Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

[Cyrano]

A video by a French naval pilot about the "low approach" by IN Mig29K on CDG carrier during Varuna 23. No touch n go or landing.

[bala]

Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar at Republic Summit 2023

[Roop]

India is hardly an "enemy" state , rather one of its biggest trade partners

I'm sure the "enemy state" he is referring to is Israel, i.e. Israel is an enemy state to Qatar, and these Indian sailors/naval officers are accused of spying for Israel.

[wig]

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ind ... 917094.cms

DRDO, Indian Navy conduct successful trial of indigenous air droppable container
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The Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Indian Navy conducted a successful trial of an air droppable container with a 150 kg payload capability. The container was dropped from an IL 38SD aircraft, according to the defence ministry.

The maiden trial was conducted off the coast of Goa on April 27, it said in a statement.

"The trial was conducted to enhance the naval operational logistics capabilities by providing quick response to meet the requirement of critical engineering stores to ships which are deployed more than 2,000 kms from the coast. It reduces the requirement of ships to come close to the coast to collect spares and stores," the ministry said in a statement.

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/BharatShaktiBSI/sta ... 01793?s=20 ---> Heartiest Congratulations Adm Karambir Singh PVSM AVSM (Retd), former CNS @indiannavy for being awarded 'The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold & Silver Star' for contributions towards strengthening relationships between Japan & India on national defence.

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/AdithyaKM_/status/1 ... 35840?s=20 ---> DCNS Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru visited the Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) in Ambernath on 05 April 2023 for a review of the integration of Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system with the P-75 Class. AFAIK, it is planned for late 2024 when INS Kalvari enters refit.

[bala]

Another Interview of Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff India

Indian Navy In 21st Century: Evolving Maritime Threat

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/VishnuNDTV/status/1 ... 19971?s=20 ---> A clear look at the superstructure of the recently upgraded INS Delhi - 8 BrahMos on inclined launchers replace 16 Uran surface-surface missiles. With 80 surface-to-air missiles (48 9M317E+32 Barak 1), this has more SAMs than the more accomplished Kolkata/Vizag Class destroyers.

https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/1 ... 02592?s=20 ---> Admiral R Hari Kumar, met Vice Admiral Toribio D Adaci FOIC @Philippine_Navy, on board INS Delhi during the AIME on 04 May 2023 in Singapore. Reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace, stability & good order in the region & the need to collaborate on common maritime challenges & opportunities.

https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/1 ... 54208?s=20 ---> The FOIC was given a walk-around of the Indigenous guided missile destroyer & given an overview of India's shipbuilding capability & advances made in defence production & niche technologies.

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/ReviewVayu/status/1 ... 73794?s=20 ---> INDRA (of Spain) installs the naval version of LANZA 3D radar on an Indian Navy front line ship. After successfully passing the Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), the company has begun installing the 1st of the 23 radars that it will equip the Indian Naval ships.

https://twitter.com/ReviewVayu/status/1 ... 58401?s=20 ---> This is a tech transfer program materialised in a contract signed by Indra with TATA Advanced Systems Ltd in 2020. Indra has adapted the most advanced version of Lanza-N radar based on the one installed on Spanish ship Juan Carlos I to the regulatory requirements of India.

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/ReviewVayu/status/1 ... 08480?s=20 ---> More on INDRA LANZA 3D radar for Indian Navy ships. Indra will deliver three complete radars plus core elements of its system for another 20 radars destined for ships which TASL will complete/integrate locally. The next two radars are already in production; delivery later this year.

https://twitter.com/ReviewVayu/status/1 ... 85184?s=20 ---> The primary function of LANZA-3D radar is the detection of aircraft within the instrumented coverage volume, even in adverse conditions. It also includes the integration of a Secondary Surveillance Radar (IFF/SSR).

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/JamesBondMI6GB/stat ... 68193?s=20 ---> Lanza 3D L-band DADR installation on INS Nilgiri commences. Is capable of tracking tactical ballistic missiles.

