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After long delay, India moves to expand strategic Karwar naval base

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...gic-Karwar-naval-base/articleshow/5804347.cms

After long delay, India moves to expand strategic Karwar naval base

NEW DELHI: India is finally going in for a major expansion of its newest naval base at Karwar in coastal Karnataka, which provides it "strategic depth" on the western seaboard and will house aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines in the future.

This comes after a long delay since the ambitious `Project Seabird' to build the futuristic Karwar naval base was first approved by the government way back in 1985 at an initial cost of Rs 350 crore.

Budgetary constraints derailed the project for a decade before a truncated Phase-I was approved in 1995, with the work finally commencing in 1999 with a Rs 2,500 crore fund allocation.

"Phase-I is now fully complete. We have 10 warships based there. Now, the detailed project report for Phase-II is in the final stages. After approval by the Cabinet Committee on Security, construction will begin next year,'' Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma told TOI.

Navy will be able to berth 25 to 30 big warships at Karwar after Phase-II gets over by 2017, he added. The base will also house a wide variety of smaller ships, including 10 of the 80 fast-interceptor craft of Sagar Prahari Bal, the specialised force being raised for coastal security after the 26/11 terror attacks on Mumbai.

Pakistan has already built its new Gwadar deep-sea port with China's help in Baluchistan, which will help the two countries gain a crucial foothold in the Gulf region.

Admiral Verma, on his part, said, "Our maritime perspective plan takes into account the threats we may face in the future.''

With Navy keen to operate two carrier battle groups around 44,570-tonne Admiral Gorshkov and 40,000-tonne indigenous aircraft carrier by 2014-2015, the Karwar base is critical for its blue-water operations in Indian Ocean and beyond. The eventual aim is to make it capable of handling as many as 50 frontline warships.

The 130-warship Navy also currently has three destroyers, six guided-missile frigates, six submarines, two fleet tankers, four anti-submarine corvettes, six survey vessels, six fast-attack craft and a sail training ship under construction. Moreover, it's on course to order another four destroyers and seven frigates, among other warships.

Karwar, spread over 4,480 hectares on a 26-km stretch along the coastline at present, is being developed into a major naval base after Mumbai and Visakhapatnam for three main reasons.

One, it will "decongest'' the choked Mumbai harbour. Two, Karwar has natural cover and sufficient depth of water available. "Being a deep-water port, submarines can operate with greater stealth from there,'' said an officer.

"Moreover, a dedicated naval base south of Mumbai provides more flexibility of operations and defence in depth for us. During Phase-II, Karwar will get more piers, berthing and anchorage facilities, apart from an airbase, armament depot and missile silos,'' he added.

 

[nandu]

India moves to expand strategic Karwar naval base

India is finally going in for a major expansion of its newest naval base at Karwar in coastal Karnataka, which provides it "strategic depth" on the western seaboard and will house aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines in the future. This comes after a long delay since the ambitious `Project Seabird' to build the futuristic Karwar naval base was first approved by the government way back in 1985 at an initial cost of Rs 350 crore. Budgetary constraints derailed the project for a decade before a truncated Phase-I was approved in 1995, with the work finally commencing in 1999 with a Rs 2,500 crore fund allocation. "Phase-I is now fully complete. We have 10 warships based there. Now, the detailed project report for Phase-II is in the final stages. After approval by the Cabinet Committee on Security, construction will begin next year,'' Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma told TOI. Navy will be able to berth 25 to 30 big warships at Karwar after Phase-II gets over by 2017, he added. The base will also house a wide variety of smaller ships, including 10 of the 80 fast-interceptor craft of Sagar Prahari Bal, the specialised force being raised for coastal security after the 26/11 terror attacks on Mumbai.

http://theasiandefence.blogspot.com/2010/04/india-moves-to-expand-strategic-karwar.html

 

[husein adino]

hey third iac 2 b size of kuznetsov were did u get that news from sathish

 

[nandu]

Indian Army, US Marines Conduct Joint Amphibious Assault Maneouver

Soldiers from the Indian Army and US Marines wait to board amphibious assault vehicles in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during a joint exercise off the coast of San Diego on April 14.

http://livefist.blogspot.com/

 

[plugwater]

India Opens Major Western Naval Base Near Karwar

Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee opened the first phase of India's giant western naval base INS Kadamba in Karwar, Karnataka state, on May 31/05, saying it would protect the country's Arabian Sea maritime routes. Kadamba has become India's 3rd operational naval base, after Mumbai and Visakhapatnam. It is valuable for its location, and also for its ability to transcend the fundamental capacity and security limitations of India's other 2 naval bases.

