Indian Navy (IN) News and Discussion

[aaaditya]

hey guys,great news here ,indian navy is setting up a full fledged uav and naval airbase at uchipuli in south india,this will be the second uav base in the south after kochi,and will drastically increase the surveilance of the palk straits .

here is the link and the article:

http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/05/stories/2008070557910100.htm


3,000-foot runway to be expanded to 6,000 ft
343 acres of land to be acquired to facilitate expansion


RAMANATHAPURAM: The Indian Navy, which commissioned its first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) squadron at Kochi two and half years ago, plans to operate UAVs from the Naval Air Station at Uchipuli near here.
This is expected to enhance the Navy’s surveillance capability along the coast off Tamil Nadu from Tuticorin to Chennai and the sea around southern peninsula. The move is considered an “imperative” step in the context of the prolonged war between Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
The programme took shape after the recent visits of Vice Admiral Raman Prem Suthan, Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma, Flag Officer Commanding-In-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, and Commodore Phillip Van Haltren, Naval Officer-in-Charge, Tamil Nadu, to the air station.
At least two Israeli-built UAVs based at the Indian Naval Air Squadron at Kochi might be operated from the Naval Air Station at Uchipuli, to be upgraded as a regular commissioned air station. Its 3,000-foot runway will be expanded to 6,000 ft, keeping in mind future requirements. It has been proposed to acquire 343 acres in the nearby areas to facilitate the expansion.
“We will be in a position to station UAVs and operate them round the clock within a year,” Commander P. Rajkumar, Station Commander, Naval Air Station, Uchipuli, told The Hindu.
The focus of the programme was to operate UAVs at a higher altitude from remote.

 

[aaaditya]

hey guys,here is an interesting article on the nuclear submarine called as chakra operated by the indian navy in the late 80's and the new akula class of submarine to be procured by the indian navy.this article is from the newspaper called the hindu which is one of india's most widely read and highly respected publications.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/05/stories/2008070551341100.htm

