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IndiaBoeing Wants to Sell F/A 18 Super Hornet Fighter to Indian Navy


Boeing India has offered a naval variant of the F/A 18 E/F Super Hornets multi role fighter jet platform to the Indian Navy. The Navy currently has one aircraft carrier (INS Viraat) in service and Russia is expected to deliver INS Vikramaditya by 2012.
India is developing indigenous aircraft carriers and the aim is to have a total of three Aircraft carriers resulting in two fully operational Carrier battle groups and an additional Aircraft carrier eventually in refit making India an operating Blue-water navy.
"We have responded to the RFP with our F/A-18 Super Hornet platform. We made a presentation to Navy earlier this year."
– Dr. Vivek Lall
The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation carrier-based multi-role fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons.Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding a buddy air refuelling system.


The F/A 18"²s are being operated by the United States Navy — the Super Hornet achieved initial operating capability (IOC) in September 2001 with the U.S. Navy's VFA-115 squadron at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California.


http://www.newspostindia.com/2010-1...ell-fa-18-super-hornet-fighter-to-indian-navy
 

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Navy displays its awesome power

Displaying its ke-en intent to protect the economic coastline and willingness to take up tasks that call for a clarity in deterrence and an unwillingness to compromise on what is national, the Indian Navy conducted a string of impr-essive exercises on Tuesday and Wednesday that proved its ability to hold mast in turbulent waters.

A fleet of ships including INS Jalashwa, a launching platform dock (LPD) and India's second largest ship which provides the amphibious thrust to the Eastern Fleet, conducted a whole lot of exercises to prove the offensive and defensive capabilities of the Eastern Fleet. INS Ranvir, INS Rana, INS Savitri, INS Karmuk and INS Jyothi were the other participants.

The exercise was not just a mere display of the enormous firepower that the fleet commands but also an insight into the complicated procedures and manoeuvres that have to be made in a multiple threat environment. The series of exercises taken up by the Eastern Naval Command proved the efficacy of the ships involved and the ability of the crew to shift gears when called for.

INS Jalashwa commanding officer Alok Bhatnagar observed that INS Jalashwa provided the Indian Navy with the capacity of ensuring a foothold on enemy beaches in case of a conflict situation.

He said, "INS Jalashwa gives us the much required capability to launch landing craft machine (LCMs) laden with army men and cargo to provide the much needed thrust in an amphibious operation." One of the most eye-catching of these exercises was the stand-off bea-ching exercise, where the coordinated effort between the Navy and Army was on display. Soldiers of the 91st Battalion and MARCOS (Navy Commandos) put up a scintillating show.

The refuelling exercise was truly a gigantic one. The operation involved five ships in tow, with the INS Jyothi pumping oil through INS Jalashwa to the INS Karmuk. A mock exercise involving the 'securing an offshore rig' was also conducted.

The exercises effectively proved the intent of the Indian Navy to ward off any threat not just to the trading lines that run through our seas but also to provide the much needed bite to keep our shores safe and ready for any eventuality. Rear Admiral P. Murugesan, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, observed, "The objective is to protect the passage of trade of on-shore assets of the country."





