First of a New Class Patrol Ships Laid Down at Zelenodolsky Shipyard in Russia
Feb 28, 2014
Project 22160 offshore patrol ship
The lead vessel in a new class of patrol vessels designed for maritime security was laid down in a ceremony at Russia’s Zelenodolsky shipyard (Gorky) Wednesday February 26, 2012. The vessel, to be named ‘Vasily Bykov’ will be the first diesel-powered Project 22160 patrol ship.
The new generation, 1,300-ton ship will have a range of 6,000 nautical miles on missions up to 60 days at sea. It will be manned by a crew of 80 sailors.
The ship will be armed with a single 57mm cannon, heavy machine guns, air defense systems, radar, electronic warfare and electronic countermeasures (ECM). The large deck can be configured to accommodate a pair of weapon launchers as an option. These weapons can include two torpedo launching tubes, a Shtil-1 air defense system with two launchers, two Club-N cruise missiles or two Uran-E anti-ship missile.
Powered by diesel or combined diesel-gas turbine, (CODAG), the 94 meter vessel can reach a top speed of 30 knots. The vessel is designed with a ‘telescopic hangar’ and aft deck supporting helicopters weighing up to 12 tons.
The new class is intended for economic zone patrol, search-and-rescue operations, anti-piracy and anti-smuggling activities, environmental monitoring, as well as coastal defense and escort service. Six ships of the new class are expected to be built by 2019.
http://www.defenseworld.net/news/14816/ ... ][b]Indian Navy To Issue RFP For First Refit Of INS Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier[/b]Indian Navy Upgrades INS Vikramaditya With Barak-1 Air Defense Systems
Source : Our Bureau ~ Dated : Wednesday, July 15, 2015
The Indian Navy has refitted its aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya with Barak-1 air defense systems and Russian made AK-630 close-in weapon system for operational services.
AK-630 close-in weapon system is borrowed from a to-be-decommissioned Godavari-class ship.
The $2.3 billion aircraft carrier acquired from Russia was inducted in the Indian Navy in 2013 without self-protection systems.
"The aircraft carrier will sail out of the harbour after its first short refit and join the Navy in a week," Vice-Admiral P. Murugesan, Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff, said on Tuesday.
The carrier was originally scheduled to receive a long-range surface-to-air missile system under joint development with Israel. But the carrier was inducted without its own air-defense cover due to delay in its development.
Barak 8 is an upgraded version of the Barak system that both the nations use. The missile is being jointly developed by India's Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO), Israel's Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure, Elta Systems, Rafael and other companies.
The state-run Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) will series produce the 70 km-range Barak-8, with 32 missiles to be initially fitted onto INS Kolkata.
The Isreali Barak 8 missile is capable of intercepting incoming missiles. It is able to simultaneously track hundreds of airborne targets to a range of more than 250 Kms. The missile had undergone a successful test in Israel last November.
Exhaustive ASW mission package with missile is around 1200 kgs.sankum wrote:The DAC cleared Rs 7000Cr order for 32 Dhruvs with 16 for IN and 16 for CG. Seeing the high cost it is most likely that ASW version of Dhruvs with weapons are earmarked for IN.
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http://www.defenseworld.net/news/14816/ ... ][b]Indian Navy To Issue RFP For First Refit Of INS Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier[/b]
Source : Our Bureau ~ Dated : Thursday, December 10, 2015
INS Vikramaditya Carrier
Indian Navy will soon be issuing a Request For Proposal (RFP) to carry out the first refit of its newest aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya which is set for overhaul by September 2016.
“Dry docking of an aircraft carrier is a critical task and the Navy has asked the two shipyards to ready their existing infrastructure to meet the requirement. The Request for Proposal will be issued shortly and one of the contenders will carry out the first refit of the carrier,” Indian Express News Daily quoted an unnamed Defense Ministry source as saying.
The Navy has identified Pipavav shipyards and Cochin Shipyards for the first docking of the carrier under the government’s Make In India initiative.
The 45,000-ton modified Kiev class warship was commissioned into the Indian Navy in November 2013.
As per the contract with Russia the first refit of the aircraft carrier is mandatory within three years of it being commissioned and is expected to cost over Rs 200 crore (US $30 million).
