Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 14 Feb 2016 14:03

"digital quarterback" in an indian publication? Who wrote the text?

Will · Post by **Will** » 14 Feb 2016 16:04

Let's face it. The Vishal is at least a decade away, probably more if it's going to have nuclear propulsion. Anything less than 5th Gen aircraft for it will not cut it. Has to be navalized versions of the AMCA and FGFA. Aircraft like the Rafale and Mig-29' are just not going to cut it by the time the Vishal is ready. The F-35? Let's just not go there. It would be moronic to go for an aircraft that needs to connect to servers in the US after every mission even if one chooses to over look all the deficiencies of the aircraft itself.

Gyan · Post by **Gyan** » 14 Feb 2016 18:44

I think that we should continue with present category and built 1+1=2 Aircraft carries of 40-45,000 tons

Then build 2 conventional aircraft carriers of 65,000 tons and only thereafter think of jumping to EMALs and nuke power. Better to fine tune our nuke reactor ability on SSNs and SSBNs. USA wants to derail India into super costly nuclear aircraft carrier while our need for SSNs, SSBNs is much greater.

Will · Post by **Will** » 14 Feb 2016 22:36

True. The US is dangling a carrot and forcing the IN to take the Nuke route. They will then try and delay the project endlessly for some reason or the other.

Lets face it and the sooner our powers that be realise it the better- The US only looks after its own interests. They want India to balance China while at the same time propping up Pakistan to tie down India. Their only interest is to stymie the growth of India and China and continue being the paramount power in the world. Lets face it in the coming decades its only India and China that will be able to challenge US supremacy.

Thing to do is go in for a second 40-50 k carrier while working on the nuke propulsion. Its going to take a while for BAARC to come up with and test a reactor design for a nuke carrier.

Vipul · Post by **Vipul** » 17 Feb 2016 18:46

India likely to select fighter plane under 'Make in India' by year-end: Manohar Parrikar.

India is likely to select by the year-end at least one fighter aircraft that will be manufactured by the private sector under the 'Make in India' process for supply to IAF, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said.

He said that there may be one or two more jet fighter plants, either operational or in the process of being set up, in India in the next three years or so.

Asked if this meant HAL will set up more plants, Parrikar said, "It is private sector which will be required to supply to the air force. We need fighters. We may encourage...there are proposals."

Parrikar said yesterday through "proper process", by year end "we might select few aircraft to Make in India. Which one? I don't commit. But there will be at least one, may be two also."

Boeing and Lockheed Martin of the US, Saab of Sweden, Dassault Aviation of France and Eurofighter have offered to set up manufacturing bases in India along with transfer of technology if their fighter aircraft was selected for Indian Air Force.

All the companies are also in talks with Indian private firms to select a local partner. However, they are awaiting a clear signal from the government before selecting their partners.

Parrikar also made it clear that 'Make in India' does not mean just assembly of equipment but manufacturing through transfer of technology.

The development comes as both India and France are in the last stage of concluding an Inter-Government Agreement on direct purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jet planes.

The government has also decided to equip IAF, which is facing a severe fighter shortage, with indigenously developed Tejas combat aircraft. HAL is already in the process of increasing its capacity to manufacture 16 Tejas aircraft per year.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 17 Feb 2016 22:11

Lists out the Weapons system in pipeline for all 3 service

Defence budget must reflect reality

http://ajaishukla.blogspot.in/2016/02/d ... ality.html

Falijee · Post by **Falijee** » 21 Feb 2016 07:32

Lockheed Martin tries to sell F-16s using ‘Make in India’ pitch

arshyam · Post by **arshyam** » 21 Feb 2016 21:15

Let's for a second, consider this proposal in all seriousness:

