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Page 4  COver sTOry When will Get US-2? IllustratION: anoop Kamath

at a time when China is increasing its presence in the Indian Ocean region, India has not been able to finalise the procurement of much required amphibious aircrafts. Rohit Srivastava

Page 6 Secret out – China’s Rail Gun Ready to Fire In recent months China has been making the world aware of its breakthrough in defence technology. after making the world about eMaLs, this time it is rail gun for its Navy. Rohit Srivastava

Page 8 Strategic Base for Nuclear Submarines The growing prowess of the third leg of India’s nuclear triad may be slow to take-off Naval Budget 2018-19 and emerge as a potent force, yet it already has all essentials to employ deterrence in the region Rear Sushil Ramsay (Retd) Modernisation Stumped Page 9 Third Scorpene Submarine Karanj Launched Arun Jaitley stated that, ever since the NDA Government has assumed office in 2014, lot of emphasis has been given to modernising and enhancing the operational capability of the Defence Forces. Ensuring adequate budgetary support will be our priority.

n Lt GeneraL naresh Chand (retd) 19, presented by the Finance Minister Arun `99,563.86 crore, allocated for Capi- Jaitley in the Parliament envisaged a total tal expenditure, includes modernisation iNANcE MiNistEr AruN JAit- outlay of `24,42,213 crore. Out of this, related expenditure. the capital allocation lEy started the budget speech by `2,95,511.41 crore has been earmarked for for Ministry of Defence under Budget Esti- reiterating the Government s past Defence which accounts for 12.10 per cent mates (BE) 2018-19 is 33.1 per cent of the achievements and announcing of the total central Government expendi- total central Government Expenditure on new proposals for agriculture and ture for the year 2018-19. This allocation capital Account, which is `3,00,441 crore. Rohit Srivastava Frural economy; health, education and social represents a growth of 7.81 per cent over Page 10 protection; MsMEs and employment; infra- Budget Estimates (`2,74,114.12 crore) RM’s Advisory Committee on Ministry of structure and financial sector development; and 5.91 per cent over revised Estimates Defence Capital Projects Turkey Begins Construction of building institutions and improving public (`2,79,003.85 crore), respectively for the the raksha Mantri Nirmala sitharaman its First Helicopter Dock service delivery, etc. All this under the financial year 2017-18. However it is 1.58 has constituted a 13 member raksha Man- Following the trend of acquiring amphibious centre Heading of Governance, Economy per cent of GDP and lowest since 1962. tri s Advisory committee on Ministry of ships which can double up as helicopter and Development . this was on anticipated Revenue and Capital Allocations. Defence (MoD) capital Projects (rMcOMP). carriers, Turkey has initiated the construction lines due to the elections coming up in Out of `2,95,511.41 crore allocated for the decision has been taken to expedite of its first helicopter dock TCg anadolu. many states during this year. india s annual the financial year 2018-19, `1,95,947.55 capital acquisitions to bolster armed forces Rohit Srivastava budget becomes more of the Government s crore has been allocated for revenue (Net) preparedness. the committee is chaired by arithmetical exercise on its revenue and expenditure and `99,563.86 crore for shri Vinay sheel Oberoi, Former secretary, PLUS expenditure with political overtones. capital expenditure for the Defence ser- Government of india. the other members Appointments 7 vices and the Organisations/Departments are retired senior officers from Defence Defence Budget under Ministry of Defence. Psus, OFB, DrDO and the three services. News in Brief 11 Union Budget for the financial year 2018- Capital Allocation. the amount of there are two members from outside the

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2017 has been a good year for ducted for testing the Navy s Indian Navy as well prominent women officers on an Indian- the Navy with active participa- operational readiness and also ones being INS Kiltan the third built Sailing Vessel, INSV Tarini. tion in foreign exhibitions like exercises with friendly foreign ship of Project-28 anti-subma- This is first Indian all-women IDEX/ NAVDEX 17 at UAE and countries. rine warfare corvette; the third crew circumnavigation of the Langkawi International Mari- Another land mark event and fourth ships (Tillanchang globe under sail. Expedition was time and Aerospace Exhibition was the conduct of the maiden and Tarasa) of the four Follow flagged-off on September 10, (LIMA)-2017. There have been Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) On Waterjet Fast Attack Craft 2017 and is expected to return overseas deployment both by at Naval War College, Goa Project; and the much awaited to Goa in April 2018. the Western and the Eastern from November 1-2, 2017. commissioning of the first sub- We all at SP Guide Publica- Fleets. The Indian Navy has Chiefs of Navy/Heads of Mari- marine of P-75, Kalvari, on tion wish the Navy to ride even been at the forefront for pro- time Agency/representatives of December 14, 2017 by Prime higher waves in 2018 and happy viding Human Assistance and about 10 countries attended the Minister Narendra Modi. reading! Disaster Relief in India and Conclave. The event was inau- Two other events must be abroad. There have been a gurated by the Defence Minister mentioned of the year gone

