Naval Procurements & Acquisitions: 02 April 2024

[sanman]

[Rakesh]

A feather in the cap and much value added development. Good job to everyone involved.

https://x.com/NewsIADN/status/1841849908229280034 ---> MDL (Mazagon Docks) & Indian Navy have indigenised their main submarine batteries with Exide Industries.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/DRDO_India/status/1842800562053730661 ---> Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO inaugurated the state of the art and one of its kind Land Based Submarine Battery Test Facility at NSTL, Visakhapatnam. Events was attended by DG(N&SM), Director NSTL and other senior scientist of NSTL.

https://x.com/delhidefence/status/1842823632940417340 ---> DRDO Chairman Dr Kamath inaugurated a Land-based battery testing facility in Vishakapatnam. The facility will enable testing of Li-ion batteries developed by NSTL for India's submarine programs. This technology will enable India to build P-76 diesel electric submarines.

[Ankit Desai]

India clears mega deals worth Rs 80,000 crore for nuclear submarines, Predator drones

In a mega boost for the Indian Navy and surveillance capabilities of the defence forces, the Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the major deals for building two nuclear submarines indigenously and buying 31 Predator drones from the US.

-Ankit

[YashG]

finally after a long lull, Ministry of Deshdrohis finally got their new commissions with MQ-9s. Even a rag-tag militia force will take less than $10 million equipment to down all these 31 MQ-9s. They have little use at this price, but it pays for Deshdrohis in the MoD.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/DefSysCI/status/1845789147065430388 ---> Mazagon Dock has commenced preparatory work for the commissioning of the last P15B vessel, Surat, and the first P17A vessel, Nilgiri. The commissioning is tentatively scheduled for November/December 2024. MDL also plans to deliver the second P17A vessel early next year.

[Rakesh]

VIDEO: https://x.com/ANI/status/1845752147461419107 ---> Delhi: Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi says "Today is an important day for us because we have just launched the first ship of the multipurpose vessels, Samarthak, to be named after commissioning at L&T shipyard at Kattupalli and as the name suggests, multipurpose vessels provide flexibility, mobility to our frontline combatants so that they can demonstrate the poise, power, and reach in our area of interest. These are vessels which are almost close to 3,600 tons and they will be used for a large number of activities, which would include trials and testing of indigenous weapons, sensors, and equipment, for which sometimes we were using the frontline combatants. So they will also be used for target towing, whether it is surface or subsurface. They could also be utilized as launch platform or mothership for unmanned or uncrewed vessels. So they have multipurpose use, and apart from whatever any ship at sea can do, they will be able to do it. So this will be a big capability enhancement in the arsenal of the Indian Navy as we go ahead."

VIDEO: https://x.com/ANI/status/1845762310587191740 ---> Delhi: Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi says, "63 ships are being constructed in Indian shipyards, which include DPSUs, PSUs, as also the private industry like L&T. The 17 Bravo ships are very capable 7,000 - 8,000 ton frigates. As per our long term integrated perspective plan, we are supposed to have 24 frigates so these 7 new stealth frigates will add muscle to that capability. Indian Navy will be a full 'Atmanirbhar' force by 2047. I don't think any further platforms from surface to sub-surface will be acquired from abroad. They will all be made in India. At the Naval headquarters, we have commissioned two task forces under a two-star rank officer who are now going into the industry and learning about the kind of technology we can imbibe to plug the gaps which we have brought and we are successful to a certain extent. I am looking at the next few months with great hope."

[Rakesh]

India's Game-Changing Boost for the Navy: Submarines & Predator Drones

[Rakesh]

Why Predators And SSNs Are Crucial For Indian Navy

[Rakesh]

SAMARTHAK: India’s First Indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel Launched
https://ommcomnews.com/india-news/samar ... l-launched
14 Oct 2024

[Rakesh]

SAMARTHAK: India’s First Indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel Launched
https://ommcomnews.com/india-news/samar ... l-launched
14 Oct 2024

https://x.com/bamboobocchi/status/1846053957858193583 ---> Smart thinking by the @indiannavy. Maybe the only Indian service that actually has a thought beyond the present and considers operational readiness.

https://x.com/AdithyaKM_/status/1845777277834949072 ---> First L&T MPV Samarthak launched. Approximately 3,600 tons.

