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AnzSynergie_ROTASplus20_TENDOturn_Backen_IN_0413_205x280.indd 1 21.06.13 17:25 & & EDITORIAL Contents SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER Sailors Warriors Sailors Warriors BEL installing & surveillance system Indian Navy has a robust Sailors Warriors Opportunities galore along coastline 06 shipbuilding programme in Navy modernization Faced a number of challenges in CVRDE: designing and 14 building IAC, says Cochin developing armoured fighting vehicles par excellence initiatives Shipyard CMD Indian Navy has a robust 12 shipbuilding programme ndian Navy has embarked on a large scale modernization drive and the recent launch of the first Indian-made Aircraft ICarrier at Kochi in Kerala is a case in point. It’s clear that Navy lays a lot of there are significant opportunities for Indian Industry to partner with Navy’s modernization programmes and Coastal protection emphasis on training: 16 activities. AEROSUN MEDIA Shipbuilding is also one of the biggest attractive businesses Vice-Admiral Soni in the world and India has so far not fully taken advantage of opportunities but there is no denying that the Government has given a thrust to Navy modernization programmes. CVRDE: designing and Due to the growing demand for coastal protection and developing armoured fighting commercial activities in the shipping sector, more and more companies are showing interest to this area which augurs well for vehicles par excellence all stake-holders. The Cochin Port needs to be applauded for delivering the Indian Aircarft Carrier in a commendable way in a short time, DRDO working 22 enabling the country to demonstrate its capabilities in this sector. In order to attract more industrial participation in this sector on Robotic soldier, and update it with the requirement from the Indian Navy, the first NAM EXPO 2013 -- Naval Maritime exhibition -- is taking place at unmanned Kochi, the birth place of the country’s first Indigenous Aircraft combat vehicle 20 Carrier, from 23rd September. It will be an ideal opportunity for Indian companies as well as overseas firms to take part in the country’s naval modernization Air version of BrahMos programmes and take advantage of the opportunities.

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4 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors SEPTEMBER 2013 5 With regard to challenges being such review was on 15th May 2013. faced by IN, the cutting-edge high Efforts to streamline coordination of technology equipment of the Navy actions between the multiple agencies makes it a Capital intensive Service. with responsibilities affecting coastal Indian Navy has a Hence, Capital expenditure, which security are also in progress. represents modernisation and asset Infrastructure development and building capability, determines the future networking for enhancing Maritime capabilities of IN. With the induction Domain Awareness is an important step. robust shipbuilding of advanced technologies, the support A number of measures towards this have infrastructure also requires commensurate been implemented. A chain of 46 Static enhancement. Coastal Radars was envisaged by MoS and While resources are presently adequate, Coast Guard. It is heartening to report that programme there is a need to enhance the Navy’s share the radar network on mainland, except at of the defence budget on a long term two locations has been operationalised. basis. There is also a need to enhance the Linking of Remote Op Centres with capacity and expertise of our public sector Control Centre (Delhi) has been completed shipyards to reduce ‘shipbuilding period’ for the sensors on mainland and will be What are the key issues and challenges and also involve the private sector to make inaugurated shortly. Further to this, a gap facing the Indian Navy? good current short-falls in our force levels analysis has also been carried out by the As the country continues to progress in order to ensure a planned growth and Indian Coast Guard and the requirement on the path of its sustained economic sustenance of a vibrant maritime force. of additional 38 radars has been worked progress, it is widely accepted that the What’s the update on efforts to out and will form part of Phase II of this maritime domain is the prime facilitator strengthen coastlines and maritime project. of our economic growth. More than 90% security? 74 AIS stations, as part of Phase I of of our trade by volume and 77% by value Considerable impetus is being given to the AIS Chain has been completed by are transported over the seas. Over 97% coastal security to ensure that elements the Directorate General of Lighthouse of our energy needs of oil are either inimical to our nation are intercepted well and Lightships (DDGL) and have been imported or produced from offshore fields. before they can land on our shores. It will networked to the JOCs. Phase II of the AIS Consequently, our economic growth is Chain will cover the island territories. inextricably linked to the seas. With the At the outermost end The NC3I network is conceived as the growing eminence of India on the geo- Craft (FIC) has commenced since Mar this part of the overall National Maritime strategic canvas, the role and responsibility is surveillance sorties year, and will be used for patrolling by this Domain Awareness project. This is of the Indian Navy (IN) to protect our by the IN and ICG force. designed to link 51 nodes of IN and ICG maritime interests would accordingly grow ships and aircraft. For the purpose of rehearsing and would integrate surveillance data of with the requirement to safeguard our During such patrols, contingencies, Coastal Security Exercises Long Range Identification and Tracking expanding economic interests as also the are conducted regularly in all coastal (DG Shipping), National AIS Network responsibilities associated with being a investigations of various ships, states with participation of all agencies (DGLL), Static Coastal Radar Chain (ICG) mature and responsible regional maritime boats and fishing vessels including Indian Navy, Indian Coast and tracking devices on fishing boats (CG/ power. are carried out. The next Guard, State Marine Police, Immigration, State Govts). The network is expected to Further, piracy and terrorism facilitated level is surveillance of the Customs, Central Industrial Security Forces be operational by Sep 13. by failing states and ungoverned spaces is (CISF), Port Authorities, Mercantile Marine As an extension of the NC3I Network, a a clear and present danger that needs to be offshore Development Areas Department (MMD) and the Intelligence National MDA project at a cost of Rs 1002 contained. Therefore, in the coming years, which has been substantially Bureau. Over 80 such Exercises have been Cr has been conceived and the case is issues of regional stability will continue to enhanced and induction of conducted since Jan 2009. presently under examination with Ministry be a vital imperative that would impact For integrating the fishing community of Defence. India’s national security matrix and thus fast craft called Immediate to act as our ‘eyes and ears’ awareness While resources are presently adequate, there is a need to will engage the Indian Navy in the near Support Vessels (ISV) for drives about threats from the sea are also Could you talk about proactive efforts enhance the Navy’s share of the defence budget on a long future. Due to India’s