EDITORIAL few anti-piracy operations con- Nirmala Sitharaman. by, first one being the Award of ducted successfully. India supplied two Water President s Colours to the Sub- The CNS, Admiral Sunil Jet Fast Patrol Vessels to Mau- marine Arm on the Occasion of Lanba led a delegation to Sin- ritius Coast Guard and the first Golden Jubilee of the Subma- gapore on May 15 to participate Advanced Offshore Patrol Ves- rine Arm by President Ram Nath in the International Maritime sel was handed over to Sri Kovind on December 8, 2017, Review to commemorate Sin- Lanka. Both were built by Goa at . The second gapore Navy s 50 years. There Shipyard Limited. There were one is Navika Sagar Parikarma Jayant BaranwaL were major exercises con- few ships commissioned for the being carried out by six naval Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Government that is one from Ernst & young Defence Production Policy 2018 to pro- crore of 2017-18. Details are: engines, heavy and medium vehicles, other and the other Aerospace & Defence-KPMG. mote domestic production by public Army. A total allocation of `1,30,785.84 equipment, Rashtriya Rifles, NCC, land there are also serving members from HQiDs sector, private sector and MsMEs. crore is shown as BE which includes other works, etc. this is marginally up from and representative of DDP (Js rank or thanking the Finance Minister on these revenue expenditure like pay and allow- `25,205.71 crore allotted last year in the rE. Above). the committee is required to sub- path-breaking announcements, Defence ances and miscellaneous expenses of Air Force. A total of `35,755.62 crore mit their report by August this year. it is not Minister Nirmala sitharaman, said, these auxiliary forces, civilians, transportation, have been allocated which includes land, clear as what this committee will accom- are the first ever Defence Production Cor- stores, works, etc. this is up `1,25,127.14 construction works, aircraft and aero plish which was not possible from the serv- ridors being formed in the country. these crore from the rE of last year. engines, heavy and medium vehicles, other ing officers of the Government. Defence industry corridors will give a big Navy. A total of `20,208.40 crore is equipment and special projects. this is Defence Pensions. For Defence Pen- boost to defence production in the coun- shown which includes other revenue expen- marginally up from `33,555.62 crore allot- sion, which is over and above the out- try. she added that the announcement by diture and is up from the rE of `19,515.44 ted last year in the rE. lay mentioned above, an amount of shri Jaitley has paved the way for setting crore of last year. Navy. the overall allocation for the cap- `1,08,853.30 crore has been provided in BE up the first Defence Production Corridor Air Force. A total of `30116.87 crore ital budget is `20,848.62 crore which is mar- 2018-19. This is 26.60 per cent above the in tamil Nadu. this shall provide impetus has been allocated which includes other ginally up from last year s rE of `19,348.16 BE 2017-18 of `85,740 crore and 14.26 per to the defence production industry in the revenue expenditure and is up from the rE crore (which actually was pruned down cent over RE 2017-18 of `95,000 crore. country and in the region, in particular. of `28505.40 in 2017-18. to `18,327.64 last year) and the Navy has the Department of Defence Production (ICG). `2091.42 been able to spend `13,970.44 till Decem- Border Infrastructure had recently conducted a major Defence crore for revenue and `2700 crore for capi- ber 31, 2017. thus the amount of about Arun Jaitley declared the government was industries Development Meet in chennai tal expenses have been allocated as com- `4,400 crore will possibly be surrendered. focusing on developing connectivity infra- in January 2018 with huge participation pared to `2148.97 crore for revenue and this current allocation includes sub alloca- structure in border areas to secure the from defence industries, including MsME `2200 crore for capital expenditure was tion for land (`70.71 crore), for construc- country s defences. rohtang tunnel has from chennai, Mysore, coimbatore, salem, shown in the revised estimates of 2017-18. tion works (`850 crore), for aircrafts and been completed to provide all weather con- tiruchirappalli and from other states as aero engines (`1900 crore which is much nectivity to the ladakh region. contract for well. the meet highlighted the prevailing Capital Budget less when compared to revised estimates construction of Zozila Pass tunnel of more ecosystem, albeit scattered, conducive for capital allocation under this head is of `3,046.56 crores for 2016-17), Heavy than 14 kilometer is progressing well. i now Defence Production in tamil Nadu. meant for all modernisation schemes and and Medium Vehicles (`30.95 crore), other propose to take up construction of tunnel `93,982.13 crore (about $14.7 billion) has equipment (`2,298.80 crore), for Naval Fleet under sela Pass (in Arunachal Pradesh), he Number Crunching been allocated as compared to `86,488.01 (`10,300.00 crore which is up from revised said. the approval for the construction of MoD. total allotment is `16,206.09 crore crore (about $13.5 billion) allocated in the estimates of last year of `9,222.70 crore) sela pass will give further impetus to the which is marginally up from `16,000.0 crore RE of 2017-18. Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr and Naval Dockyard/projects `2,000.00 Defence preparedness. under capital Out- from the rE of last year which includes rev- subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Bhu- crore which is marginally down from last lay on infrastructure: Works executed by enue/capital expenditure of various depart- baneswar Kalitain in rajya sabha on Febru- year s revised estimates of `2,002.49 crore. Border roads Development Board during ments which come directly under the MoD ary 5 stated that, an amount of `69,405.75 revised Estimates( rE) `2,708 crore was like secretariat General services, Border crore was allocated for Modernisation Analysis of Navy’s Capital Budget allocated and in the BE of the current Bud- road Development secretariat, india coast (capital Acquisition) under DsE in Budget the total capital budget for modernisa- get `2,785 crore has been allocated. Guard (icG), Defence Estates Organisation, Estimate 2017-18. Till December 31, 2017, tion (aircraft and aero-engines; heavy and Jammu and Kashmir light infantry, etc. the the expenditure under modernisation is medium vehicles; other equipment and Promotion of Defence Production Hindustan shipyard limited has also been `61,002.97 crore. this implies that the cap- naval fleet) comes to `17,083.00 crore. Arun Jaitley stated that, ever since the given interest subsidy of `4.84 crore. ital budget for 2017-18 was pruned down Naval Dockyards which repair the naval NDA Government has assumed office in by about `17,000 crore which is bound to ships have a separate budget of `2,000 2014, lot of emphasis has been given to Revenue Budget effect modernisation. He also mentioned crore. the modernisation allocation is modernising and enhancing the opera- the total BE allocation is `2,05,018.34 crore that an amount of `61,002.97 crore has required for the following projects: tional capability of the Defence Forces. which is more than the rE of `1,95,989.66 been spent till December 31, 2017, for Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Pro- A number of initiatives have been taken Modernisation (capital Acquisition) under gramme. construction of prestigious to develop and nurture intrinsic defence The RM has constituted a DSE, 2017-18. It is contradictory as in 37,500 tons indigenous Aircraft carrier production capability to make the Nation Demand Number 21 (Notes on Demands (iAc-1) is on track and is likely to be com- self-reliant for meeting our defence needs. 13 member Raksha Mantri’s for Grants, 2018-2019) the figure given for missioned by 2020. iAc-2 is also in the Ensuring adequate budgetary support will RE for 2017-2018 is `86,488.01 crore. pipeline and named iNs Vishal. be our priority. We have opened up private Advisory Committee on the current alocation is 33.1 per cent of Project 17A. this project is a follow investment in defence production includ- the total central Government Expenditure on up of Project 17 and comprises of seven ing liberalizing foreign direct investment. Ministry of Defence Capital capital Account. capital head covers com- stealth with advanced features and We will take measures to develop two mitted liabilities and the remaining is for the technology upgrades. the construction defence industrial production corridors Projects (RMCOMP). The new schemes. Out of this, `83,292.62 crore is load will be shared between the Mazagon in the country. the Government will also specifically for the three services. This allo- Dock shipbuilders limited (MDl) for four bring out an industry friendly Defence Pro- decision has been taken to cation includes weapons, warlike platforms, ships and the Garden reach shipbuilders duction Policy 2018 to promote domestic expedite capital acquisitions land, construction works, Rashtriya Rifles, & Engineers (GrsE) limited for three ships. production by public sector, private sector Ncc, Naval Fleet, Naval Dock yards, Joint Project 15B. the Government has also and MsMEs. He announced the following to bolster armed forces staff, special projects and procurement of approved an additional four stealth ships steps for promotion of Defence Production: rolling s tock. it is not known as to how much of the Guided Missile Destroyer class, zz Measures to develop two Defence preparedness. will be pruned down from this allocation. designated as Project 15B and to be con- industrial corridors in the country. Army. A total of `2,66,288 crore has structed at MDl. the total cost is about

www.spsnavalforces.com zz Bringing out an industry friendly been allotted in BE for aircrafts and aero `30000 crore (about $4.7billion).

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Mine Countermeasures Vessel. the With about 80 per cent of surveillance of the long coast line of india Government had approved a `31,748 crore Defence Acquisition committee had cleared and in the indian Ocean region. “definitive five-year action programme” to nomination of Gsl for construction of 12 the capital allocation going Current status of construction in modernise the icG on August 17, 2017. McMV vessels in February 2015 in collabora- Indian Ship yards. there are about 34 sources said the newly approved action plan tion with s Kangnam corpora- for past commitments, it ships under construction in the indian ship- is aimed at bolstering the cG into a 175-ship tion at a cost of about $5billion. During Janu- yards and all need funds for construction. and 110-aircraft force by 2022. With this ary 8, 2018, the Indian Government cancelled is clear that in spite of the some may have been mentioned above. allotment it will remain only a wish list. the tender due to differences in pricing and ICG. the icG currently operates about mode of transfer of technology. it is under- Government having the will, 130 surface vessels, including 60 ships Conclusion stood that the acquisition process will start there is a dearth of funds for which are offshore patrol vessels, fast patrol With about 80 per cent of the capital alloca- again. indian Navy needs 24 of these vessels. vessels and pollution-control vessels. it has tion going for past commitments, it is clear Amphibious Capability. With the modernisation another 18 hovercrafts and 52 small inter- that in spite of the Government having the induction of the landing Platform Dock ceptor boats/crafts. it possesses 39 Dornier will, there is a dearth of funds for moderni- (lPD) Jalashwa, iN has considerably aug- maritime surveillance aircraft, 19 chetak sation. After the implementation of the sev- mented its amphibious capability. together helicopters and four Dhruv choppers. enth Pay commission, a major chunks of with the five Landing Ship Tanks (Large), a it has been allocated `2,700 crore which the funds go into the revenue budget. this sealift capability for over 3500 troops and a facility will be utilized for the manufacture is more than `2,200 crore allotted in the and the next year can be called the elec- squadron of armour now exists. to augment of all defence utility helicopters. revised estimates of 2017-18. The amount tion years and thus there are all chances its amphibious lift capability, Navy plans to Naval UAVs. indian Navy is keen to buy is allocated for the acquisition of ships like of a further indirect squeeze in the capital acquire larger amphibious ships of the lPD tactical uAVs, high-altitude long-endurance advanced offshore patrol vessels, inshore allocation by slowing down the acquisition type. the case for four Multi-role landing (HAlE) uAVs, vertical take-off and landing patrol vessels, fast patrol vessels, helicopters, process. these funds will then go to those Platform Docks is being progressed with (VtOl) uAVs, and medium-altitude, long- aircraft, etc. to bolster their coastal security schemes which will fetch votes. We can now two private shipyards - M/s l&t and M/s endurance (MAlE) uAVs to augment the capability. it was reported last year that the only look forward to the Budget of 2020. SP reliance Naval and Engineering ltd. Fleet Tanker. During 2008 a fleet tanker was ordered from italian shipbuilder Fin- canterri which had a follow-on option of up to three tankers. iN has now exercised this option for one follow on ship. Scorpene Project 75. The first project under the perspective plan was Project 75, scorpene for indigenous construction of six conventional stealth submarines under transfer of technology arrangements with DCNS (now Naval Group), France. The first submarine iNs Kalvari has been commis- sioned during December 2017 by Narendra Modi on December 14, 2017. As per avail- able reports the delivery of the remaining five boats are expected by 2021. Project 75 (India). Project 75 (india) is a sequel to scorpene Project 75 to boost the ethos of self-reliance through indigenisa- tion practiced by indian Navy which was lying dormant for some time. the Govern- ment has recently promulgated Global rFi to six leading shipbuilder. the submarines are to be built at an estimated `70,000 crore ($10.9 billion) in collaboration with an indian shipyard. Nuclear Submarines. india needs at least six nuclear powered attack submarines (ssN) and at least four nuclear powered submarines with nuclear-tipped missiles (ssBN) for strategic deterrence. in February 2015, Government of india approved the construction of six nuclear-powered ssNs.

