Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

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Naval Anti-Ship Missile

 

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Chinese have really stepped up their amphibious assault game.

 

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Honestly when Indian navy themselves lack submarine strength, why are we even giving them?? They don't even have immediate enemy

 

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Indian Navy and Vikrant saga

 

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Honestly when Indian navy themselves lack submarine strength, why are we even giving them?? They don't even have immediate enemy

Bangladesh got 2-3 Chinese Subs, India promised to give back then, so it full filled the promise.....

 

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Make in India: Should Indian Navy’s cancellation of 2 contracts cause concern?

Last week, reports emerged that the Indian Navy had cancelled a contract worth Rs 2,500 crore with Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd (RNEL) to build five naval offshore patrol vessels (NOPVs). This week, it was reported that the Indian Navy had scrapped a tender to build four large amphibious assault ships called landing platform docks (LPDs) that would have an estimated cost of Rs 20,000 crore. NOPVs The first NOPV ships, the Shachi and Shruti, were launched amid great fanfare in July 2017 at Pipavav shipyard in Gujarat. The NOPVs were intended to be patrol vessels that would “undertake surveillance of the country’s vast Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) besides operational tasks such as anti-piracy patrols, fleet support operations, maritime security of offshore assets, coastal security operations and protection of shipping lanes. The NOPVs would increase the ocean surveillance and patrolling capabilities of the Indian Navy,” The Indian Navy had said at the time of the launch of the Shachi and Shruti. The NOPV contract was significant as these would have been the first Indian Navy ships to be built by a private sector shipyard in India. PTI reported the contract was cancelled two weeks ago “due to the delay in the delivery of the vessels”. The Indian Navy signed the contract with Gujarat-based Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering in 2011 for the five NOPVs. Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group had taken over Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering in 2015. Pipavav itself was facing heavy losses at the time of its sale. The NOPV contract did not see smooth sailing as RNEL’s financial woes increased. The five ships were originally intended for delivery between 2014 and 2016. In December 2018, the Indian Navy encashed bank guarantees from RNEL after the delivery of the first ship was delayed. The ministry of defence requires vendors to provide bank guarantees worth 10 per cent of a contract’s worth. PTI reported last week RNEL “has an outstanding debt of over Rs 11,000 crore”. RNEL is currently going through debt resolution process after lenders took the company to the National Company Law Tribunal over default in loan repayments. As many as 12 companies submitted expressions of interest in taking over RNEL in August. However, the cancellation of the NOPV project has apparently cast a shadow over the bidding process. LPDs Unlike the NOPV project, the LPD project did not start construction, though the Indian Navy had launched the acquisition process almost seven years ago. PTI reported the request for proposal for the project was triggered by the Indian Navy issuing new specifications for the LPDs. LPDs are used to transport troops, land warfare assets such as tanks, helicopters and vessels into a warzone by sea. The LPDs were estimated to displace nearly 40,000 tonnes, making them as large as aircraft carriers. LPDs are useful not only for assaults on enemy beaches but also ferrying supplies and personnel to areas hit by natural disasters. China recently launched a large class of amphibious assault ships called the Type 075 class, which would displace around 40,000 tonnes. Three private sector companies—RNEL Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and ABG Shipyard—were in the race initially for the mega project, but ABG was disqualified on account of poor financial health. The shipyards were to offer designs developed with foreign shipyards for the Indian Navy contract. There had been speculation that the Indian Navy may cancel the tender given the financial woes of RNEL, which would have left it in a ‘single bidder’ situation. Private shipyards’ viability The cancellation of the NOPV tender and the worries about the debt resolution process has sparked worries RNEL may meet the same fate as two other private shipyards: ABG Shipyard and Bharati Shipyard. Both ABG Shipyard, with a debt of over Rs 19,000 crore, and Bharati Shipyard, with a debt of over Rs 13,000 crore, are already under liquidation, and lenders are likely to get less than Rs 800 crore and Rs 600 crore, respectively. The cancellation of the two Indian Navy projects also offer a cautionary tale of the challenges facing private shipyards at a time the defence forces are embracing ‘atmanirbharta’. In August, the ministry of defence released its first list of 101 defence equipment that would not be imported. Number 22 on the list was offshore patrol vessels.

Make in India: Should Indian Navy’s cancellation of 2 contracts cause concern? – Indian Defence Research Wing

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[Rohan Naik]

Honestly when Indian navy themselves lack submarine strength, why are we even giving them?? They don't even have immediate enemy

ye humnai kya unhain free main de di???????

 

[Haldilal]

Ya'll Nibbiars what will happen to the Shachi-class offshore patrol vessel Existing two Ships and what will be the replacement for the class. What is the current position on the NGMV and NGOPV and Project 28A.

 

[Maharaj samudragupt]

can we use naval version of pinaka rocket .
few volleys would level shore targest .
especialy east of main karachi port.

 

[aditya g]

can we use naval version of pinaka rocket .
few volleys would level shore targest .
especialy east of main karachi port.

In naval use artillery fire has to be stabilized at launch or you will never hit the target. Secondly, the fire control solution has to factor in movement of the ship. Imagine a volley of rockets landing short of far from the target .. no point. Lastly, rockets the size of pinaka will be very difficult to reload aboard a ship.

Low cost and improvised solutions seem attractive but are rarely effective.

That does not mean the MRLS does not have a role in IN. Even today IN operates at least 3 types of rockets:

RBU-6000 or L&T IRL
RBU-1200
L&T WM-18

 

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I am from Chennai by the way!!

 

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