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It has a 40mm L70 mount - and not the usual 30mm CRN-91 turret. Cheap and simple I suppose. Indian Coast Guard ship Kanaklata Barua commissioned at Kolkata. Indian Coast Guard ship Kanaklata Barua, the last in the series of five Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), was commissioned on Wednesday via video con...

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amar_p wrote:Aren't we planning to have specialised submarine rescue vessels? I remember seeing something about it some time ago....

02 Diving Support Vessel

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Latest news Kongsberg Maritime supply four HUGIN AUV survey systems to Garden Reach Shipbuilders in India Sale includes HiPAP 502 high-accuracy acoustic positioning/comms systems to support AUV ops which will be installed on 4 Large Survey vessels currently in build for the IN GRSE CMD Rear Admiral ...

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The Abhay class is rightly seen as a predecessor class for the SWC. From a naming perspective though I wager these are going to be the new Arnala class. From a weapon perspective the class is built around IRL rocket launcher and Triple HWT. However what sets these apart is the use of water jets on t...

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Whatever happened to the mine sweepers? If I remember right, we were supposed to get some South Korean ones and that contract got cancelled too. There is no clarity on minesweepers. IN has exacting requirements on the hull type for this type of ship, and the only supplier were South Korean ones bef...

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#IndianNavy orderbook - all coming in next ~5 (ok 5 -10) years: **Warships** 01 Aircraft CarrierProject-71 Vikrant Class 04 DestroyerProject-15B Vishakapatnam Class 04 FrigateProject 11356 Talwar Class 07 FrigateProject-17A Nilgiri Class 16 Corvette (ASW)ASW SWC --- 32 Total --- **Submarines** 01 SS...

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Received via Whatsapp ------------------------- *FISHING IN TROUBLED WATERS - A SUBMARINER’S STORY* .... This particular mission was to snoop around for 30 odd days and we were to go close inshore, submerged as usual, and operate with acute risk and caution. We were to go into the territorial wat...

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The Indra Lanza is a L band 3D radar https://www.indracompany.com/sites/default/files/lanza3d_radar_v19_0.pdf Tata is providing 23 sets to the IN in partnership with Indra over a 10 year span. This has to be the L band set on the P17A and possibly the P15B hulls. Note too that Terma SSR radars will...

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The only other radar I can think of then is the RAWL-03 - a logical successor to the RAWL on Delhi and Kolkata classes.

https://saab.com/region/india/about-saa ... nce-radar/

No confirmed news of orders though.

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EL/M-2238

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... _Radar.jpg

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....5.56x30 JVPC is a non starter for anything beyond basic sentry duty, tank crew and helicopter pilots self defence. There is also good potential in law enforcement. Armed cops are equipped with AK variants which is just ridiculous. Even the likes of CISF and DSC can do with a JVPC or Amogh carbi...

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Sir you have dug deep with this comment. We were not prepared for the media/info war at all. My sense is that our plan was not to reveal the strike at all - it was DG-ISPR who started tweeting about the strike at 5:30AM. Perhaps our thought was to strike and not boast about it to keep situ de-escala...

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It was ROE which allowed the use of First shot by PAF. My point about roe was that the iaf did not have the green light on initiating missile release. The paf therefore managed to fire first. Not because of any subpar equipment of the iaf. Again, the bars mki combo is quite capable in bvr and can o...

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Kamortas were supposed to have Maitri SAM. The attractive proposition behind this was its compatibility with Revathi radar complex. I cannot say why Maitri did not proceed, but the kinetic element is essentially a MICA missile (expensive). The only shortcut I can see in current circumstances is to u...

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An upgrade is being planned (not sure how far it is) for the Delhi Class. The Urans are to be replaced by the BrahMos. Brahmos as a system is relevant for decades to come thanks to speed and/or range. So not worried about the sacrifices we have to make to install it on our ships. Nevertheless, we d...

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Lads,

Project-75I RFP is coming out soon. Just hope that a builders actually make a submission and a selection is made.

There is a good chance of heart attacks the moment the first envelopes are pulled out and quotations read out loud in the committee.... this is likely to be 2 years+ from now.

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A few more ramblings on ICG vs IN; Off late the IN has been heavily tasked with "mission based deployments" in all corners of the IOR. Without doubt this must be placing strain on men and machinery. The situation is exacerbated by non-delivery of OPVs and CTS. Operational tasks such as Cou...

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Quoting my own post in this thread: ....However,I would like to see the CG trained for more duties such as mine- countermeasures. CG ships could be fitted with clip- on MCM eqpt. to relieve the IN hov the task. Dedicated MCM vessels could also be acquired by the CG along with specialised UUVs for th...

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....However,I would like to see the CG trained for more duties such as mine- countermeasures. CG ships could be fitted with clip- on MCM eqpt. to relieve the IN hov the task. Dedicated MCM vessels could also be acquired by the CG along with specialised UUVs for the same. Both the IN and CG operate ...