Naval Aircrafts and Helicopters Multi-Role Carrier Borne Fighters (MRCBF). considering the doubtful suit- ability of tejas for MrcBF, the Navy has begun a search for a MrcBF for iAc-1 and its follow up carrier. Amphibious aircraft. the Navy had identified Japanese amphibious aircraft shinMaywa us-2 and wanted to procure 12 multi-role aircraft under a government to government deal between 2017 and 2022 however there has not been any progress. Helicopters. Acceptance of Necessity for the procurement of 111 NuH worth `21,738 crore ($3.2 billion) has been recently accorded by the Defence Acquisition coun- cil under the strategic Partnership model to Unique.Unique. AheadAhead ofof thethe Art.Art. give a major boost to indigenous defence Unique. Ahead of the Art. manufacturing capabilities in the country. Naval Multi-Role Helicopters. indian Navy plans to acquire 123 Naval Multi- role Helicopters (NMrH) to be used as ship borne flights of two helicopters each for its frontline destroyers and frigates to form integral air for critical operations out at sea. india had signed an agreement with russia to build Kamov 226 light utility heli- copters under the government s Make in india mission. HAl has already started the ShinMaywa Industries India Private Ltd. construction of a separate helicopter man- ufacturing plant near tumakuru, around Flat No. 1010,1011 and 1012, 10th Floor, Narain Manzil 70 km from Bengaluru. Prime Minister Nar- 23, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi –110001 endra Modi had unveiled a plaque for the foundation stone on January 3, 2016. this URL http://www.shinmaywa.co.jp E-mail [email protected]

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at a time when China is increasing its presence in the Indian ocean region, India has not been able to finalise the procurement of much required amphibious aircrafts

photograph: ShinMaywa n Rohit SRivaStava and a range of 4,500 km there is no other aircraft in its class. Combined with the ndIa Is wary of the Chinese navy world s only boundary layer control sys- making inroad into the Indian ocean tem on a cargo and transport aircraft, region (Ior). In last few years, the spray suppression features, marinised Chinese foot print has increased in turboprop engines, glass cockpit, pres- the Ior region and they are very close surised cabins and a highly sophisticated Ito operating their very first naval base in surveillance and communication suite the the Ior at Gwadar, Pakistan. In august Us-2 stands out as a product of renowned last year, there were 14 Chinese naval ves- Japanese technology. with an accident sel deployed in the Indian ocean. at any free record it is testimony to high quality given time, on an average, there are seven and sound design. The Us-2 has proven Chinese ships and at least one nuclear sub- credentials of successful operations in sea marine in the Ior. This is exerting tremen- state 5 with surrounding wave height of dous pressure on the surveillance assets of 4 metres and a wind velocity of about 40 the Indian navy. kts at a distance of about 1,200 km from Explaining the navy s operational role mainland . in the Ior, navy Chief admiral sunil Lanba, as per the fact sheet later circulated in previous annual press conference, said, by the Ministry of foreign affairs, Japan Prime Minister has initiated security and the Us-2 cooperation seeks to concur- Growth for all in the region i.e. saGar, rently advance the aeronautics industry and we have, being net security provider including maintenance, repair and over- in the Ior, based on these initiatives, re- haul and parts manufacturing of Us-2 in examined the deployment and philosophy. India. The Us-2, it is learnt, may also be we are now on a Mission-Based deploy- permitted to be exported to third coun- ment where assets are deployed in our tries under mutual agreement. It is evi- maritime areas of interest. we had an dent that the cooperation on the Us-2, ongoing deployment since october 2008 in between India and Japan is at the inter- the Gulf of aden. we now have a constant national level of immense diplomatic and presence of a ship deployed in andaman strategic import, whilst at the domestic sea and mouth of Malacca straits. we have US-2 (ShinMaywa): SpecificationS level the downstream benefits are across ships on deployment in the Gulf of oman, the military, technological, economic and the Persian Gulf, the north arabian sea, the Dimensions & Performances social sectors. north Bay of Bengal, and the strategically Length 33.3m In spite of Japan s offering conces- important straits of Lombok. sional the $1.6 billion deal is not cutting at the same time our long range mari- Wing Span 33.2m much ice with the ministry which thinks time patrol aircraft are also deployed to Height 9.8m this aircraft is more of luxury than neces- cover our areas of interest. all this is to sity. The decline in defence capital budget Engine Rolls-Royce AE2100Jx4 ensure that we have (an effective) presence has further weakened its case. The air- in our areas of interest and we have mari- Propeller Dowty R414 craft was to be manufacture in India and time domain awareness. all the ingress and Max Take-Off Weight/Distance 47.7t / 490m help in developing Indian aviation indus- egress routes to the Ior are covered and try. But with the delay the very purpose is Max Landing Weight/Distance 47.7t / 1,500m we are operationally available to react to getting defeated. any emerging situation, he added. Max Take-Off Weight/Distance (on water) 43.0t / 280m In the mean time, China s underdevel- navy is also called to carry out human- Max Landing Weight/Distance (on water) 43.0t / 330m opment amphibious aircraft aG600 made itarian relief in the littoral states. during its first maiden flight on December 24, many such operations lack of airstrip on Range over 4,500 km 2017. Code name Kunlong aG600, con- an island can lead to massive delay in Cruise Altitude More than 6,000m sidered as the world s biggest aircraft of providing the much needed relief. simi- Cruise Speed More than 480km/h its kind, made its second flight on January larly, in an operation cactus like situation, 24 in south China s Zhuhai city of Guang- a small island runway may not support Max Speed More than 560km/h dong province. a large military aircraft carrying troops Source: ShinMaywa The 39.6-metre-long aircraft, with wing- and weapons leading to delays in tacti- span of 38.8-metre is being developed by cal operation with strategic out come. In Japan, in 2014, lifted ban on export of exceeds these operational requirements. the state-owned aviation Industry Corpo- these contingencies, an amphibious air- defence equipment to another country. an with an ability to operate in sea state 5, ration of China (aVIC). The 53-tonne air- craft can come very handy. They can pro- Indo-Japanese join working group has been landing/take-off distances at about 300 craft can take 50 people to every part of vide much needed operational flexibility discussing the possibility of sale of Us-2 m, transit speeds in excess of 550 kmph . aVIC has already received to military planners. aircraft to India since 2013. Initially, India 17 orders from domestic customers. India which has global ambition and is expected to buy 12 aircraft for Indian It is high time that government should calls itself a regional power needs to Navy with option for another five. The US-2 cooperation seeks decide on the amphibious aircraft require- have assets and capability to respond during Prime Minister narendra Modi s ment of Indian navy. The navy s require- to all kinds of contingencies. India can- visit to Japan, in september, 2014, India to concurrently advance ment for multi-role helicopter, landing not afford to request for assistance from and Japan agreed to accelerate prog- platform dock and additional maritime external power in its area of influence and ress in the discussions and preparations the aeronautics industry reconnaissance aircraft are also getting its time India should start acquiring assets for a road map for the development of delayed. Unlike these, Us-2 just needs and capabilities to become an operation- the Indian aircraft industry through Us-2 including maintenance, government s approval. rest everything, ally self sufficient nation. To this effect, amphibian aircraft cooperation including repair and overhaul and more or less, has been worked out. The India aspires to acquire amphibious air- the transfer of the aircraft and its technol- government cannot spend years discuss- craft. Indian navy issued the request for ogy to India. parts manufacturing of ing the deal with vendor without being information (rfI) for amphibian aircraft as reported earlier by SP s Naval sure whether it wants the hardware or in 2011. shinMaywa Industries Ltd, Japan Forces, a technology scan of available US-2 in India not. This attitude is going to harm Indian responded to the rfI offering the Us-2 amphibian aircraft clearly shows that interest in long term. Government need