During the refit, crucial parameters of the ship such as damages if any to the hull, propellers, runway, health of the component aircraft — presently Mig 29K— will be checked and their operational capability will be enhanced, the daily reported.
“As per the contract, subsequent dockings are supposed to take place once in five years,” the source said.
INDIA – Sindhughosh (Kilo – Project 877) Class Submarine
INS SINDHUKIRTI (S61): On 21 May 2015, the Sindhughosh
class submarine INS SINDHUKIRTI (S61) departed Hindustan
Shipyard Ltd (HSL) for sea trials following a nine year overhaul
period. The mid-life upgrade (MLU) began in 2006. The
submarine will be returned to active service by the end of 2015.
The work package for the MLU included:
Hull, mechanical and electrical maintenance and repair.
Installation of the Novator club-S (3M-54E1, SS-N-
27/Sizzler) missile system.
Replacement of weapon control system.
Upgrades to electronic warfare suite.
Installation of the indigenous Ushus sonar system.
Installation of the indigenous CCS-MK radio communication
system.
Installation of L3 KEO non-hull penetrating mast.
Installation of the Sagem SIGMA 40 ring laser gyro system.
The four remaining units of the class (Sindhudhvaj – S56,
SINDHURAJ – S57, SINDHUVIR – S58, and
SINDHUSHASTRA – S65) were originally schedule to have this
refit completed by 2016 at HSL under the direction of advisors
from Rubin Design Bureau and Zvezdochka Shipyard. However, it
now appears that the IN will probably overhaul the two of the
remaining four at Zvezdochka starting in 2016 and the final two at
HSL.
Seems like a Russian Littoral Combat Ship.Philip wrote:http://defense-update.com/page/42?attachment_idFirst of a New Class Patrol Ships Laid Down at Zelenodolsky Shipyard in Russia
Feb 28, 2014
Project 22160 offshore patrol ship
The new class is intended for economic zone patrol, search-and-rescue operations, anti-piracy and anti-smuggling activities, environmental monitoring, as well as coastal defense and escort service. Six ships of the new class are expected to be built by 2019.
(didn't know they were deployed on this carrier? Or are they being converted to the 29K?)http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/k ... te][b]Modi watches naval might on board ship[/b]An impressive array of warships, including nuclear capable submarines, and about 8000 men and officers of Indian Navy presented an exquisite display of operational capabilities in an exercise reviewed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi off the Kochi coast in Kerala today.
Having chaired the Combined Commanders Conference, an annual tri-services event held for the first time outside New Delhi onboard INS Vikramaditya, the Prime Minister reviewed the exercise about 50 km off the coast where the naval guns blazed and fighter jets roared in a dazzling display of India's military might.
The annual event, held against an operational backdrop of the high seas for the first time, was attended by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chiefs of Army, Navy and Airforce, secretaries of the government of India besides top tri-services commanders.
"Indian Navy displayed its Naval as well as air power capabilities during the approximately 40 to 45 minute (exercise). Ships of the Navy were there including submarines, as also aircraft, and about 8000 plus men of Indian Navy participated as part of the exercise," a Defence spokesman said.
He said it was the Prime Minister's Office which wanted the tri-services meet to be held in an operational setting.
"So it was moved out of the South Block and it is a reality today. It is now going to be from operational backdrops to operational backdrops," he said.
After Prime Minister Modi had chaired the meet onboard INS Vikramaditya which lasted for about an-hour-and-half, he reviewed the exercise that began with firing by naval guns followed by a rocket-fire demonstration.
"We had 30 plus ships outside, which included INS Vikramaditya, Virat, Kochi, Delhi, Mysore....," the Defence spokesman said.
"Then we had nuclear submarine INS Chakra... ...We had 60 aircraft of the Naval aviation ranging from one end of the spectrum to other end. We also showcased the actual operations of MiG 29 K from INS Vikramaditya. A number of sorties were taken off, one from the larger runway--that is 195 meters and one from the 100 meter runway," he said.
