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India-Russia to hold naval exercise in Baltic Sea
Moscow, May 31 (PTI) INS Beas, India's indigenously built Brahmaputra class missile frigate, armed with state-of- the-art weapons, including the Barak anti-missile battery will hold joint naval exercises with the Russian navy.
The naval ship will be on a five-day goodwill visit to Russian port city of St Petersburg on the Baltic Sea from June 3 to June 7 to be followed by two days of Joint Exercises (PASSEX) with the Russian Navy.
St Petersburg (former Leningrad) has been the birthplace of most of the Indian naval Kilo class diesel-electric submarines and the latest Krivak class stealth frigates including INS Talwar and INS Trishul.
However, in Year of India in Russia, the Indian Navy is proudly showcasing INS Beas - its indigenously designed and built Brahmaputra class guided missile frigate incorporating highly potent indigenous and foreign weapons and force multipliers.
Commanded by Capt S V Bhokare INS Beas has 'long legs' and is capable of covering over 4,500 nautical miles without replenishment, Indian Embassy website said.
Packed with latest sensors able to engage air, sea surface and underwater targets INS Beas has 16 Russian 'URAN' tactical surface-to-surfaces missiles with a range in excess of 130 km and Israeli Barak Anti Missile Defence system in its arsenals. PTI
Moscow, May 31 (PTI) INS Beas, India's indigenously built Brahmaputra class missile frigate, armed with state-of- the-art weapons, including the Barak anti-missile battery will hold joint naval exercises with the Russian navy.
The naval ship will be on a five-day goodwill visit to Russian port city of St Petersburg on the Baltic Sea from June 3 to June 7 to be followed by two days of Joint Exercises (PASSEX) with the Russian Navy.
St Petersburg (former Leningrad) has been the birthplace of most of the Indian naval Kilo class diesel-electric submarines and the latest Krivak class stealth frigates including INS Talwar and INS Trishul.
However, in Year of India in Russia, the Indian Navy is proudly showcasing INS Beas - its indigenously designed and built Brahmaputra class guided missile frigate incorporating highly potent indigenous and foreign weapons and force multipliers.
Commanded by Capt S V Bhokare INS Beas has 'long legs' and is capable of covering over 4,500 nautical miles without replenishment, Indian Embassy website said.
Packed with latest sensors able to engage air, sea surface and underwater targets INS Beas has 16 Russian 'URAN' tactical surface-to-surfaces missiles with a range in excess of 130 km and Israeli Barak Anti Missile Defence system in its arsenals. PTI
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India-Russia to hold naval exercise in Baltic Sea
India-Russia to hold naval exercise in Baltic Sea
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Moscow, May 31 (PTI) INS Beas, India's indigenously built Brahmaputra class missile frigate, armed with state-of- the-art weapons, including the Barak anti-missile battery will hold joint naval exercises with the Russian navy.
The naval ship will be on a five-day goodwill visit to Russian port city of St Petersburg on the Baltic Sea from June 3 to June 7 to be followed by two days of Joint Exercises (PASSEX) with the Russian Navy.
St Petersburg (former Leningrad) has been the birthplace of most of the Indian naval Kilo class diesel-electric submarines and the latest Krivak class stealth frigates including INS Talwar and INS Trishul.
However, in Year of India in Russia, the Indian Navy is proudly showcasing INS Beas - its indigenously designed and built Brahmaputra class guided missile frigate incorporating highly potent indigenous and foreign weapons and force multipliers.
Commanded by Capt S V Bhokare INS Beas has 'long legs' and is capable of covering over 4,500 nautical miles without replenishment, Indian Embassy website said.
Packed with latest sensors able to engage air, sea surface and underwater targets INS Beas has 16 Russian 'URAN' tactical surface-to-surfaces missiles with a range in excess of 130 km and Israeli Barak Anti Missile Defence system in its arsenals. PTI
India-Russia to hold naval exercise in Baltic Sea
India-Russia to hold naval exercise in Baltic Sea
Vinay Shukla
Moscow, May 31 (PTI) INS Beas, India's indigenously built Brahmaputra class missile frigate, armed with state-of- the-art weapons, including the Barak anti-missile battery will hold joint naval exercises with the Russian navy.
The naval ship will be on a five-day goodwill visit to Russian port city of St Petersburg on the Baltic Sea from June 3 to June 7 to be followed by two days of Joint Exercises (PASSEX) with the Russian Navy.
St Petersburg (former Leningrad) has been the birthplace of most of the Indian naval Kilo class diesel-electric submarines and the latest Krivak class stealth frigates including INS Talwar and INS Trishul.
