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First joint internal maritime drill with eye on Pakistan IDRW.ORG
India’s first joint internal exercise for coastal security is scheduled to take off after the monsoon, in a move sources said was aimed at tackling future threats from the sea.
The navy, coast guard, state marine police forces and customs personnel will be involved in the exercise on the western coast as the country girds up after the Mumbai attacks last November when militants sneaked in from the sea and wreaked havoc.
The decision to hold the internal exercise was taken at a meeting on coastal security on Friday. The government had amalgamated all coastal security agencies headed by the navy on March 1 this year and the maritime doctrine expanded to include maritime terrorism, piracy and coastal security.
“We have concluded one conceptual exercise on the eastern seafront commanded by the Indian Navy, which will be commanding this one as well,” a top home ministry official said.
A conceptual exercise — carried out to firm up a plan for a full-scale exercise — had also been conducted on the western seafront, according to a source.
During the post-monsoon exercise, the coast guard and maritime police in western states will be taken beyond their 12-nautical-mile area of domination in the high seas in a bid to increase co-ordination.
According to the plan, the navy will accompany them back into “shallow waters” after the expedition in the high seas. The exercise is expected to improve the agencies’ capability to co-ordinate effectively during a crisis.
Home ministry sources said marine police forces had 24 interceptor boats and 215 more of these high-speed vessels were expected to be delivered in the next two years. “Marine police will come to know what their responses would be on the coast when there is an intrusion,” the home ministry official said.
Another area of focus will be radar coverage. Overlapping radar coverage, a concept that will enable the navy and the coast guard to cover small areas left out earlier, will also be tried out during the exercise.
During the conceptual exercise on the eastern seafront, an assessment of vulnerable areas was carried out, sources said. However, the planned full-scale western exercise carries more importance because of the continuing threat perception from Pakistan. It will help the forces lay down standard operating procedures and arrive at a realistic assessment of preparation for men, material and time schedules in a crisis.
During the 26/11 attacks, 10 terrorists had sailed by MV Kuber, a fishing vessel, and switched to rubber dinghies before landing at Colaba in Mumbai. The attacks and the following threat perception necessitated the review of the maritime doctrine for the first time since 2004.
The lessons from the recent exercise on the eastern coast will be used to make the western exercise more effective.
The navy’s analysis shows that the entire coast needs to be divided into smaller sectors to assess the vulnerability and use an under-staffed marine police force better.
Maharashtra and Gujarat, the two key states for the exercise, will be divided into several sectors. The division will be done taking into consideration the needs of different areas.
For example, the Konkan coast has several sea forts, built by kings who once ruled the region, while the Saurashtra or Kutch coastline of Gujarat doesn’t have any.
Marine police forces will procure automatic identification system (AIS) transponders before the exercise begins, the sources said. AIS transponders transmit information about a ship to another ship and to coastal authorities automatically.
India’s first joint internal exercise for coastal security is scheduled to take off after the monsoon, in a move sources said was aimed at tackling future threats from the sea.
The navy, coast guard, state marine police forces and customs personnel will be involved in the exercise on the western coast as the country girds up after the Mumbai attacks last November when militants sneaked in from the sea and wreaked havoc.
The decision to hold the internal exercise was taken at a meeting on coastal security on Friday. The government had amalgamated all coastal security agencies headed by the navy on March 1 this year and the maritime doctrine expanded to include maritime terrorism, piracy and coastal security.
“We have concluded one conceptual exercise on the eastern seafront commanded by the Indian Navy, which will be commanding this one as well,” a top home ministry official said.
A conceptual exercise — carried out to firm up a plan for a full-scale exercise — had also been conducted on the western seafront, according to a source.
During the post-monsoon exercise, the coast guard and maritime police in western states will be taken beyond their 12-nautical-mile area of domination in the high seas in a bid to increase co-ordination.
According to the plan, the navy will accompany them back into “shallow waters” after the expedition in the high seas. The exercise is expected to improve the agencies’ capability to co-ordinate effectively during a crisis.
Home ministry sources said marine police forces had 24 interceptor boats and 215 more of these high-speed vessels were expected to be delivered in the next two years. “Marine police will come to know what their responses would be on the coast when there is an intrusion,” the home ministry official said.
Another area of focus will be radar coverage. Overlapping radar coverage, a concept that will enable the navy and the coast guard to cover small areas left out earlier, will also be tried out during the exercise.
During the conceptual exercise on the eastern seafront, an assessment of vulnerable areas was carried out, sources said. However, the planned full-scale western exercise carries more importance because of the continuing threat perception from Pakistan. It will help the forces lay down standard operating procedures and arrive at a realistic assessment of preparation for men, material and time schedules in a crisis.
During the 26/11 attacks, 10 terrorists had sailed by MV Kuber, a fishing vessel, and switched to rubber dinghies before landing at Colaba in Mumbai. The attacks and the following threat perception necessitated the review of the maritime doctrine for the first time since 2004.
The lessons from the recent exercise on the eastern coast will be used to make the western exercise more effective.
The navy’s analysis shows that the entire coast needs to be divided into smaller sectors to assess the vulnerability and use an under-staffed marine police force better.
Maharashtra and Gujarat, the two key states for the exercise, will be divided into several sectors. The division will be done taking into consideration the needs of different areas.
For example, the Konkan coast has several sea forts, built by kings who once ruled the region, while the Saurashtra or Kutch coastline of Gujarat doesn’t have any.
Marine police forces will procure automatic identification system (AIS) transponders before the exercise begins, the sources said. AIS transponders transmit information about a ship to another ship and to coastal authorities automatically.
Indian Navy to induct MiG-29 Ks by October
Indian Navy to induct MiG-29 Ks by October
Updated on Wednesday, September 09, 2009, 11:45 IST Tags:Indian Navy, MiG 29K
New Delhi: The first four ship-borne Russian-made Mig-29 K/KUB fighter jets, purchased for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, will be inducted in the Indian Navy by October, officials here said.
Pilot training for the squadron, to be named Black Panther, were completed in the US and Russia, said a senior Indian Navy official.
The jets were purchased by the Indian Navy as part of the $740 million contract signed in January 2004 for Admiral Gorshkov, to be commissioned as INS Vikramaditya in the navy.
"The pilots were sent to US for deck landing training and the QFIs (qualified flying instructors) to Russia for conversion flying (for converting to different aircraft). The pilots will do the conversion flying in Goa under the supervision of QFIs," the official said on condition of anonymity.