Jugal R Purohit @jrpur 15h15 hours ago
JUST IN: Vizag-based, MoD-owned Hindustan Shipyard cleared to build five massive fleet support ships (30000 tonnes) for the navy @ Rs 9000cr
Its a huge relief for HSL which was running without without orders. It is an oppurtunity for them to execute the delivaries now on Time unlike the earlier time when they delayed the Refittment of Kilo Sumarine in Yrs.Thakur_B wrote:Jugal R Purohit @jrpur 15h15 hours ago
JUST IN: Vizag-based, MoD-owned Hindustan Shipyard cleared to build five massive fleet support ships (30000 tonnes) for the navy @ Rs 9000cr
Do not blame HSL on this issue. If not lengthy Kilo submarine refit, on what pretext huge Russian engineers will visit Vizag. Once Arihant on seas for trials, suddenly Kilo refit has over.pkudva wrote:Its a huge relief for HSL which was running without without orders. It is an oppurtunity for them to execute the delivaries now on Time unlike the earlier time when they delayed the Refittment of Kilo Sumarine in Yrs.
Russian Engineers will continue to visit Vizag as India would need their assistance for INS Aridhaman, INS Arihant i.e during commissioning & later when it comes for 1st Maintainence .kmkraoind wrote:Do not blame HSL on this issue. If not lengthy Kilo submarine refit, on what pretext huge Russian engineers will visit Vizag. Once Arihant on seas for trials, suddenly Kilo refit has over.pkudva wrote:Its a huge relief for HSL which was running without without orders. It is an oppurtunity for them to execute the delivaries now on Time unlike the earlier time when they delayed the Refittment of Kilo Sumarine in Yrs.
No it was "bungled" by the russians on purpose, to stymie Indian efforts to deprive them of a cash making prospect. A naive and incompetent HSL fell for it and that is their fault, but let us apportion the blame to where it lies.Philip wrote:The Kilo refit was bungled by HSL and rescued by the IN/Ru teams.
Thanks I know it very well. My reply was only pertaining to Russians coming to Vizag. I still re-iterate they shall continue to come as their consultancy shall be required in all eventualities or Navy shall demand for itadityadange wrote:pkdua sahab,
akulas and arihants are for different purpose. we need both of them.
This was decided in the monthly DAC meeting. Nothing to do with PM's Russian visit.rohitvats wrote:^^^Why does the Pinaka order have to coincide with Moscow visit? That's a homegrown system...and I hope we're not going for more Russian long range MLRS.
S Jha mention 40,000 tonne as full displacement for the FSS.Thakur_B wrote:Jugal R Purohit @jrpur 15h15 hours ago
JUST IN: Vizag-based, MoD-owned Hindustan Shipyard cleared to build five massive fleet support ships (30000 tonnes) for the navy @ Rs 9000cr
The article has a lot more info -Now the projected size of these ships will make them only slightly smaller than the INS Vikramaditya which recently became fully operational with its complement of Mig-29ks. With an overall length of 200 m, a beam of about 25 m and and full load displacement of 40000 tonnes, the FSS will easily count among the IN's biggest ships. These FSSs will thus be more than 10000 tonnes larger than India's latest fleet tankers of the Deepak Class. Interestingly the RFI also says that the draught of these ships should not exceed 10m thereby rendering them easily capable of traversing the Suez Canal and even shallower navigable channels.
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In the port city, senior HSL officials were unable to confirm the development and said that they were yet to receive the order from the DAC.
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"If the reports of HSL being nominated for the five FSS are true, then we will need the request for proposal based on which we can have a build strategy. The build strategy will take into consideration the design of the FSS. Decision will be taken on whether the design has to be taken from abroad and who will be the foreign and Indian collaborators for the project. Once the RFP is received, then HSL will decide on who will be the partners for the project," a HSL official said.
"We have been hearing about nominations for HSL for the P75 (I) project under which HSL was supposed to build two submarines. But later on it was changed and we are yet to get that order," he added.
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The question of securing the VVIPs as well as over 2200 personnel (in the place of 1500 otherwise), in international waters on board INS Vikramaditya did rise. While there were stand by assets for every eventuality, even those decked up and participating had to do their bit in sanitising the scene.
"You must not forget that five submarines participated but only one showed up on surface. Let's just leave it at that," said an officer.
