Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

[Nationalist Manasvi Papa]

 

[mist_consecutive]

Does anyone know what happened that lead to - "extraordinary bravery, courageous leadership, exemplary grit & determination, in the face of extremely challenging conditions" ?

 

[mist_consecutive]

Does anyone know what happened that lead to - "extraordinary bravery, courageous leadership, exemplary grit & determination, in the face of extremely challenging conditions" ?

Found it -

Capt Sachin R Sequeira is currently appointed as the Commanding Officer of INS Kochi. During the recent cyclonic storm Tauktae in the North Arabian Sea, INS Kochi, under his able leadership, undertook Search and Rescue Operations, in extremely challenging weather and sea conditions, resulting in saving over 125 lives from the stricken Barge P 305 at the Offshore Development Area (ODA).

On 17 May 21, the ship was sailed with dispatch to render assistance to Barge P-305, which was sinking under the influence of the severe cyclonic storm Tauktae, off the ODA. On being directed to sail with dispatch, the ship was successfully able to prepare and cast off within one hour under extremely challenging conditions of 40-45 kns winds, blinding rain and nil visibility. Displaying thorough professionalism, exemplary leadership, the officer guided the ship to close the stricken barge, giving the distressed crew reassurance of assistance by the Indian Navy.

The increasing perilous conditions of 50 kns winds, swell height of above 10 mtrs, sea state 7/8 and intense spells of rains, precluded rescue by boat, Gemini divers or shore based air ops. Faced with extremely limited options, the officer took the bold decision of maneuvering the ship to close and recover survivors directly from the sea. This demanded utmost courage, bold action, adept ship handling and astute thinking as the drift in area was over 5 kns and swell conditions resulted in violent ship motions. The survivors were closed nonetheless and were recovered onboard through various innovative ways such as use of scramble nets jumping ladders and lines. The Officer, keeping the mission of saving lives foremost, over and above the safety of his own team and the ship, led and guided his officers and ship’s company tirelessly throughout the day & night over a period of 36 hours. His courageous action, motivation of the crew and composed decision making enabled rescue of 125 personnel, including over 65 survivors recovered in dark hours, without injury or loss of life of his crew.

The successful and daring execution of the Search and Rescue Operation under unprecedented stress and extreme rough weather highlights the extraordinary leadership, professionalism and fortitude of the officer. This brave act of leadership and courage was in keeping with the ethos of the Navy and in service of the Nation in times of peril and adversity. For his extraordinary bravery, courageous leadership, exemplary grit and determination, in the face of extremely challenging conditions, the officer is recommended for the award of Shaurya Chakra.

Captain (IN) Sachin R Sequeira awarded Shaurya Chakra

Capt Sachin R Sequeira is currently appointed as the Commanding Officer of INS Kochi. During the recent cyclonic storm Tauktae in the North Arabian Sea.

www.aviation-defence-universe.com

 

[sorcerer]

India and Qatar conduct joint naval exercise in Persian Gulf


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The second edition of the joint naval exercise, Zair-Al-Bahr, between the Indian Navy and Qatar Emiri Naval Force (QENF) was conducted between August 9 and 14 in the Persian Gulf.

India and Qatar conduct joint naval exercise in Persian Gulf

The second edition of the joint naval exercise, Zair-Al-Bahr, between the Indian Navy and Qatar Emiri Naval Force (QENF) was conducted between August 9 and 14 in the Persian Gulf.

www.indiatoday.in

 

[Anandhu Krishna]

Pakistanis are adding a lot of assets to its fleet. Power difference b/w the IN and PN is the biggest compared to AF and Army. Will this advantage be lost too!? IN will be incapable of enforcing a Naval blockade of pakistan.
Opinions!?

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Will this advantage be lost too!? IN will be incapable of enforcing a Naval blockade of pakistan.
Opinions!?

No, it won't till Pakistan acquires a significant homegrown shipbuilding industry and enables itself to invest in military ending its economic chaos.

 

[Anandhu Krishna]

No, it won't till Pakistan acquires a significant homegrown shipbuilding industry and enables itself to invest in military ending its economic chaos.

Lack of an industry doesnt prevent them from using 8 new subs and about 14 new surface vessels.

 

[Bleh]

Pakistanis are adding a lot of assets to its fleet. Power difference b/w the IN and PN is the biggest compared to AF and Army. Will this advantage be lost too!? IN will be incapable of enforcing a Naval blockade of pakistan.
Opinions!?

We are adding 5 for every one of their (which are mostly replacements for the ones ones), look up India's shipbuilding plans.