However, in Year of India in Russia, the Indian Navy is proudly showcasing INS Beas - its indigenously designed and built Brahmaputra class guided missile frigate incorporating highly potent indigenous and foreign weapons and force multipliers.
Commanded by Capt S V Bhokare INS Beas has 'long legs' and is capable of covering over 4,500 nautical miles without replenishment, Indian Embassy website said.
Packed with latest sensors able to engage air, sea surface and underwater targets INS Beas has 16 Russian 'URAN' tactical surface-to-surfaces missiles with a range in excess of 130 km and Israeli Barak Anti Missile Defence system in its arsenals. PTI
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Navy war games with French, British in Atlantic next month
New Delhi, May 29: In tune with its ambitions of being a blue water force, four warships of the Navy will for the first time sail to the Atlantic, where they would hold war games with the French, British, Russian and Germans vessels and practice anti-submarine warfare.
During the four-month deployment, the four warships -- INS Beas, INS Delhi, INS Brahmaputra and INS Aditya -- would sail through the Arabian and Mediterranean seas all the way up to the north Russian port of St Petersburg and conduct passage exercises with most Gulf countries along the way, Naval sources said today.
While INS Delhi is a guided missile destroyer, Brahmaputra and Beas are guided missile frigates, and Aditya is a fleet replenishment tanker that carries supplies for warships, enabling them to stay away from port for long, thus enhancing their maritime warfare capabilities.
All the four ships are already on their voyage, setting sail from Mumbai on different dates. While INS Beas had sailed out on April 27 and carried out some anti-piracy operations in the Gulf, the other three warships left Mumbai on May 13, sources said.
They would join the British Royal Navy in the annual Konkan series of exercises off Portsmouth in the south-west of United Kingdom between June 20 and 25 and later the Varuna series with the French Navy off Brest in Northwest France from June 30 to July 4.
Navy war games with French, British in Atlantic next month
New Delhi, May 29: In tune with its ambitions of being a blue water force, four warships of the Navy will for the first time sail to the Atlantic, where they would hold war games with the French, British, Russian and Germans vessels and practice anti-submarine warfare.
During the four-month deployment, the four warships -- INS Beas, INS Delhi, INS Brahmaputra and INS Aditya -- would sail through the Arabian and Mediterranean seas all the way up to the north Russian port of St Petersburg and conduct passage exercises with most Gulf countries along the way, Naval sources said today.
While INS Delhi is a guided missile destroyer, Brahmaputra and Beas are guided missile frigates, and Aditya is a fleet replenishment tanker that carries supplies for warships, enabling them to stay away from port for long, thus enhancing their maritime warfare capabilities.
All the four ships are already on their voyage, setting sail from Mumbai on different dates. While INS Beas had sailed out on April 27 and carried out some anti-piracy operations in the Gulf, the other three warships left Mumbai on May 13, sources said.
They would join the British Royal Navy in the annual Konkan series of exercises off Portsmouth in the south-west of United Kingdom between June 20 and 25 and later the Varuna series with the French Navy off Brest in Northwest France from June 30 to July 4.
Navy war games with French, British in Atlantic next month
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Indian Navy heads for first Atlantic Ocean deployment
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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Underlining its increasing strategic prowess, the Indian Navy has for the first time embarked on a two month-long deployment to the Atlantic Ocean, where it will participate in separate war games with the British and French navies. Since World War I, the Atlantic Ocean has been the stage for strategic warfare for navies the world over.
Three warships and a fleet replenishment tanker from the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet have begun sailing for the Atlantic Ocean, where, besides port calls at many countries, they will conduct the Konkan exercise with the Royal Navy and the Varuna exercise with the French Navy.
“The Indian Navy will be holding an exercise with the British navy June 20-25 and with the French Navy June 30-July 4,” a senior Indian Navy official said, requesting anonymity.
The Indian Navy flotilla comprises the guided missile destroyer INS Delhi that is the biggest warship to be built in the country, the guided missile frigates INS Beas and INS Brahmaputra and the fleet tanker INS Aditya.
Passing through the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Navy warships will reach Britain for exercising with the Royal Navy.
“The Royal Navy has huge maritime experience. They are way ahead in anti-submarine operations. We seek to benefit from it as the exercise will remain heavily configured towards anti-submarine warfare,” the official added.
The Royal Navy will field two guided missile frigates HMS Westminister and HMS Lancaster and the nuclear-powered submarine HMS Trafalgar, besides helicopters and combat jets.