INS Kadamba is being built near Karwar in the southern state of Karnataka. That Phase I construction was just part of India's ambitious "Project Seabird," a potential INR 50+ billion project that will include the naval base, and much more besides. India finished a scaled-back Phase I a full decade after the originally-envisaged 1995 completion date. As might be expected, Phase II remains tied up, and is likely to be approved after it was supposed to have been finished"¦

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/india-opens-major-naval-base-at-karwar-0647/

 

[SATISH]

Well it was a very old news. It has been changed and the IAC 2 is going to be a larger carrier and is still in design phase. The Navy changed its acquisition plans. But that ws the original plan.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article405566.ece?homepage=true

India's first anti-submarine warfare corvette launched

Launching the country's first Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette (ASWC) for the Indian Navy at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Limited here on Monday, M.M. Pallam Raju, Union Minister of State for Defence, said three more such P-28 Corvettes will be launched by the GRSE by 2015.

Pointing to the completion of the Rs. 560 crore modernisation programme of the GRSE scheduled for 2011, Mr. Raju said the dock's building capacity will be boosted manifold as it could then manufacture frigates.

"The current value of the book of orders for the GRSE is Rs. 8,000 crore, but once the orders for the P-17 frigates starts coming in within two years, the book of orders will increase to Rs. 24,000 crore"¦ once there is greater infrastructure, bigger ships will be built here," he said.

Named Kamorta, after an island in the Andaman Sea, the ASWC is indigenously built and is designated as a frontline warship with anti-submarine warfare capabilities and a very low signature of radiated underwater noise.

The ASWC Kamorta will be docked at the Eastern Naval Command.

Hoping that large private houses will come forward to invest in the shipbuilding sector along with the Ministry of Defence on a public-private partnership mode, Mr. Raju said around 6,000 small and medium private companies have already participated in giving "vertical expertise" to the defence public sector.

West Bengal Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta said the State government has placed an order for 13 high-speed boats that are used during natural calamities with the GRSE, and is also mulling purchasing portable double-line steel bridges from it.

Mr. Raju said these boats will be delivered within the coming three to four months.

 

[Sridhar]

Rosoboron Comes Up With Naval Aviation Repair Centre in Goa

Monday, April 19, 2010

Rosoboron Comes Up With Naval Aviation Repair Centre in Goa



Earlier this month, Flag Officer Goa Area, Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai inaugurated a landmark Naval Aviation repair facility at Dabolim Goa. The facility erected by Rosoboronservice India Ltd (ROS(I) will initially repair Kamov Helicopters and Ilyushin aircraft and will later be equipped to also cater to the needs of MiG29K fighters. ROS(I) is a joint venture between Krasny Marine Services Pvt Ltd and Rosoboronexport, the Russian armament export channelizing agency, along with some of its OEM suppliers.

This is the first private sector facility in India to be erected with the sole purpose of servicing aviation assets of the Indian Navy. On the occasion, Vice Admiral Pillai stated that the new facility would greatly reduce the delays currently faced by the Indian Navy in getting equipment of Russian origin repaired. He welcomed the initiative taken by Cdr (retd) VG Jayaprakasan and ROS(I) and encouraged them to expand their repertoire of services. Cdr VG Jayaprakasan clarified that ROS(I) already has service centres for ships and submarines of Russian origin at Mumbai and Vizag.

The $25 million center is expected to drastically reduce the turnaround time for aircraft that so far had to head for Russia for repairs and caused the Indian Navy to often crimp operations.