- To be used for trials & testing of indigenous weapons, sensors, equipment incl surface & subsurface target towing
- Frees frontline ships from such roles.
- Mothership for unmanned or uncrewed vessels.
- Mine Countermeasure (MCM)

[Rakesh]

GE Aerospace’s LM2500 to Power Indian Navy’s Next Generation Missile Vessel
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... le-vessel/
18 Oct 2024

[Rakesh]

GE Aerospace’s LM2500 to Power Indian Navy’s Next Generation Missile Vessel
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... le-vessel/
18 Oct 2024

https://x.com/livefist/status/1846873985574695367 ---> GE Aerospace LM2500 chosen to power the Indian Navy's Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMV) built by Cochin Shipyard Limited. Six LM2500 marine gas turbine engine kits will be delivered for assembly and test by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

[Rakesh]

Navy Signs Contracts Worth Rs 1,194 Cr With Indian Firms For Future Technologies
https://bharatshakti.in/navy-signs-cont ... hnologies/
22 Oct 2024

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/MazagonDockLtd/status/1849705752031789235 ---> Proud to announce that MDL has indigenously developed the Helo Landing Grid in collaboration with Seetha Technologies, Chennai. This vital innovation enables helicopters with Harpoons to safely land and take off from helo decks, even in rough seas and adverse weather. A significant step towards self-reliance and conserving foreign exchange.

[Rakesh]

Construction For Next Generation Patrol Vessels For Navy In Full Swing

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, a key Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU), marked a significant step in the construction of ‘Next Generation’ warships on November 5 by laying the keels of the first two Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs). GRSE has been commissioned to build four advanced vessels for the Indian Navy. The first NGOPV is slated for delivery in 44 months, with subsequent vessels to follow at six-month intervals, according to GRSE. Commodore P R Hari (Retd), Chairman and Managing Director of GRSE, highlighted that while the keel-laying ceremony was conducted for the first two vessels, work on all four vessels is already underway.

In the past, GRSE has built and delivered several Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) to the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. The NGOPVs will be much larger warships than the OPVs built earlier, and have greater endurance and firepower. These platforms will be about 113 metres long and 14.6 metres wide, with a displacement of 3,000 Tons. The NGOPVs will achieve speeds of up to 23 knots. Their endurance will be 8,500 nautical miles at a speed of 14 knots. The crew will comprise 24 officers and over 100 sailors. The NGOPVs will play a variety of roles. In the past, GRSE has successfully built and delivered numerous Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) to the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard. However, the new Next-Generation OPVs (NGOPVs) represent a major advancement, offering significantly greater size, endurance, and firepower compared to their predecessors.

According to GRSE, these NGOPVs will measure approximately 113 meters in length and 14.6 meters in width and have a displacement of around 3,000 tons. These advanced warships are designed to reach speeds of up to 23 knots, with an impressive operational range of 8,500 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 14 knots. Each vessel will accommodate a crew of 24 officers and over 100 sailors. The versatile NGOPVs are designed to perform a broad spectrum of missions, bolstering the Navy’s ability to safeguard maritime interests and adapt to evolving defence demands. GRSE states these advanced warships will be deployed for ‘Out of Area’ contingency operations, non-combatant evacuation, convoy escort missions, anti-piracy patrol, and counter-infiltration ops.

[Rakesh]

Indian Navy To Boost Maritime Surveillance With ‘Navalised’ Version Of Airbus C-295
https://bharatshakti.in/indian-navy-to- ... bus-c-295/
14 Nov 2024

[Rakesh]

‘Keel Laying’ ceremony of first of the five Fleet Support Ships for Indian Navy
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.as ... g=3&lang=1
14 Nov 2024

[A Sharma]

Romeos done, Navy to install indigenous software-defined radio in all its aerial assets

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/AjayshreeSamby3/status/18 ... 5141974347 ---> India and Japan signed MOI for co-production of UNICORN mast for future Indian Navy ships. A huge technological leap for making Indian ships more stealthy and joint defence production between Indian and Japan.

[Rakesh]

Indian Navy hopes to sign Rs 90,000 crore deals for 26 Rafale, 3 Scorpene submarines by next month
https://aninews.in/news/national/genera ... 202183438/
02 Dec 2024

[Rakesh]

Twitter thread....

https://x.com/beatsinbrief/status/1863257729839636808 ---> India is building an underground submarine base. But how it is so important for India's naval power & how it will help India keep PLAN (People's Liberation Army Navy) in check?