The leasing by India of a Project 971 nuclear submarine built in Komsomolsk-on-Amur is the latest hot news. The agreement, whose significance for Russian-Indian cooperation has yet to be assessed, could have a profound impact on the balance of forces in the region.
Russia’s role in creating the Indian submarine fleet is hard to overestimate — Soviet/Russian-built vessels have been its core since the 1970s. Of the current 16 Indian submarines on duty, 12 were built in the Soviet Union or Russia, including two 641 Project and ten 877EKM Project submarines (NATO reporting names Foxtrot and Kilo). The four other submarines are German Project 209 diesel SSs, which India built under license.
Combined with a strong surface force and aircraft, this submarine fleet gives India control of the adjacent seas and makes it the strongest naval power in South Asia. But, with broad ocean expanses to cover, the Indian top brass have always wanted a force capable of operating away from home. Its surface component must have large combat ships, such as aircraft carriers, and its submarine fleet must include nuclear-powered vessels.
The Indian Navy got its first nuclear submarine in January 1988. It was the Soviet K-43, a Project 670 type ship built in 1967 (NATO reporting name Charlie). The boat, equipped with torpedoes and anti-ship missiles, was leased out to India and renamed the Chakra. It stayed within the force until March 1991. India asked for an extension of the lease but the U.S. forced the Soviet leadership to refuse the request.
Chakra had a seminal effect on the Indian Navy, producing a generation of senior naval officers, including several admirals. The experience gave India tactical and technical expertise essential for a national nuclear submarine project.
Such a project, code-named ATV (or Advanced Technology Vessel) and involving Russian engineers, got off the ground 30 years ago. The construction of India’s first SSN, sources say, began in the mid-2000s and is expected to be completed by 2010. India is reportedly planning to build between three and six SSNs in the next decade, with a displacement of 5,000 to 6,000 tons each, and fitted out with a combination of missiles and torpedoes.
However, even if the ATV type craft is fitted out by 2010, it will need between three and four years to gain sea experience. This prompted the Indian leadership to raise the lease issue once again, focusing negotiations on a multi-role SSN, Project 971 Shchuka-B, known in the West as Akula, then under construction in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Like the previous Indian SSN, it was re-christened Chakra. On June 11, 2008, it started dockside trials. The submarine is expected to be handed over to India in the autumn of 2009.
The lease contract was signed in 2004 by Russia’s then-Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov during his visit to India. The price of a 10-year lease was fixed at $650 million. A special training centre was built at Sosnovy Bor and has since produced three Indian relief crews. The centre also looks to a busy future: it will train crews for Indian-built SSNs.
The deal gives India a credible combat unit and reinforces its navy appreciably. All experts, including Western ones, agree that Project 971 boats have a low noise profile and run quietly. In that respect they are considered the equal of the improved American Los-Angeles class SSNs and, according to some specialists, even surpass them and compare with the more modern Sea Wolf and Virginia class.
Apart from a low acoustic profile, Project 971 submarines also pack a hefty punch. Their armaments consist of four 650mm torpedo tubes, with 12 torpedoes, and four 533mm tubes, with 28 torpedoes. Torpedoes can be replaced with submarine mines, cruise missiles, rocket-assisted torpedoes, and a variety of other submersibles. The exact complement is not known. The main mystery is whether or not India will receive Shkval rocket-assisted torpedoes and long-range cruise missiles. Some sources say the submarine carries Club missiles.
Will Russia benefit from the transfer? Views are divided, but the general consensus seems to be positive. If we give the official rhetoric on Russian-Indian relations a rest, and concentrate on the real state of affairs, we’ll see that India is Russia’s strategic partner, and the positions of both on a great many international issues coincide. India’s closest neighbour and rival of long-standing, Pakistan, is allied with the United States and has been supported by it militarily for a long time now.
The stationing of an Indian submarine in the region will require a further strengthening of both Pakistan’s naval forces – with reinforcements from the U.S. – and of the U.S. presence in the Indian Ocean, which will divert U.S. forces from other areas. The Indian-built nuclear submarines expected to go into service in the next few years will further contribute to that trend.

 

[niteshkjain]

Article comparing Indian and Chinese Navy

http://upiasiaonline.com/Security/2008/07/04/comparing_the_indian_and_chinese_navies/5452/

Comparing the Indian and Chinese navies

Hong Kong, China — After 10 years of steady effort, both India and China have made significant qualitative changes in their navies. In terms of submarine capabilities – the construction of SSNs and SSBNs – China is now far ahead of India, however.
China has built two 094 SSBNs and two 093 SSNs, along with JL2 and JL1M submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) that are ready to go into service in the PLA Navy, if they have not already done so.

In contrast, India is only preparing to receive one Russian-made Akura SSN for testing purposes by the end of 2008. In February 2008, the Indian Navy also launched from under water a 700-kilometer-range K-15 ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

Nonetheless, India’s pace in the construction of large-tonnage surface battleships and an aircraft carrier is faster than China’s. Thanks to the 290-kilometer-range BrahMos supersonic multirole missile jointly developed by India and Russia, the overall technological standard of the Indian Navy’s ship-to-ship missile is superior to that of China’s PLA Navy. India’s surface battleships currently being built will all be fitted with BrahMos SSMs, according to the plan of the Indian Navy.

Ships added to the PLA Navy over the past 10 years include two 051C DDGs, two 052B DDGs, two 052C DDGs, four 956E/EM DDGs and one 051B DDG, all of which have a full-load displacement of over 6,000 tons. Six additional ships, 054 and 054A FFGs, have also been built. These surface battleships are the flagships of the modern Chinese navy.