Four to five batches comprising four pilots each had gone to the US for the deck landing training.
As the 45,000-tonne Kiev class aircraft carrier Gorshkov is scheduled to be inducted in service only by 2011 after its refurbishment, the aircraft will be based on shore.
The navy will be getting 12 MiG 29K single-seater aircraft and four MiG 29KUB double-seater trainer aircraft in flyaway condition. The trainer version is similar to the single-seater but with a slightly reduced operational range.
The contract also stipulates the procurement of hardware for pilot training and aircraft maintenance, including flight simulators, and interactive ground and sea-based training systems.
The MiG 29K have arrestor gear and stronger landing gear for carrier landings, folding wings and rust proofing to reduce corrosion from salt water.
Features of the aircraft include a fully digitised glass cockpit, improved engine protection against ingestion of foreign particles (like birds), a multi-mode radar and increased range due to increase in internal fuel capacity.
The MiG-29K multi-role carrier-based fighter is designed to air cover the ship grouping, gain air superiority and destroy sea surface and ground targets with guided high-precision weapons, day and night, in any weather.
The aircraft, the first bought by the navy after the Sea Harriers, will also be capable of playing the role of an air refueller. The contract with MiG will ensure that the navy gets the entire spectrum of services, including a full mission simulator.
IANS
Indian Navy to induct MiG-29 Ks by October
Indian Navy to induct MiG-29 Ks by October
Updated on Wednesday, September 09, 2009, 11:45 IST Tags:Indian Navy, MiG 29K
New Delhi: The first four ship-borne Russian-made Mig-29 K/KUB fighter jets, purchased for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, will be inducted in the Indian Navy by October, officials here said.
Pilot training for the squadron, to be named Black Panther, were completed in the US and Russia, said a senior Indian Navy official.
The jets were purchased by the Indian Navy as part of the $740 million contract signed in January 2004 for Admiral Gorshkov, to be commissioned as INS Vikramaditya in the navy.
"The pilots were sent to US for deck landing training and the QFIs (qualified flying instructors) to Russia for conversion flying (for converting to different aircraft). The pilots will do the conversion flying in Goa under the supervision of QFIs," the official said on condition of anonymity.
Four to five batches comprising four pilots each had gone to the US for the deck landing training.
As the 45,000-tonne Kiev class aircraft carrier Gorshkov is scheduled to be inducted in service only by 2011 after its refurbishment, the aircraft will be based on shore.
The navy will be getting 12 MiG 29K single-seater aircraft and four MiG 29KUB double-seater trainer aircraft in flyaway condition. The trainer version is similar to the single-seater but with a slightly reduced operational range.
The contract also stipulates the procurement of hardware for pilot training and aircraft maintenance, including flight simulators, and interactive ground and sea-based training systems.
The MiG 29K have arrestor gear and stronger landing gear for carrier landings, folding wings and rust proofing to reduce corrosion from salt water.
Features of the aircraft include a fully digitised glass cockpit, improved engine protection against ingestion of foreign particles (like birds), a multi-mode radar and increased range due to increase in internal fuel capacity.
The MiG-29K multi-role carrier-based fighter is designed to air cover the ship grouping, gain air superiority and destroy sea surface and ground targets with guided high-precision weapons, day and night, in any weather.
The aircraft, the first bought by the navy after the Sea Harriers, will also be capable of playing the role of an air refueller. The contract with MiG will ensure that the navy gets the entire spectrum of services, including a full mission simulator.
IANS
Indian Navy to induct MiG-29 Ks by October
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Column: Calling China's Bluff
RSN Singh is a former military intelligence officer who later served in the Research and Analysis Wing, or R&AW. The author of two books: Asian Strategic and Military Perspective and Military Factor in Pakistan, he is also Associate Editor, Indian Defence Review.
The recent remarks of the outgoing Indian Navy Chief, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, where he ascribed China's economic and military prowess as beyond India's reach, is misplaced and exaggerated given China's present and evolving tangible and intangible assets.
In fact, the very endurance of the rise of China is under question on various counts.
By all indications, China is a paranoid nation. It is so apprehensive about economic competition from India that it allowed some of its firms to produce fake Indian drugs and label them 'Made in India' for export, especially to African countries.
Only a paranoid country transfers critical strategic assets like missiles and nuclear technology and wherewithal to another country in pursuit of its security and strategic ambitions. Pakistan and North Korea are two such nuclear proxies of China. The creation of third nuclear proxy state, Myanmar, appears to be imminent. There are analysts who maintain that 'Pakistan's nuclear programme' should correctly be called 'China's nuclear programme in Pakistan.'
China is so-ill reputed for its proliferation activities that one is compelled to believe that had it not been for its own problems in the Xinjiang region, it would have not hesitated to provide nuclear weapons or technology to the Taliban or the Al-Qaeda.
A delinquent country, which believes in proliferation, cannot aspire to be a respectable entity in the international arena.
China's internal situation is explosive not only in terms of the ethnic unrest in Xinjiang and Tibet, but in the Chinese hinterland, where there is a complete media blackout and no foreigners are allowed. If China is truly a great, unified and prosperous country, then why is it so opaque? Why does it block internet sites? Why does it gag the press, and fudge figures about its economy? Why the inability to manufacture world-class conventional weapons such as tanks, aircraft, destroyers and submarines?
The large imports of arms from Russia in the recent years are also reflective of its technological inadequacies. When the Chinese leaders talk of 'pockets of excellence', it is a tacit admission that their scientific and technological development is not well rounded.
Many scholars credit ancient China with the invention of the compass, maps and gunpowder. Such pioneering inventions and innovations usher in revolutions in military spheres, described as a Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA).
Contemporary China has no such distinctions or achievements in military technology. It is only catching up with the inexorable technological agenda set by the western countries. Technological inventions and innovations cannot be a product of a fiat or diktat. They evolve under a given political, social and economic environment. Countries, which try to reach up to the shifting benchmark and rely on reverse technologies, can at best be second- best. China's manned space flight in October 2003 came more than 40 years after the erstwhile USSR and the US achieved it.
Chinese products and goods that once threatened to swamp the world markets, failed to inspire confidence because of their doubtful quality and durability. Most of the countries that have imported weapons and equipment from China are bedeviled with their low serviceability rate.
Recently a Chinese strategic commentator suggested that China should balkanize India into 26 parts. The fact of the matter is that barring the border skirmish with newly independent India in 1962, China has been a humiliated empire, never winning any military engagement in its history.