Naval strength is something that is directly proportional to a country's economy & technology level... 80% of the game is quality & quantity of the asset you can afford.

 

[fire starter]

We are adding 5 for every one of their (which are mostly replacements for the ones ones), look up India's shipbuilding plans.

Naval strength is something that is directly proportional to a country's economy & technology level... 80% of the game is quality & quantity of the asset you can afford.

People forget that India is having the one of the biggest surface and submarine expansion going on.

 

[Bleh]

People forget that India is having the one of the biggest surface and submarine expansion going on.

And we rightly should. In everything else there is a catch, but Navy is the safest bet... Simply depends on the more number of ships you have & better their quality, you can even win a war without taking any significant damage while completely curb-stomping the enemy.

Same can't be said about Army or AF. Even a inferior enemy can completely repulse your massive assault with minimal damage taken.

 

[FalconSlayers]

Don’t bring porkis to our equation, the more they buy, the merrier for us. They buying 36 aircraft is equivalent to India buying 360 aircraft because of economic difference, which no one in India can afford wonder how do porkis afford 36 aircrafts, plus their GDP is growing slowly and is debt ridden, and their tax collection and expenditure per capita is far less than India, they are royally screwed.

 

[fire starter]

Don’t brink porkis to our equation, the more they buy, the merrier for us. They buying 36 aircraft is equivalent to India buying 360 aircraft because of economic difference, which no one in India can afford wonder how do porkis afford 36 aircrafts, plus their GDP is growing slowly and is debt ridden, and their tax collection and expenditure per capita is far less than India, they are royally screwed.

I mean let the porkis to buy cheap Chinese weapons with poor quality and lack of spares whats the matter when they can't afford their maintenance and operation.

 

[Anandhu Krishna]

We are adding 5 for every one of their (which are mostly replacements for the ones ones), look up India's shipbuilding plans.

Naval strength is something that is directly proportional to a country's economy & technology level... 80% of the game is quality & quantity of the asset you can afford.

A lot of ours is replacements too and our fleet is split across the commands.
They are refitting their agosta 90s. Pakistan will have 11 subs for a while compared to about 5 today. (All might not be operational but some of them are not operational coz of the refit) 9 Frigates compaired to what ever they have today, plus the jinnah class if they manage to pull through with that. 6 new corvettes etc.

 

[Marliii]

A lot of ours is replacements too and our fleet is split across the commands.
They are refitting their agosta 90s. Pakistan will have 11 subs for a while compared to about 5 today. (All might not be operational but some of them are not operational coz of the refit) 9 Frigates compaired to what ever they have today, plus the jinnah class if they manage to pull through with that. 6 new corvettes etc.

That's nothing in compare to our navy

 

[Anandhu Krishna]

That's nothing in compare to our navy

Point is they are adding numbers not replacements and its not against the entire navy. We got a big ass cost line and much much bigger threats. Navy will have to deal with pakis the western fleet mostly.

 

[fire starter]

A lot of ours is replacements too and our fleet is split across the commands.
They are refitting their agosta 90s. Pakistan will have 11 subs for a while compared to about 5 today. (All might not be operational but some of them are not operational coz of the refit) 9 Frigates compaired to what ever they have today, plus the jinnah class if they manage to pull through with that. 6 new corvettes etc.

Chill we have many counters in place all of their naval bases are within our missile range and not to forget our superior ASW capability.

 

[Tactical Doge]

That's nothing in compare to our navy

Our Navy's mandate is not to counter Pakis alone, rather it's focused on the entire IOR region
OTOH, Paki navy is focused on countering us

 

[Marliii]

Point is they are adding numbers not replacements and its not against the entire navy. We got a big ass cost line and much much bigger threats. Navy will have to deal with pakis the western fleet mostly.

When the 8 new chink subs come pakis are gonna decommision agosta class then they have some frigates that mostly would just stick to the cost lines and some Azmat class missile boats and ada corvets.most of these are replacing the old second hand ships they bought from US and UK

 

[FalconSlayers]

When the 8 new chink subs come pakis are gonna decommision agosta class then they have some frigates that mostly would just stick to the cost lines and some Azmat class missile boats and ada corvets.most of these are replacing the old second hand ships they bought from US and UK

Good luck to Porkis

 

[Anandhu Krishna]

Chill we have many counters in place all of their naval bases are within our missile range and not to forget our superior ASW capability.

I am perfectly chill.
Now navy have to commit assets to counter these taking away their advantage of enforcing a proper naval blockade and the obvious added risk of hunting down these.