In the Indian Navy over the past 10 years three Delhi Class DDGs and three 4,000-ton class Type 1135.6 FFGs have been commissioned, with the latter armed with 300-kilomter-range Club-N surface-to-surface missiles. The Indian Navy has also received three Type 16A FFGs with full-load displacement of 4,500 tons and armed with 16 units of H-35 surface-to-surface missiles.

As a result, in terms of the construction of surface battleships above 6,000 tons, China is temporarily ahead of India, while in the building of 4,000-ton class missile frigates, India and China are about equal, with India slightly ahead in technology.

The Indian Navy is also armed with one Hermes aircraft carrier with a full-load displacement of 28,000 tons as well as 12 Sea Harrier FRS Mk 51 fighters. Obviously, the Indian Navy’s experience in the use of an aircraft carrier is surely superior to that of the PLA Navy.

Regarding the surface battleships under construction right now, India seems to be much more ambitious than China. Since 2007, the only large surface battleship China has been building is the 054A FFG. In contrast, the Indian Navy has started to build three P-15A DDGs at its Mazagon Shipyard. This is an upgraded variant of the Delhi Class DDG, with drastic changes. So far one P-15A has already been launched.

A source from the Mazagon Shipyard told the author in New Delhi that the P-15A construction program is now giving way to the Shivalik, or P-17 FFG. The first P-17 will be delivered to the Indian Navy within this year, and the second and third will be delivered in 2009 and 2010 respectively.

The two types of surface battleships mentioned above will all be fitted with a vertical-launched version of the BrahMos SSM. The P-15A will be armed with 16 such missiles. The P15A DDG has a full-load displacement of 7,000 tons, and still uses the Shtil-1 ship-to-air missile. The P-17 is India’s indigenous stealthy FFG and has a full-load displacement of 5,300 tons. It is also armed with Shtil-1 ship-to-air missiles.

Russia’s Yantar Shipyard currently is also building a second batch of three Type 1135.6 FFGs for the Indian Navy. The first three vessels of this model were built at the Baltic Sea Shipyard, but the contract for the latest three vessels has been awarded to the Yantar Shipyard, which has no experience building this type of missile frigate.

Apparently Russia intends to bail out the Yantar Shipyard, which has not received such an order in recent years through Russia’s system of allocating contracts. For this reason, it is worth watching the progress of this construction project to see if the shipyard can deliver a quality product. India is also concerned whether the overall price of building these vessels will rise as a result of this.

India has also begun building its own indigenous aircraft carrier, which is obviously proceeding faster than China’s program. India is building its aircraft carrier at Cochin Shipyard and is expected to complete it in 2013. However, past experience has shown that the Indian Navy’s vessel construction projects are usually delayed by two to three years.

Why there is no mention of ATV here, if we see aaditya's article

India is reportedly planning to build between three and six SSNs in the next decade, with a displacement of 5,000 to 6,000 tons each, and fitted out with a combination of missiles and torpedoes.

And isn't the deal is for two akula?

So ADS is also getting delayed? Any info on this?

 

[Feanor]

The INS Vikramaditiya is getting a price hike again, it seems. To a total of 3.4 billion.

http://arms-tass.su/?page=article&aid=56932&cid=25

 

[kams]

^^From the above report, $100 million for fuel only during 1 year of sea trial!!!? What fuel are they planning to use, molten Gold?

 

[aaaditya]

hey guys,check out this interesting article , the israeli nruav's (naval rotary unmanned aerial vehicle) development has been completed and this system has already been evaluated by the indian navy which is expected to be the launch customer.

here is the link and the article:

http://www.flightglobal.com/article...tes-unmanned-helicopter-development-work.html

Israel Aerospace Industries has completed the development of its naval rotary unmanned air vehicle system, and expects to secure its first contract before the end of this year.
Intended primarily for use from naval vessels, the NRUAV has already been evaluated by India, and sources say Israel is also following development efforts due to a potential requirement to field unmanned helicopters with its navy missile boats.
Developed by IAI's Malat division, the NRUAV kit replaces a manned helicopter's avionics suite with a flight-control system originally designed for the company's Heron medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV. This allows fully autonomous flight, including take-off and landing, says IAI, which has already conducted remote control tests using Aerospatiale Alouette III and Bell 206 helicopters.