In 1850, Tsarist troops had invaded Manchuria. In 1864, France had colonized Cochin China (Southern Vietnam). In 1884-85, Britain took Burma and the Russians penetrated into Chinese Turkestan (modern day Xinjiang-Uygur autonomous region). In 1894-95, Japan defeated China and forced it to cede Taiwan and Penghu Island. The British sought and got further territorial concessions, like the 99 years lease of Hong Kong in 1898.
The foreign settlements in China had become sovereign pockets of territories with a menacing presence of warships and gunboats. Internally too, China was bleeding in the later half of 19th century. The Taiping Revolution, which was led by Hong Xiu Quan and lasted for 14 years (1851-64), claimed 30 million lives. Such was the debilitation of China that the Manchu ruler had to seek the assistance of British and French forces to crush the revolution.
The story of military humiliations of China, which began with the first Anglo-Chinese War, better known as Opium War (1839-1842), continued well into the first half of 20th century i.e. till World War-II. The allied expedition during the Boxer Revolution in 1900 in China in which many western missionary facilities were burnt and thousands of Chinese Christians were killed, had left China comprehensively defeated.
In 1932, Japan had annexed Manchuria, which finally resulted in a full-scale war in 1937 which lasted till the end of World War-II. China's initiation of war against Vietnam in 1978 speciously on the plea "to teach it a lesson" turned out to be a miscalculated adventure.
Historically, every 'ism' in China at some point or the other has fallen victim to disaffection, corruption, cronyism, and ideological degeneration. These were invariably followed by attempts at sweeping reforms.
In 1898, there was a bold attempt by Chinese Emperor Guangxu to root out corruption and introduce fundamental changes in broad range of activities and areas like academics, civil services exam system, agriculture and industry. The life of this reform process was only a 100 days, and it is therefore referred to as the "100 Days Reform". It failed because of the opposition from conservatives and gradualists. This has strong resonance during the present day reform and modernization period availing in China.
However in the current period, the opposition has been better neutralized, as the reform process has yielded speciously encouraging results. If it were to fail, communism may be become an ineffective glue, as in the case of erstwhile USSR.
The same strategic commentator who suggested that China should Balkanise India also noted that Hinduism cannot unify India. India is a pluralistic country, where all religions are practiced with complete freedom. It has therefore thrived as an adaptable and flexible civilization. It is the nations which try and rob religion from their people which eventually breakup. This explains the paranoia of the Chinese authorities with the spiritual movement 'Falun Gong'.
But despite all its harsh measures, China has not been able to kill the religious and spiritual spirit of its citizens, especially in Tibet and Xinjiang.
A global power must have a powerful navy with the force projection capability in at least two oceans. China is far from it. The superiority of the overall arms inventory of China vis-Ã -vis India is not reckoned to be anywhere near formidable when considered in qualitative and deployment terms.
For example, on paper the Chinese Navy inventory appears to be formidable. But more than 70 percent of it is of average or poor quality. The major chunk of the submarines belong to the Romeo class, whose endurance is limited and are only suitable for coastal defence.
What matters is the strength China can bring to bear against India. Its threat from east is rather precarious given the US direct and indirect presence in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. That is the reason it is paranoid about the growing military assertiveness of Japan and is loathe to see a united Korea, even as North Koreans are enslaved and starved by hereditary dictators in the name of communism.
Given these robust external threats and internal contradictions, Beijing would do well to indulge in some deep introspection.
RSN Singh is a former military intelligence officer who later served in the Research and Analysis Wing, or R&AW. The author of two books: Asian Strategic and Military Perspective and Military Factor in Pakistan, he is also Associate Editor, Indian Defence Review.
The recent remarks of the outgoing Indian Navy Chief, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, where he ascribed China's economic and military prowess as beyond India's reach, is misplaced and exaggerated given China's present and evolving tangible and intangible assets.
In fact, the very endurance of the rise of China is under question on various counts.
By all indications, China is a paranoid nation. It is so apprehensive about economic competition from India that it allowed some of its firms to produce fake Indian drugs and label them 'Made in India' for export, especially to African countries.
Only a paranoid country transfers critical strategic assets like missiles and nuclear technology and wherewithal to another country in pursuit of its security and strategic ambitions. Pakistan and North Korea are two such nuclear proxies of China. The creation of third nuclear proxy state, Myanmar, appears to be imminent. There are analysts who maintain that 'Pakistan's nuclear programme' should correctly be called 'China's nuclear programme in Pakistan.'
China is so-ill reputed for its proliferation activities that one is compelled to believe that had it not been for its own problems in the Xinjiang region, it would have not hesitated to provide nuclear weapons or technology to the Taliban or the Al-Qaeda.
A delinquent country, which believes in proliferation, cannot aspire to be a respectable entity in the international arena.
China's internal situation is explosive not only in terms of the ethnic unrest in Xinjiang and Tibet, but in the Chinese hinterland, where there is a complete media blackout and no foreigners are allowed. If China is truly a great, unified and prosperous country, then why is it so opaque? Why does it block internet sites? Why does it gag the press, and fudge figures about its economy? Why the inability to manufacture world-class conventional weapons such as tanks, aircraft, destroyers and submarines?
The large imports of arms from Russia in the recent years are also reflective of its technological inadequacies. When the Chinese leaders talk of 'pockets of excellence', it is a tacit admission that their scientific and technological development is not well rounded.
Many scholars credit ancient China with the invention of the compass, maps and gunpowder. Such pioneering inventions and innovations usher in revolutions in military spheres, described as a Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA).
Contemporary China has no such distinctions or achievements in military technology. It is only catching up with the inexorable technological agenda set by the western countries. Technological inventions and innovations cannot be a product of a fiat or diktat. They evolve under a given political, social and economic environment. Countries, which try to reach up to the shifting benchmark and rely on reverse technologies, can at best be second- best. China's manned space flight in October 2003 came more than 40 years after the erstwhile USSR and the US achieved it.
Chinese products and goods that once threatened to swamp the world markets, failed to inspire confidence because of their doubtful quality and durability. Most of the countries that have imported weapons and equipment from China are bedeviled with their low serviceability rate.
Recently a Chinese strategic commentator suggested that China should balkanize India into 26 parts. The fact of the matter is that barring the border skirmish with newly independent India in 1962, China has been a humiliated empire, never winning any military engagement in its history.