central position in a swift response which has being conducted regularly by IN and ICG of the Navy in dealing with piracy, the IOR, smaller littoral countries in the commenced since April this in conjunction with the Marine Police in which is a continuing cause for major term basis. There is also a need to enhance the capacity region seek India’s support to ensure their all coastal states. To ease identification, concern? sovereignty and security. Consequently, year. individual Biometric cards are being The IN has been at the forefront in and expertise of our public sector shipyards to reduce the Indian Navy is well positioned to play a issued by Department of Fisheries to all anti-piracy efforts and has taken robust ‘shipbuilding period’ and also involve the private sector to maritime leadership role in the IOR. Events be appreciated, that given the density of fishermen on a progressive basis. measures to combat this scourge. It is of ‘26/11’ in Mumbai has also resulted in a maritime traffic off our shores this effort is The preparedness of Coastal Security heartening to note that piracy is on the make good current short-falls in our force levels in order considerable commitment by the Navy for monumental. A layered surveillance effort is regularly reviewed at appropriate decline for the last year or more. As far to ensure a planned growth and sustenance of a vibrant coastal security missions. In view of these is undertaken by number of agencies. levels with National Committee on as the Indian Navy is concerned, Anti- imperatives, IN is developing a capable and Induction for the ‘Sagar Prahari Bal” Strengthening Maritime and Coastal Piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden (GoA) maritime force, says Vice Admiral PK Chatterjee, AVSM, balanced force that will counter emerging (SPB) comprising 1000 men (98 Officers Security (NCSMCS), chaired by the Cabinet commenced in Oct 2008. Till date, a total NM Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy, in this maritime challenges across the entire and 902 Sailors) has commenced. The Secretary, being the apex body for inter- of 37 ships have been deployed by IN operational spectrum, from low intensity SPB is assigned for naval force protection, ministerial and inter-agency coordination. for escorting merchant ships along the exclusive interview with Sailors & Warriors. operations to armed conflict with nuclear security of naval bases and co-located VA’s The Hon’ble RM too regularly reviews the Internationally Recognised Transit Corridor overtones. and VP’s. Induction of 80 Fast Interceptor Coastal Security apparatus and the last (IRTC). The IN has so far provided escort

6 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors SEPTEMBER 2013 7 to over 2,548 ships and more than 19,476 and challenges. The modernisation programme of the Indian Indian seafarers. Our escort operations Navy is being pursued in accordance with the long term Maritime have been effective and no merchant ship Capability Perspective Plan (MCPP) from 2012-2027 which is in under our escort has been attacked. On consonance with the Long Term Integrated Perspective Plan (LTIPP) separate occasions, while on Patrol, the and the 12th Defence Plan which were approved by the Defence Indian Navy has intervened and foiled Acquisition Council on 02 Apr 12. 40 piracy attempts, nuetralised four Force structure planning by its very nature is a complex process pirate mother ships and apprehended and is based on assured long term funding and credible sources 120 pirates in operations. Also, 74 foreign of supply. Today, the Indian Navy operates a balanced force fishermen have been rescued from pirate comprising an aircraft carrier, multi-role destroyers and frigates, mother ships. fleet tankers, amphibious ships and a multitude of other aviation India, China, Japan and Republic of and sub-surface combatants, capable of blue water operations in Korea deploy ships independently in the Indian Ocean Region and beyond. The present force levels of the GoA. In order to avoid duplication of the Indian Navy are being further augmented for undertaking efforts and prevent mutual interference in tasks defined for the Indian Navy, as also confront the challenges of anti-piracy operations, coordination of the piracy in the IOR and shoulder the responsibility of coastal security convoys for anti-piracy escort operations which has been brought out earlier. is undertaken and the arrangement has The acquisition programme of the Navy is continuing, apace and proved successful. the last year saw us moving steadily on the path of modernisation. India is an active member of Contact Major inductions included the nuclear submarine INS Chakra, Group on Piracy off Coast of Somalia which has heralded an important chapter in the history of Indian (CGPCS), the forum dealing with piracy Navy, as we are now part of a select group of six nations that issues emanating from Somalia. This operate nuclear powered submarines. In addition, three frigates, grouping makes recommendations to one Survey ship, a Sail Training ship, carrier based fighter aircraft IMO on the matter. The IN also regularly and air early warning helicopters were also inducted into the Navy. participates in the SHADE (Shared 74 AIS stations, as part of Phase I of the AIS Chain has Maritime surveillance capability has also been bolstered with the Awareness and De-confliction) Meetings been completed by the Directorate General of Lighthouse recent induction of the P8I Poseidon Long Range Maritime Patrol to improve coordination between various Aircraft from the US in May this year. This year will also see the Navy navies in the GoA for anti-piracy. and Lightships (DDGL) and have been networked to inducting INS Vikramaditya with more of its integral fighter aircraft, Closer home, concerted efforts towards the JOCs. Phase II of the AIS Chain will cover the island trainer aircraft, frigate and a destroyer. This will provide the Indian patrolling by the Navy and the Coast territories. Navy much needed offensive strike capability and also enable us to Guard has led to piracy being stamped operate at enhanced ranges. Our capacity for offshore patrol and out from the Indian EEZ. No piratical attack hydrographic survey will also be supplemented with the induction has occurred East of 65 degree E longitude and WJFACs being constructed at GRSE, of Offshore Patrol Vessels, a Survey Ship and a Corvette. since Apr 2012. What’s the latest on Admiral Gorshkov NOPVs at Goa Shipyard Limited, additional joining the services of Navy soon? NOPVs from Pipavav Shipyard Ltd, Cadet How do you think industry should utilise the opportunities Could you give us an update on phase The ship has recommenced sea trials post Training Ships at ABG Shipyard, Survey created through defence offsets? II of the Karwar Project? rectification of boiler defects encountered Vessels at Alcock Ashdown, Gujarat Limited Presently, the avenues for discharge of ‘offsets’ largely pertain The last few years have witnessed in 2012. Sea trials including aviation trials and Fast Interceptor Craft at Solas Marine, to defence products. However, with experience gained in this sustained focus on enhancing our are scheduled to be progressed over Sri Lanka. Various ferry crafts, barges and relatively new field, it is likely that the categories of products / operational, technical and administrative three and half months till Oct 13. The ship tugs are also under construction in Indian