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India needs new Look-West policy: Vice President
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Saturday called for the adoption of a new Look-West policy aimed at the Gulf and West Asia that can secure the country's economic, strategic and cultural interests in the region, which has a huge non-immigrant population of over six million Indian workers.
"For us in India, a 'Look West' policy towards this part of West Asia would be as relevant for safeguarding and promoting India's interests as its Look-East policy aimed at East Asia that has been in place for some years," Ansari told a conference.
"The strategic relevance of the sub-region to India has to be located in geographic and economic terms," Ansari said in his inaugural address at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) conference on India and GCC Countries, Iran and Iraq: Emerging security perspectives.
Nearly 100 delegates from India and the region are participating in the two-day conference.
The GCC countries include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Ansari said: "The focus of Indian interest in the region would remain on the desirability of having friendly governments, regional peace and stability, access to oil and gas resources, freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf through the Straights of Hormuz, continued market access for Indian trade, technology, investments, security and welfare of the Indian workforce, particularly in times of the distress emenating from disturbed local or regional conditions."
The vice president also pointed out that the region is within the security parameters of India and the operational radius of the Indian Navy.
"The latter's participation in the anti-piracy operations in the Arabian Sea is a case in point. If needed, it can escort shipping and interdict forces hostile to it," he said.
Ansari said it is "evident" that given the geo-political imperatives of the eight littoral states of the Persian Gulf, security perspectives and threat perceptions do not converge.
"The concerned states want to prosper and avail of the benefits of development. The Gulf lands are essential for the world's economic health since they are a principal source of hydrocarbon energy as well as a major market for industrial goods, technology and services. Therefore the peace of these waters must be maintained," he added.
Ansari, who was ambassador to Iran and Saudi Arabia, cited several of India's trade ties with the Persian Gulf region.
India imports over 63 per cent of its crude oil from these regions. These countries account for 22 per cent of India's total trade. The UAE is one of the top trading partners of India with a total trade of $ 43.5 billion, ahead of China and the US. Saudi Arabia is India's fourth largest trade partner and Iran stands ninth. Indian non-immigrant workforce of nearly six million work in these countries.
"A Gulf regionalism that is outward looking, flexible and dynamic, consistent with regional diversity would contribute to regional and global welfare, peace and security.
"This would also enable these nations to take advantage of the opportunities emerging from enhanced economic integration, as also to face the common threats of terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, securing energy exports, security of sea lanes, tackling pandemics, natural disasters and others," Ansari said.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal...ook-west-policy-vice-president_100462783.html
 

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Navy, Coast Guard intercept runaway ship (Lead)

Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) The Indian Navy and Coast Guard Tuesday intercepted a runaway Panamanian merchant ship that had slipped out of Mumbai Port Monday after defaulting on a cargo delivery despite taking part payment, officials said.
The Indian Navy and Coast Guard joint operation followed a request from the Mumbai Police that had registered a complaint against the Panamanian vessel, MV Dynamic Striker, which had slipped out of the port without delivering a promised cargo of coal from Croatia.
A defence spokesperson said that after sneaking out of Mumbai, the ship had shut down all its communication networks. It was only after the Indian Navy fired a warning shot in front of the ship that it switched on the communications networks and complied with the orders of the Indian authorities.
Later, the MV Dynamic Striker was ordered to return to Mumbai Port under escort by INS Agray, which handed her over to ICG ship Amrit Kaur.
Earlier, a sea and air hunt was launched for the ship following a complaint registered with the Mumbai Police.
"A Coast Guard ship set sail and a Dornier aircraft was flown to track the ship. The navy also diverted its warship INS Agray to search and intercept the ship," a navy spokesperson said.
The complaint was lodged Monday with the Yellowgate Police Station by Ispat Industries of the Mittal Group, which had ordered around 35,000 tonnes of steel worth several millions of dollars from Croatia.
The consignment arrived in Mumbai Port Oct 29 and was awaiting the payment and unloading instructions.
However, the payment was delayed by the company for some reasons, though it made two part payments - one of $9 million and another of $7 million.
The ship's captain demanded more money since it had already incurred huge expenses after remaining off the Mumbai coast for so many days and the cargo had not been unloaded.
On Monday afternoon, Mittal group authorities were informed that the ship had become unstable and needed to be anchored at another location and moved from there at 4.15 p.m.
But after nearly an hour, there was no trace of the ship, forcing the Mittal group to lodge a police complaint.
The police swung into action by alerting the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard, which finally intercepted the ship from the high seas nearly 24 hours after it had fled.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/navy-coast-guard-intercept-runaway-ship-lead_100464329.html
 

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Saab systems for Indian coastal security
Almost two years after the 26/11 terrorist attacks on Mumbai, Swedish defense company Saab has won a contract to supply a coastal surveillance system for the entire Indian coast.
The contract, awarded by India's Director General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL), is worth 116 million Swedish Kronor, around USD 16 million.
A statement issued by the company said the system comprises sensors to be installed along the Indian coast and equipment for regional and national control centers.
The statement adds that the Indian Navy, Coast Guard and Directorate General of Shipping will also operate the system.
Saab will begin implementing the project, which includes installation, commissioning, training and support, immediately and expects to complete the execution in around 18 months in partnership with India's Elcome Marine Services
The statement quoted Gunilla Fransson, head of Saab´s Security and Defense Solutions unit as saying, "Our systems for monitoring sea traffic have been installed on several of the coasts in the world and also along inland waterways in Europe and in China.