In 1850, Tsarist troops had invaded Manchuria. In 1864, France had colonized Cochin China (Southern Vietnam). In 1884-85, Britain took Burma and the Russians penetrated into Chinese Turkestan (modern day Xinjiang-Uygur autonomous region). In 1894-95, Japan defeated China and forced it to cede Taiwan and Penghu Island. The British sought and got further territorial concessions, like the 99 years lease of Hong Kong in 1898.
The foreign settlements in China had become sovereign pockets of territories with a menacing presence of warships and gunboats. Internally too, China was bleeding in the later half of 19th century. The Taiping Revolution, which was led by Hong Xiu Quan and lasted for 14 years (1851-64), claimed 30 million lives. Such was the debilitation of China that the Manchu ruler had to seek the assistance of British and French forces to crush the revolution.
The story of military humiliations of China, which began with the first Anglo-Chinese War, better known as Opium War (1839-1842), continued well into the first half of 20th century i.e. till World War-II. The allied expedition during the Boxer Revolution in 1900 in China in which many western missionary facilities were burnt and thousands of Chinese Christians were killed, had left China comprehensively defeated.
In 1932, Japan had annexed Manchuria, which finally resulted in a full-scale war in 1937 which lasted till the end of World War-II. China's initiation of war against Vietnam in 1978 speciously on the plea "to teach it a lesson" turned out to be a miscalculated adventure.
Historically, every 'ism' in China at some point or the other has fallen victim to disaffection, corruption, cronyism, and ideological degeneration. These were invariably followed by attempts at sweeping reforms.
In 1898, there was a bold attempt by Chinese Emperor Guangxu to root out corruption and introduce fundamental changes in broad range of activities and areas like academics, civil services exam system, agriculture and industry. The life of this reform process was only a 100 days, and it is therefore referred to as the "100 Days Reform". It failed because of the opposition from conservatives and gradualists. This has strong resonance during the present day reform and modernization period availing in China.
However in the current period, the opposition has been better neutralized, as the reform process has yielded speciously encouraging results. If it were to fail, communism may be become an ineffective glue, as in the case of erstwhile USSR.
The same strategic commentator who suggested that China should Balkanise India also noted that Hinduism cannot unify India. India is a pluralistic country, where all religions are practiced with complete freedom. It has therefore thrived as an adaptable and flexible civilization. It is the nations which try and rob religion from their people which eventually breakup. This explains the paranoia of the Chinese authorities with the spiritual movement 'Falun Gong'.
But despite all its harsh measures, China has not been able to kill the religious and spiritual spirit of its citizens, especially in Tibet and Xinjiang.
A global power must have a powerful navy with the force projection capability in at least two oceans. China is far from it. The superiority of the overall arms inventory of China vis-Ã -vis India is not reckoned to be anywhere near formidable when considered in qualitative and deployment terms.
For example, on paper the Chinese Navy inventory appears to be formidable. But more than 70 percent of it is of average or poor quality. The major chunk of the submarines belong to the Romeo class, whose endurance is limited and are only suitable for coastal defence.
What matters is the strength China can bring to bear against India. Its threat from east is rather precarious given the US direct and indirect presence in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. That is the reason it is paranoid about the growing military assertiveness of Japan and is loathe to see a united Korea, even as North Koreans are enslaved and starved by hereditary dictators in the name of communism.
Given these robust external threats and internal contradictions, Beijing would do well to indulge in some deep introspection.
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mig 29k in oct
The first four ship-borne Russian-made Mig-29 K/KUB fighter jets, purchased for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, will be inducted in the Indian Navy by October, officials here said.
Pilot training for the squadron, to be named Black Panther, were completed in the US and Russia, said a senior Indian Navy official. The jets were purchased by the Indian Navy as part of the $740 million contract signed in January 2004 for Admiral Gorshkov, to be commissioned as INS Vikramaditya in the navy.
"The pilots were sent to US for deck landing training and the QFIs (qualified flying instructors) to Russia for conversion flying (for converting to different aircraft). The pilots will do the conversion flying in Goa under the supervision of QFIs," the official told IANS on condition of anonymity.
Four to five batches comprising four pilots each had gone to the US for the deck landing training. As the 45,000-tonne Kiev class aircraft carrier Gorshkov is scheduled to be inducted in service only by 2011 after its refurbishment, the aircraft will be based on shore.
The navy will be getting 12 MiG 29K single-seater aircraft and four MiG 29KUB double-seater trainer aircraft in flyaway condition. The trainer version is similar to the single-seater but with a slightly reduced operational range. The contract also stipulates the procurement of hardware for pilot training and aircraft maintenance, including flight simulators, and interactive ground and sea-based training systems.
The MiG 29K have arrestor gear and stronger landing gear for carrier landings, folding wings and rust proofing to reduce corrosion from salt water. Features of the aircraft include a fully digitised glass cockpit, improved engine protection against ingestion of foreign particles (like birds), a multi-mode radar and increased range due to increase in internal fuel capacity.
The MiG-29K multi-role carrier-based fighter is designed to air cover the ship grouping, gain air superiority and destroy sea surface and ground targets with guided high-precision weapons, day and night, in any weather.
The aircraft, the first bought by the navy after the Sea Harriers, will also be capable of playing the role of an air refueller. The contract with MiG will ensure that the navy gets the entire spectrum of services, including a full mission simulator.
Indian Navy to induct MiG-29 Ks by Oct- Politics/Nation-News-The Economic Times
The first four ship-borne Russian-made Mig-29 K/KUB fighter jets, purchased for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, will be inducted in the Indian Navy by October, officials here said.
Pilot training for the squadron, to be named Black Panther, were completed in the US and Russia, said a senior Indian Navy official. The jets were purchased by the Indian Navy as part of the $740 million contract signed in January 2004 for Admiral Gorshkov, to be commissioned as INS Vikramaditya in the navy.
"The pilots were sent to US for deck landing training and the QFIs (qualified flying instructors) to Russia for conversion flying (for converting to different aircraft). The pilots will do the conversion flying in Goa under the supervision of QFIs," the official told IANS on condition of anonymity.
Four to five batches comprising four pilots each had gone to the US for the deck landing training. As the 45,000-tonne Kiev class aircraft carrier Gorshkov is scheduled to be inducted in service only by 2011 after its refurbishment, the aircraft will be based on shore.
The navy will be getting 12 MiG 29K single-seater aircraft and four MiG 29KUB double-seater trainer aircraft in flyaway condition. The trainer version is similar to the single-seater but with a slightly reduced operational range. The contract also stipulates the procurement of hardware for pilot training and aircraft maintenance, including flight simulators, and interactive ground and sea-based training systems.