services for discharge of offset obligations would expand, thereby infrastructure. Phase-I of the Naval Base is likely to be commissioned in the fourth shipyards. In addition to these, the projects providing greater opportunities for the Industry. The main spin-off at Karwar, under Project Seabird, has quarter of 2013 and would join the Indian in the pipeline presently include MCMVS, from the context of ‘offsets’ is the inevitable strategic relationship been completed. The Cabinet Committee Navy by Jan 14. Destroyers, LPDs, Coastal ASW craft, between foreign vendors and their Indian Offset partners and as on Security (CCS) has accorded approval Survey vessels, Survey training vessel, confidence develops in this relationship, Indian Industry could for Phase-IIA of this project at Karwar in Could you discuss the ongoing floating repair dock and Diving Support benefit from the additional foreign markets that would provide December last year. The project, would modernisation of the Navy and vessel. These projects are in various stages us with numerous options for their products. Further, the Industry cater to construction of additional piers to construction of key warships and of procurement. would also be exposed to high-end technological know-how accommodate the ships, submarines, and submarines? through their offset partners, which would lead to further benefits support craft, construction of dry berths The Indian Navy has a robust Could you throw some light on key downstream. and refit piers to augment the repair of shipbuilding programme to ensure that features of the Maritime Capability vessels docked by the ship lift, creation the force levels are adequate. The Navy is Perspective Plan? Could you talk about the present and futuristic requirements of a Naval Air Station for operation and also at the forefront of indigenisation and Modernisation of the Indian Navy is of Indian Navy? maintenance of ship-borne helicopters almost all ships/ submarines on order are an ongoing process dictated primarily Primarily, the focus has been to augment capability through and maritime surveillance aircraft and also being built in Indian Shipyards, both PSUs by capabilities to be achieved, threat induction of modern platforms, weapons and sensors. For for construction of additional dwelling and private. perceptions, prevailing external strategic instance, airborne maritime surveillance and enhancement of units for officers, sailors and civilian The ships/ submarines under various security environment, emerging air defence capability are issues that are going to receive definite staff with associated facilities. We are stages of construction and delivery technologies and availability of funds. impetus. Additionally, efforts to induct assets and develop suitable also moving ahead to establish a Naval include the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier The main features of the ongoing infrastructure to augment forces available for Low Intensity Dockyard to cater for maintenance of the being constructed at CSL, Scorpene modernisation concentrates on creation Maritime Operations (LIMO) and protection of off-shore assets and large number of vessels planned to be class submarines and destroyers being of capabilities for accomplishing a range Coastal Security tasks are also going to receive close attention. based at Karwar. constructed at MDL, ASW corvettes, LCUs of missions in the face of varying threats In terms of force accretions in the immediate future, we are

8 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors 9 acquiring ships, submarines and aircraft is available only with select / specific Raksha Mantri Shri AK Antony. After in accordance with our long term plans. vendors. launching from the Building Dock, the Ship Our preferred choice of inducting ships will be re-docked in the larger Repair Dock and submarines has been through the Do you think there is a need to have at CSL for facilitating erection of Island and indigenous route and out of the 47 ships a level playing field wherein private sponsons and for completion of balance and submarines presently on order, 46 sector can also play a significant role? outfitting work. are from Indian shipyards. However, there As is well known, participation of the is a need to enhance the Navy’s share private sector in defence manufacturing Finally, could you share your thoughts of the defence budget on a long term in India has been limited in the past on medium and long term vision of basis. There is also a need to enhance the for a variety of reasons. The Defence Indian Navy? capacity and expertise of our public sector Procurement Procedure (DPP-13) which has As India continues with its efforts shipyards to reduce ‘shipbuilding period’ been promulgated on 30 May 13 has laid towards development and realising its true and also involve the private sector to make emphasis on the increased participation potential, there is a growing acceptance good current short-falls in our force levels by private industry in the defence sector. of the fact that the maritime domain will in order to ensure a planned growth and This has also been recommended in the be the prime facilitator of our economic sustenance of a vibrant maritime force. past by Empowered Committees such as growth. The role and responsibility of the Kelkar Committee and the Rabindra the Indian Navy to protect our maritime What are the gaps between the Gupta Task Force on self-reliance. interests is therefore likely to grow capabilities of Indian naval industry A number of policy measures have been with the requirement to safeguard our and Indian Navy’s requirements? introduced to facilitate participation of expanding economic interests, as also the Navy is a technology intensive force the private sector such as re-arranging responsibilities associated with being a and the need to induct state-of-the-art the categories of procurement to give mature and responsible regional maritime weapons, sensors and equipment needs higher priority to indigenous products, power. no emphasis. The class of equipment sharing of the TPCR with the industry, We in the Indian Navy are committed to available on the ships could be broadly simplification of the procedure for grant creating and sustaining a combat ready, divided into three categories viz ‘to float’, of industrial license, regular interaction technology enabled and networked force, ‘to move’ and ‘to fight’. In the first two with the Indian Business Organisations to capable of safeguarding our maritime categories there have been considerable An important aspect linked to self reliance is the use apprise them of the defence requirements, interests and projecting combat power indigenisation efforts and we have been etc. In the recent past, the Hon’ble Raksha in our areas of interest. Consequently, able to identify indigenous sources for of ‘offsets’ to leverage absorption of technology and to Mantri has also highlighted the intention we seek to evolve relevant doctrines various equipment. strengthen India’s fledgling defence industry, particularly of providing an impetus to indigenisation and conceptual frameworks, in order to However, for the ‘fight’ category Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME) and Micro Small and creating a level playing field between acquire the war fighting capabilities to which includes weapons & sensors, we & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Recent initiatives, such as the private