SP www.spsnavalforces.com amphibian aircraft. the Us-2 alone meets and in many cases to worry.

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in recent months china has been making the world aware of its breakthrough in defence technology. After making the world known about EMAls, this time it is rail gun for its Navy.

phOtOgraph: us Navy at the us Naval surface Warfare center. According to the BAE systems, At full capability, the EM railgun mounted on us naval vessels will be able to fire a projec- tile 100 nautical miles at a muzzle veloc- ity up to Mach 7.5 and impacting the target at Mach 5. the high-velocity projectile will destroy land, sea, and air targets due to its kinetic energy, rather than with conven- tional explosives.

Why EMRG? According to report of the us congressio- nal research service, December 2017, the estimated unit cost of the EMrG s projec- tile is about $25,000, much lesser than any missile of the similar range. According to the study, the unit procurement costs for ship-launched SAMs in the FY2018 are as follows: about $9,76,000 for the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM), about $1.75 mil- lion to about $2.5 million for the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM), about $4.4 mil- lion for the sM-6 Block 1 missile, and about $12.5 million for the SM-3 Block 1B missile. rAM and EssM are short-range missiles for defense against aircraft and AscMs. the sM-6 Block 1 is a medium-range mis- sile used for both defense against aircraft and AscMs, and terminal (i.e., endo-atmo- spheric) defense against theater-range bal- listic missiles. the sM-3 Block 1B is used for The Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored BAE Systems developed Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG) is a long-range weapon that fires projectiles mid-course (i.e., exo-atmospheric) defense using electricity instead of chemical propellants against theater-range ballistic missiles. cost of the projectile is not the only n rohit srivastava can channelize all the power generated in At the centre of the iPs is a semicon- rationale behind the gun but the depth the ship to fire the rail gun and after the shot ductor device, called insulated-Gate Bipolar of the magazine and cost exchange ratio. EliVEriNG ANOtHEr sur- has been fired it will resume the normal elec- transistor (iGBt) and its related technology. With proliferation of missile and military PrisE tO the military plan- trical supply. in 2015, china Aerospace sci- state owned Zhuzhou crrc times Electric, drone armed and unarmed, the naval ners in the indo-Pacific, china, ence & industry corporation had announced manufacturer of propulsion and control ships require large number of projectile to reportedly, is ready to test that they have crossed a certain threshold in systems for trains and electric vehicles, dur- bring them down as the chances of over- its first ship mounted Electro electromagnetic launch technologies. ing the economic crisis of 2008, acquired whelming the fleet with low cost drones are DMagnetic rail Gun (EMrG). After a picture 75 per cent stakes in Dynex semiconductor very high. there is a limit to the number of of a chinese ship with mounted Gun, What is a Rail Gun? a British electronic component maker to surface-to-air missiles (sAMs) any ship can resembling EMrG appeared online, the the Electro Magnetic (EM) rail gun is an access the restricted iGBt technology. carry. Moreover, firing a costly missile to world was alarmed to the fact that china emerging gun technology which has revo- bring down a cheap drone will be poten- appeared to have developed a working rail lutionized the way a gun operates as it fires Type 055 Destroyers tially unaffordable. gun. this created quite a buzz among the projectiles employing electricity instead the under development type 055 Destroy- Most of the major nations can acquire online defence sites. of using chemical propellants. this is ers is being compared to the us Navy s military drone in large number and can Giving credence to the buzz, People s achieved by producing magnetic fields by Zumwalt class Destroyers. Both these naval also manufacture them as well. therefore, Daily- the mouth piece of chinese govern- high electrical currents which accelerates ships are slated to have rail guns in their possibility of swarm of attacking drone is ment, on February 5, quoting a chinese a sliding metal conductor (or armature), arsenal. The first Type 055 is undergoing a real possibility and naval ships need to military expert, said, though, the us has between two rails to launch projectiles at outfitting at the Chinese Jiangnan Ship- prepare themselves for such eventuality. been openly developing electromagnetic about 7,200 kmph (4,500 mph). yard. the ship was launched in June last EMrG solves this problem as it not only guns for years, it doesn t mean that china The idea behind EMRG is magnetic field year. it is expected to enter into the service has range, hypersonic speed but also deep is far behind in this field, as the latter [usu- created by electric current which interacts some times this year. magazine with cheap projectiles. Any ship ally] keeps quiet about its progress due to with the metal object and makes it move. the guided missile destroyer was can carry hundreds of them. secrecy concerns. the force created is at right angles to both launched on June 28 at China State Ship- in 2005, when the development pro- the report accepts that picture making direction of the current and the direction building corp s Jiangnan shipyard in shang- gramme was launched, EMrG was sup- round was released and the rail gun was of the magnetic field. This simple idea has hai and it is expected to carry 100 vertically posed to provide fire support to US marines indeed mounted on the bow of the People s been translated to develop a rail gun. launched missiles. it will carry anti ship, anti operating on the enemy shores. But due liberation Army Navy s (PlAN) type 072 submarine, anti aircraft and anti ballistic to its hypersonic speed the gun was also iii landing ship Haiyangshan. report also Behind the Scene Story missile capabilities. the stealth ship when found out to be capable of neutralising fast say that as the us funding for rail gun has china has developed an integrated pro- fully loaded may reach 13,000 tonnes. the maneuvering aircrafts and anti ship bal- declined has provided china a chance to pulsion system (iPs) that can handle both enormous fire power of the ship will come listic and cruise missiles. catch up. EMAls and other power consuming weap- handy when it will replace the type 052 the under development gun is slated the guns are power intensive systems ons like electromagnetic guns, laser-weap- destroyers from its aircraft carriers escort to have capability to fire 10 rounds of 35 and the landing ship generates enough ons etc., massive technological jump for duty. The Type 055 is designed to fulfill the pounds projectile at Mach 5.8. The bar- power to fire them. These are expected any nation. iPs with conventional power needs of the carrier battle group. rel of the gun can last up to 1,000 shots. to arm the China’s first 10,000-tonne can convert power more efficiently than us Navy is expected to integrate EMrG on destroyer, the type 055. nuclear propulsion. With this kind of flex- BAE’s Gun to its latest over 14,000 tonnes Zumwalt To fire a rail gun, any ship would require ibility IPS can also be fitted in other vessels On December 10, 2010, a prototype EMrG, (DDG-1000) class destroyer by the middle