Jayaprakasan said that in order to overcome bottlenecks in the procurement of spares, at the urging of Russia, the Indian government has given proprietary article certificates (PAC) to ROS(I) for the products of its founding members like the Baltitsky Zavod Yard, Kamov and Ilyushin.

Courtesy: Rosoboron

http://chhindits.blogspot.com/2010/04/rosoboron-comes-up-with-naval-aviation.html

 

[nandu]

Navy to have air enclave at CIAL

KOCHI: With an eye on its future aviation requirements, the Navy plans to carve out an air enclave on the sprawling campus of the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL).

Eleven acres of land adjoining the airport's cargo complex have already been acquired for this purpose.

"Fencing work has begun and funds have been allocated by the MoD [Ministry of Defence] for the project. However, the construction work will have to be done in coordination with CIAL without upsetting its own expansion drive. We hope to complete it by end-2011," sources said.

The enclave would house maintenance hangars capable of sheltering the Navy's future air assets, especially the medium range maritime reconnaissance aircraft that it is scouting for. The hangars would also have the capacity to provide back-end support to the operation of a squadron from the enclave.

They will also be equipped to back up full-load operation of the long range maritime reconnaissance aircraft, Boeing P8-I, if required. As per the contract that the Navy has signed with Boeing for the purchase of eight P8-I aircraft, the delivery of the first would take place in 2013.

Besides the maintenance hangars, the enclave would have an administration complex and a taxi link to connect it to the CIAL runway.

Currently, Garuda, the Naval Air Station under the Southern Naval Command here, has two runways — with lengths of 6,000 feet and 4,500 feet — which may not suffice for the operation of bigger, heavier aircraft that would find their way to the Navy's inventory in the future.

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12775

 

[A.V.]

sri i think this news is there in naval developments thread let me check

 

[nitesh]

hmmm interesting points:

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/65160/short-supply-fleet-haunts-navy.html

The Navy, meanwhile, is looking for a shipyard to start building the second line of six conventional submarines with foreign collaboration. The remaining 12 are likely to be completely indigenous.

So are these will be SSK or SSN?

 

[nandu]

Short supply of fleet haunts Navy

Short supply of fleet haunts Navy

Just after the 1962 war with China, the centre zeroed in on the optimal level of naval fleet strength for securing India. Nearly half a century down the line, the navy still has not been able to achieve that level.

The emergency committee of the Union Cabinet had accepted a force level of 138 ships for navy in 1964. The current strength level is 129 ships including vintage submarines, which in any case are being phased out. The navy currently has 37 major war vessels (carrier, destroyers, frigates), 16 submarines, 59 minor war vessels and 17 auxiliary ships. Another minor vessel – an anti-submarine warfare corvette – was launched in the water from Kolkata on Monday. The vessel will be inducted after sea trials.

The submarine fleet is the worst lot among all warships. It is not only down in numbers but the serviceability of these is down to half. Navy officials admit that induction of submarines has not kept pace with the de-induction schedule.

Senior officers have told a Parliamentary panel that the Centre approved a 30 year long term submarine plan in 1999, which entails construction of 24 modern conventional diesel-electric submarines by 2030. Following the 1999 plan, the navy signed a Rs 15000 crore ($ 3 billion) deal in 2005 with French company DCNS to build six submarines at Mazgaon dock in Mumbai. The first submarine was to delivered by 2012.

This programme is lagging behind schedule due to protracted delay in supply. The delivery is now expected to commence in 2015 and the entire fleet should be available by 2018, a navy official told the committee. The Navy, meanwhile, is looking for a shipyard to start building the second line of six conventional submarines with foreign collaboration. The remaining 12 are likely to be completely indigenous.

The much awaited naval satellite is set to be launched between December 2010 and March 2011. The Rs 950 crore satellite, being developed by ISRO, will not only enhance connectivity between various ships and shore-based command units, but also improve navy's surveillance capability.