© Israel Aerospace Industries

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Able to carry additional fuel because of the lightweight FCS, an unmanned Alouette (above) would have an endurance of 5.5h and be able to operate 120km (65nm) from its host ship, according to IAI. The NRUAV is offered with a number of different payload options, including an electro-optical/infrared sensor, maritime search radar, and communications and electronic intelligence sensors.
IAI first pursued an unmanned rotorcraft in the late 1980s with its Hellstar hovering UAV, but terminated the programme after its prototype was damaged in a hard landing. The company believes there is now a large potential market for the NRUAV concept.

 

[Feanor]

^^From the above report, $100 million for fuel only during 1 year of sea trial!!!? What fuel are they planning to use, molten Gold?

Powdered diamonds. Seriously, I don't know. Maybe it was a typo and they meant 10 million.

 

[tphuang]

Article comparing Indian and Chinese Navy

http://upiasiaonline.com/Security/2008/07/04/comparing_the_indian_and_chinese_navies/5452/

Comparing the Indian and Chinese navies

Hong Kong, China — After 10 years of steady effort, both India and China have made significant qualitative changes in their navies. In terms of submarine capabilities – the construction of SSNs and SSBNs – China is now far ahead of India, however.
China has built two 094 SSBNs and two 093 SSNs, along with JL2 and JL1M submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) that are ready to go into service in the PLA Navy, if they have not already done so.

In contrast, India is only preparing to receive one Russian-made Akura SSN for testing purposes by the end of 2008. In February 2008, the Indian Navy also launched from under water a 700-kilometer-range K-15 ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

Nonetheless, India’s pace in the construction of large-tonnage surface battleships and an aircraft carrier is faster than China’s. Thanks to the 290-kilometer-range BrahMos supersonic multirole missile jointly developed by India and Russia, the overall technological standard of the Indian Navy’s ship-to-ship missile is superior to that of China’s PLA Navy. India’s surface battleships currently being built will all be fitted with BrahMos SSMs, according to the plan of the Indian Navy.

Ships added to the PLA Navy over the past 10 years include two 051C DDGs, two 052B DDGs, two 052C DDGs, four 956E/EM DDGs and one 051B DDG, all of which have a full-load displacement of over 6,000 tons. Six additional ships, 054 and 054A FFGs, have also been built. These surface battleships are the flagships of the modern Chinese navy.

In the Indian Navy over the past 10 years three Delhi Class DDGs and three 4,000-ton class Type 1135.6 FFGs have been commissioned, with the latter armed with 300-kilomter-range Club-N surface-to-surface missiles. The Indian Navy has also received three Type 16A FFGs with full-load displacement of 4,500 tons and armed with 16 units of H-35 surface-to-surface missiles.

As a result, in terms of the construction of surface battleships above 6,000 tons, China is temporarily ahead of India, while in the building of 4,000-ton class missile frigates, India and China are about equal, with India slightly ahead in technology.

The Indian Navy is also armed with one Hermes aircraft carrier with a full-load displacement of 28,000 tons as well as 12 Sea Harrier FRS Mk 51 fighters. Obviously, the Indian Navy’s experience in the use of an aircraft carrier is surely superior to that of the PLA Navy.

Regarding the surface battleships under construction right now, India seems to be much more ambitious than China. Since 2007, the only large surface battleship China has been building is the 054A FFG. In contrast, the Indian Navy has started to build three P-15A DDGs at its Mazagon Shipyard. This is an upgraded variant of the Delhi Class DDG, with drastic changes. So far one P-15A has already been launched.