This is a fighter plane that first flew in the seventies, so the US most likely will, and is, moving off this platform. No doubt it has been extensible and up-gradable over the the decades, but at some point, it will hit a logical end, and this fighter has reached it.
Who is buying the F-16 for us to make and export to? Only PAF , and maybe a few smaller countries, in small quantities. Most of them don't have the funds for large orders, so if we end up making them in India, orders won't be enough to achieve economy of scale.
Most F-16 customers will also start the process of moving off the platform and upgrading to the F-35, and many are already doing so. So, there will be a huge market of second hand fighters that the above mentioned customers will prefer to buy (see article below), given their lower availability of funds. So, new fighters rolling off an Indian assembly line will have to compete with the used 'car' market.
So, little chance of export. Who then, is the intended customer for this pitch? The Indian Air Force, of course. So the IAF will buy these fighters that has reached a development dead end, and still only match what our western neighbour can throw at us.
And for this effort, we will have to replicate the entire line - moving the assembly line is not sufficient - the entire chain of components has to be replicated in India, with all the time and monetary investments it will take.
In summary, in 10 years' time, we will have shiny new fighters that can match up to what the PAF can throw at us today.
But wait, the US has shown earlier that it is not beyond putting conditions on where its gear can be used, and I bet there will be a restriction against using these fighters against the PAF.
Also, the innumerable alphabet soup agreements and extra-territorial laws they have a tendency to pass when bored.
So in the end, what are we getting? Old F-16s to fight with China?

While the above is a no-brainer to most folks on BRF, it still needs to be said. Plus, it would help lurkers who are here just for info/insights into these things (I used to be one for 5 years before joining). So pliss to bear with me.

Anyway, why fear when the MoD is here?
F-16 supply to Pakistan a “down” in US-India relations: Parrikar - Ajai Shukla blog/Bus. Std.

On Thursday, speaking to interviewer Karan Thapar on India Today TV, Parrikar termed the sale a “down” in the US-India relationship, stating: “I’m quite hurt by that and we have expressed our feelings very clearly to America.”

This came a day after Phil Shaw, the India head of Lockheed Martin, the company that builds the F-16, offered at the Singapore Air Show to “build the F-16 aircraft in India [and] to move our production line from the US to India with an Indian partner to help with the ‘Make in India’ process.”

MoD sources say the US proposal to establish an F-16 production line in India has been dead for some time now. The Pakistan sale only hammers a final nail into that proposal’s coffin.

Enough said, I suppose. Truly the last word.

member_29350 · Post by **member_29350** » 21 Feb 2016 21:23

Some wag on twitter noted that "India makes F-16s to sell to Pakistan who will then drop nukes on Indian cities using it. Is this Make in India or what?"

kit · Post by **kit** » 21 Feb 2016 22:01

maybe GOI realises fighter aircraft manufacture is not exactly like car factories where you can have any number with their ancilliary industries since the market is big .. but fighter planes unfortunately only one captive customer .. if Boeing etc want to put assembly lines let them built commercial aircraft right here in India .. surely we can assure them of a big market if they help in developing the ancillary industries as well .. same for Airbus ! .. fighter planes ?.. lets talk state of the art F35 for starters

kit · Post by **kit** » 21 Feb 2016 22:03

Any certainly any commercial aircraft manufacturing technology can spin over to military as well !

arshyam · Post by **arshyam** » 21 Feb 2016 22:36

kit wrote:if Boeing etc want to put assembly lines let them built commercial aircraft right here in India .. surely we can assure them of a big market if they help in developing the ancillary industries as well

That's a good point. Just between Jet and SpiceJet, Boeing has confirmed orders for 100+ 737s, and in total, Boeing alone is eyeing 800+ civil aircraft orders from India (source). Why not have them assemble part of such orders here? Like how Airbus does for its A320s in China.

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 23 Feb 2016 07:58

deejay wrote:India may buy four early warning E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft for INS Vishal

http://www.defencenews.in/article/India ... ishal-2807

regarding thise digital quarterbacks, see here:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/us- ... d=37058310

Maj. Smith told ABC News the plane has also shown its value by assuming the position of a kind of “aerial quarterback” in the complex airspace of Iraq and Syria.

even propaganda has to be customized to the target audience to be a shade better than the holy korea.

Vipul · Post by **Vipul** » 23 Feb 2016 16:59

Mazagon Docks Limited to get Rs 2,300 crore order for Naval survey vessels; carbine procurement to be reviewed.