[Rakesh]

Gamechanger...

https://x.com/sneheshphilip/status/1862376815773245464 ---> Defence Ministry announces that the long awaited Landing Platform Docks, will have a Full Electric Propulsion System. Statement of Intent (SoI) on Cooperation on Design & Development of Electric Propulsion Systems signed between India & the UK. Rolls Royce back in action.

https://x.com/SandeepUnnithan/status/18 ... 8386800734 ---> Big move. All electric propulsion is the way to go.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1862378352872759635 ---> A Statement of Intent (SoI) on Cooperation on Design & Development of Electric Propulsion Systems for the Indian Navy was signed between Ministries of Defence of India and UK in Portsmouth on November 28, 2024. The signing was part of the third Joint Working Group Meeting of Electric Propulsion Capability Partnership, symbolising the commitment to promote indigenous development of niche technologies. The SoI would serve as a broader framework intended for cooperation in the co-design, co-creation and co-production of Electric Propulsion capability for future Naval Ships. The Landing Platform Docks, planned to be built at an Indian Shipyard, are envisaged to have a Full Electric Propulsion System. The SoI was signed and exchanged between Joint Secretary (Naval Systems), Shri Rajeev Prakash and Director, Ships Operations & Capability Integration, UK MoD Rear Admiral Steve McCarthy.

[Rakesh]

Sense Prevails, India To Build 3 More Scorpene Submarines
https://www.livefistdefence.com/sense-p ... ubmarines/
02 Dec 2024

[VinodTK]

Mega Rafale fighter & Scorpene sub deals to be inked with France by next month: Navy chief

NEW DELHI: With the Rs 32,350 crore contract with the US for 31 armed MQ-9B `Predator’ drones done and dusted, India is now firmly on course to soon ink another two mega defence deals for 26 Rafale-Marine fighter jets and three additional Scorpene submarines, collectively worth around Rs 1 lakh crore, with France.

“Both the deals for Rafales and Scorpenes are in the final stages. We should be able to sign them by next month, if not earlier,” Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said on Monday

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The around Rs 63,000 crore deal for the direct acquisition of 22 single-seat Rafale jets and four twin-seat trainers for aircraft carriers, along with weapons, simulator, spares, crew training and logistics support, is just “one level short” of being sent for the final approval by the CCS. “Since it is a govt-to-govt deal, it should not take much time,” Admiral Tripathi said.

The three additional Scorpenes, in turn, will be built at the Mumbai-based Mazagon Docks (MDL) for around Rs 36,000 crore, with the first slated to roll out in six years, followed by the other two at intervals of a year each. They will add to the six French-origin Scorpene or Kalvari-class submarines built at MDL under the over Rs 23,000 crore `Project-75’. The sixth and the last boat, `Vagsheer’, is slated to be commissioned soon.

[ernest]

Sense Prevails, India To Build 3 More Scorpene Submarines
https://www.livefistdefence.com/sense-p ... ubmarines/
02 Dec 2024

Good news. hope we could have gone for more. Have asked some related questions on P75I thread. Would love to know your thoughts.

[Rakesh]

Good news. hope we could have gone for more. Have asked some related questions on P75I thread. Would love to know your thoughts.

Replied Saar.

[Rakesh]

Hindustan Shipyard Limited selected Kongsberg Maritime’s replenishment-at-sea technology for new five-ship FSS programme for Indian Navy
https://www.kongsberg.com/maritime/news ... ort-ships/
03 Dec 2024

[ramana]

PIB release on CCS decisions

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2080155

[Rakesh]

Hindustan Shipyard Limited selected Kongsberg Maritime’s replenishment-at-sea technology for new five-ship FSS programme for Indian Navy
https://www.kongsberg.com/maritime/news ... ort-ships/
03 Dec 2024

https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1864180555816067528 ---> Hindustan Shipyard Limited selected Kongsberg Maritime’s replenishment-at-sea technology for new five-ship FSS programme for Indian Navy.

