Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

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India fortifies its island defenses

 

[bhramos]

No country for ailing ex-servicemen
When Binod Kumar Ojha, a former Petty Officer with the Indian Navy and a benefiter under Ex-Servicemen's Contribution Health Scheme (ECHS), took his wife to Jehangir Hospital, little did he know that it would open a can of worms.

 

[Zebra]

City to be hub for naval warfare systems soon.

May 9, 2012

With an initial investment of Rs 100 crore, the 74:26 joint venture between Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd and Israeli major Rafael Advanced Defence Systems will lead to setting up of a 4-5 acre naval warfare systems manufacturing facility in the city. The JV is expected to be operational by July. Once fully operational by financial year 2013-14, it is expected to reach an annual turnover of about Rs 200- 250 crore from the development of naval systems.
The JV aims at expanding the portfolio of Mahindra's already existing Naval Systems Facility towards developing critical and sophisticated naval systems.
In an exclusive interview with The Indian Express, Brigadier (retd) Khutub Hai, chief executive, Mahindra Defence Systems said, "The Naval Systems Facility is a separate company, fully owned subsidy of Mahindra. We have been looking around for an international partner for a strategic venture in naval systems. Last year, we finalised the talks with Rafael. The MoU was signed in March. We have applied to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for approval which should materialise in about a couple of weeks. Rafael will invest 26 per cent of the initial investment and then it will be a JV."
The JV is expected to expand the existing portfolio of the Naval Systems Facility from sea mines and the company's legacy - Anti Torpedo Defence System (ATDS) - to more sophisticated ATDS for submarine and surface ship besides electronic warfare (EW) systems. "It is a high-technology driven system and requirements are likely to come up for the Indian Navy soon. We want to position ourselves as one of the leading suppliers of this system. We are also working on a range of naval EW systems. Rafael will bring in Unmanned Surface Vehicle. In Phase I, we will focus on a range of naval warfare systems besides our own legacy product. In the second phase, if we are selected by the MoD for manufacturing Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV), some products from Rafael such as remote controlled weapon station, active protections system will also come to the JV," said Hai.
The JV will transform the current facility of the Naval Systems Division from existing 31,000 sq feet rented location in Chinchwad to an all new facility likely to be spread over 4-5 acres with a shop-floor of about 40,000 sq feet in the first phase. The exact location is yet to be finalised.

- Indian Express

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[Zebra]

Navy Permitted To Decommission, Destroy Damaged Warship

Wednesday, May 09, 2012
By : IANS

The Bombay High Court Tuesday permitted the Indian Navy to decommission and destroy a frigate which had partially sunk after a collision with a foreign ship almost one-and-a-half years ago, an official said.....

Defence News - Navy Permitted To Decommission, Destroy Damaged Warship

 

[nitesh]

Indian Navy in fast-forward mode

 

[bhramos]

Navy Permitted To Decommission, Destroy Damaged Warship

Wednesday, May 09, 2012
By : IANS

The Bombay High Court Tuesday permitted the Indian Navy to decommission and destroy a frigate which had partially sunk after a collision with a foreign ship almost one-and-a-half years ago, an official said.....

Defence News - Navy Permitted To Decommission, Destroy Damaged Warship

what ship isin this pic???

 

[Zebra]

:: Bharat-Rakshak.com - Indian Military News Headlines ::
press release ,

May 18, 2012, 4:01 p.m. EDT

Minister MacKay and General Natynczyk Welcome the Indian Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma .


OTTAWA, ONTARIO, May 18, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, and the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Walt Natynczyk, met with Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, during the Admiral's recent visit to Canada. The visit supported Canada's Global Engagement Strategy by building on its existing bilateral defence relationship with India.

"The Asia-Pacific region is becoming increasingly powerful in economic and geopolitical ways and our Government is putting more and more importance on our defence relationships with partners in Asia, most notably with India," said Minister MacKay. "The visit of the Chairman, Indian Chiefs of Staff Committee, provides our nation that opportunity to discuss regional and global security issues and to identify future areas for defence cooperation."

During his visit to Canada, Admiral Verma toured Canada's naval base on the west coast, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, and several of Her Majesty's Canadian Ships. In addition, he participated in a wreath laying ceremony in Ottawa, and met with senior officers at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. There were also opportunities for Admiral Verma to meet and discuss items of interest with senior defence officials at several points throughout the visit.