“Besides the naval exercise, there will be an exercise between the special forces of the two countries,” the official added without elaborating.
The French Navy’s armada will comprise the guided missile destroyer Primaguet, guided missile frigate Le Henaff, nuclear-powered submarine Emeraude and fixed wing aircraft.
During both exercises, all the three components of naval operations - under-sea, on the sea, and in the air - will come into play. Besides providing an opportunity to gain a foothold in the region, the exercises will also give the Indian Navy considerable experience of operating in different in water density, hydrology and met conditions.
“We need to test our sonar and other equipment in different environmental conditions and the exercises would provide the right opportunity for this. This would help us in working towards interoperability,” the official added.
During World War II, the navies and air forces of the Allied and Axis powers fought pitched battles in the Atlantic Ocean to control the supply routes to an embattled Britain. It is estimated that the Allies destroyed nearly 800 U-boats, while at least 2,200 convoys (75,000 merchant ships) crossed the Atlantic, protected by Allied naval forces.
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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Underlining its increasing strategic prowess, the Indian Navy has for the first time embarked on a two month-long deployment to the Atlantic Ocean, where it will participate in separate war games with the British and French navies. Since World War I, the Atlantic Ocean has been the stage for strategic warfare for navies the world over.
Three warships and a fleet replenishment tanker from the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet have begun sailing for the Atlantic Ocean, where, besides port calls at many countries, they will conduct the Konkan exercise with the Royal Navy and the Varuna exercise with the French Navy.
“The Indian Navy will be holding an exercise with the British navy June 20-25 and with the French Navy June 30-July 4,” a senior Indian Navy official said, requesting anonymity.
The Indian Navy flotilla comprises the guided missile destroyer INS Delhi that is the biggest warship to be built in the country, the guided missile frigates INS Beas and INS Brahmaputra and the fleet tanker INS Aditya.
Passing through the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Navy warships will reach Britain for exercising with the Royal Navy.
“The Royal Navy has huge maritime experience. They are way ahead in anti-submarine operations. We seek to benefit from it as the exercise will remain heavily configured towards anti-submarine warfare,” the official added.
The Royal Navy will field two guided missile frigates HMS Westminister and HMS Lancaster and the nuclear-powered submarine HMS Trafalgar, besides helicopters and combat jets.
“Besides the naval exercise, there will be an exercise between the special forces of the two countries,” the official added without elaborating.
The French Navy’s armada will comprise the guided missile destroyer Primaguet, guided missile frigate Le Henaff, nuclear-powered submarine Emeraude and fixed wing aircraft.
During both exercises, all the three components of naval operations - under-sea, on the sea, and in the air - will come into play. Besides providing an opportunity to gain a foothold in the region, the exercises will also give the Indian Navy considerable experience of operating in different in water density, hydrology and met conditions.
“We need to test our sonar and other equipment in different environmental conditions and the exercises would provide the right opportunity for this. This would help us in working towards interoperability,” the official added.
During World War II, the navies and air forces of the Allied and Axis powers fought pitched battles in the Atlantic Ocean to control the supply routes to an embattled Britain. It is estimated that the Allies destroyed nearly 800 U-boats, while at least 2,200 convoys (75,000 merchant ships) crossed the Atlantic, protected by Allied naval forces.
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Indian warship on goodwill visit to Israel
Haifa, June 01: India's front line warship of the Sword Arm Western Fleet, INS Brahmaputra, is on a four-day goodwill visit to this northern coastal city to re-affirm old ties with Israel.
"The visit shows the importance India attaches to its relationship with Israel. Not only that, it is also fitted with the 'state of the art' Barak defence missile system as the first line of defence supplied by it", commander of the warship, Captain Philipose G Pynumootil, said while addressing a gathering on the ship.
"The enthusiasm clearly shows that the Indian ship is in friendly waters. It is not only in Israel but a part of it is also Israeli", India's Ambassador to Israel, Navtej Sarna, said referring to the Barak defence missile system on the warship.
Navy officials on board the ship said that Indian warships have regularly paid visits to ports in the West Asia and East Africa reaffirming their peaceful presence and solidarity with countries in the region.
Among those gathered to see the Indian ship was a former commander of the old INS Brahmaputra, Jack Japheth, who is now an Israeli citizen settled in Tel Aviv after retirement.
Dressed in Indian Navy uniform, the 93-year-old former naval officer drew huge applause from the audience when he sang a hit patriotic number from a Raj Kapoor film.
