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We can't give submarine manufacturing to a shipyard that doesn't have the skillset. It is not about private or public but about availability of skillset. MDL has already created it and now shifting the project to L&T will make the skilled labour of MDL go waste and also waste time to acquire skillset by L&T shipyard
 

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We can't give submarine manufacturing to a shipyard that doesn't have the skillset. It is not about private or public but about availability of skillset. MDL has already created it and now shifting the project to L&T will make the skilled labour of MDL go waste and also waste time to acquire skillset by L&T shipyard
Exactly what I mean............................................................................
 

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So is it 8 or 16 brahmos??????????????????????
From the sat images appears that both the Kh35 launchers and the Shtil launchers have been removed.

If VLS Brahmos cells are added then 16, if slant launchers 8.
 

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From the sat images appears that both the Kh35 launchers and the Shtil launchers have been removed.

If VLS Brahmos cells are added then 16, if slant launchers 8.
Would there be space below deck for a VLS?
 

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Indian Navy destroyer INS Delhi receives extensive combat systems makeover during MLU

The Indian Navy’s Project 15 destroyer INS Delhi is receiving a major combat system upgrade as part of its ongoing mid-life upgrade (MLU).

Imagery analysis suggests Delhi had entered its MLU cycle at Naval Dockyard Mumbai by May 2017 and work is currently ongoing.

Under the destroyer’s MLU programme, a significant portion of legacy Russian-origin combat systems are being replaced by indigenously sourced kit, in addition to other ship system and habitability upgrades.

The KH 35E Uran anti-ship missile system, including the Garpun-Bal missile targeting radar, is being replaced by the Brahmos missile system and an unspecified surface surveillance radar (SSR).
 
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Will they install Brahmos VlLS in the fore Shtil site and Barak 8 VLS in the aft Shtil site? Is there sufficient space for 16 and 32?
 

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What will they do with the old KH 35E Urans? Will these be installed in some lesser ship? Perhaps they can be installed in the NOPVs coverting them to light frigates. Or the Kamortas.
 

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Mazagon Dock may develop new yard at Nhava


Capacity constraints have hit expansion plans, say the defence shipbuilder’s IPO papers


MUMBAI, JULY 8


Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, India’s biggest warship builder, is weighing plans to set up a greenfield yard at Nhava near Mumbai as the State-run yard looks to overcome capacity constraints for expansion.

“Our future growth and expansion is limited by our current infrastructure,” the Mumbai-based MDL, controlled by the Ministry of Defence, wrote in the draft papers filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering (IPO) of shares, adding that its capacity for outfitting warships and submarines was limited “by our location”.

Space constraint

MDL said it may not be able to undertake any further expansion activities on its premises due to “lack of additional space”. “Since, we can execute only for a limited number of projects, we may lose business opportunities and our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects maybe adversely affected,” the shipbuilder said.

While MDL said it is “exploring options to develop a greenfield shipyard at Nhava, Navi Mumbai”, its board is yet to approve the capital expenditure, the draft prospectus said.

“The planned new yard will have a ship-lift, wet basin, workshops, stores and buildings and a ship-repair facility spread over an area of 40 acres which we believe will be suitable for construction and repair of warships and commercial ships with larger dimensions. We believe that the revival of our ship repair operations will result in augmentation of our revenues and profitability.”

Mazagon Dock had once considered forming joint ventures with private yards to capture huge defence orders given its capacity constraints, but the plan was shelved by the government to avoid charges of irregularities.

India’s only yard to build destroyers and conventional submarines for the Navy, MDL raised capacity for outfitting warships from eight to the current 10, and submarine capacity from 6 to 11, following a modernisation project in 2016.

The modernisation comprised a new wet basin, goliath cranes, module workshop, cradle assembly shop, store-building and associated ancillary structures for an integrated modular construction that would substantially reduce the build period.

The yard currently has orders for building four ‘P-15B’ destroyers, four ‘P-17A’ stealth frigates and five Scorpene-class submarines for the Indian Navy, all of which is valued at a combined ₹52,760.8 crore. The orders were awarded to Mazagon by the Ministry of Defence on a nomination basis after issuing a limited tender only to the company.

Apart from reviving its ship repair business, the yard is also seeking to revive the export of defence and commercial products to Latin America, Africa, South-East Asia, West Asia and Scandinavian regions, and have identified certain defence and civil sectors in such regions.

We are also in the process of entering into an agreement with a design partner in Norway which will enable us to market offshore vessels in the international markets, MDL said.


https://www.thehindubusinessline.co...develop-new-yard-at-nhava/article24366674.ece
 

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Can anyone tell me.. as INS Viraat was using Sea harriers (VTOL) on deck, was it also consisting of the arresting cables?? As arresting cables was of no use...??

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Can anyone tell me.. as INS Viraat was using Sea harriers (VTOL) on deck, was it also consisting of the arresting cables?? As arresting cables was of no use...??

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NO there were arresting wires AND catapults early in her career as HMS Hermes. She used to operate Sea Vixens, Buccaneers, Gannets.

After her conversion (in RN service) to Harriers, all arresting wires & catapults were removed and the Ski Jump added.

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This article was written by yours truly way back when the Viraat was decommissioned. I have tried to detail her journey :
https://onwarfare.wordpress.com/2017/03/12/57-years-of-glory/
 

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