With this order we are strengthening our position further. It is equally satisfying that we now deepen and enhance our relation with India. This project along with the co-operations we already have makes India an important long term market for Saab."
India suffered a systemic failure of coastal security on 26/11, in spite of the large number of agencies and organizations involved in surveillance and law enforcement. Since then, authorities in India have taken several steps to beef up the coastal surveillance and security infrastructure.

http://www.indian-military.org/news...saab-systems-for-indian-coastal-security.html
 

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26/11: Navy prepares coastal security guide book for states

Drawing lessons from the 26/11 terror strikes, the Indian Navy has prepared a detailed guide book for all the coastal states of the country, providing details of every fishermen's village, boat landing sites, vital assets and points and terrain to the respective governments.The guide book, navy sources said, was prepared over a year and a half ago to familiarise the state governments of the profile of their respective coasts to enable a quicker response in times of emergencies such as the Mumbai attacks.


"The guide book has details of the villages, their population, sarpanch's details including his contacts and coordinates. This will help the state governments to respond to intelligence inputs on suspicious activity on time," the sources said here.The navy has also carried out a mammoth exercise of preparing the database for 25 lakh fishermen, of which 70% population has been covered till date, for issuing biometric identity cards to them by next year end.


These apart, the Centre will soon take up a census exercise to map the population of 3,331 coastal villages that were identified for the purpose.
In the future, coastal towns and cities too would be covered under the census exercise, they added."All these are efforts aimed at making the fishermen population of the coastal villages and towns the 'eyes and ears' of the coastal security apparatus," they noted.


Since January 2009, the navy and Coast Guard have carried out over 70 coastal security operations, apart from acting on nearly 100 intelligence inputs in the last one year on suspicious activities along the country's 7,516km-long coastline.The four joint operations centres (JOCs) of the coastal security architecture put in place at Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Kochi and Port Blair have established coordination among all the stakeholders such as the shipping, ports, customs, marine police of states and the fishermen community.
"We now have a direct hotline at the JOCs with each of the stakeholders so that the personnel manning the centres 24 hours could respond to emergencies on time. We have also set up a toll-free phone number 1093 for the general public to call us to alert about suspicious activities or emergencies," they said.With the government in February 2009 announcing the plans for creating a 1,000-men Sagar Prahari Bal (SPB) for securing the vital maritime assets, the Navy has so far recruited 300 men, trained and deployed them.




The state government's efforts to fit Automatic Identification System (AIS) on fishing boats up to 20m in length too was progressing. "Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala have implemented the AIS well, which Maharashtra, West Bengal and Orissa have to do some catching up on this," they added.


http://www.dnaindia.com/india/repor...oastal-security-guide-book-for-states_1472617
 

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Telephonics Radar chosen for India's P-8s


FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Boeing has contracted Telephonics Corp.'s Radar Systems Division to supply multi-mode radar for P-8I aircraft ordered by India.The contract for Telephonic's APS-143C(V)3 Multi-Mode Radar includes systems to support eight P-8I aft radar installations integration and support services."We are very pleased to have been selected for this important program," said Kevin McSweeney, president of the Radar Systems Division. "We are looking forward to supporting Boeing on this program and to further serving the Indian Defense Force on future programs."
The APS-143C(V)3 has become the performance standard in maritime patrol aircraft and multi-mission maritime helicopters and is used on the U.S. Coast Guard's HC-144A maritime patrol aircraft and the HU-25D Falcon jet.


