Not sure what u meant by Olga, I google imaged it.g.sarkar wrote: the blond Olga. There is always Olga in Spy vs Spy stories.
Interesting NSFW images popped up. though still not clear what is olga & language
Not sure what u meant by Olga, I google imaged it.g.sarkar wrote: the blond Olga. There is always Olga in Spy vs Spy stories.
looks like madam ji got angry, would not let people see her blog.shiv wrote:Chintits blog is not necessarily the most accurate source of information in the world, but the article tells me that the MTCR disallows the transfer of missiles that have a range of over 50 nautical miles, and that Russia has never exceeded that limit.
I guess we should be thankful for our cooperation with Bechuanaland which helped us produce Brahmos missiles
Shiv, sorry missed this subtle pointer in the first readshiv wrote:Chintits blog.........
what is that long slat in the middle for?Austin wrote:INS Chakra Pictures
Chakra 8x533 mm Torpedo Tubes
Bay for loading torpedoes and weapons inside the subadityadange wrote:what is that long slat in the middle for?Austin wrote:INS Chakra Pictures
Chakra 8x533 mm Torpedo Tubes
They earlier bulbous pod housing TAS was replaced with a small one because of the availability of newer thin line towed array that did not need a bigger bulbous pod , The nerpa retains it because the submarine was already partially built but has a newer TAS any ways as well as newer customised sonar built for India. Nerpa is one of the most modern Akula by many counts that even the RuN dont operate till date atleast till time when some of their existing ones getting modernisedPhilip wrote:The bulbous pod housing the TAS atop the fin was delted from the last Akulas because of possibility of fouling of the array line and to increase speed.The so-called Akula-3s have a few kts extra with the removal of the pod.
Not satcom , its a new design escape pod built it has a slight humpAditya G wrote:Escape pod on Chakra has a hump ... SATCOM dome?
Yesrohitvats wrote:Can the escape pod accommodate the whole crew? Thanks.
The Pod dont swivel must be the camera angle doing the trickprahaar wrote:Does the sonar pod at the back actually swivel in the horizontal direction (see picture 3) or is it just an artifact of the picture viewpoint?
The lease of the first Akula-class submarine that the Indian Navy calls INS Chakra expires in 2021....The attack submarine will arrive in Indian waters in 2020-21.
Assuming that the old Akula (Nerpa) will go back to RUS shipyards for refitting or whatever roos intends to do after 2021...The lease of the first Akula-class submarine that the Indian Navy calls INS Chakra expires in 2021....The attack submarine will arrive in Indian waters in 2020-21.
Sjha has tweeted a cryptic tweet - Something like Klubs could become Kalibr when you wake up in the morning. I am being too lazy to find link to now.Aditya G wrote:Do we get kalibr missiles since MTCR is not a problem
Via Force
In summer 1982 a Charlie-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine K-43 deployed in the main submarine base of the Russian Pacific Fleet in Kamchatka peninsula received a top-secret order to leave for the Pavlovsky harbor, not far from Vladivostok, for a demonstration to the Indian delegation. Its crew knew at that moment only the following: there was a rumour that India wanted to establish its own nuclear submarine fleet and chose SSGN Charlie for the beginning.
That was logical: these USSR submarines were the restraining factor for carrier forces and large surface warships of possible opponent. A compact, well-armed cruise missile submarine was a real threat. Short approaching time, low altitude and lethal firing range of missiles made the submarine’s attack difficult to counteract.
The submarine was highly prepared for the demonstration, and the Indian delegation headed by rear-admiral Shekhavat was satisfied. Soon, thereafter, I was appointed as a commanding officer of this submarine and in 1984 I began to train three Indian crews. Indian captains Samuel Daniel, Ravindranat Ganesh, Subhash Anand were competent and professional officers who had commanded submarines and had served in headquarters. Soon we and our families became friends. During training at sea and the three-year lease in India, we ate quite a few packets of salted peanuts (and chilli peppers) together, also fired all kinds of torpedoes and missiles. We learned from each other. I taught them how to control a nuclear submarine and was trying to give maximum decision-making autonomy, and they reciprocated with frank discussions about the navy and submarines and stories about India and its culture. We have been friends for 30 years already.
In those long months and years in the vast Pacific and Indian oceans spent on the bridge, in the control room and in the officers’ messing compartment of our submarine we often talked about the future of the Indian nuclear submarine fleet. We hoped that in 10-15 years several nuclear submarines would be built under the ATV programme. Once in the Sea of Japan, we spotted the state-of-the-art for that moment Project 971 Akula-class submarine that was going through her final trials. Created by the Russian Malachite Design Bureau, she exceeded other submarines due to her characteristics.
Project 971 wasn’t even in the Jane’s Navy books those days. Indian commanding officers rushed to the periscope to study the beauty. With little hope to guard the state secret, I tried to disguise her as a Victor III class submarine, but alas: the Indian officers recognised the nuclear attack submarine of the new generation by the hull lines and dimensions. Who would have imagined that several years later Akula-class submarine would become the new Avatar and the flagship of the Indian submarine fleet!
I have no doubt that those days of remarkable cooperation between our fleets that I witnessed as a commander will move to the next level.
India is moving ahead with its plan to lease a third nuclear attack submarine from old ally Russia for an estimated $ 2.5 billion. This will include the refit of the boat at a Cold War-era shipyard followed by a ten-year deployment with the Navy.
The lease plans and discussions are being kept under wraps by both sides but ThePrint has learnt that work is on at a fast pace since the agreement was signed in October last year.
Tentatively being called the ‘Chakra III’ – India has leased two nuclear-propelled submarines from Russia in the past, including one currently in service – the project is likely to take over six years to be completed at a Russian shipyard.
Sources have told ThePrint that an Indian team that visited Russia has inspected and identified the hull of a Project 971 submarine that will be modernised and undergo a thorough refit to convert it into a modern nuclear attack boat.
Negotiations are currently on to embed a team of Indian shipbuilders to go through the refit process – which will basically build up the entire submarine again from an empty hull – to give them hands-on experience with complex submarine technology.
The refit will be carried out at the Russian shipyard town of Severodvinsk, where Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya was also constructed. According to officials involved in the project, it would take 78 months for the project to be completed.
The one factor the Indian side needs to work on is that the government needs to pay for both the refit and lease of the submarine – something that will require a deviation from set financial rules.
The decision to go in for a deep refit of an existing submarine was taken because building a new one could have cost twice as much. The Project 971 submarine will be taken off from the Russian Navy for the lease.
There has been no announcement yet on which particular submarine would be refitted, but reports have named the Kashalot (K 322).
However, sources have told ThePrint that the two Project 971 submarines that are presently docked at Zvyozdochka shipyard in Severodvinsk are the Samara (K 295) and Bratsk (K 391), both of which were transported there in 2014. Indian teams are believed to have inspected both hulls.
The refit and lease of the Chakra III is particularly important for India that has cleared a project to construct a new line of nuclear-powered, but conventionally armed submarines (SSNs). The mammoth plan, expected to cost over $12 billion, is for six modern vessels to be made in India – which will require trained shipbuilders and design help.
The first official comments on the plan came in 2015, with a senior Navy officer revealing that the design work had started on the project, and the aim was to come out with a new class of submarines within 15 years.
I sure hope so! The development phases of ths LCA project up to 2014 before IAF's order of LSPs in 2015 was only $1B.sum wrote:I assume 2.5B includes some sort of hidden ToT for the Indian SSN programme else sounds unbelievably high for a single sub lease
Antony, however, said the Phase-I and II development cost of Tejas stood at Rs 7,965 ($1.09 billion)