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CATOBAR or not, and consequent fighter choice, will likely be seen as Navy's technical choice by MoD. Budgets and politics around it will prevent Navy from acquiring a 3rd carrier. When even the Air Force has to be contend with barely 36 Rafales, there is no way Navy is getting any. The prospect of ...

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If the Navy wants to persist with demand for a 3rd carrier, then it will have to be innovative on budget front. For example, transfer MiG-29K squadrons to IAF thus focussing on the cost of the ship component while IAF takes on the air component on its books. Something similar was done in UK with Sea...

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IN could look at buying some LCA-N Mk.1s, even with limited load they could at least serve as a STOBAR training platform and air defence duty. Will save hours on MiGs. We should also look at aircraft carriers as platforms for helicopter based ASW. Not every operation will require you to blow shit up...

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Deans ... long deployment in CI duties makes an army risk averse as there is tendency to avoid civilian casualties and self casualties as well. any collateral damage brings -ve publicity. the need to win hearts and minds is at the cornerstone of CI ...which is a risk averse strategy. normal cycles ...

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Army's role is to defend and fight all threats. With terrorism being our constant war, it does not make sense to keep the army away from it. There are arguments to the contrary, with warfare evolving, you need the army to evolve to meet those needs. RR is Army by another name and is a way to isolate...

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Above is a good article summarising expansion and advancement of maritime security apparatus in India.

I would add expansion of Customs Marine & preventive and also underwater harbour defence to the list.

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C-295 can eventually also replace the An-32 and Do-228 in ICG and IN. Great opportunity to have a production of mid sized aircraft in India. https://twitter.com/strategic_front/status/1331893013904306177?s=20 ---> The IAF selected the Airbus C-295 to replace the HS748. The $2 billion deal for 56 C-2...

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i have a question - We have ToT from HDW deal (paid separately) and also from Scorpion deal (paid separately and was reason for the delay in the program, as French were not complying with the ToT), so why do we need foreign help for 75i? Why cant we make our own? If not a new evolved design, a copy...

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Prem Kumar wrote:...A lot of high-level afsars & other HVTs must be taken out - consistently and pro-actively.....

How do we establish this task? What capabilities do we require?

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Newbie question: What is command structure of an Indian carrier fleet? Commanding officer of AC will be a Captain, right? Who will be the CO of whole group, a Commodore? Will he be stationed at any of the ships or HQ on shore? The CO of AC is higher rank than Captain. First captain was Cmde Suraj B...

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sankum wrote:...
The remaining 10 Dhruv for Coastal security will go on NOPV
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shore based duty only.

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Why can't the helo simply rotate by 180 before landing thereby moving in same direction? Erm, how will the pilot see where he is landing? :roll: The helideck is clearly a sub-optimal design, and is probably meant for limited/emergency use only. Offshore ships normally have the following design (not...

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As it stands the latest Dhruv iteration is its most evolved one for marine environment. In hindsight developing the product and associated service (PBL etc) with a less complex and demanding customer i.e ICG is the logical thing to do. Going further, why not get Pawan Hans and ONGC to operate these ...

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Vikramaditya's biggest contribution to the Navy is in its very being. For public in India and adversary countries, its design limitations are not apparent. The ship has thus an ability to project power in peacetime - it's only an all out and intense war where low sortie rate will be 'exposed'. What ...

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Can the Arihant not be converted to a SSK variant? Should be easy given that it has at least an outward commonality with Kilo class subs.

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Indian Navy Acquisitions - Planned (Nov 2020). These have not yet been contracted for, so the horizon is anywhere from 10 to 20 years, if not more. 01 IAC-II 06 Next Generation Destroyer (NGD) 05 Next Generation Frigate (NGF) 07 Next Generation Corvette (NGC) 06 Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV)...

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I liked Commando Teotia. However his story has a question mark. He claims that he fought terrorists alone for close to half an hour after he was injured. He says that the rest of his prahaar believed that he was dead after the first shots were fired. If he exchanged small arms for half an hour, will...

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Navy requirements in combination are the "perfect storm" of project complexity, cost and timelines; - Support Brahmos sized VLS - New generation AIP (viz older models such as MESMA) - High Indian components and make in India - Strategic Partner route - We can safely assume IN will have hig...

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Is a Brahmos capable VLS essential to Project-75I? For land attack there torpedo tube launched options as well - such as Exocet and Klub - both of which are in our inventory. VLS is absolutely essential for our SSBNs obviously. Why must we complicate matters in the SSK project? Project-75I could sim...

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Today INS Airavat docked at Sudan carrying relief materials. LPDs and LHDs are attractive capabilities no doubt, but if we are looking for an ability to execute an amphib operations then LSTs should cut the mustard. Well, they will have to as no LHDs are coming in the foreseeable future. Thankfully ...