Several projects are expected to come up at the Defence Acquisition Committee (DAC) meeting on February 23, including a proposal to award MDL a Navy project for the construction of four large survey vessels.

A tender was issued in 2010 to import 44, 600 carbines and trails were competed in 2013 with Beretta, IWI and Colt. However, the project has been stuck since then as only one of the three competitors - Israeli IWI - qualified as the `night sights' of the other two failed.
A final decision on going ahead with the project is expected shortly with the Army exploring an option to separate 'night sights' with the main contract that will enable at least two of the three competitors to qualify. The sights could then be made separately by BEL. The other option would be to cancel the tender and start the acquisition process afresh.

Zynda · Post by **Zynda** » 23 Feb 2016 17:16

arshyam wrote:
kit wrote:if Boeing etc want to put assembly lines let them built commercial aircraft right here in India .. surely we can assure them of a big market if they help in developing the ancillary industries as well
That's a good point. Just between Jet and SpiceJet, Boeing has confirmed orders for 100+ 737s, and in total, Boeing alone is eyeing 800+ civil aircraft orders from India (source). Why not have them assemble part of such orders here? Like how Airbus does for its A320s in China.

Boeing will be opening a 737 assembly line in China. Don't think Boeing will open two different assembly lines in the same geography. China is a bigger market and probably an export hub of 737s for this part of the world.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 23 Feb 2016 22:58

Vipul wrote:Mazagon Docks Limited to get Rs 2,300 crore order for Naval survey vessels; carbine procurement to be reviewed.

Several projects are expected to come up at the Defence Acquisition Committee (DAC) meeting on February 23, including a proposal to award MDL a Navy project for the construction of four large survey vessels.

A tender was issued in 2010 to import 44, 600 carbines and trails were competed in 2013 with Beretta, IWI and Colt. However, the project has been stuck since then as only one of the three competitors - Israeli IWI - qualified as the `night sights' of the other two failed.
A final decision on going ahead with the project is expected shortly with the Army exploring an option to separate 'night sights' with the main contract that will enable at least two of the three competitors to qualify. The sights could then be made separately by BEL. The other option would be to cancel the tender and start the acquisition process afresh.

That's not an option but kicking the can for later. And shame on Army for even thinking its an option after all those J&K casualties.

Aditya G · Post by **Aditya G** » 23 Feb 2016 23:33

What does DAC approval mean? From here on it goes to CCS or?

Aditya G · Post by **Aditya G** » 23 Feb 2016 23:59

Love the way Parrikar approaches things:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/new ... 112015.cms

So apparently we have counted 314 acquisitions in total at MoD, of which MP is asking to be trimmed and refined, and clear those which are somewhat progressed - 86/314.

DAC is now acting as a clearing house on these acquisitions, and systematically taking steps on each.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 24 Feb 2016 00:15

Austin wrote:Lists out the Weapons system in pipeline for all 3 service

Defence budget must reflect reality

http://ajaishukla.blogspot.in/2016/02/d ... ality.html

All those cant be acquired in one year. So can some one time phase his data for each service say over four years?

Also how about a capital expenditure budget outside the regular MoD budget?

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 24 Feb 2016 14:37

India again world's biggest arms importer: Swedish think-tank

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/new ... 093214.cms

India tops the list with 14 per cent of global arms imports. China ranks second with 4.7 per cent, Australia (3.6 per cent), Pakistan (3.3 per cent), Vietnam (2.9 per cent) and South Korea (2.6 per cent).

srai · Post by **srai** » 24 Feb 2016 18:22

^^^

(clap clap)

Vipul · Post by **Vipul** » 24 Feb 2016 18:33

Defence services to review acquisition plans, budget needs for next 10 years.

In a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Tuesday, defence minister Manohar Parrikar undertook a review of defence acquisitions since June 2014, when Narendra Modi-led NDA government came to power. In the meeting, Parrikar asked the defence services to review their capital acquisition proposals and budgetary requirement for the next 10 years.This was the last meeting of the DAC before the presentation of the Union Budget on February 29.

In Budget 2015-16, Rs 93,657 crore had been budgeted for capital expenditure out of an overall defence budget of Rs 2.46 lakh crore.Besides asking for a review of the capital acquisition proposals for the next 10 years, Parrikar also asked the defence services to project their requirements as per relevance.