INS Brahmaputra, one of Indian Navy's finest guided missile frigate, arrived here from Eritrea and will leave for Naples on June 2.
The warship boasts versatile suite of long range sensors, incorporating radars, sonars and electronic warfare equipment that enable her to simultaneously address threats in all three dimensions--surface, sub-surface and air.
When called upon, she can bring to bear awesome offensive or defensive fire power, with her wide ranging ‘top of the line’ ordnance.
It has been deployed on humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions on several occasions, including the tsunami relief operations in December 2004 and the Operation Sukoon during the Lebanon crisis in July 2006.
Soon after the tsunami wreaked havoc, INS Brahmaputra made a dash to Campbell Bay in the Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands dropping 18 tonnes of relief material, bringing succour to the unfortunate personnel who had lost their home and hearth to the fury of nature.
During the Lebanon crisis, the ship as part of the Indian Naval Flotilla played a stellar role in evacuating over 2280 Indian and SAARC nationals
Indian warship on goodwill visit to Israel
Haifa, June 01: India's front line warship of the Sword Arm Western Fleet, INS Brahmaputra, is on a four-day goodwill visit to this northern coastal city to re-affirm old ties with Israel.
"The visit shows the importance India attaches to its relationship with Israel. Not only that, it is also fitted with the 'state of the art' Barak defence missile system as the first line of defence supplied by it", commander of the warship, Captain Philipose G Pynumootil, said while addressing a gathering on the ship.
"The enthusiasm clearly shows that the Indian ship is in friendly waters. It is not only in Israel but a part of it is also Israeli", India's Ambassador to Israel, Navtej Sarna, said referring to the Barak defence missile system on the warship.
Navy officials on board the ship said that Indian warships have regularly paid visits to ports in the West Asia and East Africa reaffirming their peaceful presence and solidarity with countries in the region.
Among those gathered to see the Indian ship was a former commander of the old INS Brahmaputra, Jack Japheth, who is now an Israeli citizen settled in Tel Aviv after retirement.
Dressed in Indian Navy uniform, the 93-year-old former naval officer drew huge applause from the audience when he sang a hit patriotic number from a Raj Kapoor film.
INS Brahmaputra, one of Indian Navy's finest guided missile frigate, arrived here from Eritrea and will leave for Naples on June 2.
The warship boasts versatile suite of long range sensors, incorporating radars, sonars and electronic warfare equipment that enable her to simultaneously address threats in all three dimensions--surface, sub-surface and air.
When called upon, she can bring to bear awesome offensive or defensive fire power, with her wide ranging ‘top of the line’ ordnance.
It has been deployed on humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions on several occasions, including the tsunami relief operations in December 2004 and the Operation Sukoon during the Lebanon crisis in July 2006.
Soon after the tsunami wreaked havoc, INS Brahmaputra made a dash to Campbell Bay in the Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands dropping 18 tonnes of relief material, bringing succour to the unfortunate personnel who had lost their home and hearth to the fury of nature.
During the Lebanon crisis, the ship as part of the Indian Naval Flotilla played a stellar role in evacuating over 2280 Indian and SAARC nationals
Indian warship on goodwill visit to Israel
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Navy steams to foreign shores to build bridges, project power
NEW DELHI: It may be much smaller than Army and IAF but the Navy is going great guns in the quest to promote foreign cooperation as well as project force in tune with India's geo-strategic ambitions.
Even as it continues to take the battle to pirates in Gulf of Aden, and close after holding the `Malabar' wargames with US and Japan in the Pacific, Navy has dispatched four warships on a four-month deployment to Mediterranean Sea and East Atlantic for a simply staggering round of combat exercises.
Guided-missile destroyer INS Delhi, missile frigates INS Beas and INS Brahmaputra, and fleet tanker INS Aditya will engage in high-intensity `Konkan' and `Varuna' wargames with British and French navies during the deployment.
But that's not all. The Indian warships will also undertake simple to complex `passage exercises' with Algerian, Royal Netherlands, German, Russian, Israeli, Turkish, Portuguese, Spanish, Moroccan, Hellenic, Egyptian and other navies, apart from making several port calls ranging from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and Massawa (Eritrea) to St Petersburg (Russia) and Naples (Italy).
This, by any standard, is a stunning overseas deployment. The Navy, of course, thinks `big' with `an aircraft carrier-centric mindset', and wants to be the most visible and potent maritime force in the entire Indian Ocean Region.
The deployment obviously sends a clear signal that India is a military power to reckon with, capable of ensuring stability in its immediate maritime environment and projecting force much beyond it.
