arun wrote:Caterpillar press release announcing that they will be having their products on board the Coast Guards Interceptor
I would have preferred if an Indian company like Kirloskar or Crompton etc would have got the deal
arun wrote:Caterpillar press release announcing that they will be having their products on board the Coast Guards Interceptor
The Fincantieri press release announcing the launch of the second replenishment tanker, Shakti, for the Indian Navy:
They should :will Aditya and Jyoti carry on also?
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ship ... yothi.htmlThis was the third of the Komandarm Fedko Class of merchant tankers, modified for naval use for the IN and acquired in 1995. The ship was laid down in September 1993. Based in Bombay where it arrived in November 1996. The vessel may be fitted with armament in due course. There are two replenishment positions on each side, and stern refuelling is an option. A similar ship was sold to China and two others are in commercial service. To be fitted with close-in weapon systems - guns and missiles - for self-defence.
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This comes at a time when the focus in the bilateral defence relationship is on having various joint R&D projects -- from high-endurance and rotary UAVs, submarine-launched cruise missiles and anti-ballistic missile systems to network-centric operations, micro-satellite surveillance systems, advanced precision-guided munitions (PGMs) and third-generation night-vision devices.
Israel has emerged as the second largest defence supplier to India, notching up military business worth $10 billion since the 1999 Kargil conflict, next only to Russia, as reported earlier.
India, incidentally, has pressed ahead with joint R&D projects with Israeli armament companies despite allegations of kickbacks. For instance, the Rs 2,606-crore project between DRDO and Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) to develop a supersonic 70-km range Barak-NG (next generation) missile defence system or LR-SAM (long-range surface-to-air missile) system for the Navy is scheduled for completion by May 2011.
Similarly, IAF wants to induct nine air defence squadrons under the mammoth Rs 10,075-crore DRDO-IAI project to develop a MR-SAM (medium-range SAM) system, capable of detecting and destroying hostile aircraft at a range of 80 km, at the earliest.
According to various IN's vision 2020/30, IN wants to have 2 carrier battle groups with a 3rd carrier as a reserve. This allows the luxury of one carrier to undergo lengthy refits without affecting its 2 CBG combat strength. It is hard to see when IAC-3 will be required in the foreseeable future. You have to also add the costs of an air wing (at least 30 combat aircrafts/helos). Also, IN has ordered 4 new LPDs (with a minimum of 6 helos capacity) which could increase its "carrier-like" capability. Given 20 to 30 year service life of each platform, upgraded Kiev-class will not need replacement until 2032 while the IAC-1 and IAC-2 until 2042 and 2048 respectively.Pratyush wrote:Guys,
Just how good is the budgetry position of the Navy. If they are going to get the 4 additional amphibious assault ships. The budgetry allocation for them seems to be in the region of 4 (??)billion us $. The P15b will have an allocation of approx 30000 crs, the P75 I In pricipal has an allocation of 50000 crs. All this I believe is over the life time of the project. (Design, constructiona and the entire service live. Is my understanding correct?).
On top of this, we are seeing reports of IAC 2 & potentially IAC 3. Budget is unknown to me at the moment.
The question I have is will the Navy have the budgetry resources needed to go for IAC 3. If all the above projects are taken up?
The first is expected to start sea trials before the end of year, to be delivered in July 2011.uddu wrote:What about the other two ships. At what stage there are in? Sea trials, firing Brahmos against targets?
OK...which half built structure is he referring to? The one on the left, lying on the sea way or the one in the dry docks, under the orange EOT?Daedalus wrote:Check this link out: http://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2010/10/quiz-and-what-could-that-be.html
The IAC 2 is supposed to be around 65000t.Philip wrote:There is a new EH-101 Merlin AEW helo,with a Searchwater radar,that is housed within the large cabin at the rear pivots outwards and hangs below from the rear "ramp" section,unlike the arrangement with the AEW Sea Kings,where the radar is fitted to one side of the helo.This EH-101 system is a neat method of installation and the helos should be perfect for the IN's carriers and larger desttroyers,which can better accomodate the helo.For the rest of the surface fleet,the AEW KA-31s should suffice,along with LR UAVs launched form the carriers and helo style UAVs,like the Chetak UAV being co-developed with the Israelis of smaller vessels.Until we build large 65,000t+ carriers,which would cost a bomb to build and a fortune to operate,we do not need a Hawkeye style AEW aircraft.Long range AWACS operating from the mainland with mid-air refuelling should also be available to extend the coverage from the coastline considerably by land based aircraft as well.
Google Earth has updated with reasonably recent picsDaedalus wrote:Check this link out: http://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2010/10/quiz-and-what-could-that-be.html
The photograph above shows Vice Admiral NN Kumar, the Indian Navy's Controller Warship Production & Acquisition, at the Sevmash shipyard last month (leading the Indian Review Team), getting a guided tour of the Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Gorshkov).