and public sectors. Therefore, operate across the full spectrum of conflict still depend largely on imports. In the there is an overarching need to enhance completed by Dec 2016 and Phase III by in support of our national interest. While past, the source of weapons and sensors promulgation of Revised Offset Guidelines and setting up of indigenous defence industrial base, which Dec 2018, culminating in ships Delivery. combat readiness remains our primary was largely limited to erstwhile Soviet Defence Offset Management Wing (DOMW) in August last year also requires increased investment in focus, we are also committed to ensuring Union. This dependency on Russia has have addressed issues linked to offsets in defence procurements in infrastructure and R&D. Basic Design Features security and stability in the Indian Ocean since changed and Indian Navy has now a comprehensive manner. The Ship has a length of 260 m and Region and in providing support to our gone global to acquire state-of-the-art Could you give an update maximum breadth of 60 m. It will be maritime neighbours. Our operational weapons and sensors. However, this has on Indigenous Aircraft Carrier propelled by two shafts, each coupled endeavours shall be underpinned by also resulted in a larger inventory of spares This will give confidence to both parties for realities. The process of procurement Programme? to two LM 2500 Gas Turbines developing continuous upgradation of our human and maintenance infrastructure. Further, sharing the risks of development as well starts with the formulation of the Services The design and construction of the a total power of 88 MW. The Ship has an skills and a constant willingness to the market for defence equipment is as the benefits of new technology with Qualitative Requirements (SQRs) that 37,500 Tonnes Indigenous Aircraft Carrier endurance of around 7500 nautical miles transform in order to adapt to change in affected by denial regimes and at times, reduced costs. I would like to point out define the capability / performance criteria (IAC) was sanctioned by the Govt of India and a complement of 1600. The Ship will the environment around us. ‘critical technology’ equipment are not that the Indian Navy has been a leader in / minimum technical specifications for in Jan 2003. The IAC is one of the most have two take-off runways and a landing Our focus, therefore in the medium and readily available and the technological indigenisation. In fact our theme of 2013 is each proposed induction. Thereafter, prestigious warship projects of the Indian strip with three arrester wires, capable of long term, would remain on induction know-how associated with the equipment “Indian Navy - Maritime Security through the procurement follows a series of steps Navy and is unprecedented in terms of operating an aircraft mix of Russian MiG- of platforms to achieve a balanced ‘force is not usually transferred. The other critical Self-Reliance”. including Acceptance of Necessity (AoN), size and complexity compared to any 29K and the indigenous LCA, as well as Ka- mix’ for undertaking Roles, Missions and issues which require renewed focus of solicitation and evaluation of offers, trials indigenous warship designed and built till 31 helicopters, with hangar facilities. The Objectives in our primary and secondary the Industry include development of Share your thoughts on single vendor and commercial negotiations. At every date. The ship’s construction is planned to Carrier is designed with a very high degree areas of interest and also facilitate Out- both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft bidding and nomination route for stage, the evaluation is overseen by be completed in three phases. Phase I of of automation for machinery operation, of-Area Operations. Significant attention and associated weapons, sensors and awarding naval projects to defence suitably empowered multi-disciplinary the contract was concluded with M/s CSL ship navigation and survivability. is already being devoted to augment and equipment, ship borne sensors such as PSUs? collegiate bodies. Every effort is made to in May 2007 for construction till Launch build technical and support infrastructure surveillance radars, weapons (medium As a matter of policy and practice, all ensure a multi-vendor situation so that the in Oct 2010. The Launch was delayed Update on the Project for maintenance of new induction caliber guns), and Special Forces procurements are generally processed Services can acquire the capability they due to non receipt of critical pre-launch Design of this prestigious ship has been platforms and undertake repairs of state- equipment. on a multi-vendor basis. The process need at minimum cost to the exchequer. equipment such as Gearboxes and Diesel undertaken by the Directorate of Naval of-the-art equipment being inducted Further, given the complexity, of procurements is systematic and Whilst ‘multi-vendor’ is the norm in Alternators (DAs). Design (DND) which has an experience of in the Service. Further, the impetus to magnitude and resource intensive nature transparent and is governed by the most cases, in some cases, single vendor The Phase I has been completed in about 50 years in successfully designing 18 attract and retain first rate personnel of development of new naval systems, a Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP- situations do arise, due to ineligibility Aug 2013, with the launch of ship on 12 different classes of warships, to which 81 while working towards rationalisation Navy-industry relationship founded more 13), which is reviewed from time to time of other vendors on technical grounds Aug 2013. Thereafter, construction of the ships have been built in the country. of manning policies by incorporating/ on partnership than mere customer- to ensure procurement policies are in or because the high-end technology Ship till delivery would be completed in The ship was launched on 12 Aug 2013 inducting new technologies and practices supplier relationship would be required. line with national aspirations and market associated with a particular procurement two more phases, namely Phase II to be by Smt Elizabeth Antony, wife of Hon’ble would also be a priority area.

10 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors SEPTEMBER 2013 11 Faced a number of challenges in building IAC, says Cochin Shipyard CMD The indigenous Aircraft Carrier (P-71) is one of the most prestigious warship projects of the Indian Navy and is unprecedented in terms of size and complexity compared to any indigenous warship project till date. With this project, India has become the fourth Commodore K Subramaniam with Defence Minister A.K.Antony and Shipping Minister G.K.Vasan during the official launch of Vikrant. nation to join the select club of 40,000