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12782

 

[nandu]

Searching for Trade Winds

It has been over ten days since we said our good bye to the Southern Ocean and landed under a High Pressure system which seemed very reluctant to move in the usual Easterly direction and give us some decent wind. A couple of days of light winds were welcomed by the crew after the fury of the Southern Ocean and duly enjoyed lounging on the deck in the cool breeze having good food, doing a bit of maintenance and catching up on "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The cook got into action serving a wide variety, from the quintessential Bombay fare of Bhelpuri, to Thai curries, Pasta & Risotto! While the crew was having a whale of a time the Skipper was wondering about over 4000 Nm of Indian Ocean yet to be covered!

As the High pressure system slowly inched Eastward, the wind started picking up, unfortunately from North North East which is exactly the direction we want to go in. Thanks to the direction of the wind and the resultant swell we have been sailing close hauled for over a week now barely managing to do either a NNW or ESE course with frequent tacks, sail changes and the boat pitching all the time. While we are still about 300 Nm from the Tropic of Capricorn, the weather has already started showing signs of the tropics with day temperatures in the 30 Cs and occasional squalls which give gusty winds from any direction while they are around and take away most of the wind when they move on leaving us with a nice swell for company! The ever present Albatross have parted company and we should be entering the territory of Dolphins & Flying Fish soon.

The weather forecast is predicting NE winds for a few more days till we meet up with the steady SE Trade winds for making a dash to the Equator!

Been reading about Jessica and the weather she has been facing. Despite the slow progress we are making I don't envy her much for that! Looks like she is in for a fast run home!

http://sagarparikrama.blogspot.com/2010/04/searching-for-trade-winds.html

 

[nandu]

Indo-US naval exercise begins in Arabian Sea

The Indian Navy guided-missile destroyer INS Ranvir (DDG 54) leads the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and the Japan
Self-Defense Force destroyer JDS Kurama (DDH 144) during Exercise Malabar 2009. A US Navy File Photo.

The ten-day long Indo-US bilateral naval exercise began on Friday in the Arabian Sea.

This is the fourteenth round of exercise MALABAR CY 10 where the frontline units of US Navy's 7th fleet and Indian Navy's Western Fleet are participating.

The scope of the Malabar exercise this year includes diverse range of operational activities at sea.

US Navy is represented by ships from CTF 70 of the USN 7th Fleet which is based at Yokosuka, Japan. The CTF includes the Cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), Destroyers USS Chaffee (DDG 90), USS Lassen (DDG 82) and Frigate USS Curts (FFG 38). In addition, one Los Angeles class nuclear powered submarine, USS Annapolis (SSN 760), two P3C Orion aircraft and a 28 member US Navy Special Forces team are participating in the exercise.

The Indian Navy is being represented by INS Mysore, an indigenous Delhi Class guided missile destroyer and three guided missile frigates, INS Godavari, INS Brahmaputra and INS Tabar. In addition, one Shishumar class submarine, INS Shankush, Sea Harrier fighters, other fixed and rotary wing aircraft are also participating in the bilateral exercise, according to a MOD of India
news release.

The exercise is primarily aimed at deriving mutual benefit from each others experiences. The interoperability achieved over the years as a result of such exercises has proved to be operationally beneficial particularly during the ongoing Anti Piracy Operations in the Gulf of Aden as also during Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations such as the tsunami of 2004.

Naval cooperation between India and USA epitomises the long-term strategic relationship between both countries. Both navies have, over the years, undertaken diverse bilateral activities such as training exchanges, information exchange, and technical cooperation

http://www.brahmand.com/news/Indo-US-naval-exercise-begins-in-Arabian-Sea/3720/1/12.html

 

[nandu]

Indian conducts Coastal Security Exercise – Triton II


The Triton II Coastal Security Exercise conducted from 19th April to 23rd April in Kerala by the Commander in Chief Coastal Defence has achieved all its objectives. In a special briefing conducted for the media, chaired by Commodore MR Ajayakumar, Naval Officer in Charge, Kerala along with representatives from all participating agencies, the Commodore expressed satisfaction at the gains accrued.