The DAC also approved the issue of Letter of Intent for Mine Countermeasure Vessels for the navy to Goa Shipyard Ltd and placed a follow-up order for 109 6X6 Heavy Mobility Vehicles for the army for Rs 457 crore.

The review brought out that 81 capital acquisition projects have matured since June 2014, while proposals worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore have been cleared by the defence ministry during this period.Acceptance of Necessity (AON) for 66 projects, amounting to more than Rs 2 lakh crore, has also been issued by the defence ministry since the BJP government came to power.

The DAC was also informed that 314 cases of procurement have still not fructified although 86 of them are in final stages of sanction. Defence ministry sources said that Parrikar directed the officials that all efforts should be made to clear maximum pending projects during the next 4-5 months.

Industry sources believe that the process of defence acquisition is likely to pick up pace after the new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 is notified.

It is likely to be notified by the defence ministry in first week of April. The new Defence Procurement Procedure was announced by Parrikar in January to simplify and expedite the procurement process.

kapilrdave · Post by **kapilrdave** » 25 Feb 2016 15:58

Govt 'actively considering' separate set up for defence acquisition: Manohar Parrikar

"Its (current setup's) main drawback is that it essentially performs line functions whilst being embedded in a larger structure, which is designed to perform staff functions," the report had said.

What does that mean?

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 25 Feb 2016 18:10

Fairly straightforward - its doing line functions ie day to day, tactical tasks -file pushing, signatures, process monitoring, sending out RFI/RFP etc etc.. while the org its part of is staffed for staff function, ie set higher level policy. So they think implementation ie line function should be done by a different org.

kapilrdave · Post by **kapilrdave** » 25 Feb 2016 19:57

Ah! I see. Thanx.

So does that mean that he wants babus to separate from the "strategists"? I mean, trying to reduce the babucracy?

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 25 Feb 2016 20:15

No probs..I think he wants a specialist org which focuses on this function for efficiency.. not part of the MOD and with so many delays..

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 26 Feb 2016 07:19

^ I would gladly upvote Karan sir himself to head the high council. all the crap would get cleaned up in 3 days and 300 people pensioned off to a farm.

Kakkaji · Post by **Kakkaji** » 05 Mar 2016 03:22

Parrikar finds $3 bn lying forgotten in US account

In a disquieting comment on how the ministry of defence (MoD) manages its money, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar revealed on Friday that he discovered India was paying the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) for new weaponry, even though $3 billion which had been earlier remitted was lying in an account in Washington.

"Because of ill-management, or lack of attention to this account, we had slightly less than $3 billion which is piled up in this account, which was not earning any interest. It was just lying there in the account," Parrikar said at a press conference here. Parrikar added that he drew on this account, saving money from this year's capital budget, which was returned to the finance ministry. "From somewhere near $3 billion, the account has come down to $1.7-1.8 billion. During last year, we must have paid nearly Rs 6,000 crore from this fund for our committed liabilities…. We have saved almost $700-800 million in foreign exchange", he said.

arun · Post by **arun** » 05 Mar 2016 09:52

X Posted from the “IAF Rafale News and Discussions - 26 May 2015” thread.

I am a tough negotiator, want best price for Rafale jets: Parrikar : HT

Meanwhile;

Defence spending slips when NDA is in power, Rs 11,595 crore unspent : ET

Indian Air Force Has Only 32 Squadrons - Lowest In A Decade : NDTV

Kakkaji · Post by **Kakkaji** » 17 Mar 2016 19:12

DCNS seeks approval for 100% FDI in developing systems to provide more endurance to submarines

On the face of it, sounds like a good proposal.

Kakkaji · Post by **Kakkaji** » 18 Mar 2016 23:26

New DPP likely to get final clearance by March 21: Manohar Parrikar

"Our new defence procurement policy not only aims to incentivise and promote indigenous production but also cut the red tape and remove bureaucratic hurdles, which have delayed plans in the past," he said.

