Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

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Fund misuse: Navy to sack commander - Indian Express

 

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‘No system to deal with offshore emergencies yet’ - Indian Express

 

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Goa to felicitate Operation Vijay veterans

Freedom fighters to skip Goa liberation celebrations | TwoCircles.net

 

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India's Ex-Russian Aircraft Carrier Finally Nearing Sea Trials | Aviation International News

 

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Central nod for phase II of Naval Academy


Kerala | Posted on Dec 11, 2011

EZHIMALA(KANNUR) : Speaking about the significance of the Indian Naval Academy (INA) at Ezhimala, A K Antony has revealed that the Union Cabinet okayed the proposal to launch the work of the second phase of INA.

It was a meeting of the Union Cabinet held a couple of days ago that the proposal to sanction funds amounting to Rs 140 crore was approved, he said. He also said that on completion of the second phase of the work, the Ezhimala Naval Academy will be one of best Naval academies in the world.

The INA's present capacity to train 780 cadets would go up to 1,200 on completion of the second phase, he said. Pointing out that the role of the Navy has assumed greater significance in view of its responsibility to protect the 7,500 kilometre-stretch of the Indian coast, the Defence Minister said that the Indian Navy was playing a significant role in checking the menace of pirates and the looming threat from terrorists.

Answering a question, Antony said that a proposal to sanction a special package of financial assistance by the Union government to Kerala, as done in the case of West Bengal, was being considered by the Centre. The government in the state had already made such a request, he said.

In reply to another question, the Defence Minister said that the government had taken no steps to impose any control over the functioning of the visual media. The imposition of any control over social networking sites had also never come under the consideration of the Central government, he clarified

Central nod for phase II of Naval Academy - southindia - Kerala - ibnlive

 

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Fishermen again targetted by Lankan Navy, IBN Live News

 

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India in elite club with AUV launch

 

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Yet another assault on fishermen by Lankan navy - The Times of India

 

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let these fisherman own few torpedoes or rpgs. they can hit back. the blame of it can be put on ltte coming from somewhere.

 

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let these fisherman own few torpedoes or rpgs. they can hit back. the blame of it can be put on ltte coming from somewhere.

nice one.....................

 

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Naval chopper damaged in fire at old Bajpe airport - The Times of India

 

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High-rise tower near INS Shikra a security threat: Defence Min, IBN Live News

 

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13 Navy personnel escape fire

 

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Mullaperiyar Dam: Navy ready for rescue efforts - southindia - Kerala - ibnlive

 

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The Hindu : States / Kerala : INA team wins sailing regatta

 

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India Contemplates Implementation of an International Naval Protocol to Step up Security

With stray incidents mounting in Indian waters and a highly susceptible coastline, India is considering the implementation of a maritime protocol which can ward off any mishaps and foul play at the sea. Indian Navy Chief Admiral N.Verma has indicated that the Indian security establishment is working out the feasibility of this protocol. The idea is to avert any uncalled for hostility and the maintenance of stability in the region.

The idea of implementing a naval protocol may become a useful tool for the Indian Navy to check and control the rising incidents of piracy and trespassing in the Indian Ocean region. Since India asserts its importance as being a stabilizing force in the Indian Ocean Region, it will help to have a protocol to ward off hostile maritime mishaps. Besides, Indian Navy has been mandated to be a net security provider to island nations in the Indian Ocean Region. With major international shipping lanes are located along India's island territories, ensure security and stability in the region is major priority.

Some of the alarming incidents in the near past in Indian waters also reinforce the need for a naval protocol. Earlier this year, Indian warship INS Godavari had a brush with Pakistani ship PNS Babur in the Arabian Sea when the Indian ship had gone to aid cargo ship MV Suez, which had both Indian and Pakistani crew members on board after being freed by Somali pirates. PNS Babur, which was escorting MV Suez, had crashed into INS Godavari causing serious damage. Another India ship, INS Airavat was threatened over the radio by a person identifying the area as Chinese territory and asking the Indian warship to back off. INA Airavat was sailing at South China Sea. The Indian Coast Guard has also recorded several incidents of boats straying into Indian waters.

Another development which will cause alarm to India's maritime security is China's announcement related to the setting up of its first military base abroad in the Indian Ocean island of Seychelles to seek supplies and recuperate facilities for its Navy. The base in Seychelles is regarded significant since China is about to launch its first aircraft carrier which is currently undergoing final trials. The naval fleet may seek supplies or recuperate at appropriate harbours in Seychelles or other countries as needed during escort missions, Chinese defence ministry added.

 

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[h=1]India to keep watch on Chinese naval facility in Seychelles[/h]

 

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The leased RUSSIAN NUKE SUBMARINE to join the INDIAN NAVY.