APS-143 is featured on most international S-70 Naval Hawk helicopters and certain NH-90, Super Lynx and other maritime helicopters, the company said.The P-8I is a long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft capable of broad-area, maritime and littoral operations.It's a variant of the P-8A Poseidon that Boeing is developing for the U.S. Navy.India's navy is the first international customer for the P-8
 

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Navy, Air Force conduct joint training exercise in Visakhapatnam

BY: ANI

The Navy and the Air Force jointly conducted a training exercise here on Friday with the aim of strengthening the unified command of the Indian defence services.

The objective of the exercise was to give an opportunity to soldiers to learn about the capabilities and qualities of the other divisions of the armed forces.

As part of the exercise amphibian crafts performed various naval exercises. The equipments were modified to suit the geographical conditions of islands where heavy tanks and army trucks can move easily in deep water.

A fleet of ships, including the INS Jalashwa, conducted exercises to prove the offensive and defensive capabilities of the Eastern Fleet.

During training, all personnel visited each other's defence bases to learn about their strong and weak points.

"We are giving as much training as possible to our people because sometimes you have to take few people extra or rotate people around faster, and that's how you keep your personnel ready for it," said Karamveer Singh, a senior naval officer of the Eastern Naval Command.

"What we do is between the Coast Guard and the Navy, we time-share in terms of air assets. Patrolling can be done by air means like electronic surveillance and presence. Between these three methods and between Indian Navy and Coast Guard, you tend to withdraw," added Singh.





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Gorshkov Carrier: Good Things Are Worth Waiting For



10:51 GMT, November 26, 2010 defpro.com | The Indian Navy is still waiting for the delivery of the Russian-built aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (ex-Admiral Gorshkov), which has been scheduled for December 2012. As Indian Defence Minister Shri A.K. Antony recently informed the government, the delay of the delivery is, in particular, due to the "requirement of additional work and changes in the scope of trials." According to the Indian Press Information Bureau, the Minister explained that these additional refurbishments of the giant vessel would significantly increase its service life. The carrier is currently docked at the Russian Sevmash shipyard.

The Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier was launched in 1982 and entered service with the Russian Navy in 1987. In 2004, Russia agreed to sell the aircraft carrier, which required serious refurbishment and modernisation, to India. However, payment issues and unexpectedly intensive work requirements repeatedly forced Russia to delay the ship's delivery. Should the carrier finally join the Indian Navy in 2012, it will see active service after sixteen years of being moored in Russian ports and shipyards since it was offered for sale in 1996.

The procurement of the Admiral Gorshkov has certainly caused stomach aches to one or the other members of the Indian government, as costs have steadily increased throughout recent years. Originally, India agreed to purchase the ship at a price of $974 million. Subsequently, this amount increased by an additional $1.5 billion. However, the aged Admiral Gorshkov required more than a new layer of paint and a little smooth and polish. The money was quickly spent by the Russian shipyard, which underestimated the required amount of work. Further, according to Antony, the original contract was supplemented by "an exhaustive list of equipment to be fitted on the ship."

In March, on the occasion of an official visit of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to India, the two countries announced the signing of an agreement for an additional $2.35 billion in support of the carrier's refurbishment and training of Indian naval crews; these additional funds had already been approved by the Indian government months before the bilateral meeting. This adds up to a proud price tag for a vessel which has been criticised by some defence experts for being too expensive while not providing the state-of-the-art capabilities required by the Indian Navy in the current security-political environment (see also http://goo.gl/vbRwz or http://goo.gl/bQQt5).

As the Minister explained this summer, a team of Indian specialists, comprising officers, sailors and civilian personnel, have been sent to Russia to monitor the progress of the work onboard the ship. In June, the Indian Navy expressed delight at the Sevmash shipyard's progress. "The pace of the work has picked up significantly in the last six months. This can be attributed to the additional deployment of manpower for the refurbishment of the aircraft carrier," Indian Navy spokesperson Commander Satish told an Indian news service.