The MiG 29K have arrestor gear and stronger landing gear for carrier landings, folding wings and rust proofing to reduce corrosion from salt water. Features of the aircraft include a fully digitised glass cockpit, improved engine protection against ingestion of foreign particles (like birds), a multi-mode radar and increased range due to increase in internal fuel capacity.
The MiG-29K multi-role carrier-based fighter is designed to air cover the ship grouping, gain air superiority and destroy sea surface and ground targets with guided high-precision weapons, day and night, in any weather.
The aircraft, the first bought by the navy after the Sea Harriers, will also be capable of playing the role of an air refueller. The contract with MiG will ensure that the navy gets the entire spectrum of services, including a full mission simulator.
Indian Navy to induct MiG-29 Ks by Oct- Politics/Nation-News-The Economic Times
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Indian Navy inducts two fast attack crafts to boost surveillance
Thu, Sep 10 04:35 PM
Kolkata, Sep 10 (ANI): The Indian Navy, which has been assigned the overall responsibility of maritime security, including coastal and offshore defence after the Mumbai attacks, today inducted two water jet propelled fast attack craft (WJFACs) in order to boost its surveillance capacity.
The safe operability of the new WJFACs in shallow waters and at high speeds, and their day-night surveillance capability coupled with enhanced fire power is expected to give a tremendous boost to combating such asymmetric threats emanating from the sea and further enhance the coastal security.
West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi commissioned here INS Cora Divh and INS Cheriyam at a colourful ceremony.
The ships that are of the new series of ten WJFACs designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, and are being inducted as a replacement of the earlier Seaward Defence Boats (SDBs).
These world-class ships are a sure testament of the Navy's commitment to indigenisation. Conceived, designed and built indigenously at M/S Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd of Kolkata, these small yet highly manoeuvrable craft are ideally suited for their intended deployment along the coast.
Named after the pristine islands located in the Lakshadweep chain, INS Cheriyam and INS Cora Divh, are commanded by Commander Sudip Malik, and Commander N Hariharan respectively both specialists in Gunnery and Missiles.
The ships measuring close to 50 meters in length and displacing 325 tons, can achieve speeds in excess of 30 Knots. (ANI)
Thu, Sep 10 04:35 PM
Kolkata, Sep 10 (ANI): The Indian Navy, which has been assigned the overall responsibility of maritime security, including coastal and offshore defence after the Mumbai attacks, today inducted two water jet propelled fast attack craft (WJFACs) in order to boost its surveillance capacity.
The safe operability of the new WJFACs in shallow waters and at high speeds, and their day-night surveillance capability coupled with enhanced fire power is expected to give a tremendous boost to combating such asymmetric threats emanating from the sea and further enhance the coastal security.
West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi commissioned here INS Cora Divh and INS Cheriyam at a colourful ceremony.
The ships that are of the new series of ten WJFACs designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, and are being inducted as a replacement of the earlier Seaward Defence Boats (SDBs).
These world-class ships are a sure testament of the Navy's commitment to indigenisation. Conceived, designed and built indigenously at M/S Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd of Kolkata, these small yet highly manoeuvrable craft are ideally suited for their intended deployment along the coast.
Named after the pristine islands located in the Lakshadweep chain, INS Cheriyam and INS Cora Divh, are commanded by Commander Sudip Malik, and Commander N Hariharan respectively both specialists in Gunnery and Missiles.
The ships measuring close to 50 meters in length and displacing 325 tons, can achieve speeds in excess of 30 Knots. (ANI)
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Indian Coast Guard places trust in MTU engines from Tognum for 23 new ships
09:47 GMT, September 10, 2009 Friedrichshafen/Singapore | The Engines Division of propulsion and power specialist Tognum has received two orders for the supply of MTU engines and automation systems for 23 new ships for the Indian Coast Guard. The total value of the contracts is 32.5 million euro. The engines are to be delivered between the end of 2009 and the end of 2011.
“These contracts secured by MTU Asia demonstrate once again that business in the government vessels sector is a very steady, strong and essential component of our overall portfolio. It is also especially important in economically difficult times“, states Rainer Breidenbach, Tognum COO with responsibility for the Engines Division.
Eight new Inshore Patrol Vessels are to be powered by triple Type 16V 4000 M90 engines with an output of 2,720 kW (3,648 bhp) each. In combination with waterjets, they will propel the vessel at speeds up to 35 knots. The systems to be supplied for the 48-meter patrol vessels include the MTU Callosum ship automation system with an integrated solution for monitoring all ship’s services that also incorporates fire detection and extinguishing systems. The reliable, easy-to-maintain and low fuel consumption engines enable the patrol vessels to remain at sea for a prolong period of time without having to return to base to replenish supplies.
The Tognum Group is also supplying 30 MTU Type 16V 2000 M92 engines each capable of 1,630 kW (2,186 bhp) for 15 Interceptor Boats in the 26-meter class. They will provide the boat with a top speed of 35 knots. Engine control and system monitoring will be performed by the MTU Blueline automation system.
The Series 4000 engines will be delivered as assembly kits to the licensed producer in India, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata, for local assembly and testing. Meanwhile, the Series 2000 units will be sent to the Bharati shipyard in Mumbai.
The construction of the new ships is part of an expansion of the Indian Coast Guard. The varied duties of the Indian Coast Guard are fishery protection, combating smuggling and terrorism, prevention of illegal immigration, search and rescue operations as well as marine environment protection.
Tognum subsidiary MTU Asia has already sold more than 100 Type 16V 4000 M90 engines to the Indian Coast Guard and Navy in recent years. They are highly valued for their proven reliability, outstanding power-to-weight ratio and also the well-established MTU service network in India.
The Type 16V 4000 M90 engine develops 2,720 kW (3,648 bhp)
09:47 GMT, September 10, 2009 Friedrichshafen/Singapore | The Engines Division of propulsion and power specialist Tognum has received two orders for the supply of MTU engines and automation systems for 23 new ships for the Indian Coast Guard. The total value of the contracts is 32.5 million euro. The engines are to be delivered between the end of 2009 and the end of 2011.
“These contracts secured by MTU Asia demonstrate once again that business in the government vessels sector is a very steady, strong and essential component of our overall portfolio. It is also especially important in economically difficult times“, states Rainer Breidenbach, Tognum COO with responsibility for the Engines Division.