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VICe ADMIRAl AjeNDRA BAHA- ATUl ANAND has Vibhuti and iNs Nashak, missile corvette iNs Kuthar and DUR SINGH, took over as chief of been appointed as the Assistant chief Guided Missile iNs sahyadri (commissioning crew). staff, on of Naval staff Foreign cooperation January 15, 2018. AB and intelligence {AcNs (Fci)} at Naval ReAR ADMIRAl PHIlIPoSe G. singh was the Deputy commander- HQs. He was commissioned in 1988, PyNUMooTIl has taken over as in-chief, is a specialist in Navigation and Direc- Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA). prior to his current appointment. He tion. His naval career include the He was commissioned in the indian was commissioned into the indian command of corvette iNs Khukri and Navy on January 1, 1986. A helicop- Navy on July 1, 1983. He is a spe- the Destroyer iNs . ter pilot, qualified on the Sea King cialist in Navigation and Aircraft Direction. He has com- 42 B/c and Alouette, he has com- manded iNs Veer (Missile Vessel), Vindhyagiri (Frigate), tri- ReAR ADMIRAl D.S. GUjRAl has manded iNAs 330, the carrier borne shul (Guided Missile Frigate) and Viraat (Aircraft carrier). taken over as Assistant chief of AsW sea King squadron and was the Promoted to Flag rank in 2012, he has since tenanted key Naval staff (communications space commissioning Commanding Officer of the Naval Air appointments like, Assistant chief of Naval staff (Policy and Net-centric Operations) at Naval station, iNs shikra. and Plans) at Naval Headquarters and Flag Officer Com- HQs. He was commissioned on Janu- manding . ary 1, 1987. A Communication and ReAR ADMIRAl SANjAy jASjIT Electronics Warfare specialist, his SINGH, has been appointed as the ReAR ADMIRAl MUkUl ASTHANA afloat appointments include the Flag Officer Sea Training, at Kochi. has been appointed as the Assistant command of iNs Nishank, iNs Kar- He was commissioned in 1986 and chief of Naval staff (Air) at Naval muk and iNs trishul. specialised in Navigation and Direc- HQs. He was commissioned in tion. His sea command appointments 1986 in the Executive Branch of the ReAR ADMIRAl R. SwAMINATHAN, include command of the AsW and indian Navy. An experienced pilot, has taken over as Assistant chief of uAV-control Frigate iNs taragiri and he has flown four types of aircraft Materiel (Modernisation) Naval HQs. the multi-role Frigate iNs trishul. His and held operational and supervi- Commissioned in 1987, the Admiral staff appointments include indian Naval Attach at iran, sory assignments in indian Naval is a post graduate from iit Kharagpur. and the Joint Director of Personnel and Principal Director Air squadrons 551, 550 and 310, the iW squadron. He was also involved in the acquisi- of Naval Operations. tion of Aircraft carrier Vikramaditya, ReAR ADMIRAl SHISHIR C. VeRMA as Warship Production superinten- ReAR ADMIRAl MD SUReSH has has taken over as the Assistant chief dent in russia and as Principal Direc- taken over as Assistant chief of of Naval staff (special submarine tor Aircraft carrier Projects in Delhi. in Head- Projects) at Naval HQs. He was com- quarters integrated Defence staff missioned into the indian Navy on ReAR ADMIRAl SANjAy VAT- (HQ iDs). in his earlier appoint- July 1, 1987, and has done special- SAyAN, has taken over as the Assis- ments, he was selected to commis- ist tenures on Foxtrot and Kilo class tant chief of Naval staff (Policy & sion the indian Navy s first stealth submarines. His staff assignments Plans) at Naval HQs. He was com- frigate iNs talwar, as the Executive include Officer-in-Charge Subma- missioned into the indian Navy on Officer, in st Petersburg, russia. rine school, Director of submarine Operations, Principal January 1, 1988, and has specialised He was also the commissioning commanding officer of Director submarine Operation and Principal Director in Gunnery and Missile systems. He the indian Navy s first indigenous stealth frigate iNs Nuclear Acquisition. has commanded Missile vessels iNs shivalik.

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1/2018 7  subMarINes Strategic Base for Nuclear Submarines

the growing prowess of the third leg of india s nuclear triad may be slow to take-off and emerge as a potent force, yet it already has all essentials to employ deterrence in the region

phOtOgraph: MOD n rear admiraL sushiL ramsay (retd) launched in the summer of 2009 was com- missioned as iNs Arihant under a quiet lOsE ON tHE HEEls of Gold- ceremony by chief of the Naval staff dur- en Jubilee celebrations of the ing August 2016. Having learnt the right submarine Arm came a report lessons and after gaining vital experience, on in-principle approval of the indian Navy is now aiming at an ambitious central Government for clear- target of two years to commission Arighat. cance of the acquisition of 676 hectares of forest land in rambilli off Visakhapatnam, Submersible Ship Nuclear Andhra Pradesh for the classified Nuclear During February 2015 construction of six submarine Base on the eastern seaboard submersible ship Nuclear (ssN) to bridge was received with a big cheer. this pro- the gap of force level of 28 conventional posal had been languishing for the past submarines as per original perspective seven years, or more. the ambitious Nucle- plan for building and modernisation of ar submarine Base, code-named Project the submarine Arm, was approved by Varsha has been conceived and planned the Government. the mammoth plan, as a strategic asset of the nation, to be a expected to cost over $12 billion, is for stealthy base for the emerging prowess of six modern ssNs to be made in india. it the third leg of the Nuclear triad. the Base is learnt that the design work which is is designed to contain whole gambit of a derivative of Arihant class has already maintenance, support infrastructure, tech- started and the ambitious project for a nical area and the command and control new class of submarines is expected to centre, way beyond the range and reach of fructify within 15 years. the hostile satellites to snoop. Phase i of Project Varsha which is des- INS Arihant Strategic Perspective ignated as the Naval Alternate Operating An ambitious and strategically crucial Proj- Base is already on stream and progress- work on the classified base will receive tubes, allowing it to carry twenty-four K-15 ect Varsha has all the ingredients to be ing very well. the approval-in principle for significant boost and gather momentum in missiles or eight K-4 missiles. in addition, classified as a valuable and worthy coun- Phase ii is a real shot in the arm and will a big way for the construction of tunnels, the new boats will have a reactor more terpart of the futuristic naval base estab- now propel the project to start expand- jetties, depots, workshops and accom- powerful than the INS Arihant’s 83 MW lished at Karwar under Project seabird in ing vital facilities to safely house recharge modation. the recent clearance for land pressurised light-water reactor. the new coastal Karnataka to give india s maritime stations and technical support areas for acquisitions is expected to pave way for a reactor will use uranium as fuel and light forces both strategic depth and operational future nuclear-powered strategic assets sprawling and futuristic base to be spread water as a coolant and moderator, which flexibility on the western seaboard against to break out at the time of own choosing over 20 sq km. Also, just 20 km away will allow it to operate stealthily and will Pakistan. Phase i of Karwar naval base is under favourable conditions. at Atchutapuram, the Bhabha Atomic have submerged endurance of about two complete and part sanction of Phase ii is reportedly, the approvals are in place research centre (BArc) is constructing a months. the new ssBN will be able to clock also in place While Karwar will eventually for the project to establish a new missile research and development complex that submerged speed of 24 knots. decongest an already over-crowded Mum- testing range in the Andaman islands and a will support the submarine base. About reportedly the indian Navy will have bai harbour, Project Varsha too holds the few more strategic facilities to be dispersed 845 hectares have already been handed to five SSBNs in its arsenal that will be capa- identical promise for the Eastern Naval in Madhya Pradesh. in the past there were BArc for the new facility. ble of launching missiles to a target range command on the eastern seaboard. serious impediments and inordinate delays of over 5,000 km, eventually. the Arihant total credit is due to the vision and in acquiring land for critical needs to store, future Ready force Levels class of ssBNs are critical for the second- farsightedness of the naval planners for service and manufacture equipment for strike option in case india comes under a conceiving and planning ambitious Proj- nuclear assets like missiles, warheads, etc. Submersible Ship Ballistic Missile Nuclear nuclear attack. The first of its class, INS ect Varsha to house; Forwarding Operat- Project Varsha is a strategic joint ven- With the commissioning of iNs Arihant, Arihant, is already operational, while its ing Base and Operational turn-around ture between Defence research & Develop- india has already acquired the member- successor, the Arighat, is being outfitted at bases on the eastern seaboard for grow- ment Organisation (DrDO) and the indian ship of the elite club of six comprising Visakhapatnam. the second ssBN Arighat ing force levels of Eastern Naval com- Navy. the forest area for which clearance the us, russia, the uK, France and china which was earlier speculated to be named mand. the Base promises to emerge as a has been awarded recently is ideal to pro- to indigenously build a submersible ship as Aridhaman is being readied for even- state of the art, latest technology enabled vide camouflage and concealment to this Ballistic Missile Nuclear (ssBN). iNs Ari- tual induction. the submarine has been infrastructure, support and maintenance vital and strategic facility. the area is hant can carry twelve sagarika (K-15) sub- launched into water and has now entered facilities, technical area for preparation located at Varahat and sarada river front marine launched Ballistic Missiles (slBMs) the crucial phase of outfitting. The sub- of weapons, missiles, etc. this is indeed a which provides a safe entry into the Bay that have a range of 700 km. in addition marine was launched by Defence Minister, forward looking initiative as in the future of Bengal to launch nuclear submarines on to the proven K-15, DrDO is also develop- Nirmala sitharaman last year which was newer warships, aircraft carrier, aircraft, operational missions. ing a longer-range slBM, designated as K-4, kept under a wrap to keep away from hos- drones, support auxiliaries, etc. will which the future ssBNs will also carry. iNs tile gaze. It is an open secret that the first require wide berths for housing, launch- Naval Advanced Operating Base Arihant is only equipped to handle four of of line has a far longer gestation period ing and operating. Over the past 50 years Eastern Naval com- the larger K-4s, as Arihant has four launch than its follow-on. thus Arihant which was Project Varsha will have all the ingre- mand has witnessed phenomenal growth tubes but three K-15s can fit in each launch dients, albeit at smaller scale to match such that its present location has saturated tube. the submarine can also carry torpe- The growing prowess of the china s massive underground nuclear sub- to the extent that additional infrastruc- does and submarine launched cruise Mis- marine base at yalong on the southern- ture and facilities are now not possible at siles (slcMs). third leg of India’s nuclear most tip of Hainan island, which houses Visakhapatnam. Hence, the futuristic proj- iNs Arihant was built primarily as its new shang-class ssNs and the Jin-class ects of the command have to be dispersed a training platform to indoctrinate the triad may be slow to take- ssBNs. the growing prowess of the third to village rambilli which is 50 km south of selected crew to master the art of oper- leg of india s nuclear triad may be slow to Visakhapatnam. the new naval base has ating and operationally exploit the ssBN off and emerge as a potent take-off and emerge as a potent force, yet it been designated as the Naval Advanced optimally under all conditions. Govern- already has all essentials to employ deter- Operating Base (NAOB) which is designed ment has approved construction of four force, yet it already has rence in the region. it is this realisation to construct underground submarine pens follow-on ssBN of Arihant class. it is all essentials to employ which will compress the build and induc- to house the expanding fleet of nuclear learnt that second ssBN design will be an tion cycle of Arighat, the second ssBN and submarines and to protect them from upgraded version of Arihant and will pack deterrence in the region the follow-on programme. likewise, con- snooping by satellites and air strikes. greater firepower than the first SSBN of struction of six ssNs will also be energised it is estimated that with the clearance line. reportedly, the second ssBN is likely to ensure that the project comes on stream