"What this vision gives to stakeholders is an ecosystem for innovation and development... The new DPP will of course expedite business and make defence a modern sector. The modalities have all been worked out and the final clearance to the draft should be given by March 21 and by month end it will be notified," Parrikar said.

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 19 Mar 2016 06:39

Big boost: Army to get ammo worth Rs 15,000 cr
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi ... IIndiaNews

W DELHI: The 1.18-million strong Army, grappling with critical operational deficiencies on several fronts, is finally going to get some much-needed missiles, thermal imagers, weapon-locating radars and multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS).Defence ministry sources on Friday said the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has cleared four long-pending arms deals worth 6,600 crore, while two others for over 8,300 crore are on the verge of getting the final nod.
"Contracts for the four cleared deals will now be inked," said a source. They will include the 1,200 crore acquisition of 65,000 new-generation 84mm rockets, with greater range and better armour-penetration capabilities, for the Swedish-origin Carl Gustaf man-portable rocket launchers.The other contracts are for 4,000 hand-held thermal imagers with laser-range finders ( 1,400 crore), 5,000 Milan-2T anti-tank guided missiles ( 2,000 crore) and 30 indigenous 'Swati' weapon-locating radars ( 2,000 crore).The two projects headed for CCS nod are for two more Pinaka MLRS regiments for 3,300 crore and another regiment of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles for over 5,000 crore.
The two Pinaka regiments, which will add to the two such regiments already inducted by the Army, will help plug gaps in the force's medium-range, high-volume firepower.
Similarly, the BrahMos land-attack missile, which flies almost three times the speed of sound at Mach 2.8 to targets 290km away, will help boost the Army's precision-strike capabilities.With the Army already having three BrahMos regiments, the government has approved deployment of the missile's Block-III version in Arunachal Pradesh to counter China's huge build-up of military infrastructure all along the 4,057-km Line of Actual Control. This missile variant has "trajectory maneuver and steep dive capabilities" for mountain warfare, as reported by TOI earlier.
But the lack of third-generation anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), with fire-and-forget capabilities, remains a big operational gap on the western front with Pakistan. The case for inducting these shoulder-fired tank-killers has been meandering for almost a decade now.The acquisition of 'Spike' ATGMs from Israel, however, is still stuck in the commercial negotiations stage. Consequently, infantry battalions are making do with the second-generation Milan (2-km range) and Konkurs (4-km) ATGMs, which are produced by defence PSU Bharat Dynamics under licence from French and Russian companies. Being wire-guided, they have to be directed to the target.

Vipul · Post by **Vipul** » 22 Mar 2016 02:34

Defence Ministry to fast-track arms acquisition.

The Ministry of Defence is looking at implementing a fast-track mechanism even during peacetime for acquiring defence equipment if a certain armament is facing depletion.

This provision has been introduced in the revised Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), 2016, to be released on March 28.Although the DPP has been given a final shape, the chapter on strategic partners is expected to take some more time.

“DPP will have a fast-track mechanism which can be used during peacetime. This will be based on need and urgency of operation. The reasoning of the fast track has been clearly spelt out (in the new DPP) … This will help in some urgent requirements,” said Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

Previously, the fast-track mechanism could be utilised only during wartime, when the forces required a certain category of equipment urgently.

Parrikar was briefing the media on the decisions taken at the meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by him, on Monday. The fast-track decision will be handled by a committee of the Defence Ministry empowered to take this decision.

The committee can select a specific partner for particular equipment with proven results, depending on the requirement. “It can pre-select a known brand which has a proven track record. That proven equipment can be purchased in case we require it urgently,” he said.

The Defence Procurement Policy is expected to be officially released on March 28, and come into effect from April 2.The chapter on strategic partners is expected to take more time. “CCS approval, financial aspects … everything has to be cleared,” Parrikar said.

On some of the ongoing projects, he said the financial layouts have to be worked out. He added that the timeline to go for strategic partners will be by 2016 end.

The DAC, however, did not finalise the blacklisting policy on Monday, although Parrikar said it is almost ready.The blacklisting policy is separate from the DPP. The revised Blacklisting Policy will have two kinds of “punishment” in terms of temporary suspension and permanent blacklisting, with a heavy penalty being imposed.