Eight new Inshore Patrol Vessels are to be powered by triple Type 16V 4000 M90 engines with an output of 2,720 kW (3,648 bhp) each. In combination with waterjets, they will propel the vessel at speeds up to 35 knots. The systems to be supplied for the 48-meter patrol vessels include the MTU Callosum ship automation system with an integrated solution for monitoring all ship’s services that also incorporates fire detection and extinguishing systems. The reliable, easy-to-maintain and low fuel consumption engines enable the patrol vessels to remain at sea for a prolong period of time without having to return to base to replenish supplies.
The Tognum Group is also supplying 30 MTU Type 16V 2000 M92 engines each capable of 1,630 kW (2,186 bhp) for 15 Interceptor Boats in the 26-meter class. They will provide the boat with a top speed of 35 knots. Engine control and system monitoring will be performed by the MTU Blueline automation system.
The Series 4000 engines will be delivered as assembly kits to the licensed producer in India, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata, for local assembly and testing. Meanwhile, the Series 2000 units will be sent to the Bharati shipyard in Mumbai.
The construction of the new ships is part of an expansion of the Indian Coast Guard. The varied duties of the Indian Coast Guard are fishery protection, combating smuggling and terrorism, prevention of illegal immigration, search and rescue operations as well as marine environment protection.
Tognum subsidiary MTU Asia has already sold more than 100 Type 16V 4000 M90 engines to the Indian Coast Guard and Navy in recent years. They are highly valued for their proven reliability, outstanding power-to-weight ratio and also the well-established MTU service network in India.
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India's naval buildup a tryst with destiny - upiasia.com
Not only protecting the sea lanes, ensuring that we have the capability to force matters in the area to our advantage is very important, and that needs a much higher presence (lots of ships that have the legs and the firepower) in the region.
I was expecting a much stronger reply to the piracy problem from IN
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May be if the terrain is difficult enough to validate a hovercraft.
Right now we need these fast patrol boats, nice range, cheap, easy, and fast to build, day and night sensors, a gun that can fire to the sensors range what more can you ask for.
Although i would like to see a missile on board, may be something like a naval version of the NAG ATGM with modified guidance.
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[mod] India3, When You Post such Links in the future, Explain what it is and what you mean by it. We are not Psychics here to use our power and Guess what you mean by such illogical posts. Take this as a Strong Advice. [/mod]
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US clears Hawkeye E-2D aircraft for India
New Delhi: The US government has cleared yet another high technology system for India, the "futuristic" shipboard Hawkeye E-2D aircraft for Airborne Early Warning (AEW) and battle management.
The clearance has been described by diplomatic sources as a fallout of the "successful" visit of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the signing of the End User Monitoring Agreement (EUMA) of military equipment being supplied or sold by the US to India.
Like the Boeing P 8I Maritime Multi-mission Aircraft (MMA), of which the Indian Navy has already ordered eight aircraft, the Hawkeye E-2D is the very latest and is yet to be delivered to the US Navy.
India is the second country after the UAE to be cleared by the US State and Defense Departments for sale of this sophisticated system. The US Navy has sanctioned USD 432 million for trials of the aircraft, currently underway at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. The Naval Systems Command (NAVAIR) based there provides engineering and testing support for new naval systems and weapons.
The Hawkeye E-2D has been under the US government's consideration for India for some time. In fact, in 2007, Pentagon sources in Washington had told this writer that the aircraft was being cleared, but apparently the previous version, Hawkeve E-2C, was eventually offered to which the Indian Navy said "No" in informal discussions.
The aircraft is being manufactured by Northrop Grumman, a leading US player in Aerospace, Warships, Missiles, Combat Radars and Electronic Warfare systems.
Northrop Grumman's programme Manager for International Business Development Tom C. Trudell told India Strategic magazine that the aircraft has "just been cleared by the US government for India" and that a presentation was made to the Indian Navy in August in New Delhi.
Indian Navy officers had witnessed the capabilities of the Hawkeye.
E-2C but told the US officials that as the equipment it would buy would be used for years, it must be the best and the latest with future capability insertion potential.
India Strategic quotes unnamed Indian officials as saying that the technology onboard the Hawkeye E-2D is "very tempting" and that although neither the Gorshkov aircraft carrier which India is buying from Russia nor India's first aircraft carrier indigenously being built would be able to accommodate this aircraft, India's future aircraft carriers could be a little bigger.
"By the time this aircraft comes, and by the time the Indian Navy gets used to it from initial shore-based operations, plans for two more aircraft carriers could be amended to house this system."
There have been no tenders of RfPs yet for the Hawkeye E-2D, but then companies from worldwide present their wares to various countries either by themselves and at their own cost, or make offerings in response to Request for Information (RfI) which are floated in routine by all the armed forces to know what is available in terms of newer generation of systems.
Future aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy would also have to be equipped with catapult launching systems, for which it is already looking around. India's second and third aircraft carriers should have this facility along with lifts and adequate open area for what is called free deck takeoff.
The Mig 29Ks that the Indian Navy is buying for Gorshkov, will be launched by a ski ramp.
Tip to tip, the Hawkeye is a bigger aircraft than the Mig 29.
Trudell said that although Northrop Grumman had been allowed to make presentations to the Indian Navy, its sale would have to be direct between the Indian and US government under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme. There are many systems on board, developed for US Navy, which only the US government can clear for transfer to other countries.
The US Navy has initially ordered five Hawkeye E-2Ds under a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) programme, and the first aircraft should be delivered to the US Navy in 2011.
India can get the aircraft within three years of a contract being signed, said Trudell.
IANS
New Delhi: The US government has cleared yet another high technology system for India, the "futuristic" shipboard Hawkeye E-2D aircraft for Airborne Early Warning (AEW) and battle management.
The clearance has been described by diplomatic sources as a fallout of the "successful" visit of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the signing of the End User Monitoring Agreement (EUMA) of military equipment being supplied or sold by the US to India.
Like the Boeing P 8I Maritime Multi-mission Aircraft (MMA), of which the Indian Navy has already ordered eight aircraft, the Hawkeye E-2D is the very latest and is yet to be delivered to the US Navy.
India is the second country after the UAE to be cleared by the US State and Defense Departments for sale of this sophisticated system. The US Navy has sanctioned USD 432 million for trials of the aircraft, currently underway at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. The Naval Systems Command (NAVAIR) based there provides engineering and testing support for new naval systems and weapons.