The Admiral Gorshkov, which has been re-christened the INS Vikramaditya by India, is a modified Kiev-class carrier. It reportedly has a displacement capacity of 45,000 tons, a maximum speed of 32 knots and a range of 13,500 nautical miles (25,000 kilometres) at a cruising speed of 18 knots. The ship will accommodate Russian-built MiG-29K fighter aircraft, which have already been purchased for some $526 million, along with the aircraft carrier in 2004. The aircraft are configured for Short Take Off But Arrested Landing (STOBAR), take-offs being supported by the ship's prominent ski-jump ramp. The first batch of MiG-29Ks was inducted into the Indian Navy earlier this year and will operate from the shore-based facility at INS Hansa in Goa until the aircraft carrier is delivered.

Despite the criticism, INS Vikramaditya will provide the Indian Navy with a significant platform to project military power to every corner of the world's oceans. The country, thereby, enters a currently very exclusive club of operators of aircraft carriers that do not rely on STOVL (Short Take Off, Vertical Landing) aircraft.

This week, the UK's last Harrier STOVL aircraft was launched from HMS Ark Royal and the country will not receive its new aircraft carrier, planned to accommodate F-35C joint strike fighters, in the near future. Furthermore, France repeatedly experiences technical difficulties with its carrier, the Charles de Gaulle. In addition to the operator of the world's largest fleet of aircraft carriers for conventional fighter aircraft, the United States, there only remains Brazil (NAe São Paulo) and Thailand (HTMS Chakri Naruebet).

Daniel Goure of the Lexington Institute recently said about the US carriers: "There is no more strategically agile, operationally responsive and tactically flexible platform [...] than the aircraft carrier" (see http://goo.gl/V7uV9). Although India is far from reaching the United States' level of capabilities provided by its numerous aircraft carriers, the long waiting time for the INS Vikramaditya may eventually pay off from a security-political point of view. However, it remains questionable, if it was worth to spend this much money and if alternatives should have been seriously considered at an earlier point in time.
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India unhappy as Russia may miss N-sub target

BY: Tribune News Service

India's quest to operate a nuclear submarine for its strategic needs has met with yet another hurdle. The much-awaited Akula-II class, 8,140 tonne Nerpa attack submarine from Russia, will not meet its year-end schedule of delivery to the Indian Navy.

Sources said the Navy, as of now, has refused to accept the submarine from its Russian counterparts citing inadequate training for its teams to operate the vessel. The submarine is to be leased by Russia for 10 years under a $650-million pact signed in January 2004.



The Indian naval teams do not have enough under-sea operating experience on board the nuclear-powered Nerpa, hence the Russians have been told to provide more hours of training, sources confirmed to The Tribune. The training of the Navy teams has been going on for the past one year but the top brass is "not satisfied" with the operational ability that has been acquired so far. This training will take some five months to complete, which means a new delivery deadline of March 2011 has been fixed.

This is the third such shift in the deadline for the delivery of the vessel. The Nerpa was initially slated for lease to India in mid-2008. An accident on board the undertrial submarine in the Sea of Japan killed 20 Russian sailors. After a $65 million re-fit later, the delivery was rescheduled for June this year. The Indo-Russian group on military technical cooperation met in July this year. The Russians promised that the submarine would be handed over to India by the end of this year.

The operation of a nuclear submarine is different from a conventional submarine. Indian Navy last operated one some 19 years ago in 1991. Since, the officers who operated it have long retired taking with them the "institutional memory". Since 1991, the ability of Russia, carved out of the erstwhile USSR, diminished to build world class vessels for itself. India did not have tie-ups with other countries. The one with France to build six diesel-electric powered submarines, the scorpene, was signed only a few years ago.

The Nerpa is vital as it will bridge the operational gap between now and the commissioning of the indigenously built nuclear-sub, the INS Arihant, which will join the fleet in 2012. The Arihant will have two more follow-on nuclear-subs and the three in total will cost India Rs 33,000 crore.

Technically, the Nerpa at 110-metre length is considered the quietest and deadliest of all Russian nuclear-powered submarines. The Amur Shipyard located in the Russian far-east has further reduced its acoustic noises. Unlike its diesel-electric powered cousins, the Nerpa, being N-powered, does not have to surface to "breathe". It can remain under water for 100 days while conventional subs surface every few days to take in air.