A senior officer, on his part, says, "Such engagements with regional and extra-regional navies help to generate interoperability as well as gain and share operational and doctrinal expertise. It consolidates bridges of friendship with other maritime forces."
The navies, of course, also learn from each other. The British and French navies, for instance, are considered to be even better than the US one in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations.
Consequently, the main thrust of `Konkan' and `Varuna' wargames will be on ASW operations, while surface-to-surface warfare, special forces operations and the like will also figure in the drills. "It will give us good ASW experience in the different environs of Atlantic," he said.
The `Konkan' exercise, off Portsmouth from June 20 to June 25, will see the British field two guided-missile frigates HMS Westminster and HMS Lancaster, nuclear-powered submarine HMS Trafalgar, and two fleet auxiliary ships, apart from Nimrod long-range reconnaissance aircraft, fighters and helicopters.
The French, in turn, will participate with guided-missile destroyer Primauguet, guided-missile frigate Le Henaff, nuclear-powered submarine Emeraude, apart from Atlantique-II maritime patrol aircraft, Rafale fighters and helicopters, during the `Varuna' wargames off Brest from June 30 to July 4.
NEW DELHI: It may be much smaller than Army and IAF but the Navy is going great guns in the quest to promote foreign cooperation as well as project force in tune with India's geo-strategic ambitions.
Even as it continues to take the battle to pirates in Gulf of Aden, and close after holding the `Malabar' wargames with US and Japan in the Pacific, Navy has dispatched four warships on a four-month deployment to Mediterranean Sea and East Atlantic for a simply staggering round of combat exercises.
Guided-missile destroyer INS Delhi, missile frigates INS Beas and INS Brahmaputra, and fleet tanker INS Aditya will engage in high-intensity `Konkan' and `Varuna' wargames with British and French navies during the deployment.
But that's not all. The Indian warships will also undertake simple to complex `passage exercises' with Algerian, Royal Netherlands, German, Russian, Israeli, Turkish, Portuguese, Spanish, Moroccan, Hellenic, Egyptian and other navies, apart from making several port calls ranging from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and Massawa (Eritrea) to St Petersburg (Russia) and Naples (Italy).
This, by any standard, is a stunning overseas deployment. The Navy, of course, thinks `big' with `an aircraft carrier-centric mindset', and wants to be the most visible and potent maritime force in the entire Indian Ocean Region.
The deployment obviously sends a clear signal that India is a military power to reckon with, capable of ensuring stability in its immediate maritime environment and projecting force much beyond it.
A senior officer, on his part, says, "Such engagements with regional and extra-regional navies help to generate interoperability as well as gain and share operational and doctrinal expertise. It consolidates bridges of friendship with other maritime forces."
The navies, of course, also learn from each other. The British and French navies, for instance, are considered to be even better than the US one in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations.
Consequently, the main thrust of `Konkan' and `Varuna' wargames will be on ASW operations, while surface-to-surface warfare, special forces operations and the like will also figure in the drills. "It will give us good ASW experience in the different environs of Atlantic," he said.
The `Konkan' exercise, off Portsmouth from June 20 to June 25, will see the British field two guided-missile frigates HMS Westminster and HMS Lancaster, nuclear-powered submarine HMS Trafalgar, and two fleet auxiliary ships, apart from Nimrod long-range reconnaissance aircraft, fighters and helicopters.
The French, in turn, will participate with guided-missile destroyer Primauguet, guided-missile frigate Le Henaff, nuclear-powered submarine Emeraude, apart from Atlantique-II maritime patrol aircraft, Rafale fighters and helicopters, during the `Varuna' wargames off Brest from June 30 to July 4.
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Indian warship on goodwill visit to Israel
Indian warship on goodwill visit to Israel
Haifa: India’s front-line warship INS Brahmaputra has arrived on a four-day goodwill visit to this northern coastal city to reaffirm old ties with Israel.
“The visit shows the importance India attaches to its relationship with Israel. Not only that, it is also fitted with the ‘state-of-the-art’ Israeli Barak missile system as the first line of defence,” vessel commander Captain Philipose G. Pynumootil told a gathering on the ship.
“The enthusiasm clearly shows that the Indian ship is in friendly waters. It is not only in Israel but a part of it is also Israeli,” India’s ambassador Navtej Sarna said, referring to the Barak system.
Navy officials on board told PTI that Indian warships have regularly paid visits to ports in West Asia and East Africa reaffirming their peaceful presence and solidarity with countries in the region.