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Third Scorpene Submarine Karanj Launched n Rohit SRivaStava INS Kalvari, first Scorpene submarine, was commis- While attending the event at Mumbai, Alain Guillou, sioned on december 14, 2017. The second boat of the class Senior executive Vice President, Naval Group said, This he Third of The Scorpene class submarine iNS Khanderi, launched in January last year, is undergo- is a remarkable feat achieved by india, and MdL is indeed Karanj was launched on January 31 by reena ing rigorous phase of sea trials and is expected to join the grown to be among the rarest of shipyards around the Lanba, wife of the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) and Navy shortly. world to have mastered such unique competence of sub- President Navy Wives Welfare Association at The state-of- the-art technology utilised for construc- marine building. We are glad to partner with such a ship- the Mumbai based, public sector naval shipyard tion of the Scorpene class submarines has ensured supe- yard, which can boast of competence and infrastructure TMazagon dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MdL). This is third of the rior stealth features such as advanced acoustic silencing which allows them to build 12 submarines at a time, thus six diesel- electric french Scorpene submarine ordered by techniques, low radiated noise levels, hydro-dynamically proving an industrial marvel and an asset for indian Navy indian Navy. optimized shape and the ability to launch a crippling and indian government. The submarine was then towed to Mumbai Port Trust, attack on the enemy using precision guided weapons. Similar to Kalvari, Karanj is also named after indian for separation from the pontoon. Karanj will now undergo The attack can be launched with both torpedoes and tube Navy’s first fleet of Russian Foxtrot class submarine. The rigorous trials and tests, both in harbour and at sea before it launched anti-ship missiles, whilst underwater or on sur- erstwhile iNS Karanj, third ship of the four submarine of the is commissioned into the Navy, Ministry of defence said in face. The stealth of this potent platform is enhanced by first batch of Foxtrot submarines, participated in the 1971 a statement. Admiral Sunil Lanba, CNS, was the chief guest the special attention given to various signatures. These war, was commissioned on September 4, 1969, and after on the occasion. Vice Admiral , Flag Office in stealth features give it an invulnerability, unmatched by completing service for 34 years retired on August 1, 2003. Charge-in-Chief, Western Naval Command and rear Admiral most submarines. Scorpene class is the first Indian naval vessel to be Guillame de Garidel, Head of Asia Pacific, DGA France along in 2005, through india-france government to govern- built using modular construction. The wielding of the with other officials, were also present during the ceremony. ment deal french naval ship builder Naval Group, for- five separate sections, which constitute the whole ves- Addressing the gathering, Admiral Sunil Lanba, said merly dCNS, was contracted for six submarines through sel, better known as Boot Together was completed on that the launch of Karanj marked a significant depar- a License Agreement under Transfer of Technology. MdL July 30, 2014. ture from the manning and training philosophy that was was selected as indian shipyard to build the six subma- The submarine is designed to operate in all theatres, adopted for the first two submarines and added that from rines. To execute the project, Naval Group created a 100 with means provided to ensure interoperability with other third submarine onwards the Navy would be fully self reli- per cent indian subsidiary and also set up a dedicated components of a Naval Task force. it is expected to join the ant in training and certification processes. team at MdL. Indian naval fleet sometime next year. SP

1/2018 9  aMPhIbIOus shIP Turkey Begins Construction of its First Helicopter Dock

Following the trend of acquiring amphibious ships which can double up as helicopter carriers, turkey has initiated the construction of its first helicopter dock tcG Anadolu