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Four Years After Programme Died, Indian Navy Floats Bid For Trishul-type SAM

The Indian Navy has called for information from global vendors to support a potential purchase of >10-km range surface to air point defence missile system for warships upto 7,000-tons (the Kolkata-class destroyers will be ~6,900-tons). The Navy has stipulated that it wants a system with a range in excess of 10-km, capable of engaging multiple & sea-skimming targets, capable of engaging both supersonic and subsonic targets.

http://livefist.blogspot.com/2010/11/indian-navy-floats-bid-for-trishul-type.html
 

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^^^^ so whose fault is this indian or russian?
Ours obviously. When the IN knew that sufficient hours of training was not being allocated to the sailors for this, they should have either not confirmed the will-be-missing induction date or should have allocated more training hours per day to the sailors instead of now finally making the blunder of moving the schedule ahead. In most of our squabbles with Russia, it is always our side's shortsightedness that leads to diplomatic hiccups. Except for Gorshkov deal, almost every other deal including the poor performance of IAF fighters and poor maintenance etc has been MOD's fault.
 

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Well this time around we are getting a submarine which is far ahead of whatever anyone in the region can field (except USN, RN or MN vessels on patrol), and we are getting more control than before.

This is however a very new deal, and a very unique submarine for the IN, with no experience of operating one regularly, so we will discover things as we go along, so i don't think anyone is to be blamed, i think it is a very intelligent step by the naval leadership to demand more training, accidents on-board such prized assets should be avoided, and the best way to do that is to train more and more.

This submarine will also start the nuclear submarine program with India, and its crew will be very important in setting up the indigenous nuclear submarine training methods, facilities and protocols in the Indian Navy. This submarine itself will be a valuable training asset for our crews (for the INS Arihant and other vessels of the same class)
 

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Indian Navy Deploys Multi-Ship Anti Piracy Force

A multi ship force of the Indian Navy has been tasked to undertake a comprehensive search in the Eastern parts of the Arabian Sea to locate and disable probable pirate (mother) vessels and skiffs.

Between 24th and 29th Nov 10 a sudden spurt of piracy attempts were reported in the Eastern Part of Arabian Sea at distances of 350-700 nautical miles from the West Coast of India. Reports were also received about MT Polar, a Panama Flagged Tanker hijacked on 30 Oct 10, being in the area and acting as a possible mother ship. In a swift step of affirmative action the Indian Navy dispatched its force to the area to search and locate pirate mother vessels/dhows/skiffs and carry out a thorough anti piracy sanitization of the area. The Indian Naval Force consists of ships, armed helicopters, MARCOS team and Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

The efforts of Indian Navy yielded immediate results as MT Polar has cleared the area in Eastern Arabian Sea on 30 Nov 10 and was heading back towards Somalia at best speed. Even as the movement of MT Polar is being monitored, Indian Naval Ships are combing the area for other possible mother vessels/skiffs.

It is appreciated that the threat of piracy in the area which has witnessed recent attacks has considerably decreased due to this development. The Indian Navy and Director General Shipping of India are continuing to monitor the situation and issue advisories for all ships regarding piracy prone areas and implement Best Management Practices in these areas. Protection of the Sea Lanes of Communication remains a priority of the Govt of India and the Indian Navy.

It maybe recalled that in response to increasing incidents of piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Navy commenced anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden in Oct 2008. Since then the Indian Navy has continuosly maintained one ship on patrol in the region with 23 IN Ships having been deputed for this tour of duty. These IN ships have ensured safe passage of 1415 merchantmen, of various nationalities, across the pirate infested waters in the Gulf of Aden. Not a single ship under escort of the Indian Navy has been hijacked to date.

IN ships have so far successfully thwarted 23 piracy attempts. The most recent being INS Delhi disrupting 04 Piracy attempts in the Gulf of Aden in Sep 10 and INS Rajput disrupting 03 Piracy attempts in the Gulf of Aden in Oct 10 . The Indian Navy also provided assistance to sanitize MV BBC Orinoco which came under pirate attack about 450 nm West of Mumbai in 11 Nov 10.






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