 

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Moscow: A nuclear submarine leased from Russia is all set to join the Indian Navy in early 2012.

Official sources in New Delhi confirmed today that a Nerpa class nuclear submarine leased for 10 years by the Indian Navy will leave Russian shores by end of the month.

The confirmation of this long-speculated development came hours before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reached Moscow to attend the 12th bilateral Indo-Russian summit with President Dimitri Medvedev.

Indian Navy officers and sailors have been training on the nuclear submarine for the past several months. This is the second time India is leasing a Russian Nuclear submarine. In the late 1980s the Indian Navy had acquired the necessary skills required to operate a nuclear submarine by training on another Russian submarine christened INS Chakra.

India is building its own nuclear submarine named INS Arihant. This indigenous submarine is however not expected to operational for at least another three years. Nuclear powered submarines require special skill sets to operate in comparison to the conventional diesel-powered submarines.

The strength of India's conventional submarine fleet has progressively come down in the past few years and is believed to be in single digit right bow.

An ambitious programme to indigenously build half a dozen diesel powered submarines with French technology is currently under way at the Public sector Mazgaon Docks Ltd. in Mumbai.

The project has, however, suffered expensive cost and time overruns

While the PM is not likely to sign any defence deal during his two-day visit, defence cooperation will figure high in the talks between the two sides.

Indo-Russian defence ties date back to the 1960s and have stood the test of times despite India's recent attempts to import defence platforms and equipment from the West, especially the US and Israel. About 70 per cent of India's defence hardware requirement is still supplied by Russia.

India is also expected to clinch a deal to acquire 40 more fly-by-wire Sukhoi-30 heavy combat jets from Russia in the coming years.

The 45,000 tonne Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya, formerly Adm Gorshkov is also undergoing a massive refit and modernsation at the Shemash Shipyard in North Russia at a cost of over 2.3 billion dollars. It is expected to join the Indian navy in early 2013.

Russian nuclear submarine set to join Indian Navy: Sources

 

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Russian-built, BrahMos-fitted frigate set for Indian Navy induction

Equipped with BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, INS Teg, a Russian-built frigate for the Indian Navy, will set sail once its Indian crew arrives and takes over the warship from the Russian Navy, well-informed sources said here Friday.

INS Teg is the first of six Talwar (Krivak) class frigates to be equipped with the 290-km BrahMos missiles jointly developed by India and Russia. The first three Talwar class warships -- INS Talwar, INS Trishul and INS Tabar -- that were inducted in the Indian Navy in 2002 and 2003 do not have the BrahMos, but are equipped with Klub class missiles.

Apart from INS Teg, two other frigates, being built by the Kaliningrad-based Yantar shipyard -- all three constituting the second line of Talwar-class ships -- will also have the BrahMos missiles integrated.

"With the successful test of BrahMos, INS Teg is now ready to sail to India. It is awaiting its Indian Navy crew, who are expected later this month or early in January 2012," sources here told IANS.

"The Indian Navy plans to induct the warship by March 2012," they added.

The Russian Navy, which had conducted the sea trials of INS Teg in September, test-fired the BrahMos from the ship's bow in the first week of December. Telemetric data indicated that all of its systems performed optimally, the sources said.
India and Russia had in July 2007 signed a $1.6 billion contract for the three follow-on Talwar class frigates under the Indian Navy's Project 11356.

INS Teg and the other two warships -- INS Tarkash (delivery likely in July 2012) and INS Trikand (January 2013) are expected to bolster the Indian Navy's growing blue water capabilities and ambitions.

The Indian Navy giving top priority to these guided missile frigates to maintain its combat worthiness and organizational ability to deploy warships at immediate notice.
The previous vessels of the Talwar class have been deployed by Indian Navy in anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and have proved themselves worthy of being mean fighting machines by achieving "kills" of pirate mother ships.

Packed with sensors, weapons and missile systems and stealth due to highly-reduced radar, infra-red, noise, frequency and magnetic signatures to beat enemy detection, each of these warships is equipped with a 100-mm gun, a Shtil air defence system, two Kashtan air defence gun and missile systems, two twin 533-mm torpedo tubes, and an anti-submarine warfare helicopter.

BrahMos Aerospace is an India-Russia joint venture established in 1998 for the joint development of the eponymously-named supersonic cruise missiles. The missiles, said to be the fastest in their class, are now under production and have been successfully inducted into the Indian Army and Indian Navy. The two countries are also developing the air-launched version of the missile that can cruise at speed of Mach 3, or three times the speed of sound, for the Indian Air Force's Sukhoi S-30 MKI air superiority combat planes.

A hypersonic version of BrahMos with Mach 7 speeds to boost aerial strike capability is under development and is expected to be ready by 2016.
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Russian-built, BrahMos-fitted frigate set for Indian Navy induction