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.... I hope the Coast Guard ships get the Nag missile that will be ideal for their type of missions. Interesting comment. Recently small missiles such as Martlet and Gremlin(?) have come up in foreign navies as a response to swarm attacks or asymmetric attacks such as boats. Do we face such a threa...

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Sir any news on the ASW-SWC and any new projects in pipeline. Zero news on CTS and OPV plans now that Project-21 and ABG CTS are cancelled. (i know this is off track.. please reply in navy thread - thank you :-) ) https://books.google.co.in/books?id=TcuaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=Liten...

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Precision ammo fired from naval guns for land attack and air defence seems to be in vogue with both Oto Melara and BAE systems offerings. So far no news from IN though BHEL was selling it in brochures in 76mm offerings. STRALES, Volcano and other systems seem to be a cheap way to add capability to O...

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....I've said before,the 4 amphibs of around 30Kt planned should be rationalised to 3 of larger tonnage with a regular flight deck to operate twin-engined STOBAR aircraft.The 3rd. carrier ambitions already downplayed by the CDS must hold. .... A carrier is also a amphib attack ship or Littoral Stri...

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nam wrote:The two absolutely critical asset for us to defeat the Chinis: Artillery & IAF.

If only our 155MM was ordered earlier...sigh.

The first, and perhaps the only asset we need is a - "plan". everything else will flow from that.

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Whatever be the case, PAF was able to acquire these second hand airframes. I wonder what prevents us from doing the same to shore up our IFR capability.

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IAF silence and general apathy towards PR frustrates me to no end. Forget Balakot. There are many missions where they could have be more open with an official publication, documentary and ideally both. eg: UN operations, strike at LoC in 2002 and many small ops like that All of that history is just ...

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Our senior leadership were completely dismissive of Infowar. .... The military leadership is often heard "those who need to know, know". This is an example of how poorly they understand infowar. First of all, who needs to know? I say everybody in the enemy camp need to know. For a securit...

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.... you hear reports of IAF aircraft down, you think the Indians hide losses like the Pakis. That's where Gafoora and IK that day were clearly waiting for Su 30 news. These are not technically skilled or rational people.... It presents a logical counter to India claiming F-16 kill. "if you in...

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Why does it have to be Tu-22M or Tu-160 or nothing? PN acquired second hand civil ATRs, and then upgraded them separately to military standard: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DiVjfwIWAAAfHgB?format=jpg&name=large There is a lot we can do if we are willing to work with lower cost, lower capability s...

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Karan M wrote:....We couldn't open fire until they crossed the LoC. They had no such qualms.

There are conflicting reports on on whether they crossed the loc or not.

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Calling OPV as Corvettes and spending Big Euros, I have a feeling some money must have changed hands. PN has always done that i.e. classify ships to one category above. Example Amazon class frigates are called "destroyers". Designation aside it looks to be a sensible purchase, with potent...

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Totally disappointed with not seeing any model for ASW-SWC.

Also hardly anything by Tata. Could anybody get a good look at Tata Merlin?

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excellent work Shobhit

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...... Folded image - manual - all backwards. http://www.strategicfront.org/forums/attachments/1563982831181-png.8379/ .... I think a lot of people dont understand the criticality of blade folding requirement. (not singling you out Cyrus) Let me explain from a layman perspective; If you ever walk u...

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Are shipyards taking part? Hoping to see detailed views of upcoming mini-ASW boats.

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Nice pic of Kamorta class corvette; INS Kiltan (P30) In cash-starved times i wish a ship like this could be acquired in large numbers. I am talking at least a dozen. Sadly these are quite expensive, and couple with GRSE's production rate .... Navy had a rock solid plan to kick start warship producti...

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I think its a mystery as to what ROEs were being followed by IAF fighters flying in the air at the time of the dogfight. If ROE was sacrosant then why did Abhinandan go across and engage the F-16s? If the enemy is trying to kill me with AAMs then will a soldier hold back? I dont think so. I think Su...

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Is the solution to a heavy gun simply a more powerful tractor? About 20 years ago I saw a hypersonic shell with built in ram jet in a US lab study. It's still not achieved and its thrown around as a venue to explore. Right now ATAGS fires 5 shells a minute. That means 500 lbs. And with Time on Targe...

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(post below unconnected to above discussion) There are 4 episodes to balakot episode: 1. Pulwama attack and subsequent investigation 2. Balakot airstrike including political decision making 3. PAF retaliation and F-16 shoot down 4. Negotiation to recover PoW and arm twisting i.e. "qatl ki raat&...

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From available accounts C-295 and LCA Mk1A contracts are near fruition. Hope these will go through.

I want navy to have more ships but imho the 3rd carrier and amphibs are not happening. I think we are going to see a reduction in force levels for the navy from the highs of 5 years back.

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