tonnes aircraft carrier designers and What are the other things to be done ships in a very tight time frame. Navy and is unprecedented in terms of builders, says Chairman and Managing before its deployment? What’s the To answer the question of time frame, size and complexity compared to any time-frame for deployment? I think there is a need to put this in indigenous warship project till date. With Director of Cochin Shipyard Limited The essential steps for normal perspective. There are lots of media this project, India has become the fourth shipbuilding follow the following reports talking loosely about delay in the nation to join the select club of 40,000 Commodore K Subramaniam in milestones after completion of detailed project. We need to understand what Tonnes aircraft carrier designers and Commodore K Subramaniam this exclusive interview to Sailors & design:- we actually mean when we are looking builders.The basic design of Indigenous Managing Director Steel cuttingKeel laying Launching Trials at the time frame for building an air craft Aircraft Carrier was carried out by the Cochin Shipyard Limited Commodore Warriors. and commissioning carrier. In case of the IAS the keel of the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design At the time of launch of the IAC about IAC was laid in Feb 2009 and ship was (DND), which was developed into detailed 75% of the total hull structure had been launched in 2013, i.e. about 4 years time. design by the design team of Cochin completed. Major propulsion system We are targeting 2018 for delivery of the Shipyard Limited. What’s the update on the indigenous modeled in 3D and production drawings design team and weighs 350 T. The equipment has been lowered. We have ship. I would request you to compare The ship has a length of 260 m and aircraft carrier (IAC)? are made by extraction of details from the innovative skill of the shipyard workforce, now plan to complete the hull structure this with the time frame for building air maximum breadth of 60 m. It will be Cochin Shipyard has done, in my model. supervisors and officers, contributed to a work in the next one year. Outfitting of craft carriers world over. Apart from the propelled by two shafts, each coupled opinion, an outstanding job of launching The extra high tensile steel used in the large measure in overcoming the various the IAC would continue thereafter. Let USA with which for very good reasons, to two LM 2500 gas turbines developing the IAC in about 4 years from the keel project viz. DMR 249 A and 249 B is being challenges in building the ship, so far. me explain a little on what we mean on we should not draw any comparisons, power sufficient to attain speeds in excess laying in Feb 2009. This is on par with used for Naval Shipbuilding for the first outfitting. the other three nations viz. Russia, France of 28 knots. The ship has an extensive other international yards worldwide. With time in India and threw up huge number Could you talk about the sea trials of Outfitting essentially involves putting and Britain take between 8 1\2 to 12 years endurance and a complement of 1600. the completion of Phase I construction of challenges. CSL with the help of Naval IAC? together various ship’s systems viz. from keel laying to delivery. Therefore, The ship will have two take-off runways and the launching of ship on 12 August Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL), a The harbor trials is planned to commence engineering, electrical, ventilation, the time of 9 years which CSL is targeting and a landing strip with three arrester 2013, about 75% of the IAC construction DRDO laboratory, has evolved new weld some time in 2016. Considering the accommodation and so on. After putting for delivery the IAC is on par with that of wires capable of operating STOBAR consisting of fabrication of 18600 tons of procedures to work on the steel. complexity of systems, they are likely to the systems together we need to integrate more advanced shipbuilding nations and aircraft including the indigenous LCA, as steel and erection of 15403 hull blocks has CSL also had to develop and test welding take about a year. Thereafter, the sea the various components and test them is extremely competitive. well as a range of helicopters with hangar been completed. electrodes from indigenous suppliers. trials would commence. before we commence what we call as facilities. Extensive use of automation used during setting to work. Typically the outfitting What about induction by Navy? The carrier is designed with a Could you recall some of the the build process and innovative use of Could you share some details on the of any ship is the most critical and most What’s the time-frame? very high degree of automation for challenges and opportunities in submerged Arc welding process used on hull work? difficult in the entire shipbuilding process. As I have said earlier, the harbor trials are machinery operation, ship navigation building IAC in the last few years? board was another first. Automation was As stated earlier the hull of the ship In the case of IAC the sheer magnitude planned to commence in 2016 and they and survivability. Long range surface to The shipyard has had to face a number also introduced for Butt & Fillet welding is made from extra high tensile steel of and complexity compared to any other will take about a year. The sea trials could Air missile (LRSAM) system with Multi of challenges. The first challenge was on board, resulting in improved quality DMR249 A and DMR 249B. Since this ship is wind boggling. Just to take one follow thereafter and going by the time function radar (MFR) and close in weapon to dovetail the construction of the ship and productivity. was the first time that such a high grade example. Frigate class ship would cater taken on Vikramaditya, they are expected system (CIWS) is envisaged for the carrier. along with concurrent design with the Apart from this, the yard also faced steel is used for Naval Shipbuilding in to an accommodation requirement of to take around 1½ to 2 years. So we are The ship will be equipped with the most Indian Navy. This approach is completely challenges in lifting and turning the India, the yard had to invest considerably about250 people. In the IAC this would targeting a date of end 2018 for induction modern C/D Band Early Air warning new to Cochin Shipyard. CSL carried out huge blocks of the ship at the time of its in developing weld procedures. CSL be of the order of 1600 people which is of this ship with the Indian Navy. radar, V/UHF Tactical Air Navigational and design of the ship using advance software erection in the building dock. Another developed 36 special weld processes and seven times that of a Frigate. Similarly, Direction Finding systems. The carrier which enables the designer to get a challenge faced by the yard during the procedures for fabricating the special in all other areas the sheer scale of outfit Could you talk about the features would also have carrier control approach complete 3D view of the compartments. launching was the draft limitation. In steel. The yard qualified sufficient welders work is just not comparable to that of of IAC, weight and cost and related radar to aid air operations, integration of One can virtually walk through the order to overcome this, CSL had to design and achieved fabrication of 16000 tons any other ship built in the country so parameters? all weapon systems onboard the carrier compartment using this software. It is special buoyancy pontoons to launch the of steel in a span of less than 4 years. As far. Therefore, one should understand The indigenous Aircraft Carrier ( P-71) would be through an indigenously the first time in the country that a ship ship on 12 Aug 2013. The pontoon was stated earlier use of automation improved that what we are attempting to do is designed by DND is one of the most developed Combat Management System of the size of the carrier is completely designed in-house by our enterprising the quality of welding and fabrication. comparable to building 2-3 frigates class prestigious warship projects of the Indian (CMS).