Exercise Triton II which saw massive mobilization of all the participating agencies involved in Coastal Security was executed by District Headquarters No 4. The second edition of Triton also had deployment of 6 Ships of the Indian Coast Guard, 2 ships from the Indian Navy, aerial assets of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard as well as assets of the Kerala Police and other agencies. 9 groups of personnel drawn from different agencies enacted the role of anti national elements whilst others fulfilled the role of Coastal Defence. The planning and execution of the exercise catered for scenarios typical to Kerala. The lacunae and shortcomings observed during the exercise are being collated for future corrective action.

The briefing was attended by representatives from Kerala Police, Intelligence Bureau, Fisheries Department, Port Department, Customs, Central Excise in addition to Commodore MS Chandrashekhar Chief Staff Officer
(Operations ), Southern Naval Command and DIG BK Loshali, Commander Coast Guard District Headquarters No 4.

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12795

 

[nandu]

Indian Navy keen to procure new Light Utility Helicopters

New Delhi: The Navy has initiated the process for procurement of new Light Utility Helicopters(LUHs) to replace its ageing fleet of Chetak choppers.

"We are on the look out for a twin-engined helicopter of modern airframe design and fully integrated advanced avionics
to replace our existing fleet of Chetak helicopters, which were inducted about 30-35 years ago," Navy officials said here.

The Navy recently issued a global Request For Information (RFI) for an unspecified number of new LUHs, asking the vendors to reply within next three weeks with details of their products.

The next step, the global Request for Proposal (RFP), is expected to be issued by the middle of this year to chopper majors like the European consortium Eurocopter, Italian Agusta Westland and the Russian Kamov.

These companies are already taking part in the field trials of the USD 600 million tender to supply 197 LUHs for replacing the French-origin Cheetah/ Chetak fleet of the Army and the Air Force.

The IAF and the Army will get 384 LUHs over the next decade, of which 197 would be procured from foreign vendors and the remaining would be indigenously produced by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

As per the RFI, the Navy wants the helicopters to have controls for two pilots but it should be capable of being operated by single pilot also.

"The new choppers would be used to carry out search and rescue, casualty evacuation, observation and surveillance and limited electronic intelligence gathering," officials said.

The choppers should have the capability to carry out anti-submarine warfare attack with torpedoes and depth charges besides anti-terrorism and anti-piracy roles.

The Navy wants twin-engine choppers to provide more survivability to its crew while flying over maritime zone.

The helicopters will be used for both shore-based and offshore operations and the Navy has specified they should be capable of operating from small decks and larger decks (up to aircraft carrier) in adverse weather by day and night.

It also wants the choppers to be operated from snow-covered surface, sleet, sand, water and slush.


http://www.dnaindia.com/india/repor...procure-new-light-utility-helicopters_1375287

 

[Sridhar]

India-US naval exercise begins

Special Correspondent NEW DELHI:Navies of India and the United States have begun annual war exercises involving anti-submarine warfare surface firings, visit board, search and seizure and submarine operations.
The 14th edition of MALABAR in the Arabian Sea will see frontline units of the U.S. Navy's 7 {+t} {+h} Fleet and Indian Navy's Western Fleet taking part in the 10-day exercise.
The regular India – U.S. interaction over the years has resulted in an increase in the complexity and professional content of the bilateral exercise, Navy spokesman Cdr. P.V.S. Satish said here.
The exercise is primarily aimed at deriving mutual benefit from each others experiences.
The interoperability achieved over the years as a result of such exercises has proved to be operationally beneficial particularly during the ongoing Anti-Piracy Operations in the Gulf of Aden as also during Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations such as the tsunami of 2004, he said .
During MALABAR CY10, the U.S. Navy will be represented by ships from CTF 70 of its 7th Fleet, based at Yokosuka, Japan. The CTF will include the Cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), Destroyers USS Chaffee (DDG 90), USS Lassen (DDG 82) and Frigate USS Curts (FFG 38). In addition, one Los Angeles class nuclear powered submarine, USS Annapolis (SSN 760), two P3C Orion aircraft and a 28 member US Navy Special Forces team will also participate in the exercise.
The Indian Navy will be represented by INS Mysore, an indigenous Delhi Class guided missile destroyer and three guided missile frigates, INS Godavari, INS Brahmaputra and INS Tabar.
In addition, one Shishumar class submarine, INS Shankush, Sea Harrier fighters, other fixed and rotary wing aircraft are also scheduled to participate in the bilateral exercise. Naval cooperation epitomises the long-term strategic relationship between them.