Indra’s Lanza 3D radar passes NATO’s Tactical Ballistic Missile detection and tracking tests
https://www.edrmagazine.eu/indras-lanza ... king-tests
03 January 2022

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/IN_WNC/status/16591 ... 97632?s=20 ---> Submarines of the Western Naval Command participated in an exercise off the coast of Mumbai on 15 May 2023. Commodore Sriram Amur, Commodore Commanding Submarines (West), led the Wolf Pack of seven submarines in an arrowhead formation.

https://twitter.com/IN_WNC/status/16591 ... 99938?s=20 ---> The splendid array of submarines at sea is indicative of the burgeoning might of the Indian Navy and increased tempo of operations across the IOR.

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/MazagonDockLtd/stat ... 83842?s=20 ---> Yard 11880 (Vaghsheer), the sixth of the potent Kalvari Class submarines of Project 75 built by Mazagon Dock Ltd, set sail today under own power for her maiden sea trials sortie! This is a stellar milestone in MDL and IN marching towards Atmanirbhar Bharat.

[Vips]

Per a Defence channel on youtube, INS Sindhuratna has reached Mumbai today after undergoing a refit in Russia.

[Rakesh]

Per a Defence channel on youtube, INS Sindhuratna has reached Mumbai today after undergoing a refit in Russia.

https://twitter.com/IN_WNC/status/16587 ... 46048?s=20 ---> INS Sindhuratna, a Sindhughosh Class submarine, returned to Mumbai after undergoing major refit at Naval Dockyard in Russia. The submarine undertook a grueling 97 days return passage through the Norwegian Sea, English Channel & the Mediterranean Sea, & arrived Mumbai on 16 May 2023.

https://twitter.com/IN_WNC/status/16587 ... 32096?s=20 ---> The crew was received by Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, COS WNC and families. The submarine with its modernised weapon & sensor suite will enhance the force level in the Western Seaboard, opening a new and exciting chapter in submarine operations in the IOR.

[Cyrano]

Saw this AM in newsfeeds that IN was rushing to rescue 39 sailors from a sinking Chinese ship about 900 km straight South in the Indian Ocean. Seems we involved P8Is in the SAR.
Any more news on this?

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/JamesBondMI6GB/stat ... 68193?s=20 ---> Lanza 3D L-band DADR installation on INS Nilgiri commences. Is capable of tracking tactical ballistic missiles.

Indra’s Lanza 3D radar passes NATO’s Tactical Ballistic Missile detection and tracking tests
https://www.edrmagazine.eu/indras-lanza ... king-tests
03 January 2022

https://twitter.com/AdithyaKM_/status/1 ... 29568?s=20 ---> Indra LANZA-N radar is *likely* being equipped on P15B ship Imphal (under trials) or INS Mysore (MLU), the only "destroyer ship" options. Either would be interesting given their sister ships have other newly installed ASRs. Tata will make most of these radars with ToT, more here:

Indian Navy Destroyer Fitted With Lanza-N 3D Radar
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... -3d-radar/
19 May 2023

[Rakesh]

Explained: India’s submarine crisis
https://www.news9live.com/india/explain ... is-2147954
20 May 2023

[Rakesh]

VIDEO: https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/1 ... 21731?s=20 ---> Indian Navy's latest indigenous guided missile destroyer INS Mormugao successfully carried out engagement of sea skimming supersonic target. This maiden endeavour showcases IN's future proof combat readiness and commitment towards #AatmaNirbharBharat.

https://twitter.com/alpha_defense/statu ... 61126?s=20 ---> Indian Navy's latest indigenous guided missile destroyer INS Mormugao successfully carried out engagement of sea skimming supersonic target.

[drnayar]

Explained: India’s submarine crisis
https://www.news9live.com/india/explain ... is-2147954
20 May 2023

Crisis gives clarity and hopefully solutions!!