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BSF Creek Commandos are a fine unit based on all available reports. They operate primarily from land bases and Floating BOPs and oriented to guard the land border or creek borders. The unit does not have any capability to interrogate any threats at sea, and will unlikely be able to fend off a SSGN a...

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It appears that PN is expanding both Pak Marines and SSG-N. Pak Marines are going to be a division sized force, while SSG will be in brigade strength. This is a direct threat to creek areas, offshore installations and shore facilities in Gujarat at least. ICG should counter this development. To begi...

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Philip wrote:Kattupalli.Then where will the aircraft be stationed on land? There are two existing options.The naval air station at ARK or perhaps the IAF's base at Tambaram. Not sure if there are old WW2 airstrips north of Katu.

Mumbai?

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That article from Adm Raja Menon is for keepers. Thanks for sharing. We had an option of 3 scorpenes - I cannot fathom the reason for not exercising it. Whether leak has a real impact or not, I read this as a vote of no-confidence by IN. In comparison P-8I option was exercised without delay. Project...

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Thread of all ship borne drones in Indian Navy:

https://twitter.com/Aditya_G_Social/sta ... 55456?s=20

Let me know if I missed any

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Review of Indian Coast Guard strength - October 2020 22 - Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) 03 - Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) 46 - Patrol Vessels ------------------ 71 Major ships ------------------ 16 - Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV/Hovercraft) 70 - Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) ------------------ 86 FICs ...

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Our ports are now protected by an underwater surveillance system. Somewhat like a small SOSUS - these are operated by Navy and not ICG. https://www.insightsonindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IUHDSS.jpg Offshore security is responsibility of Navy and not ICG. This is done through ISV squadrons: h...

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Another one. https://i.insider.com/5c05bc631a278457ac16bca2?width=1100&format=jpeg&auto=webp In September, Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary, or MEU, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship Wasp parked LAVs on the flight deck for a ship defense drill in the South China Sea that ...

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It is an interesting proposition - can mobile military systems be wheeled on to a ship? I think it is possible if the system is recoilless and has guidance to mitigate lack of stability of the ship. For example Egypt has placed Stinger launchers on Mistrals: https://www.navyrecognition.com/images/st...

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One of the problematic questions in maritime security of India is "who is responsible" for coastal defence? ICG has a lot of assets on the ground today, compared to 15 years ago. However these are all low-cost low-tech assets. If Pak Navy were to target India's offshore installations using...

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I'vd been saying for a long time,CG vessels must be designed with naval requirements in mind. Equipped for but not fitted with armament reqd. during hostilities,which can be swiftly added when reqd. Tasks such as mine countermeasures, ASW, harbour/ base,brown water defence apart from regular mariti...

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I can Navy debate to repeat for the IMRH as well. An interesting pic of IMRH wind tunnel test under the watchful eyes of Wg Cdr Unni Pillai (Retd), Executive Director (Flight Operations-Rotary Wing), HAL. The prog is slowly and steadily picking pace. And, that'd good news on #AFDay2020 . https://twi...

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The Indian Navy has cancelled Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd’s (RNEL) Rs 2,500-crore naval offshore patrol vessels (NPOVs) contract, owing to delay in delivery of the vessels, according to sources aware of the development. https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/navy-cancels-reliance-naval...

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Aside from NOPVs even this training ship has got shafted.

Saw some pics of Shuchi and Shachi, they are lifeless tubs of metal rusting away.

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The Indian Navy has cancelled Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd’s (RNEL) Rs 2,500-crore naval offshore patrol vessels (NPOVs) contract, owing to delay in delivery of the vessels, according to sources aware of the development. https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/navy-cancels-reliance-naval-...

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PN has greatly expanded since ~2000, but especially in last approx 10 years. The expansion is not simply in terms of fleet size, but also the in terms of capabilities and basing. From being restricted to Karachi now they are spread out over 2-3 naval stations. There are a number capabilities such as...

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At 200 ships ICG is going to be bigger than IN in absolute numbers. The OPV fleet is already larger and modern than IN OPVs. Ofcourse, ICG ships are much simpler/cheaper etc.

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https://twitter.com/livefist/status/1313380015808024576 JUST IN: 7th @IndiaCoastGuard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Vigraha launched at L&T Shipbuilding Kattupalli today. Last of 7 ships under first such contract to a private shipyard in March 2015. 7 ships in 5 years & 7 months. These ships...

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Sandeep U's article in India Today lays out the end state of the ordnance corporations. 5 companies will be created. https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/bodyeditor/202010/OFB-Oct12-2_Mos-x809.jpg?4Mv9CmcxOar58.rTn9yoQ1._OBcRuxLj IMHO once these are created, the next step should be mer...

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tsarkar - nitpick but houses typically are blown up by laying explosives and not by firing in a rocket.

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