Among the visitors was a former commander of the old INS Brahmaputra, Jack Japheth, now an Israeli citizen settled in Tel Aviv after retirement.
INS Brahmaputra, one of the Indian Navy’s finest guided missile frigate, arrived here from Eritrea. It has a versatile suite of long range sensors, incorporating radars, sonars and electronic warfare equipment that enable her to simultaneously address threats in all three dimensions — surface, sub-surface and air.
When needed, she can bring to bear awesome offensive or defensive fire power, with her wide-ranging top of the line ordnance.
Indian warship on goodwill visit to Israel
Haifa: India’s front-line warship INS Brahmaputra has arrived on a four-day goodwill visit to this northern coastal city to reaffirm old ties with Israel.
“The visit shows the importance India attaches to its relationship with Israel. Not only that, it is also fitted with the ‘state-of-the-art’ Israeli Barak missile system as the first line of defence,” vessel commander Captain Philipose G. Pynumootil told a gathering on the ship.
“The enthusiasm clearly shows that the Indian ship is in friendly waters. It is not only in Israel but a part of it is also Israeli,” India’s ambassador Navtej Sarna said, referring to the Barak system.
Navy officials on board told PTI that Indian warships have regularly paid visits to ports in West Asia and East Africa reaffirming their peaceful presence and solidarity with countries in the region.
Among the visitors was a former commander of the old INS Brahmaputra, Jack Japheth, now an Israeli citizen settled in Tel Aviv after retirement.
INS Brahmaputra, one of the Indian Navy’s finest guided missile frigate, arrived here from Eritrea. It has a versatile suite of long range sensors, incorporating radars, sonars and electronic warfare equipment that enable her to simultaneously address threats in all three dimensions — surface, sub-surface and air.
When needed, she can bring to bear awesome offensive or defensive fire power, with her wide-ranging top of the line ordnance.
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U.S., U.K. seek observer status at IONS
K.V. Prasad
NEW DELHI: The U.S. and U.K. have sought observer status in the fledging Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), an initiative of the Indian Navy to bring together littoral states in the region to arrive at a common understanding of regional maritime environment.
The move by the two countries came after a similar request by China was pending, Indian Naval officials said even as United Arab Emirates decided to host the second IONS in March 2010.
The move shows the growing recognition of the Indian Navy and its engagement with navies of the countries in the Indian Ocean region. The inaugural session of regional maritime security initiative IONS was held in February 2008, which was attended by Chiefs of Navy of 26 littoral states. It is meant to be a regional forum through which the chiefs can periodically meet to constructively engage one another through creation and promotion of regionally relevant mechanism, events and activities.
The primary aim of IONS is to sustain a regionally relevant, consultative forum within which the navies along with other relevant maritime entities can discuss issues and concerns that have a bearing on maritime security.
The Hindu : National : U.S., U.K. seek observer status at IONS
K.V. Prasad
NEW DELHI: The U.S. and U.K. have sought observer status in the fledging Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), an initiative of the Indian Navy to bring together littoral states in the region to arrive at a common understanding of regional maritime environment.
The move by the two countries came after a similar request by China was pending, Indian Naval officials said even as United Arab Emirates decided to host the second IONS in March 2010.
The move shows the growing recognition of the Indian Navy and its engagement with navies of the countries in the Indian Ocean region. The inaugural session of regional maritime security initiative IONS was held in February 2008, which was attended by Chiefs of Navy of 26 littoral states. It is meant to be a regional forum through which the chiefs can periodically meet to constructively engage one another through creation and promotion of regionally relevant mechanism, events and activities.
The primary aim of IONS is to sustain a regionally relevant, consultative forum within which the navies along with other relevant maritime entities can discuss issues and concerns that have a bearing on maritime security.
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U.S., U.K. seek observer status at IONS
K.V. Prasad
NEW DELHI: The U.S. and U.K. have sought observer status in the fledging Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), an initiative of the Indian Navy to bring together littoral states in the region to arrive at a common understanding of regional maritime environment.
The move by the two countries came after a similar request by China was pending, Indian Naval officials said even as United Arab Emirates decided to host the second IONS in March 2010.
The move shows the growing recognition of the Indian Navy and its engagement with navies of the countries in the Indian Ocean region. The inaugural session of regional maritime security initiative IONS was held in February 2008, which was attended by Chiefs of Navy of 26 littoral states. It is meant to be a regional forum through which the chiefs can periodically meet to constructively engage one another through creation and promotion of regionally relevant mechanism, events and activities.