[Ashokk]

MiG-29K fighter conducts night landing on indigenous aircraft carrier

NEW DELHI: In another milestone for India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, a MiG-29K fighter undertook night landing on her sprawling deck in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday.
The Navy said the “challenging” night landing trial demonstrated the “resolve, skill and professionalism” of the naval pilots and crew of the 45,000-tonne INS Vikrant, which is expected to become fully operational with its “air wing” by early next year.
Both the Russian-origin MiG-29K and the indigenous naval light combat aircraft had landed on the carrier’s deck for the first time during daytime in February. INS Vikrant, the largest-ever warship to be built in India for about Rs 20,000 crore, will become fully combat-ready when the MiG-29Ks complete the crucial trials from her flight deck, which is comparable to two football fields with an angled ski-jump.
“The carrier is undergoing air certification and flight integration trials with helicopters and fighters for achieving combat-ready status at the earliest. Since February, day and night landing of all helicopters in the naval inventory has been carried out,” an officer said.
The single-engine naval LCA, a technology demonstrator that cannot operate optimally from a carrier as per the Navy, is the precursor to the indigenous twin-engine deck-based fighter (TEDBF) that will take at least a decade to be ready.
Despite military standoff In swift humanitarian action despite the continuing military confrontation with China, India deployed long-range P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to help in the search and rescue operations for the 39 crew members of the Chinese fishing vessel that capsized in
The Navy is grappling with an inadequate number of fighters to operate from its two aircraft carriers. The older 44,500-tonne carrier INS Vikramaditya was acquired from Russia at a cost of $2.33 billion over a decade ago.
The force is left with 40 of the 45 MiG-29Ks inducted from Russia at a cost of another $2 billion from 2009-2010 onwards, with their serviceability also posing a major problem.
“The submarine will undergo intense trials of all its systems at sea, including propulsion systems, weapons and sensors, before being commissioned as INS Vaghsheer early next year,” an official said. The earlier commissioned Scorpene submarines are INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Karanj, INS Vela and
Consequently, India is now looking to seal a mega multi-billion contract for 26 foreign fighters in a government-to-government deal. In this race, the maritime version of French fighter Rafale has emerged as the frontrunner over the American F/A-18 Super Hornet after trials, as was reported by TOI in December.
The Navy is now also finalizing the initial case for a “repeat order” of INS Vikrant instead of a more potent 65,000-tonne carrier due to budgetary constraints.

[sajaym]

MiG-29K fighter conducts night landing on indigenous aircraft carrier

Was the landing done with NVGs? Looks like the ship's deck is kept dark during the landing and deck light is switched on only after the aircraft has come to full stop.

[Manish_P]

'Night landing on a carrier in the high seas. The only thing worse is an actual crash. At least no one is cheering you on in a crash' - a USN carrier pilot in a documentary.

Have heard similar statements by other naval aviators..

[Kersi]

'Night landing on a carrier in the high seas. The only thing worse is an actual crash. At least no one is cheering you on in a crash' - a USN carrier pilot in a documentary.

Have heard similar statements by other naval aviators..

According to US Navy pilots, landing on an aircraft carrier IS a controlled crash !!!

[Manish_P]

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According to US Navy pilots, landing on an aircraft carrier IS a controlled crash !!!

yes sir. I remember seeing that one too.

This particular aviator seemingly was in a morose mood.. choppy Atlantic/north seas in the winter. TV crew onboard.. maybe he was plain homesick

I believe they are also rated/evaluated on each landings. officially. And unofficially of course..

[ramana]

Kersi, What was the plan for P75I submarines? How many were to be acquired?

[Pratyush]

The Navy is now thinking about leasing submarines in order to overcome shortfall.

Sometimes I feel that the forces think that procurement of defence equipment is like buying Maggie.

That it's available on the shelf as and when you want. Just go and pick it up.

[Kersi]

Kersi, What was the plan for P75I submarines? How many were to be acquired?

I have stopped thinking about P75I. It is very depressing

I think P75I, which was to be doen by L&T, was purposelly delayed so that it goes to MDL

[Rakesh]

https://twitter.com/ang3lkenny/status/1 ... 16418?s=20 ---> Interesting bit on ASW-SWC progress from Cochin Shipyard Ltd few days ago in Q4 FY23 annual presentation.