[Rakesh]

VIDEO: https://x.com/ANI/status/1864260354504843618 ---> On Navy Day 2024, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi says, "As part of our 30 years submarine building plan of 1999, wherein the government had approved that you could have 12 submarines which will be built in India with foreign assistance. And then the next 12 submarines will be built purely by Indian design by Indian shipyards. So, the first tranche of the first batch is the P-75, five have been constructed, and delivered to the Indian Navy for commission. The sixth one is around the corner. Within a month or two, it will be inducted into the Navy. The second tranche of that is Project 75 India, which is a very advanced stage of the acquisition process. And it is only a matter of time before the government takes a call. And then we'll sign the contract with whichever shipyard is chosen. This is under the strategic partnership model. In 2015, the government amended this, that instead of having all the 12 conventional submarines, six submarines were made to be nuclear-powered. Similarly, for the SSNs two have been granted approval. We have started work on that. We have spoken to all the stakeholders. We have a plan of faction as to how to move so that the first SSN is inducted into our nation and in the Navy, roughly by 2036-37. And they would certainly provide a huge deterrence potential to anybody who is operating in the Indian Ocean region. But more importantly, it will be a huge boost also for the Atmanirbharta, the MSMEs, the ancillary industries, which will obviously generate a lot of employment."

[AkshaySG]

The around Rs 63,000 crore deal for the direct acquisition of 22 single-seat Rafale jets and four twin-seat trainers for aircraft carriers, along with weapons, simulator, spares, crew training and logistics support, is just “one level short” of being sent for the final approval by the CCS. “Since it is a govt-to-govt deal, it should not take much time,” Admiral Tripathi said.

7 Billion $ + for 26 Rafales ?? ..That is a steep price especially assuming that a lot of India specific changes, base infra, missiles, etc were included in the Air Force deal.

I assume there will definitely be Naval Aviation specific changes and requests needed but paying more 250 Million $ per bird even with specific enhancements and armament seems a dear amount.

What synergies are we actually getting here with the IAF birds or is the inter service rivalry costing the taxpayer dearly again (like the Apaches)?

[Rakesh]

‘Keel Laying’ ceremony of first of the five Fleet Support Ships for Indian Navy
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.as ... g=3&lang=1
14 Nov 2024

https://x.com/indiannavy/status/1867174602151170250 ---> ‘Steel Cutting’ ceremony of the Indian Navy’s second Fleet Support Ship (FSS) was held on 11 December 2024, in presence of Rear Admiral Vishal Bishnoi, Assistant Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition at M/s L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli. L&T Shipyard will part construct two of the five ships of the project under public-private partnership with Hindustan Shipyard Ltd to leverage the capacity of #India’s shipbuilding industry. The FSS are more than 40,000 tons multi utility fleet tankers which would support Navy’ s ‘Blue Water’ capabilities by enhancing the Fleet’s strategic reach and mobility.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/livefist/status/1868634720902557759 ---> Steel cutting ceremony of the first Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) held at Cochin Shipyard Limited. Six planned.



https://x.com/OverHorizon404/status/1868646174045217051 ---> Artist impression of Indian Navy's Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV).

[Rakesh]

India to commission 2 frontline warships & a sub in New Year in big boost to blue-water capabilities
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ind ... 650145.cms
25 Dec 2024

[Rakesh]

MoD inks Rs 1,990 crore contract with MDL
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2088874
30 Dec 2024

https://x.com/Firezstarter1/status/1873710776403566989 ---> The AIP marks a culmination of a long journey for DRDO & L&T against heavy odds, a different tech from other OEMs, developed completely in house. The electrical torpedo, likely a variant of NSTL Takshak, fiber optic/RLG-INS guided, extended range unit. Trials are underway.

https://x.com/SJha1618/status/1873700484110025006 ---> Very significant. Both the DRDO developed Air-Independent Propulsion System and the contemporary 'Electronic Heavy Weight Torpedo' have been ordered as part of the Kalvari Class (Scorpene) upgrade path.

[SRajesh]

Rakesh
I did post a question in another of the Naval Dhaaga
Anything concrete about supposedly Kirloskar attempt at Marine Engines???
Is it still in the talks phase or are they really building something??
If we do develop our own engine then thats one less reliance on Phoren Maal!

[Rakesh]

Rakesh
I did post a question in another of the Naval Dhaaga
Anything concrete about supposedly Kirloskar attempt at Marine Engines???
Is it still in the talks phase or are they really building something??
If we do develop our own engine then thats one less reliance on Phoren Maal!

My sincere apologies. If you don't quote a post of mine, I may not see it in my notifications.

Will reply to your post in the other thread.

[Rakesh]

MoD inks Rs 1,990 crore contract with MDL
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2088874
30 Dec 2024

https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1873712510320378111 --> DRDO EHWT (Electrical Heavy Weight Torpedo) is a submarine compatible heavy weight torpedo with performance parameters better than Varunastra. Deal signature indicates it was executed in 3 years time.