The primary aim of IONS is to sustain a regionally relevant, consultative forum within which the navies along with other relevant maritime entities can discuss issues and concerns that have a bearing on maritime security.
The Hindu : National : U.S., U.K. seek observer status at IONS
K.V. Prasad
NEW DELHI: The U.S. and U.K. have sought observer status in the fledging Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), an initiative of the Indian Navy to bring together littoral states in the region to arrive at a common understanding of regional maritime environment.
The move by the two countries came after a similar request by China was pending, Indian Naval officials said even as United Arab Emirates decided to host the second IONS in March 2010.
The move shows the growing recognition of the Indian Navy and its engagement with navies of the countries in the Indian Ocean region. The inaugural session of regional maritime security initiative IONS was held in February 2008, which was attended by Chiefs of Navy of 26 littoral states. It is meant to be a regional forum through which the chiefs can periodically meet to constructively engage one another through creation and promotion of regionally relevant mechanism, events and activities.
The primary aim of IONS is to sustain a regionally relevant, consultative forum within which the navies along with other relevant maritime entities can discuss issues and concerns that have a bearing on maritime security.
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Russian Navy to commission Nerpa submarine in fall - source
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MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - A nuclear attack submarine involved in a fatal accident during sea trials last year will be commissioned by the Russian Navy in the fall and then leased to the Indian Navy, a source said on Tuesday.
The Nerpa nuclear-powered submarine was undergoing sea trials in the Sea of Japan on November 8 last year when its on-board fire safety system went off, releasing deadly gas into the sleeping quarters. Three submariners and 17 shipyard workers were killed. There were 208 people, 81 of them submariners, on board the vessel at the time.
"Following new official state sea trials in the summer, the sub will be put in service with the Navy in the fall of this year," the Russian naval source said.
He added that the Nerpa would be leased to the Indian Navy shortly after the commissioning, and said India had paid over $500 million for a 10-year lease of the 12,000-ton nuclear attack submarine.
Indian media have reported that the construction of the vessel was partially financed by the country's government.
The construction of the Akula II class Nerpa nuclear attack submarine started in 1991, but was suspended for over a decade due to a lack of funding.
Akula II class vessels are considered the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines.
India is one of the main buyers of Russian weaponry, with contracts including the delivery of Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier with at least 16 MiG-29K Fulcrum-D carrier fighters, the Smerch MLRS, and licensed production of T-90 tanks in India.
Russia signed in March last year a contract with the Indian Defense Ministry to upgrade around 70 MiG-29 fighters, in service since the 1980s, and agreed to develop a fifth-generation fighter together with India.
Russia and India jointly developed the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, whose sea-based and land-based versions have been successfully tested and put into service with the Indian army and navy.
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Russian Navy to commission Nerpa submarine in fall - source
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MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - A nuclear attack submarine involved in a fatal accident during sea trials last year will be commissioned by the Russian Navy in the fall and then leased to the Indian Navy, a source said on Tuesday.
The Nerpa nuclear-powered submarine was undergoing sea trials in the Sea of Japan on November 8 last year when its on-board fire safety system went off, releasing deadly gas into the sleeping quarters. Three submariners and 17 shipyard workers were killed. There were 208 people, 81 of them submariners, on board the vessel at the time.
"Following new official state sea trials in the summer, the sub will be put in service with the Navy in the fall of this year," the Russian naval source said.
He added that the Nerpa would be leased to the Indian Navy shortly after the commissioning, and said India had paid over $500 million for a 10-year lease of the 12,000-ton nuclear attack submarine.
Indian media have reported that the construction of the vessel was partially financed by the country's government.
The construction of the Akula II class Nerpa nuclear attack submarine started in 1991, but was suspended for over a decade due to a lack of funding.
Akula II class vessels are considered the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines.
India is one of the main buyers of Russian weaponry, with contracts including the delivery of Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier with at least 16 MiG-29K Fulcrum-D carrier fighters, the Smerch MLRS, and licensed production of T-90 tanks in India.
Russia signed in March last year a contract with the Indian Defense Ministry to upgrade around 70 MiG-29 fighters, in service since the 1980s, and agreed to develop a fifth-generation fighter together with India.
Russia and India jointly developed the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, whose sea-based and land-based versions have been successfully tested and put into service with the Indian army and navy.