The Hawkeye E-2D has been under the US government's consideration for India for some time. In fact, in 2007, Pentagon sources in Washington had told this writer that the aircraft was being cleared, but apparently the previous version, Hawkeve E-2C, was eventually offered to which the Indian Navy said "No" in informal discussions.
The aircraft is being manufactured by Northrop Grumman, a leading US player in Aerospace, Warships, Missiles, Combat Radars and Electronic Warfare systems.
Northrop Grumman's programme Manager for International Business Development Tom C. Trudell told India Strategic magazine that the aircraft has "just been cleared by the US government for India" and that a presentation was made to the Indian Navy in August in New Delhi.
Indian Navy officers had witnessed the capabilities of the Hawkeye.
E-2C but told the US officials that as the equipment it would buy would be used for years, it must be the best and the latest with future capability insertion potential.
India Strategic quotes unnamed Indian officials as saying that the technology onboard the Hawkeye E-2D is "very tempting" and that although neither the Gorshkov aircraft carrier which India is buying from Russia nor India's first aircraft carrier indigenously being built would be able to accommodate this aircraft, India's future aircraft carriers could be a little bigger.
"By the time this aircraft comes, and by the time the Indian Navy gets used to it from initial shore-based operations, plans for two more aircraft carriers could be amended to house this system."
There have been no tenders of RfPs yet for the Hawkeye E-2D, but then companies from worldwide present their wares to various countries either by themselves and at their own cost, or make offerings in response to Request for Information (RfI) which are floated in routine by all the armed forces to know what is available in terms of newer generation of systems.
Future aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy would also have to be equipped with catapult launching systems, for which it is already looking around. India's second and third aircraft carriers should have this facility along with lifts and adequate open area for what is called free deck takeoff.
The Mig 29Ks that the Indian Navy is buying for Gorshkov, will be launched by a ski ramp.
Tip to tip, the Hawkeye is a bigger aircraft than the Mig 29.
Trudell said that although Northrop Grumman had been allowed to make presentations to the Indian Navy, its sale would have to be direct between the Indian and US government under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme. There are many systems on board, developed for US Navy, which only the US government can clear for transfer to other countries.
The US Navy has initially ordered five Hawkeye E-2Ds under a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) programme, and the first aircraft should be delivered to the US Navy in 2011.
India can get the aircraft within three years of a contract being signed, said Trudell.
IANS
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FT.com / Asia-Pacific - Hunt for sea minerals drives Indian navy
ndia's ambitious plans to modernise its navy are being driven by a scramble for mineral wealth on the floor of the sea leagues away from the mainland, according to the country's military strategists.
India has one of the world's fastest-growing navies, with 120 vessels. It plans to add almost 100 warships to its fleet over the next decade. Strategists foresee Indian firepower protecting commercial drilling sites in the southern Indian Ocean.
Senior Indian officers, such as Admiral Sureesh Mehta, retired head of the navy, have spoken publicly about the inevitability of scouring the seabed for oil and gas and other minerals as land-based re-sources are depleted.
According to the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography, India has surveyed an area of nearly 4m sq km in the central Indian Ocean basin that has led to findings of "significant commercial grades" of copper, nickel, iron and cobalt deposits.
The assessment of India's strategic needs comes as China likewise extends its naval might into the Indian Ocean. Beijing is seeking to protect the supply of oil to its fast-growing economy and shipments of minerals from its mines in Africa.
ndia's ambitious plans to modernise its navy are being driven by a scramble for mineral wealth on the floor of the sea leagues away from the mainland, according to the country's military strategists.
India has one of the world's fastest-growing navies, with 120 vessels. It plans to add almost 100 warships to its fleet over the next decade. Strategists foresee Indian firepower protecting commercial drilling sites in the southern Indian Ocean.
Senior Indian officers, such as Admiral Sureesh Mehta, retired head of the navy, have spoken publicly about the inevitability of scouring the seabed for oil and gas and other minerals as land-based re-sources are depleted.
According to the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography, India has surveyed an area of nearly 4m sq km in the central Indian Ocean basin that has led to findings of "significant commercial grades" of copper, nickel, iron and cobalt deposits.
The assessment of India's strategic needs comes as China likewise extends its naval might into the Indian Ocean. Beijing is seeking to protect the supply of oil to its fast-growing economy and shipments of minerals from its mines in Africa.
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Cycle rally by NCC cadets for environment awareness - Allahabad - City - NEWS - The Times of India
ALLAHABAD: To spread mass awareness about environment, the naval cadets of the NCC organised a cycle rally in the city, on Monday. The rally and
street plays are being observed in the state from September 14 to 20 under the aegis of UP NCC Directorate, Lucknow.
The cycle rally was flagged off by Lt. Cdr. Pramod Dutta of Indian Navy. More than two hundred cadets of Allahabad University, ECC and a local school took part in the rally which started from All Saints Cathedral, Civil Lines and passed through various routes and localities. The rally was led by chief petty officer of Indian Navy, Parashuram Singh.
On the occasion, university cadets also presented a street play at Subhash crossing. The play depicted the importance of trees in human life from birth to death. Cadets Ankit Vishwakarma, Shefali Sahu, Manish Sonkar, Pratibha Sharma, Mukesh Upadhayay, Yogendra Verma, Nishant Bajpai, Prashant Mishra, Abhishek Shukla, Madhukar Mishra etc. took part in the street play.
People appreciated the theme of the play and efforts of the cadets. The entire programme was conducted under the command of Col. Kaushal Chaturvedi, Group Commander of Allahabad NCC Group Headquarters. Lt. Cdr. P K Ghosh and Lt. Ajin Ray motivated the cadets on the occasion.
ALLAHABAD: To spread mass awareness about environment, the naval cadets of the NCC organised a cycle rally in the city, on Monday. The rally and
street plays are being observed in the state from September 14 to 20 under the aegis of UP NCC Directorate, Lucknow.
The cycle rally was flagged off by Lt. Cdr. Pramod Dutta of Indian Navy. More than two hundred cadets of Allahabad University, ECC and a local school took part in the rally which started from All Saints Cathedral, Civil Lines and passed through various routes and localities. The rally was led by chief petty officer of Indian Navy, Parashuram Singh.
On the occasion, university cadets also presented a street play at Subhash crossing. The play depicted the importance of trees in human life from birth to death. Cadets Ankit Vishwakarma, Shefali Sahu, Manish Sonkar, Pratibha Sharma, Mukesh Upadhayay, Yogendra Verma, Nishant Bajpai, Prashant Mishra, Abhishek Shukla, Madhukar Mishra etc. took part in the street play.