A source from the Mazagon Shipyard told the author in New Delhi that the P-15A construction program is now giving way to the Shivalik, or P-17 FFG. The first P-17 will be delivered to the Indian Navy within this year, and the second and third will be delivered in 2009 and 2010 respectively.

The two types of surface battleships mentioned above will all be fitted with a vertical-launched version of the BrahMos SSM. The P-15A will be armed with 16 such missiles. The P15A DDG has a full-load displacement of 7,000 tons, and still uses the Shtil-1 ship-to-air missile. The P-17 is India’s indigenous stealthy FFG and has a full-load displacement of 5,300 tons. It is also armed with Shtil-1 ship-to-air missiles.

Russia’s Yantar Shipyard currently is also building a second batch of three Type 1135.6 FFGs for the Indian Navy. The first three vessels of this model were built at the Baltic Sea Shipyard, but the contract for the latest three vessels has been awarded to the Yantar Shipyard, which has no experience building this type of missile frigate.

Apparently Russia intends to bail out the Yantar Shipyard, which has not received such an order in recent years through Russia’s system of allocating contracts. For this reason, it is worth watching the progress of this construction project to see if the shipyard can deliver a quality product. India is also concerned whether the overall price of building these vessels will rise as a result of this.

India has also begun building its own indigenous aircraft carrier, which is obviously proceeding faster than China’s program. India is building its aircraft carrier at Cochin Shipyard and is expected to complete it in 2013. However, past experience has shown that the Indian Navy’s vessel construction projects are usually delayed by two to three years.

Why there is no mention of ATV here, if we see aaditya's article

And isn't the deal is for two akula?

So ADS is also getting delayed? Any info on this?

well, this guy has no clue what he is talking about. I'm going to write a response to this in my blog, but I can't believe UPI is letting this guy write articles for them.

 

[Rish]

Just wondering, in a wartime scenario how would the indian navy utilize its carrier battle group with the INS Viraat?

tphuang, could you kindly send me a link to your blog? Thanks

 

[AegisFC]

Just wondering, in a wartime scenario how would the indian navy utilize its carrier battle group with the INS Viraat?

tphuang, could you kindly send me a link to your blog? Thanks

Take a look at his signature.

 

[Rish]

Take a look at his signature.

Haha thanks I completely missed that when i posted a reply.

 

[kams]

Mig-29K handover inches closer

 

[Feanor]

How many will be handed over in the first round?

 

[aaaditya]

hey guys ,great news here,the grse delivered to water jet propulsion fast attck crafts from its rajabagan dockyard acquired 2 years ago to the indian navy.

here is the link and the article:

GRSE delivers two warships from Rajabagan Dockyard

KOLKATA: The Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd on Wednesday delivered two Water Jet 'Fast Attack Craft' to the Indian navy from its Rajabagan Dockyard acquired two years ago. The warships are the first part of the 10-ship series, each costing Rs 50 cr to be delivered to the Navy by October 2010.
“This is a red letter day for the GRSE for launching the warships from the Rajabagan Dockyard which was acquired in July, 2006,'' said Mr K.C. Sekhar, CMD., GRSE at the launch function. The ships, christened INS Cinque and INS Chariyam, were propelled by water jets and were cost-effective platforms for patrol and rescue operations at sea. “The entire design has been done by us and a model test performed to reach a speed of 35 knots,'' he said. “The ships have improved habitability with fully air-conditioned modular type accommodation. They have sensors/radars, an efficient gun turret of indigenous make and sewage treatment plant to comply with the conditions laid down by the International Maritime Organisation,'' he added.

 

[aaaditya]

hey guys ,great news here,while it seems that the kaveri project for the lca has stagnated ,some headway has been achieved in the development of the kaveri maritime gas turbine engine based on the kaveri engine for the indian navy warships.

here is the link and the article:

http://frontierindia.net/demonstration-of-12-mw-kaveri-marine-gas-turbine-for-indian-navy#more-2097


Gas Turbine Research Establishment, Bangalore of DRDO had been indigenously developing Kaveri engine for propelling the Indian Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas). As a spin off during development, a marine version has been evolved to develop shaft power for propelling Indian Naval ship. Using the core of the Kaveri engine, the scientists of GTRE have added Low Pressure Compressor & Turbine as a gas generator and designed a Free Power Turbine to generate shaft Power for the maritime application.

The Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine (KMGT) as it has been named has been transported to Naval Dock Yard, Vishakapatnam and installed on to the Marine Gas Turbine test bed which is an Indian Navy Facility capable of testing the Gas Turbines upto 25 MW of shaft power through a reduction gearbox and a water brake dynamometer.
The involvement of Indian Navy in the development of the engine including their participation during testing has given a tremendous push to the success achieved so far.
During the recent visit of the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh to Naval Dock Yard, Vishakapatnam, Shri T. Mohana Rao, Director, GTRE has demonstrated the engine to the VVIP along with the Senior Naval Officers. The engine has been further tested to its potential of 12 MW at ISA SL 35°C condition which is the requirement of Indian Navy for propelling the SNF (Rajput) class of ships. This peak power was demonstrated to various dignitaries including the Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri Shri M. Natarajan, Vice Admiral B.S.Randhawa, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Dr. D.Banerjee, CC (R&D) among others.

 

[niteshkjain]

This is a good news

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEH20080718021439

Full transfer of Scorpene technology: French firm
Friday July 18 2008 12:36 IST

French warship major DCNS says it will fully transfer technology for its Scorpene submarines that are being built in this country for the Indian Navy and that the six boats contracted for will be delivered on schedule by 2017.

"Transfer of technology is not an issue. We will fully abide by our contractual obligations and even go a step further by providing equipment that has not even been asked for but will aid in the construction of the submarines," said DCNS chairperson and CEO Jean-Marie Poimboeuf.

"We have already started to transfer technology. This is a big challenge but we are totally confident we will achieve what we have set out to do," Paris-based Poimboeuf told IANS in an interview here.

India and France had in 2005 signed a Rs.130 billion ($3 billion) deal for six Scorpene submarines armed with Exocet anti-ship missiles. It was originally thought that one of these would be in sail-away condition while the remaining five would be manufactured at the state-owned Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL) at Mumbai. It now transpires that MDL would build all the six vessels.

"There is no restriction at all from the French government (on transferring technology)," Poimboeuf pointed out.

The official is here for a visit he undertakes every six months to monitor the progress in the construction of the first Scorpene submarine at MDL, which began last year.

He has also interacted with defence ministry officials on future contracts - including for the next generation Scorpenes that will be capable of firing long-range air-breathing missiles.

Discussing the challenges in transferring technology, Poimboeuf said this was because the wheel had virtually to be reinvented in training Indian engineers and technicians for the job at hand.

"We had to start from scratch because whatever expertise India had acquired in building submarines had been lost as no boats have been constructed for nearly 20 years," Poimboeuf explained.

The last time a submarine was built in India was in the late 1980s when MDL constructed under licence two German HDW boats, in addition to two that the Indian Navy had purchased in sail-away condition. MDL was to have constructed a total of four boats but the contract was abruptly terminated following charges that HDW had paid massive kickbacks to secure the Rs.4.20 billion deal.

The four HDW submarines in the Indian Navy's fleet of 16 boats will approach the end of their combat life between 2016 and 2024.

"Today, there is a new generation (of Indian engineers and technicians). We have to start from scratch in training them and are very serious about this," Poimboeuf said.

Toward this end, DCNS has deployed 15 French engineers at MDL against the six it was obligated to and plans to raise the number to 30 as the project proceeds.

It is also opening a fully owned-subsidiary in Mumbai next month to speed up the technology transfer process and to involve Indian industries by way of joint ventures or outsourcing.

"The subsidiary would not only support the submarine project but work with local companies to indigenise the boats," Poimboeuf explained.