12 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors SEPTEMBER 2013 13 On Akash Weapon System, Mr. Anil Kumar said it’s a Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) Defense Weapon System against BEL installing medium range targets penetrating from low, medium & high altitudes. The system protects against air threats like Air Crafts, Helicopters, UAV, Cruise Missiles etc. This surveillance system is designed by DRDO for which BEL is the nodal production agency of Air Force and Bharat Dynamics Limited is the lead integrator of Indian Army system along requirement with BEL as one of the consortium partners. BEL is executing Akash Weapon System Mr. Anil Kumar project on Public Private Partnership CMD, BEL approach to capitalise on the expertise coastline and experience of both public and private sectors. EL has been continuously Computers & Intelligence) Systems, turnover is 85:15. During the year, BEL The Technical Collaboration Agreement meeting the emerging needs Night Vision Equipment etc. BEL has also executed various major projects in the (TCA) between BEL and ELOP, Israel is Bof Indian Navy since 1970s. BEL, developed Commander Sights, Gunners areas of Radar & Fire Control System, for Advanced Light Helicopter program with its own R&D capabilities, joint Sight & Drivers Sight for Tank applications. Weapon System, Communication, (Compact Multi Purpose Advance development with DRDO Labs and Keeping in pace with the dynamic Electronic Warfare & Avionics, Electro- Stabilisation System-CoMPASS) of Transfer of Technology (ToT), has been technological trend, BEL has aligned itself Optics, National Population Register, Revenues, as published by Defence News, includes offset business to the extent of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The providing variety of equipment/systems from supply of standalone products to Electronic Voting Machine and Tablet PC USA. US $ 7.65 Million. The range of products CoMPASS is a Day & Night Surveillance including Navigational, Surveillance & System of Systems/Mobile Platforms. etc. BEL has been ranked 69th among the The Company achieved export sales exported during the year include System that includes Daylight Camera, Fire Control Radars, Ntew Generation Some of the recently executed Mobile top 100 companies worldwide in Defence of US $ 35 Million during 2012-13. This Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Display System, Sensor, Laser Target Sonar Systems, Ship & Submarine borne Systems to Army include Digital Trunking Coastal Surveillance Radar System, Designator & Rangefinder (LTDRF) and Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems, Combat Radio Systems (DRTS), Mobile Ground Radar Warning Receiver (RWR), Rocket Automatic Tracking, command & Control Management Systems (CMS), National Based ELINT Systems etc. Launch (RL) Mount, Fitted up & Bare capabilities. Command Control, Communication & BEL is in the process of developing Shelters, Cable Harness, PCB & Electronic The ToT is for joint production of Intelligence Network (NC³I) etc., to Indian advanced Radios & Radio Relays to meet Assemblies, Casings, Stators, Electro- CoMPASS and also BEL shall undertake Navy. Frequency Hopping & large bandwidth mechanical Parts & Components etc. Depot Level Maintenance of CoMPASS. “BEL is installing a 24 X 7 sophisticated requirements of Indian Army. BEL is also The order book of the Company as on The ToT includes Technical Know-How Surveillance System along country’s long currently working on Futuristic Infantry April 2013 is around Rs.25000 Crores. The & documentation, Training & Technical coastline for Coast Guard, capable of Soldier as A System (F-INSAS). This order book comprises mainly of major Assistance and Grant of License to BEL for tracking movements of vessels entering comprises various technologies including programs like Weapon Systems for Air indigenous manufacture. Indian waters. The system presents Light Weight Thermal Imagers, Wrist Force & Army, Battlefield Surveillance Network centric operations with Multi- an integrated & coherent operational Wearable Computers, Mobile Networking, System (BSS), Command Information layered Command & Controls are essential picture”, says its CMD, Mr. Anil Kumar. Net-centric Warfare Technologies, Decision Support System (CIDSS), Fire in modern day Defence operations. DRDO BEL is taking up work on futuristic Software, Encryption, Rugged Computing Control Systems (FCS), Night Vision and BEL have acquired core competencies systems for various platforms including etc. Devices (NVDs) and some of the new required for realizing such C4I Systems Multi-function Active Electronically Mr. Anil Kumar said BEL has signed an generation Radars, Sonars, Electronic (Command, Control, Communications, Scanned Array (AESA) Radars for MoU with TCOM, USA, for co-operation Warfare Systems, Non-Defence Computers and Intelligence) such control of Missiles & Integrated Masts on developing advanced Aerostat Applications etc. The Company has an as Communication & Networking Solutions. Other systems currently Surveillance and Communication Systems export order book of around US$ 94 Equipment, Encryption Modules, Multi under development include Surface to address the Intelligence Surveillance Million as on April 2013, including offset Sensor Data Fusion, Distribution of Fused Surveillance, Naval Gun Fire Control & Reconnaissance (ISR) requirements order book of US$ 13 Million. Picture to other Tactical C³I Systems, Real- Systems (FCS) for Missile Boats and of Indian Armed Forces. BEL will front Some of the new products introduced time Tactical Air Situation Picture and GIS Corvettes, Towed Array Sonar and end in addressing the Aerostat-based during 2012-13 include National Command based Operator Display Systems etc. Torpedo Defence Systems. ISR requirements of the Indian Defence Control, Communication & Intelligence Various Combat Management Systems BEL has strong presence in the areas Services, Security Services and Law Network (NC³I) - an independent network for Ships have been indigenously of Communication, Radars, Electronic enforcement agencies. BEL-TCOM which would interlink the Coastal Stations developed and supplied by BEL. Other Warfare, Network Centric Systems, association would provide more creative with the Joint Maritime Operation Centers indigenously developed and delivered Electro-Optics, Tank Electronics etc., and cost-effective ISR solutions to various and the Headquarters of the customers, systems include C4I Systems like and has been meeting the emerging arms of Indian Services. Integrated Mobile System(IMS) – a Integrated Air Command and Control requirements of Indian Army over BEL has reached a new milestone Biological-Chemical Protected Multilayer System to Air Force and Air Defence decades. The array of products supplied during the year 2012-13 with the sales Communication System for voice & data Command & Reporting System Test Bed include Radio Sets of various frequencies, turnover exceeding Rs.6000 Crores from connectivity with integrated Launch to Army. Army Radio Engineering Network, Rs.5704 Crores in 2011-12. Turnover from Control Facility and Passive Night Vision BEL is currently in the process of Surveillance & Air Defence Radars, C4I indigenously developed products is 78 % Devices (PNVD) with Low Light Level development of Battlefield Management (Command, Control, Communications, and the ratio of Defence to Non-Defence Imaging XD4 Technology. System (BMS) and Test Bed for F-INSAS.