"I was very pleased to meet with Admiral Verma and his wife, Madhulika, in Canada for this important visit. We spent time with our Navy on the West Coast and Admiral Verma met with a number of Canadian Forces and Defence Department officials in Ottawa and at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto," said General Natynczyk. "Our shared interests, and our growing relationship, provide a good basis for future collaboration with India's Armed Forces.".....

 

[Zebra]

what ship isin this pic???

lol ,
You are right :thumb: , something is wrong here ,

wiki - INS Vindhyagiri .

Burning naval ship Vindhyagiri listing - 9 Newz:

 

[Zebra]

^^ Livefist: Nine Months After Sinking, Salvaged Naval Frigate Appears

 

[Zebra]

what ship isin this pic???

May be this one .....

The U.S. Littoral Combat Ships.....

Future Ships of the Navy

 

[bhramos]

May be this one .....

The U.S. Littoral Combat Ships.....

Future Ships of the Navy

USS Freedom LCS-1..........

 

[Zebra]

Maritime war capabilities just got more teeth .


Published: Friday, May 25, 2012, 13:50 IST
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA

In a bid to increase the maritime war capabilities, the Ammunition Factory, Khadki (AFK), handed over indigenous anti-submarine rockets and Kavach, the naval decoy system, to the Indian Navy on Thursday.

In a ceremony at the AFK, Rear Admiral Brijesh Jhang, director general of the Naval Armament Inspectorate, New Delhi, received the rockets and the naval decoy system at the hands of AFK's senior general manager BN Singh.

Earlier, the navy was importing anti-submarine rockets from erstwhile USSR. However, after USSR's disintegration, supply suddenly dried up and there was a need to produce these indigenous rockets in our country. Over the years, AFK worked over these rockets and finally came up with the solutions.

Rear Admiral Brijesh Jhang said, "Indian Navy and the Ordnance Factory Board took up the challenge to indigenise anti-submarine rockets and achieve self-reliance in the field." The range of these rockets varies between 1.5 and 6 km and they can carry explosive warheads. They are also capable of destroying enemy submarines approaching within its range.

BN Singh said, "We were working on these rockets for the last 4-5 years and I am happy that we are able to come up with fully indigenous ones."

Singh also said, "Indian Navy has already given us the order of 5,000 rockets for next five years. Now, we are working on enhancing our infrastructure to produce 1,000 rockets each year."
Speaking about the future plans of AFK, Singh said, "We have already started research and development work for the upgraded version of these rockets and we are hopeful that we will be able to come out trumps."

On the other hand, AFK has developed three versions of the naval decoy system that is Kavach Long Range Chaff Rocket with a range of 12 km, Kavach medium range chaff rocket with a range of 5 km and Kavach short range Chaff rocket with a range of 1 km.
These rockets are fired to act as decoys against incoming guided threats to the naval ships. The Kavach decoy system releases chaff made of silver-coated glass fiber which forms a clutter that remains suspended. This helps in locking the incoming guided threat onto the chaff.

Maritime war capabilities just got more teeth - Pune - DNA

 

[Zebra]

Pune ammunition factory develops rocket systems .

:: Bharat-Rakshak.com - Indian Military News Headlines ::

 

[Zebra]

image : Daily Bhaskar .

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Navy to speed up work on network of coastal radars

KANNUR: The Indian Navy along with the coast guard will speed up the steps to set up a coastal radar network to beef up the maritime security in the region.

Speaking on the sidelines of the passing out parade of cadets part of the 14{+t}{+h} Naval Orientation Course (NOC) at Indian Naval Academy (INA) at Ezhimala on Saturday, vice chief of naval staff vice-admiral R K Dhowan underlined the fact that ships escorted by the navy were never attacked by the pirates.

"In the Gulf of Aden, when a ship is escorted by the flagship of Indian Navy, the pirates never try to hijack it and in the rare incidents of such hijack attempts, we have taken prompt action," he said.

He said that maritime security is an international issue and the navy is joining hands with forces of other nations for a coordinated effort to curb the menace.