Speaking about the construction of the first Scorpene, he said its various sections were being built and after integration of the systems they would carry, they would be put together by the end of the year.

"The full integration of all the systems would take another three years, after which sea trials would be conducted over a period of 12-18 months before the vessel is declared fully operational by 2012," DCNS Vice President (Projects) Pierre Legros explained.

 

[niteshkjain]

french offering partnership

http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/19/stories/2008071960451700.htm

France offers India partnership to export submarines

Sandeep Dikshit
NEW DELHI: France has offered India a partnership to export hi-tech submarines to third countries. “Our strategy is not only to be in India for developing products for India but to develop for others because we think that a submarine is a strategic defence system which a lot of navies are interested in developing,” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DCNS Jean-Marie Poimbeuf told The Hindu.

Submarines are counted as among the most potent defence platforms as they can operate undetected far beyond a country’s shores. The DCNS, 75 per cent owned by the French government, is currently building six submarines for India at Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai, at a cost of about Rs. 15,000 crore.

“We think India is a good place to develop activity for other countries. We have a lot of countries interested in submarines. Singapore would acquire new submarines in three to five years. Malaysia might ask for a second batch of submarine. Thailand and Indonesia would be interested,” Mr. Poimbeuf said.

Since a submarine is a big-ticket item – each submarine being built for the Indian Navy will cost about Rs. 2,500 crore – the opportunities for the Indian industry would be huge in case the French offer materialises. As a step towards intensifying cooperation with Indian companies, a DCNS subsidiary will be operational next month. It will help in the ongoing submarine project and also set up joint ventures with local companies to locally build specific equipment for submarines.

Project on torpedoes
“Beyond the submarine project, the DCNS (India) will develop cooperation with other shipyards. The DCNS is already working on propulsion system for corvettes with Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE). There is another project of cooperation on torpedoes,” said Mr. Poimbeuf.

The DCNS, he assured, was ready to continue with technology transfer and work with local companies. “We will be very open to technology transfer. We will listen to the governmental policy on the way they would like [the next lot of] submarine would be constructed. We are totally open to develop industrial cooperation and set up a joint venture with a local company that Indian government allow us to do,” he observed.

The DCNS chief said his company would reply to the request for information (RFI) for the next batch of submarines. It is also in discussion for other projects. “We received a RFI for training ships and offshore patrol vessels and would like to answer in cooperation with local shipyard. We will participate with design and support the construction in India.”

The company’s top brass held several sounds of discussions last week with Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta to discuss technology transfer for the present lot of submarines. “I read in newspapers and assured him that there was no restriction on technology transfer from the French government and we are doing that since the beginning of the contract,” he explained.

Admitting that the building of the first submarine had been delayed, he was, however, optimistic of the six submarines rolling out by the projected date of 2017. “It is a very complex naval system. There is nothing more complex more than a submarine. Besides, for over 15 years there was no activity regarding construction of submarines in India. To restart this activity takes time.”

 

[kay_man]

shivalik class

hey did check out these photos.

the 3rd and last of the shivalik class stealth frigates i.e. INS SAHYADRI being fitted out at mazgaon dock ltd. mumbai.

already it looks stealthy

 

[niteshkjain]

Indian navy plans about patrol aircrafts

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Navy_looks_to_boost_snoop_power/articleshow/3254599.cms

Navy looks to boost snoop power
20 Jul 2008, 0346 hrs IST, Rajat Pandit,TNN

 

[tatra]

hey did check out these photos.

the 3rd and last of the shivalik class stealth frigates i.e. INS SAHYADRI being fitted out at mazgaon dock ltd. mumbai.

already it looks stealthy

All three have been 'fitting out' for quit some time now. It's about time that the first of class is finished!!!! (I'm very disappointed at the amount of photo material that has emerged, especially compared to what we've been seeing of new chinese naval ships.)