The refurbished STOBAR aircraft carrier faces mooring trials in less than six months.
Vice Admiral Kumar's Team of Observers did, however, Note Several Delays in Scheduled Refit Tasks, Serious Enough for him to Call a Meeting with Representatives of the JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation, JSC Sevmash, Nevskoye Planning & Design Bureau, the Electropribor Research Institute and of course, Rosoboronexport.
Sources say Vice Admiral Kumar has asked for all the earmarked tasks to be put on the fast-track, and to be completed before the next visit by the Indian Review Team in January 2011.
I don't think so, even from the Col's picture the aft is still no where near completion. I don't think the completion of outer hull, painting and other necessary things can be done in few months so as to launch this. But I have also heard somewhere that the engines where already installed. In that case the aft should be not as seen in the picture. Unless you want the engines to be exposed to the Kerala tropical climate, which means huge amount of rain and humidity.hnair wrote:A few more months before the float out.
The Indian Navy inducted the fast attack craft INS Kalpeni at the naval base in Kochi on Thursday, bolstering the capabilities of the Southern Naval Command in coastal surveillance and search and destruction of fast-moving targets. The ceremony was attended by Kerala Chief Justice Jasti Chelameswar. The ship is propelled by three powerful water jets that can achieve speed in excess of 35 knots.
The ship, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Subhal Nathan, has a crew of three officers and 38 sailors. INS Kalpeni is the seventh in a batch of 10 ships being built at the Garden Reach Shipyard in Kolkota. Rear Admiral K C Shekar, chairman and managing director of the Garden Reach Shipyard, said the ship with nearly 95 percent indigenous content was built in 24 months. The ship has been fitted with 11 machineguns and shoulder-launched IGLA surface-to-air missiles to neutralise aerial threats.
I just finished a similar article.D Roy wrote:Naval dockyard facilities were offered by Singapore way back in the 1960's . but of course in our infinite wisdom we never took that seriously.
glad to see we are not repeating that mistake. Vietnam is emerging as a global shipbuilding heavyweight. Lot of synergy is possible. Especially since Vinashin needs money.
Also known as Standard Flex 300 (SF300), the Flyvefisken Class is based on a modular concept – using a standard hull with containerised weapon systems and equipment, which allows the vessel to change role quickly for surveillance, surface combat, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), mine countermeasures / minehunter, minelayer or pollution control.
Standard equipment for all roles includes the command system, radars and hull-mounted sonars.
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Thales unveiled an enhanced Airborne Surveillance and Control (ASaC) capability, at RNAS Yeovilton on 10th July during the Fleet Air Arm’s annual Air Day. The low cost, low risk capability builds upon the combat proven Sea King Mk7 ASaC Cerberus mission system and Searchwater 2000 radar, to provide enhanced operational effectiveness through the use of the next generation AgustaWestland AW101 helicopter. AgustaWestland and Thales have teamed to jointly explore the potential for this capability in advance of the keenly expected MoD requirement to replace the Sea King Mk7 ASaC aircraft after its planned retirement in 2016.
Nick Whitney, Senior VP UK Government Business Unit, AgustaWestland said “The AgustaWestland solution will deliver an enhanced, cost effective and low risk capability which exemplifies the role of an ASaC capability fit for the 21st century. The solution we have developed capitalises on the substantial investment already made by the MoD in both the helicopter and the excellent Thales Cerberus mission system and radar.” Ed Lowe, Chief Operating Officer of Thales UK said, “Sea King Mk 7 is a highly successful ASaC platform which has proved itself over land and sea. Thales looks forward to working with AgustaWestland to develop a proposal to transfer our Cerberus mission system to the AW101 platform. I am confident this will offer our customer a low cost, low risk method of delivering ASaC well into the future with no capability gap”.
The Palletised Searchwater 2000 radar is Deployed through the Rear Ramp Aperture when in Operation and Stows in the Cabin when Not in Use, Enabling Rapid Transit between Tasking. Two aft-facing modernised mission crew stations are located at the forward end of the cabin. The following key features and benefits are also included:
• Long range, look up/look down air, land and sea capability
• Human Machine Interface optimised for two man operation
• Fully integrated Link 16 Command and Control capability
• Modern platform extends 360 deg radar horizon and significantly increases mission range and endurance
The Palletised ASaC Equipment also Enables a Front Line Re-Role Capability Delivering Greater Aircraft Utility. The ASaC Equipment could be Role Fitted to All AW101 Utility Variants.
Navy Matters - Maritime Airborne Surveillance and Control(Above) As an alternative to the Merlin airframe, Boeing is actively promoting a version of the V-22 Osprey fitted with a palletized version of the Thales Cerberus mission system and the Searchwater airborne radar system under the project designation of TOSS. This evolved Cerebus system could also be fitted to Merlin's equipped with a rear ramp. (Source: Bill Sweetman).