phOtOgraph: W. Edlmeier /commons.wikimedia.org n rohit srivastava

N FEBruAry 7, turKEy began construction of its first land- ing Helicopter Dock (lHD) tcG Anadolu, after the ceremonial keel of the ship was laid at the Osedef shipyard in turkey. it is based on the spanish naval shipyard Navantia s Juan carlos i class amphibious assault ship, which is operational with the navies of Aus- tralia and spain. the work on the Anadolu started with steel cutting in April 2016. Andalou is expected to cost around one billion dollars and will join the Turkish fleet somewhere around 2021. turkish President recep tayyip Erdogan, after the steel cut- ting ceremony, had said, tcG Anadolu will be the first ship in the navy from which F-35B sVtOl planes will operate. turkish authorities in December 2013 “I suppose it’s just a question of announced that the sedef shipyard will construct the vessel in collaboration with money. If we want to be counted Navantia. in addition to construction, sedef in the security matrix of the will integrate and conduct mandatory test Indian Ocean then we must go for of the vessel before its final delivery to the A file photograph showing the bow of turkish Navy. the amphibious assault ship Navantia’s Juan Carlos I, and the ship’s ski-jump ramp LPD. These are not only required project also includes four landing craft mechanics (lcM), 27 amphibious assault for hard operations but also for vehicles (AAV), two landing craft personnel tcG anadolU: SpecificationS the humanitarian and disaster vehicles (lcVP), one commander boat and one rubber hull inflated boat (RHIB). Length overall 231 metres relief (HADR). Today, HADR has Maximum beam 32 metres become more important, for that Juan Carlos I Named after the reigning spanish King, Juan Draught 6.8 metres LPD is a must.” carlos i is the biggest naval ship ever built Height 58 metres —Vice Admiral Satish Soni (Retd), in spain. the idea behind the ship was to Maximum speed 21 knots provide spanish Navy with a multi-purpose former Flag Officer Commanding- ship which can deploy land and marine Range 9,000 miles @ economical speed forces for amphibious assault and can also Electric propulsion 2x 11 MW Siemens eSIPOD; 5x MAN 16V32/40 Diesel in-Chief, function as a small size aircraft carrier. Built GenSets and 2x bow thrusters speaking to SP’s Naval Forces using the modular design, the first block of the ship was laid in 2006 at Navantia s ship- Complete hospital and sick bay yard in Ferrrol and was launched on March Source: Navantia 10, 2008. It was commissioned in the Span- ish Navy on september 30, 2010. Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. in carrier mode it November 28, 2014 which was followed by joined hand with Navantia whereas rDEl the single hull ship is designed to carry can carry a dozen each of helicopters and HMAs Adelaide on December 4, 2015. has collaborated with Naval Group. interest- on four kinds of missions, namely, amphib- stOVl aircraft. it can operate as a carrier ingly, India has been fiddling with this idea ious- transporting infantry and support for duration of 50 days without needing The Indian LPD story of lPD for a decade, in the mean time Aus- cargo for land operations; force projec- any replenishment. in 2011, india sent out a request for infor- tralia and Egypt has been able to procure tion ferrying armed forces to any theatre; the turkish version is better armed mation (rFi) to procure landing Platform them and turkey is executing them. aircraft carrier as platform for launch- than the original spanish design. in addi- Dock (lPD) class of ships for the indian Navy speaking to SP s Naval Forces, Vice ing helicopter and fighter aircraft and for tion to various kinds of radars including under Buy and Make (indian) category. As Admiral satish soni (retd) said, i suppose humanitarian and disaster relief. smart 3D, air and navigation radars, tcG per the rFi, out of four ships, procured from it s just a question of money. if we want to be the 30,000 tonnes (maximum displace- Anadolu carries four 25mm Aselsan stOP, foreign shipyard, two were to be built at pub- counted in the security matrix of the indian ment) vessel is the first Spanish ship with three 12.7mm Aselsan stAMP, two ray- lic sector Hindustan shipyard and rest by Ocean then we must go for lPD. these are electrical POD propulsion which allows it to theon Phalanx ciWs, jammers chaff and ir private Indian shipyard. Later, the first ten- not only required for hard operations but sail in any direction. General Electric lM-2500 decoy and Aselsan tOrK torpedo counter- der was cancelled and a Defence Acquisition also for the humanitarian and disaster relief gas turbine, along with two MAN 32/40 die- measure system. it also carries infra-red council (DAc), apex procurement body of (HADr). today, HADr has become more sel engines, gives the vessel 34 MW of power search and track system. the Ministry of Defence, last year, approved important, for that lPD is a must. and maximum speed of 21 knots. Armed also operates two of the Juan the project with an amendment to procure lPD is one of the lowest hanging fruit with four close-in 20 mm cannons, designed carlos i based ships known as canberra-class the lPDs from the indian private shipyards. for the indian Navy. this project would as a protected unit , it also has room for car- lHD. the two ships, namely, the HMAs can- the indian shipyard will form a joint venture have benefitted the Indian private sec- rying self-defence weapons. Juan carlos i, berra and HMAs Adelaide, were constructed with a foreign shipyard and file proposal and tor immensely, as the 30,000-tonne ship can ferry upto 1,435 personnel including 883 by Navantia and the hull was transferred to the selected ship will be constructed in india. would have provided, private shipyard infantry and 254 crew members. Australia for completion. the canberra class there are two contenders for the con- with much required money and experience the ship can launch six medium size is designed not to support fighter jets. The tract reliance Defence and Engineering of executing a project akin to construct- choppers like sH-60 seahawk and NH-90, or Navantia design was selected over the Naval limited (rDEl) and larsen & toubro (l&t). ing a small aircraft carrier. this could well four heavy lift like cH-47 chinooks simul- Groups s Mistral class two of them were the project is expected to cost over `20,000 give our private shipyards capability of taneously and has a 12 degree ski-jump ordered by the as a helicopter crore to exchequers and will provided indian building a full fledged aircraft carrier. The ramp to launch short take-off and verti- carrier which later were procured by Egypt. Navy with much required amphibious capa- timely execution of this project will go a cal launch (stOVl) aircraft. it can launch The first ship of the Canberra class, HMAS bility for beach assault and humanitarian long way in retaining indian dominance in