http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/24/stories/2010042464041100.htm

 

[Sridhar]

14th Edition Of Malabar Indo-US Naval Exercises Underway In Arabian Sea



Indian Navy Statement: MALABAR CY 10, will be conducted in the Arabian Sea from 23 Apr to 02 May 2010. This, the fourteenth round of exercise MALABAR, has frontline units of US Navy's 7th fleet and Indian Navy's Western Fleet participating. The scope of MALABAR exercise includes diverse range of operational activities at sea. During MALABAR CY 10, the US Navy will be represented by ships from CTF 70 of the USN 7th Fleet which is based at Yokosuka, Japan. The CTF will include the Cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), Destroyers USS Chaffee (DDG 90), USS Lassen (DDG 82) and Frigate USS Curts (FFG 38). In addition, one Los Angeles class nuclear powered submarine, USS Annapolis (SSN 760), two P3C Orion aircraft and a 28 member US Navy Special Forces team will also participate in the exercise. The Indian Navy will be represented by INS Mysore, an indigenous Delhi Class guided missile destroyer and three guided missile frigates, INS Godavari, INS Brahmaputra and INS Tabar. In addition, one Shishumar class submarine, INS Shankush, Sea Harrier fighters, other fixed and rotary wing aircraft are also scheduled to participate in the bilateral exercise.

The thrust of the exercise this year would be on Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Surface Firings, Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) and Submarine Operations. The exercise is primarily aimed at deriving mutual benefit from each others experiences.

http://livefist.blogspot.com/2010/04/14th-edition-of-exercise-malabar.html

 

[Sridhar]

Photo 1: Cmdr. H.B. Le, commanding officer (left) of the of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen and Executive Officer, Cmdr. Stephen Johnson (right), observes the crew at work while preparing the ship for arrival in Goa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles Oki)

Photo 2: – Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen man the rails while mooring in Goa ahead of Malabar 2010.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles Oki)

http://livefist.blogspot.com/2010/04/photos-us-navy-warships-off-goa-for.html

 

[plugwater]

Navy SEALs Join Exercises with Indian Navy



The United States Navy and the Indian Navy are engaging in the 14th round of the Malabar series of exercises that will involve practicing anti-submarine warfare and special operations. According to a feature on The Telegraph India, this is something that the Indian Navy does not do with any other Navy except the U.S. Navy.

India and US shipsThe U.S. Navy flotilla arrived in Goa on Friday afternoon. Participating in the exercises are the U.S. Navy SEALs, who will be part of the frontline units of the exercise. This is reportedly the first time that the U.S. Navy is sending the SEALs to these exercises.

The U.S. 7th Fleet that will be participating in the exercises includes the following vessels: a guided missile cruiser, the USS Shiloh; destroyers USS Chaffee and USS Lassen; frigate USS Curts; a Los Angeles class nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Annapolis; and two P3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft. A 28-member US Navy special forces team will be engaged with the Indian Navy during the exercise.

As for the Indian Navy, their Western Fleet will be participating in the exercise, with the following vessels: guided missile destroyer, INS Mysore; three guided missile frigates, the INS Godavari, INS Brahmaputra and INS Tabar; a submarine, the INS Shankush; Sea Harrier fighter aircraft; and helicopters.

A statement from the Indian Navy reads: "Naval co-operation between India and USA epitomises the long-term strategic relationship between both countries. Both navies have, over the years, undertaken diverse bilateral activities such as training exchanges, information exchanges, and technical co-operation. Our nations have significant convergence of interests, especially in the maintenance of maritime security."

http://blog.usnavyseals.com/2010/04/navy-seals-join-exercises-with-indian-navy.html