14 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors SEPTEMBER 2013 15 Avionic Repair and Software Development), addressed”, he said. Processing shop, Pegasus Engine Repair In order to counter the threat of piracy near Navy lays a lot of emphasis and Overhaul facility, Structural Repair the Indian subcontinent emanating from Facility and Non Destructive Testing the coast of Somalia, the IN deploys ships Facility. Some of the recent initiatives of on patrol in the Gulf of Aden, undertaking on training: Vice-Admiral NAY include indigenisation of flight critical, patrolling and escorting merchant ships non flight critical and ground support not only those under Indian Flag but even equipment for western origin aircraft. Till those of other countries. Presently ‘INS operate but also build our own aircraft date the yard has successfully indigenised Sharda’, an Offshore Patrol Vessel from the carriers”. a total of 332 items inclusive of Aircraft Southern Naval Command is deployed On Naval aviation training in the light of spares, Tools, Test equipment and Ground there. In addition effective patrolling by induction of P8I in the Navy, Vice-Admiral support equipment. They have also carried Naval and Coast Guard Ships and Aircraft is Soni said the induction of P8I Boeing, out in-house research and development on being undertaken covering the complete heralds a new era for Naval Aviation. This various critical components of Sea harrier, area of Indian Maritime interest. Due to our potent MR aircraft with state of the art Seaking and Dornier aircraft. dedicated efforts, no incident of piracy in sensors would transform the battlefield Talking about the steps on coastal security the Arabian Sea has been reported close to awareness to obtain actionable intelligence and tackling piracy, Vice-Admiral Soni the Indian subcontinent in the last one year. for force commanders at sea. said consequent to the terrorist attack in On operational highlights of Southern Indian Navy would also require to gear Mumbai on 26/11, a comprehensive plan Naval Command in 2012-13, Vice-Admiral up to the challenges of training and for strengthening the Maritime Security Soni said Southern Naval Command utilises maintaining this highly sophisticated was addressed to prevent recurrence of the assets available to it in an optimal sensors and the flying machine. As far as such an incident in future. The Navy has manner to shoulder its core responsibilities the P8I is concerned, the initial training for been tasked as the authority responsible areas of training the future Navy as well as Pilots, Mission Operators and maintainers for overall Maritime Security of the country, meeting operational tasks in the region. was catered for by the OEM. The first P-8I which includes Coastal Security and Our ships participate in the anti- piracy Vice-Admiral Satish Soni aircraft was delivered to the Indian Navy at Offshore Security. Indian Navy is assisted by patrol in the IOR and the Gulf of Aden and Commander-in-Chief USA on 18 Dec 2012 and was handed over to the Indian Coast Guard, State Marine Police EEZ patrol of own and friendly countries in Southern Naval Command the Indian Navy at Rajali on 15 May 2013. At and other Central and State agencies for the the IO R. “Our hydrography ships undertake present three complete sets of OEM trained coastal defence of the country. Indian Coast hydrographic survey of own and friendly aircrew and ground crew are available in aviation training. training also extends from the ab-initio Guard has been additionally designated as foreign countries in the IOR. INS Sudarshini lag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, India. “We will now aim to train subsequent INS Garuda has been successful in boot camp to specialisation and further to the agency responsible for coastal security undertook the widely acclaimed 192 day Vice-Admiral Satish Soni, says the crew at our various aviation training integration of the indigenous Advance ship command /Pre Commission Training in territorial waters. Various projects ASEAN Sailing Expedition from 15 Sep FIndian Navy is proud to build its first institutes. We also have a contract with Air Light Helicopter into the mainstream of courses for officers and sailors. The scope have been approved by the Government 2012 to 25 Mar 2013, calling at 13 ports in 9 Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) at Cochin India, which operates aircraft having similar operations for enhancing the effectiveness of SNC’s mandate is thus very large as we which includes setting up of Coastal ASEAN countries”, he said. There have been Shipyard Limited, Kochi. The Indian Navy airframe and engine (as the P8I), for training of surveillance in the South Arabian Sea operate in all three dimensions. If we just Radar Chain, AIS stations, procurement many initiatives to improve training in the has been operating indigenously built our maintainers”, he said. and rapid mobilisation to the islands in the consider the training activities undertaken of Fast Interceptor Crafts including ships Navy-the Command’s primary mandate. Frigates and Destroyers for over last the Meanwhile, Vice-Admiral Soni also said Lakshadweep group. by this command pertaining to naval and aircraft for coastal patrolling. Most With the rapid expansion of the force three decades and has developed a high Naval Air Station Garuda is synonymous Referring to the training programmes aviation alone, annually more than 100 of these have fructified and some of the levels, the intake and recruitment of human degree of in-house design expertise. with the `Birth of Naval Aviation’ and at the training command, Vice-Admiral aviation training courses/capsules are procurements are in the pipeline. We are on resources has gone up manifold. “Construction of an IAC is a ‘quantum celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in May this Soni said the Southern Naval Command scheduled in different types of aircraft the right track. “To meet the consequent challenge jump’ in our design capability. Our design year. In the last 60 years it has seen about was designated as the training command and Aviation Technical and Non Technical The Navy and Coast Guard also conduct of providing larger numbers of trained teams of both the Navy and CSL are 20 types of naval aircraft being based and in June 1986. Ever since its inception, the disciplines to both officers and sailors. coastal security awareness campaigns manpower, we have been setting up some working closely to make this dream a operated from Garuda. The Air Station is Southern Naval Command (SNC) has been On the Naval Aircraft Yard at Kochi, its for the coastal districts of Kerala and high capacity facilities especially for ab- reality. Workmanship of CSL is of a high the hub of all naval air operations in the responsible for training from induction activities and new initiatives, Vice-Admiral Lakshadweep Islands in order to sensitise initio training of officers and sailors. All quality and the nation has no doubt that southern Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, (of officers and sailors) to the Naval Higher Soni said it is a premier fourth line aviation the fishing community, as also to involve the requirements of specialised training this project which is of immense national including Anti-piracy, surveillance and Command Course. industrial establishment of the Indian Navy them in the coastal security apparatus of depending on the functional role are significance will get completed in time”, he security of Lakshadweep Islands. The The Indian Navy lays a lot of emphasis supporting both western and indigenous the state, Fishermen are our eyes and years, undertaken in various training units of said in an exclusive interview to Aeromag station is the lone naval air station that has on training with a belief that the more origin aircraft. The Yard undertakes major as any intrusion by anti-social elements the Southern Naval Command across the Asia. “Phase I of the construction has both an operational and a training role. we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in inspection of Seaking and Chetak aircraft from the sea would be first picked up by country. Our long term training perspective come to a culmination, which is a major The station is poised for growth in terms war. Training is thus, geared to meet the along with repair of rotables of Seaking, them. Their whole hearted support in this plans are also in place to concurrently build milestone and was marked by the launch of providing modern facilities for training operational needs of the fleet and aims Sea Harrier, Chetak, UH3H and Dornier security endeavour is most paramount. up the training assets downstream. Apart of IAC on 12th Aug 2013 by Mrs Elizabeth in Sea Survival Techniques and providing at providing all necessary inputs to the aircraft including overhauling of Sea Harrier “Additionally, we conduct coastal security from creation of new facilities we are also Antony, wife of Hon’ble Raksha Mantri. On Search and Rescue cover by day and night trainees so as to transform and equip engines. Accordingly, the Yard has been exercises twice a year for the complete constantly upgrading existing training the day of launch, the ship displaced about at extended ranges over the sea. Another them to undertake the multifarious tasks equipped with various aircraft hangars and coast of Kerala and Lakshadweep, which infrastructure. In this regard, the building 18,000 tonnes and had completed most area where giant strides have been expected of them”, he said. engineering/ avionics workshops that are has been named THEERAVETTA. All stake of additional instructional accommodation of its underwater work package. Contract achieved is in the making of an advanced Training is a dynamic and evolving both generic and aircraft specific. holders namely, Navy, Coast Guard, Coastal ashore is being progressed rapidly in all negotiations for the Phase II of construction motion simulator for flying of Seaking process, needing continuous review and The facilities were upgraded in 2001- 02 Police, Customs, Fishery and other state and the training schools and establishments. are under formulation and CCS approval for helicopters which would enhance quality change that require incorporating in under Project ‘Ashok’ to cater for third and central agencies take part in the exercise. A Already the plans for phase II expansion of the same is likely to come through shortly. training as well as save expenditure on order to yield tangible benefits. The task fourth line repairs to Sea Harrier aircraft, its detailed review at the end of each exercise the INA are in the implementation stage. India can pride itself as, in a few years from flying an actual aircraft. Augmentation of of training is spread across 31 training engines and installed systems. The state is undertaken under the co-chairmanship of The ab-initio sailors’ training establishment now, we will be amongst the select few Navigational Aids and infrastructure would units located in seven different states – all of art facilities set up by yard include the C-in-C South and the Chief Secretary to the at Chilka is also planned for a major who would have the capability to not just contribute to enhanced requirements of functioning under the SNC. The gamut of Avionics Repair Facility- CARES (Center for Government of Kerala. All shortcomings are upgradation”, he said.

