion and electrical systems for railgun system.


Commodore Saheb is here for 2 more days.

Ask away.

 

[Adioz]

@binayak95

Commodore Saheb had to change his trip plans due to bad weather conditions up in north.

So I asked your questions to him and Navy is strongly pushing for Rafale M custom built for navy.But MoD has not made anything clear.

Can't say.

And about french SSN,he said that frogs are closed e but not close enough that they will lease us some of their used subs+An IN team visited Russia to check on grigorovich frigates and those akula subs.Navy listed down the upgrades they want in the subs and frigates.So it's almost certain that 3 akula subs.

Now p-18 is a different case.Navy design team had come up with 2 different designs 1.8000 tonne destroyer and other is 11000 tonne destroyer.
Plus navy will start evaluating UVLS and other new systems to add more punch to the warships.And they are also conducting design studies to increase the number of VLS on current warships.

Navy is banking hard on Nirbhay system and is willing to accept it into its inventory.

Not much is known about DEW systems but Navy is also looking forward for better propulsion and electrical systems for railgun system.


Commodore Saheb is here for 2 more days.

Ask away.

P-18 options are 18000 tons and 11000 tons?
Well, I ain't holding my breath for the 18000 ton variant. Its not going to get selected.

UVLS meaning a common VLS for all missiles? If so, that would be awesome.

Please ask him about:-

• Do navy's destroyers operate as squadrons?
• Kamorta follow-on vessels: How many are planned (some say 8 vessels after the initial 4 Kamorta class), and in what role will they be used?
• Can we expect future destroyers to field AAD in a dual role of BMD and XR-SAM?
• Is the navy thinking about DART and PFF ammo that enables 76mm and 127mm SRGM on destroyers to act as air defence and CIWS systems?
• Any plans for LPD class vessels to complement LHD (MRSV)?
• Does the navy plan to field a 33-ton class helo (like the Ch-53E Super stallion)? LHD RFI specifies that the flight deck should be capable of handling these.
• Is the navy interested in Osprey? If so, in what role?
• Are the following images of an indigenous class of SSKs that will follow the P-75I class submarines?

Spoiler: Submarine images

Credits for pics @porky_kicker

• Ask him what the theater commands would look like (meaning how would they be divided geographically) in his opinion and what they should look like.
• How long before India finally gets a CDS.
• Does the Navy need more dedicated satellites for networking all assets or is GSAT-7 sufficient?
• What is the Navy doing to ensure cyber security.
• Does the Navy plan to field NGARM on MiG-29K?
• Will Bangladesh's submarine purchase complicate things for deterrent patrols of Arihant class?
• If we, (hypothetical scenario) blockade Pakistan, what will be China's move?

Thanks in advance.

Edit (one more): Is it possible to blockade the Malacca straits in a manner that we block only the ships that are headed for China and allow all other ships to pass through? I imagine it would be possible to a certain extent if we can collaborate with all the other countries and exchange the IDs of their trade ships that use this route. IMHO the problem would be compounded if a ship is carrying goods for China and another country. In such a scenario, can we board such ships and force them to dump their cargo meant for China on Andaman, and if possible, on a bigger port on the subcontinent? Anyways, what are his thoughts on how we can achieve this, if at all?

 

[aditya10r]

8000 tonnes bhai.

Galti se mistake ho Gaya.

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11000 tonnes destroyer will be very expensive but navy is looking forward to that one too.

 

[Steven Rogers]

8000 ton would be in same class of project 15B. 11000tons is the best class for follow on class ships.

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[aditya10r]

8000 ton would be in same class of project 15B. 11000tons is the best class for follow on class ships.

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Paisa kon dega bhai????????

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[Steven Rogers]

Paisa kon dega bhai????????

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Indian gov will allot money,who else. Navy said about 13000tons ships but they cut off 2000 tons for some reason.

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[Adioz]

8000 tonnes bhai.

Galti se mistake ho Gaya.

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11000 tonnes destroyer will be very expensive but navy is looking forward to that one too.

Kya bhai, dara diya mujhe

But still, I remember reading it was 13000 tons. Feel a little disappointed. But maybe the 11000 ton design will allow us to make more of these than would be possible with a 13000 ton vessel.

Paisa kon dega bhai????????

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Bro, with the defence budget rising, we need not worry.

 

[Suryavanshi]

@aditya10r can u ask him anything about INS Vishal like is the design frozen yet and is there any time slot alloted

 

[binayak95]

@binayak95

Commodore Saheb had to change his trip plans due to bad weather conditions up in north.

So I asked your questions to him and Navy is strongly pushing for Rafale M custom built for navy.But MoD has not made anything clear.

Can't say.

And about french SSN,he said that frogs are closed e but not close enough that they will lease us some of their used subs+An IN team visited Russia to check on grigorovich frigates and those akula subs.Navy listed down the upgrades they want in the subs and frigates.So it's almost certain that 3 akula subs.

Now p-18 is a different case.Navy design team had come up with 2 different designs 1.8000 tonne destroyer and other is 11000 tonne destroyer.
Plus navy will start evaluating UVLS and other new systems to add more punch to the warships.And they are also conducting design studies to increase the number of VLS on current warships.

Navy is banking hard on Nirbhay system and is willing to accept it into its inventory.

Not much is known about DEW systems but Navy is also looking forward for better propulsion and electrical systems for railgun system.


Commodore Saheb is here for 2 more days.

Ask away.

Thanks, @aditya10r !! Could you forward by greetings to Commodore Sir?!

A couple of questions:

1. I know that the GoI is pushing the IN to de facto showcase that we are the net security provider of the IOR. And accordingly, the IN has deployed ships, aircrafts and other assets on an unprecedented level. How are things looking maintenance and turn around wise?

2. How comfortable is the IN at the moment at say using USN assets and bases around the IOR for Op Turn Around? Are we seriously looking at forming the QUAD into a Quasi Military Alliance? Is the IN as enthusiastic as the USN and JMSDF are?

Jai Hind and Shano Varuna!!!!

 

[undeadmyrmidon]

Hope these are cheap. The talwars are a bit oldies. Lack of flushed deck and integrated masts. Lot of clutter so less stealthy. The
Gorshkov class are a lot better (16 missiles). Good for increase in numbers and for anti paki ops

But same money could have been spent in extra improved shivaliks or upgunned kamortas with missiles. No need for extending Russian classe ships to 10 nos when indian ship classes end after jusy 3 nos. And then taking a decade to implement changes to the succeeding class and do steel cutting for next five years We need to go full chini style mass production of same class of ships rather then piecemeal orders of Indian class chips and favouring Russians. Atleast 8 to 10 ships of the same class in rapid time. ( Compared to chini 30 to 40 ships)

Krivak/Talvars are same as Type 054A chinis field. P 17/17A are the real proto destroyer-frigates.

 

[undeadmyrmidon]

Really shoddy model. Those aircrafts look like they were made by kids.

Next to the shop making kits for first year civil engineers.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180119_03/

Japan, US, India, Australia naval officers meet

 

[Babloo Singh]

Any one has more info on this....
Is this on a Tableaux for Republic Day....... INS Vishal..... with Rafale M looks