"To strengthen the maritime security, we are planning to use state-of-the art technology and a spectrum of measures is on the anvil," he said. The navy is also planning to put in place more ships and aircraft.

The vice-admiral said in the years to come the number women in the defence force will go up. Currently out of the 219 cadets who passed the orientation course, 36 are women, while in the previous batch, nearly 70 out of the 240 trainees were women.

"The women in the navy are proficient in their jobs and we are exploring ways to utilize their skills in the combat operations too," he said.

Dhowan said the navy got the nod from the government to develop the second phase of INA. "The development of an academy of this magnitude is a huge task. But we are confident of completing the second phase of development on time befitting the standards of an international institution," he said.

:: Bharat-Rakshak.com - Indian Military News Headlines ::

 

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Defence News - Naval Training Ship INS Krishna Decommissioned

 

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Pradeep Chatterjee is new Deputy Chief of Naval Staff

 

[Kunal Biswas]

First ever submariner Deputy Chief of Naval Staff

At a time when submarine fleet of the Indian Navy is undergoing tremendous modernisation, the force has got its first submariner Deputy Chief of Naval Staff. Its better late than never.

Statement by Indian Navy

"Vice Admiral Pradeep K Chatterjee, AVSM, NM, today took over as the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff at the Integrated Headquarters Ministry of Defence (Navy).

Commissioned on 01 January 1977,the Flag Officer specialised as a submariner, and went on to command the Shishumar class (Type 1500) submarines, INS Shankush and INS Shankul, the latter of which he commissioned. His ship commands include the training Ship INS Krishna, and Guided Missile Destroyer, INS Rajput.

Vice Admiral Pradeep K Chatterjee has held various senior Staff appointments such as Commodore Commanding Submarine (West), COMCOS(W) at Mumbai; Principle Director Submarine Operation (PDSMO) and Principal Director Submarine Acquisition (PDSMAQ) at Naval Headquarters, New Delhi. In the Flag rank he has held the posts of Flag Officer Submarines (FOSM) at Visakhapatnam, Flag Officer Maharashtra and Gujarat naval Area (FOMAG) at Mumbai, and Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS) at Naval Headquarters, New Delhi.

In his long and illustrious career, the Flag Officer has walked through the portals of the Defence Service Staff College, Wellington, the College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai and the National Defence College, New Delhi.

Interestingly Vice Admiral Chatterjee becomes the first ever submariner to be at the helm of the Operations Branch of the Indian Navy at the Integrated Headquarters Ministry of Defence (Navy) at New Delhi. This at a time when the Indian Navy stands at the threshold of integrating a nuclear attack submarine INS Chakra and inducting a nuclear ballistic missile submarine viz the indigenously built 'Arihant'."

:: Bharat-Rakshak.com - Indian Military News Headlines ::

 

[trackwhack]

India to buy 8 warships from S Korea for 6k crore - The Times of India

NEW DELHI: In tune with a growing 'strategic partnership' with South Korea, India is now getting all set to ink a major defence contract with the north-east Asian country for acquisition of eight advanced minesweeping and hunting warships.

Under the programme, which will be worth well over Rs 6,000 crore, India will get two of the mine counter-measures vessels (MCMVs) directly from South Korean firm Kangnam Corporation, while the other six will be manufactured by Goa Shipyard after transfer of technology. "The contract is now being finalized after the conclusion of the commercial negotiations," said a source.

India's need for advanced MCMVs that combine the role of traditional minesweepers and active mine-hunters to detect and destroy underwater mines is critical. Despite intelligence inputs holding that Indian harbours face the clear and present danger of underwater mines being planted by both state as well as non-state actors, the Navy's MCMV project has been hanging fire for several years now.

"Underwater mines are cheap weapons that can be used for high-impact incidents. It's relatively easy for someone to lay mines at the harbour approach or departure routes. There is need to step-up the protection of our harbours and offshore installations," said an official.

Made of composite material and high-grade steel to ensure 'minimal magnetivity', the new MCMVs will have high-definition sonars and acoustic and magnetic sweeps to first detect all kinds of marooned and drifting mines and then use remote-controlled systems like small underwater vehicles to then detonate them at safe distances.

 

[Yusuf]

Something less from Russia's order book.