People appreciated the theme of the play and efforts of the cadets. The entire programme was conducted under the command of Col. Kaushal Chaturvedi, Group Commander of Allahabad NCC Group Headquarters. Lt. Cdr. P K Ghosh and Lt. Ajin Ray motivated the cadets on the occasion.
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Chief of Naval Staff coming today
KOCHI: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma will arrive in Kochi on Wednesday on his first official visit to the Southern Naval Command after assuming office. Admiral Verma, the former Vice-Chief of Naval Staff, assumed office on August 31.
The 20th Chief of the Indian Navy, Admiral Verma is a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare. During his Navy service, he has commanded the aircraft carrier INS Viraat, the Leander Class frigate INS Udaygiri and the Kashin Class destroyer INS Ranvir.
Admiral Verma’s 40-year-long career is an amalgamation of Indian and global experience. He commanded the Indian Naval Academy, Goa and was Head of Naval Training Team at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and Senior Directing Staff (Navy) at the National Defence College, New Delhi. He was inducted into the Indian Navy as part of the first Kashin Class Destroyer and was trained in former Soviet Union. He has also completed courses at the Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich, UK, and the Naval Command Course at the US Naval War College, Rhode Island.
On promotion to Vice-Admiral in November 2005, Admiral Verma led the human resource development programmes of the Navy. In his capacity as the Vice-Chief of Naval Staff, he structured the framework for the transformation of the Navy’s combat capabilities and infrastructure development.
Prior to taking over as the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Verma, as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command, provided impetus to strengthen the coastal security infrastructure.
The Admiral is a recipient of PVSM and AVSM and is also the Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the President of India.
On his visit to Kochi, Admiral Verma is accompanied by his wife Madhulika Verma. A host of events have been arranged at the Southern Naval Command as part of the first visit of the CNS.
He will inspect a ceremonial parade, address officers, meet sailors and civilians and make a visit to the Joint Operations Centre for Coastal Defence. The CNS will leave Kochi on Thursday.
KOCHI: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma will arrive in Kochi on Wednesday on his first official visit to the Southern Naval Command after assuming office. Admiral Verma, the former Vice-Chief of Naval Staff, assumed office on August 31.
The 20th Chief of the Indian Navy, Admiral Verma is a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare. During his Navy service, he has commanded the aircraft carrier INS Viraat, the Leander Class frigate INS Udaygiri and the Kashin Class destroyer INS Ranvir.
Admiral Verma’s 40-year-long career is an amalgamation of Indian and global experience. He commanded the Indian Naval Academy, Goa and was Head of Naval Training Team at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and Senior Directing Staff (Navy) at the National Defence College, New Delhi. He was inducted into the Indian Navy as part of the first Kashin Class Destroyer and was trained in former Soviet Union. He has also completed courses at the Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich, UK, and the Naval Command Course at the US Naval War College, Rhode Island.
On promotion to Vice-Admiral in November 2005, Admiral Verma led the human resource development programmes of the Navy. In his capacity as the Vice-Chief of Naval Staff, he structured the framework for the transformation of the Navy’s combat capabilities and infrastructure development.
Prior to taking over as the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Verma, as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command, provided impetus to strengthen the coastal security infrastructure.
The Admiral is a recipient of PVSM and AVSM and is also the Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the President of India.
On his visit to Kochi, Admiral Verma is accompanied by his wife Madhulika Verma. A host of events have been arranged at the Southern Naval Command as part of the first visit of the CNS.
He will inspect a ceremonial parade, address officers, meet sailors and civilians and make a visit to the Joint Operations Centre for Coastal Defence. The CNS will leave Kochi on Thursday.
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PIB Press Release
Project 15-A destroyer, INS Kochi To be launched on 18 Sep 2009
The second of the three Project 15-A stealth destroyers will be launched on 18 Sep 09 by Mrs Madhulika Verma, wife of Admiral Nirmal Verma, Chief of the Naval Staff. The 6500 ton ship, to be named INS Kochi, is being built by Mazagon Docks Ltd in Mumbai. Designed indigenously by the Directorate of Naval Design, these are a follow-on of the existing Delhi Class destroyers – INS Delhi, INS Mysore and INS Mumbai.
The ship has advanced stealth features, which make it less vulnerable to detection by enemy radar and will be fitted with state-of-the-art weapon systems which include the supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface missile, the LRSAM Long Range Surface-to-Air Missiles and the MFStar multi-function radar system providing accurate data on surface and air targets. In addition, the ship’s close-range defence capability will be boosted by four AK-630 rapid-fire guns and a Medium Range gun. The ships will also be fitted with indigenously developed twin-tube torpedo launchers and anti-submarine rocket launchers, the NPOL developed Humsa-NG hull-mounted sonar, and two multi-role helicopters adding punch to the ship’s anti-submarine capability. The maximum speed of the ship is above 30 Knots.
The destroyer will be launched using the pontoon-assisted launch technique, to be employed for the first time in the history of Indigenous warship building. This technique helps in overcoming slipway/ draft constraints and permits launching of heavier vessels.
Project 15-A destroyer, INS Kochi To be launched on 18 Sep 2009
The second of the three Project 15-A stealth destroyers will be launched on 18 Sep 09 by Mrs Madhulika Verma, wife of Admiral Nirmal Verma, Chief of the Naval Staff. The 6500 ton ship, to be named INS Kochi, is being built by Mazagon Docks Ltd in Mumbai. Designed indigenously by the Directorate of Naval Design, these are a follow-on of the existing Delhi Class destroyers – INS Delhi, INS Mysore and INS Mumbai.
The ship has advanced stealth features, which make it less vulnerable to detection by enemy radar and will be fitted with state-of-the-art weapon systems which include the supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface missile, the LRSAM Long Range Surface-to-Air Missiles and the MFStar multi-function radar system providing accurate data on surface and air targets. In addition, the ship’s close-range defence capability will be boosted by four AK-630 rapid-fire guns and a Medium Range gun. The ships will also be fitted with indigenously developed twin-tube torpedo launchers and anti-submarine rocket launchers, the NPOL developed Humsa-NG hull-mounted sonar, and two multi-role helicopters adding punch to the ship’s anti-submarine capability. The maximum speed of the ship is above 30 Knots.
The destroyer will be launched using the pontoon-assisted launch technique, to be employed for the first time in the history of Indigenous warship building. This technique helps in overcoming slipway/ draft constraints and permits launching of heavier vessels.
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