Russian Navy to commission Nerpa submarine in fall - source | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
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Indian Navy aeronautical institute celebrates 53 years
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The alma mater of Navy’s Aircraft engineers- NIAT (Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology) celebrated its 53 rd Anniversary on 02 Jun 09. The institute started from humble beginnings in 1952, when the need for a training establishment for the aircraft engineers were felt with the formation of the Navy’s Air Arm and the arrival of Sea land aircraft at Kochi.
Over the next several decades, the training load of the school increased with the induction of more and more sophisticated aircrafts into the Navy. The School was upgraded as an institute on the recommendations of an advisory council headed by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in 1998. In 2002, NIAT signed an MoU with CUSAT which recognized NIAT as a Center for Aeronautical Science and Technology. Courses conducted by NIAT are eligible for M Tech, PG Diploma, Graduate Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates.
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Posted by Frontier India Strategic and Defence
Published in Indian Navy News
The alma mater of Navy’s Aircraft engineers- NIAT (Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology) celebrated its 53 rd Anniversary on 02 Jun 09. The institute started from humble beginnings in 1952, when the need for a training establishment for the aircraft engineers were felt with the formation of the Navy’s Air Arm and the arrival of Sea land aircraft at Kochi.
Over the next several decades, the training load of the school increased with the induction of more and more sophisticated aircrafts into the Navy. The School was upgraded as an institute on the recommendations of an advisory council headed by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in 1998. In 2002, NIAT signed an MoU with CUSAT which recognized NIAT as a Center for Aeronautical Science and Technology. Courses conducted by NIAT are eligible for M Tech, PG Diploma, Graduate Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates.
Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology
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Pakistani Fishing Boat Comes Under Fire from INDIAN CHOPPER
The Pakistan Navy has said that a Pakistani fishing boat had come under fire by an Indian helicopter when it was fishing in a sea area not properly demarcated between the two countries, causing bullet injuries to two Pakistani fishermen.
The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon when Pakistani fishing boats left the Jati Creek area near Thatta and went into the sea where there was no proper demarcation of maritime boundary between Indian and Pakistan.
“It is a congested fishing area and boats there operate without proper navigational aids causing trouble to them,” said Commander Salman Ali, a spokesman for the Pakistan Navy. He said that two Pakistani fishermen received bullet injuries, in their leg and foot respectively, and once eight fishing boats came under fire they retreated to the Pakistani Creek area. The Indian helicopter first made reconnaissance of the area and then fired warning shots on the Pakistani boats, he said.
Pakistan Navy chief spokesman Captain Asif Majeed Butt said that a Pakistani fishing boat came under warning shots fired by an Indian helicopter when they had crossed the disputed Sir Creek area and went into the Indian territory.
Pakistani fishing boat comes under fire
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The Pakistan Navy has said that a Pakistani fishing boat had come under fire by an Indian helicopter when it was fishing in a sea area not properly demarcated between the two countries, causing bullet injuries to two Pakistani fishermen.
The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon when Pakistani fishing boats left the Jati Creek area near Thatta and went into the sea where there was no proper demarcation of maritime boundary between Indian and Pakistan.
“It is a congested fishing area and boats there operate without proper navigational aids causing trouble to them,” said Commander Salman Ali, a spokesman for the Pakistan Navy. He said that two Pakistani fishermen received bullet injuries, in their leg and foot respectively, and once eight fishing boats came under fire they retreated to the Pakistani Creek area. The Indian helicopter first made reconnaissance of the area and then fired warning shots on the Pakistani boats, he said.
Pakistan Navy chief spokesman Captain Asif Majeed Butt said that a Pakistani fishing boat came under warning shots fired by an Indian helicopter when they had crossed the disputed Sir Creek area and went into the Indian territory.
Pakistani fishing boat comes under fire
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Yeah may be next time may be there choppers and our boats .. lol!
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There is no need to get so jubliant about such firing by Indian Choppers, since Pakistani terrorist aren't foolhardy enough to set sail through fishing boat towards indian coastline. Even during 26/11, they first set sail through large cargo ship then hijecked Indian fishing boat thereafter everything is the story. :2guns:
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If I was living around the coast I certainly would be jubilant. To think that the Forces where ready and alert , even to investigate a fishing boat, ,tells me that Security is being taken very serious. The mindset of terrorist cannot be underestimated..you have given the perfect example.." Pakistani terrorist aren't foolhardy enough to set sail through fishing boat towards Indian coastline" Oh yes they would , especially if they thought that nobody would believe they would do it. Never underestimate the determination of the enemy, and if that means taking action against, what turned out to be a fishing boat in the 'wrong waters' then so be it. This will have sent out a powerful message. Ring up your Air support and thank them.
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