However, the Minister made it clear that there will be no relaxation for the existing blacklisted defence firms.

The companies can approach the committee with their grievances, and under the new blacklisting policy, they can hope for a lesser punishment, he said. “The approach has to be well-defined and calibrated only then the committee will look into the merit of the case.”

Vipul · Post by **Vipul** » 22 Mar 2016 18:21

Defence Ministry to prioritise submarines, ammunition, aircraft under strategic partner model.

The Defence Ministry will prioritise high value contracts - ammunition for the Army, submarines for the Navy and aircraft for the air force - under the strategic partnership model that will select private companies for long term manufacturing projects, minister Manohar Parrikar has said.

The minister announced that the new defence procurement policy has been finalised after a high level meeting on Monday but said that details of the strategic partner (SP) model will be firmed up later, as reported by ET.

Parrikar said that conventional submarine acquisition plan - named P75 I - will be taken under the new model that selects one Indian vendor for a particular sector of manufacturing like warships or aircraft. The minister said that 'one or two' projects under the model could be rewarded by the end of this year.

He also named 'a fighter, a helicopter' as one of the first to be considered. Another area for the SP will be ammunition for the Army with Parrikar saying that a firm 10 year order would be given to the selected company.

As reported, the model has been under discussion for the last three months but has met resistance within the ministry and is likely to take more time before being finalised and sent for cabinet approval.

Parrikar also said that a new blacklisting policy will be announced in April which will include a mechanism for companies on the negative list to appeal for removal. The minister said that a special board will be set up that will look at all blacklisted cases and review them depending on the investigation stage as well as their 'crime'.

The blacklisting policy will be a separate document from the procurement policy that is likely to be made public on March 28, the opening day of the MoD's defence expo in Goa.

Shanu · Post by **Shanu** » 23 Mar 2016 09:29

Going with the continued trend of partnerships between Indian and foreign vendors, Ashok Leyland has now tied up with Lockheed Martin for light army vehicles project - LSV and LAMV.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/busi ... 512663.cms

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 23 Mar 2016 22:24

Shanu wrote:Going with the continued trend of partnerships between Indian and foreign vendors, Ashok Leyland has now tied up with Lockheed Martin for light army vehicles project - LSV and LAMV.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/busi ... 512663.cms

Ashok Leyland is the Hinduja group. During the first NDA the press was agog with stories of how they controlled the ABV govt!!!!

So nothing has changed.

The UPA was a Ambani group creation to counter the Hinduja influence.

JTull · Post by **JTull** » 24 Mar 2016 14:47

ramana wrote:
Shanu wrote:Going with the continued trend of partnerships between Indian and foreign vendors, Ashok Leyland has now tied up with Lockheed Martin for light army vehicles project - LSV and LAMV.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/busi ... 512663.cms

Ashok Leyland is the Hinduja group. During the first NDA the press was agog with stories of how they controlled the ABV govt!!!!

So nothing has changed.

The UPA was a Ambani group creation to counter the Hinduja influence.

So, if Anil's Reliance ties up with Russians and French, L&T ties up with Koreans, Tata's with Boeing and Airbus, M&M with BAe Systems and Saab, Bharat Forge and M&M with Airbus, MDL and HSL with Fincanteri, then there's no problem. But if Ashok Leyland tieup with LM, there must be a political influence peddling!

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 26 Mar 2016 23:37

Russia Offers Verba MANPADS to India
http://defense-update.com/20160326_verba_defexpo.html