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publisher and editor-in-chief News in Brief Jayant Baranwal deputy managing editor Neetu Dhulia senior editorial adviser R. Adm S.K. Ramsay (Retd) senior technical Group editor IndIa becomes 43rd member of vessel (OPV) was commissioned by Direc- russIan HelIcopters to partIcIpate In Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd) australIa Group tor General Indian Coast Guard Rajendra tHe navy’s HelIcopter requIrement Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) India, on January 19, was formally inducted Singh at Goa. Russian Helicopters intends to participate in contributing editor Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd) as the 43rd member of the Australia Group This 105 metre OPV has been designed the tender for the supply of 111 shipborne assistant features editor (AG), a voluntary group of countries work- and built indigenously by the Goa Shipyard Ka-226T helicopters for the Indian Navy. Arpita Kala ing to stop the spread of chemical and Ltd and is fitted with state-of-the-art navi- This light multi-purpose helicopter can principal correspondent biological weapons. After becoming mem- gation and communication equipment, sen- comfortably seat up to seven people or one Rohit Srivastava ber of Wassenaar Arrangement (2017) and sors and machineries. The features include ton of cargo, and it can be produced by the contributors Missile Technology Control Regime (2016), 30mm CRN 91 naval gun, integrated bridge Russian-Indian joint venture, the creation of India this is India s third consecutive victory in system (IBS), integrated machinery control which was agreed upon in October 2016. In Vice Adm K.N. Sushil (Retd) entering into the exclusive weapons con- system (IMCS), power management system accordance with the agreement, India will Vice Adm Anup Singh (Retd) Vice Adm Satish Soni (Retd) trol club. Nuclear Supply Group (NSG) is the (PMS) and high power external fire fighting receive 200 helicopters in nine years; 60 of Cmde Sujeet Samaddar (Retd) only non-proliferation regime that India is system. The ship is designed to carry one those helicopters will be assembled in Rus- Cmde A.J. Singh (Retd) yet to become a member. China has been twin engine light helicopter and five high sia, while the remaining 140 helicopters will europe stone walling Indian efforts to enter it. speed boats including two quick reaction be assembled in Hindustan Aeronautics Alan Peaford, Doug Richardson, inflatable boats for swift boarding opera- Limited (HAL). The total contract value shall Andrew Brookes (UK) modI InvItes IsraelI Investment In tions, search and rescue, law enforcement amount to $1 billion. usa & canada Lon Nordeen (USA) defence sector and maritime patrol. The ship is also capa- Anil R. Pustam (West Indies) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on January ble of carrying pollution response equip- IndIan aIrcraft carrIer project west asia/africa 15, made a call to the Israeli defence firms ment to contain oil spill at sea. It is reported that Principal Director Naval H.R. Heitman (S. Africa) to get into partnership with Indian firms to Design, has said that India’s first indigenous chairman & managing director make defence product here. In defence, rm clears `1,950 crore wortH p-8I aircraft carrier will be ready for induction Jayant Baranwal I have invited Israeli companies to take contract for tHe navy by 2020, defying the assessment of a report executive vice president advantage of the liberalised FDI regime to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has from India s Comptroller and Auditor Gen- (Planning & Business Development) Rohit Goel make more in India with our companies, approved the procurement of P-8I Train- eral that the future INS Vikrant won t be administration & circulation Modi said, while delivering his press address ing Solution for the Navy at a cost of ready for service until 2023. It was also said Bharti Sharma during the visit of Prime Minister of Israel `1,949.32 crore (about $0.304 billion). The that that the vessel will be ready for harbour [email protected] Benjamin Netanyahu to India. Addressing P-8I Training Solution, along with 10-year trials by the end of 2018, which will then be asst-admin, Hr & Infra the press with his Israeli counterpart, Modi comprehensive maintenance service, will followed up by sea trials and aviation trials. Pooja Tehlani said, Prime Minister Netanyahu and I prom- be brought from Boeing. This training A model of Vikrant is likely to be displayed creative director ised each other and our people to build a solution accurately simulates P-8I aircraft during the Republic Day 2018 parade. Anoop Kamath strategic partnership: of hope and trust and mission systems. It will help the Navy design Vimlesh Kumar Yadav, Sonu Singh Bisht and progress of diverse and cutting-edge train and realistically rehearse for sophis- IndIa starts dIscussIon wItH boeInG research assistant: Graphics cooperation, and of joint endeavours and ticated missions involving P-8I aircraft, at and dassault Survi Massey shared successes. Netanyahu, on January a fraction of the cost of live aircraft train- It has been reported in the media that he sales & marketing 14, arrived in New Delhi for a six-day visit ing. The first P-8I aircraft was inducted in Indian Navy has formally started discussions Director Sales & Marketing: Neetu Dhulia to India and he is also to visit Gujarat and Indian Navy in 2013 and as of date, eight with Boeing Defense and Dassault Aviation General Manager: Rajeev Chugh Mumbai. Later during the day on January aircraft, based at INS Rajali, have been fully for the acquisition of 57 multirole fighters sp’s website Sr. Web Developer: Shailendra P. Ashish 15, the two leaders are expected to attend integrated into Indian Naval operations. In to operate off its future aircraft carriers. The Web Developer: Ugrashen Vishwakarma India-Israel Business Summit. 2016, the MoD placed a follow-on order for aircraft being considered are Boeing s F/A-18 Published bimonthly by Jayant Baranwal on behalf four additional P-8I, the delivery of which Block III Super Hornet and Dassault’s Rafale of SP Guide Publications Pvt Ltd. HandInG over of tHIrd mark Iv lcu will begin in 2020. M F3R standard. Both have been offered ear- All rights reserved. No part of this publication may class vessel ‘l53’ to IndIan navy lier also. Currently the Navy is employing be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any The third of the eight Mark IV LCU vessels exercIse encore concludes on tHe MiG-29K on INS Vikramaditya. It appears means, photocopying, recording, electronic, L53 , built by the Garden Reach Shipbuild- eastern seaboard that MiG-29K is not being considered as also or otherwise without the prior written ers and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata, The Eastern Naval Command Operational Saab s Gripen maritime. RFP is likely to be permission of the publishers. was formally handed over to the Indian Readiness Exercise (ENCORE), Theatre issued by the end of the year when the speci- printed in India Navy on January 9, 2018, at GRSE, Kolkata. Level Readiness and Operational Exercise fications of the aircraft will be spelt out in it. by Kala Jyothi Process Pvt Ltd L53 is fitted with two MTU 16V 4000 M concluded on the Eastern Seaboard on Feb- © SP Guide Publications, 2018 53 marine diesel engines each fitted with ruary 7, 2018. The month long exercise saw cHIna’s tHIrd aIrcraft carrIer subscription/ circulation Annual Inland: `600 • Overseas: US$180 one fixed pitch propeller generating 2X participation of over 40 ships and subma- Military sources have revealed that con- E-mail: [email protected] 1840 KW power. She is also fitted with 2 X rines including those ships from the West- struction on China s third aircraft carrier, [email protected] CRN-91 indigenous 30 mm Guns, 2 X HMG ern Naval Command, Andaman & Nicobar CV-18, commenced in a Shanghai shipyard letters to the editor and 4 X MMG to provide artillery fire sup- Command and Indian Coast Guard and last year, with work on its hull expected [email protected] port during attack missions. assorted naval and IAF aircraft including to continue for the next two years. With for advertising details, contact: [email protected] fighters, long range maritime reconnais- an expected displacement of about 80,000 [email protected] sance aircraft, remotely piloted aircraft, air tonnes-10,000 tonnes more than Beijing s commIssIonInG of offsHore patrol sp GuIde publIcatIons pvt ltd early warning platforms and anti-subma- first carrier, the Type 001, Liaoning—the vessel (opv) IcGs sujay postal address Indian Coast Guard Ship Sujay , the sixth rine warfare helicopters. The exercise was vessel will also feature an electromag- corporate office in the series of six 105 m offshore patrol conducted in phases to test various facets netic aircraft launch system that is more A 133 Arjun Nagar, Opp Defence Colony, of war-fighting capabilities of the combat advanced than the Soviet-designed ski- New Delhi 110003, India Tel: +91(11) 24644693, 24644763, 24620130 units including Special Forces of ENC to jump systems used by aircraft on its two Fax: +91 (11) 24647093 >> SHOW CALENDAR respond to given threat situations. aircraft carriers. The layout of CV-18 is also regd office going to differ from its two predecessors, Fax: +91 (11) 23622942 including a smaller tower island command E-mail: [email protected] 12 14 March IndIa’s mIne counter-measure centre to allow for the carrier-based JF-15 representative offices Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition vessels (mcmvs) neGotIatIons faIl The `32,640-crore (about$ 5.1 billion) pro- fighters, which are rather large aircraft. benGaluru, IndIa and Conference (DIMDEX) Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) gramme for 12 MCMVs was to be built at Qatar National Convention Centre 204, Jal Vayu Vihar, Kalyan Nagar, the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) with the Bengaluru 560043, India. Doha, Qatar cHIna’s underwater GlIder collaboration of -based yard, Kang- Tel: +91 (80) 23682204 www.dimdex.com completes IndIan ocean mIssIon nam Corporation of South Korea under Xinhua News Agency has reported that Chi- moscow, russIa 11 14 April LAGUK Co., Ltd, Yuri Laskin the Make in India initiative. It is now na s independently-developed underwa- Krasnokholmskaya, Nab., Defexpo India 2018 learnt that negotiations with Kangnam for ter glider, Haiyi, which means ‘sea wings’ 11/15, app. 132, Moscow 115172, Russia. Arulmigu Nithyakalyana Perumal new minesweeper vessels have collapsed in Chinese, has successfully completed a Tel: +7 (495) 911 2762, Temple, Thiruvidanthai, Thiruporur at the final stage due to pricing, leaving scientific observation in the Indian Ocean, Fax: +7 (495) 912 1260 Taluk, Kancheepuram, East Coast Road, great voids in the mine-warfare capability between December 11, 2017, and January 2, www.spguidepublications.com www.spsnavalforces.com Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India of the Navy. GSL chairman Rear Admiral 2018, marking the first time that the coun- RNI Number: DELENG/2008/25836 www.defexpoindia.in Shekhar Mital (retd) stated that, We were try s indigenous underwater glider was unable to resolve commercial complica- used in this ocean. The mission was meant 24 25 April tions despite our best efforts. This par- to observe the interaction between global Maritime Security & Coastal Surveillance ticular deal with the Koreans is off. This climate change and marine conditions, Yu Indonesia 2018 is the second time the deal with Kangnam Jiancheng, a research fellow at the Chinese Ayana Midplaza Jakarta, Jakarta, has been cancelled. India will now have to Academy of Sciences Shenyang Institute Indonesia start afresh by issuing a global RFP for its of Automation, the glider s developer, was https://coastalsurveillanceindonesia.iqpc.sg quest for MCMVs. quoted as saying by Xinhua. SP

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