Pursuing the Indian requirement for a new very short range air defense weapon, the Russian arms exporter ‘Rosoboronexport’ debuts the latest Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) 9K333 “Verba” at DEFEXPO-2016. The new weapon entered service with the Russian Army in 2014. It was first unveiled in public last year at Arms 2015 expo in Moscow. According to the Russian arms exporter, it is making its international debut this week.“We are confident that the Verba will provoke interest of Indian militaries and our partners in South East Asia and other regions,” Sergei Goreslavsky, deputy director general of JSC Rosoboronexport said. Goreslavsky expects that, despite the introduction of the new missile, demand for its predecessor, Igla-S, will remain stable since it satisfies the requirements of armies in many countries. In November 2015 the system’s manufacturer KBM Scientific Production Concern completed the delivery of Verba equipment under the first contract awarded in 2013, including four brigade sets for the Army and four division sets for airborne troops.e missile uses a new tri-band optical seeker, along with modern avionics and improved warhead activated by an adaptive contact/proximity fuze. The missile also uses a new solid rocket motor and heavier explosive charge, compared to its Igla-S predecessor. The missile can hit targets that move at speeds up to 500 m/s, at a distance of more than six kilometres, at altitude from ten to 4,500 meters.The MANPADS boasts of enhanced capability of engaging small-size targets with low thermal signatures such as cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.The Verba MANPADS can be also mounted on various land, maritime and airborne platforms. Joint employment of the 9M336 missiles of the Verba MANPADS, combat control set of equipment and launch modules makes it possible to build on their basis lightweight mobile close-in air defense missile systems, or to include these assets into existing air defence missile and artillery systems.Verba is positioned to compete on the Indian Army requirement for Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) man-portable air defense (MANPAD) missile. The new missile looks like its predecessor, the Igla man-portable air-defense system (MANPAD) that is already used by Indian Army, but represents a major improvement in counter-countermeasures and engagement of small and illusive targets at low-level, such as cruise missiles, helicopters and drones.

arun · Post by **arun** » 27 Mar 2016 13:44

X Posted from the Indian Navy thread.

Singha wrote:mubarak ho boys - arihant effect proved last straw on camels back
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India will spend 1,900 crores on buying two rescue submarines from a UK firm, the government has decided.

The decision to buy submarines for emergency deep-sea missions was first taken 14 years ago, but it was only last night that the Cabinet Committee on Security chose UK manufacturer James Fisher for the purchase.

http://jfdefence.com/products/dsar/index.php

James Fisher Defence (JFD) Press Release announcing DSRV sale:

JFD, the leading global subsea operations and engineering company and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, today announced that it has been awarded a £193m contract by the Indian Navy for the provision and long term support of its submarine rescue capability.

The contract includes the design, build and supply of two complete submarine rescue systems, and a 25-year all inclusive annual maintenance contract. This further enhances JFD’s worldwide submarine rescue service presence following last year’s announcement award of a £12.1m contract by the UK Ministry of Defence for operation of the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). With this additional contract, JFD will be delivering submarine rescue services to 6 of the most advanced navies in the world confirming the company's leadership in this elite niche.

JFD will provide two complete fly-away submarine rescue systems, including Deep Search and Rescue Vehicles (DSRV), Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) equipment, Transfer Under Pressure (TUP) systems, and all logistics and support equipment required to operate the service. The equipment will be designed, manufactured, integrated and tested by JFD prior to shipping to India for final commissioning and trials.

The service support will be managed in country by a team of experienced JFD engineers. Over the life of the contract, the JFD team will train local teams of engineers to maintain the systems, employing the knowledge it has gained through years of operating world-class submarine rescue services with navies across the world and creating an indigenous expert submarine rescue capability. The service contract allows JFD to share best practice, expertise and commonality of approache, which will serve to benefit the entire global submarine community

The twin Indian systems draw on JFD’s extensive experience of manufacturing and operating submarine rescue systems and will be JFD’s first third-generation rescue systems. The innovative system designs and tightly integrated components will ensure Time-to-First-Rescue - the time measured between deployment of the system and commencement of the rescue itself- is minimised. The systems are heavily optimised for ease of transport and speed of mobilisation to a Vessel of Opportunity. These advancements demonstrate JFD’s commitment to continual improvement of the operational capability of its submarine rescue services worldwide and serve to increase the likelihood of a successful rescue operation.

Giovanni Corbetta, Managing Director of JFD, said:

“It is essential to the safety of submariners across the world that submarine rescue services are not just fit-for-purpose, but world class in capability, upholding the highest standards in safety and quality. The decision to entrust JFD with the supply of two submarine rescue systems is testament to the breadth and depth of our engineering expertise, and the diligence with which our submarine escape and rescue teams deliver these services.”

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