16 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors SEPTEMBER 2013 17 Air version of BrahMos missile being developed Ezhil Bharathi S.A.

rahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile with multi-mission capabilities is unique in the world. The system has been Binducted in two regiments of the Indian Army and eight warships of the Indian Navy. Air version of BrahMos Missile is currently in developmental stage. Dr. A S Pillai, CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace, while expressing his gratitude towards the contributions made by the Industrial Consortium, said: “The Industry has been a great strength and force multiplier. Today we have realised the Missile Industry Consortium in India with public-private partnership and in Russia as a corporate entity for large-scale production of BRAHMOS missile and systems. It is essential that the public-private consortium established for BrahMos become a national model, if we have to achieve self reliance. Therefore, a Military Industrial Complex must emerge for high-tech defence systems.” Minister of State for Defence, Government of India, Mr.Jitendra Singh visiting the Brahmos Stall. Dr.Sivathanu Pillai is also seen. A number of industries have been identified in India and Russia

Development of all versions is being undertaken by India- Trikand is expected soon.The advanced warship has been fitted Russia joint venture with USD 300 million share capital and the with an upgraded multi-role combat suite to make it one of the Indian contribution has been 50.5%. BrahMos is a force multiplier most potent platforms of the Indian Navy. and is a very important component of the striking capabilities of The weapons suite of INS Tarkash includes surface-to-air and India’s Armed Forces, against land and sea targets. surface-to-surface missile systems, 100 mm medium range gun, “Brahmos has one of the best weapons in the world, and it has close-in weapon system, torpedo tubes and anti-submarine got a very large number of orders, no doubt, we are working rockets. The BRAHMOS surface-to-surface missile system is towards more and more indigenization, more and more support capable of engaging targets at extended ranges at supersonic Dr. A Sivathanu Pillai to the armed forces also working for the Air launch versions speed. CEO & MD of Brahmos from SU-30 and I am sure Brahmos will also be All the three ships will be equipped with 8 vertical launched BrahMos Aerospace continuously making its marks years to come for the next years BRAHMOS missile system as the prime strike weapon. 2-3 decades”, says Dr. Avinash Chander, Scientific Advisor to The new missile frigates are designed to accomplish a wide for the production of different sub systems of the missile. The Defence Minister and DRDO Chief. range of maritime missions, primarily hunting down and Indian industries, in particular, seeing the tremendous growth “HAL and BrahMos have forged a partnership for long-term destroying large surface ships and submarines. potential of BrahMos, have invested their own resources and support towards all variants of BrahMos programmes. Both HAL The vertical launch configuration of BrahMos enhances the set up work centres in this regard, Dr. Pillai, recipient of Padma and BrahMos have agreed to partner and enhance indigenous stealth capabilities of the ship as the missiles are under the deck Bhushan, said. content of the BrahMos programme. HAL has plans to install and and not exposed. The Universal Vertical Launcher (UVLM) being He also recalled the remarkable contributions made by DRDO, augment required facilities to meet the current and the future used in these ships has a unique design, developed and patented especially by RCI, DRDL, R & D (E), ASL and ITR, during the initial program needs”, says Chairman of HAL, Dr. R K Tyagi by BrahMos Aerospace. The same also ensures manoeuvring of stages of design and development of BRAHMOS. The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was recently successfully the missile in any direction after launch, independent of ship “The support and guidance from NPOM also helped us to test fired from the Indian Navy’s newest guided missile frigate movement, thereby providing the surprise attack concepts to achieve unprecedented milestones in BrahMos,” Dr. Pillai said, INS Tarkash off the coast of Goa. the ships. while adding that BRAHMOS has become a “shining milestone” The missile performed high-level “C” maneuvere at pre- BrahMos missile is capable of carrying a conventional warhead in the cooperation between India and Russia. determined flight path and successfully hit the target. The of 300 kg. The missile can cruise at a maximum speed of 2.8 BrahMos is unique with its higher weapon effectiveness, surface-to-surface missile, having a range of 290-km, was test Mach.BrahMos is a fine example of role model of courage, reliability, multi-platform, multi-mission and multi target launched from the Russian-built Project 1135.6 class warship. showing excellent leadership through system design, system capability. Today, it is the leader in cruise missile family and in The launch was carried out by Indian Navy as part of integration and system management, say experts. establishing the brand, he added. Acceptance Test Firing (ATF) of the ship. “BrahMos has contributed in national development by Officials say there is considerable potential for enhancement Indian Navy commissioned INS Tarkash on 9 November, 2012. providing opportunities in domestic industries -- small, medium of capabilities in different versions in terms of speed and The warship along with two other frigates of the class - INS Teg and large. And, the industries, while actively collaborating with accuracy. An upgraded version called ‘Block-Ill’ has recently been and INS Trikand have been built as part of a $1.6 billion contract academia, have contributed towards the economic growth of demonstrated to Army for mountain operations with steep-dive signed between India and Russia in July, 2006. INS Teg was the country in general”, they said. “This successful model must capability. commissioned on 27 April, 2012 and the commissioning of INS replicate everywhere – both in defence and civil”.

18 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors SEPTEMBER 2013 19 energy weapons for the country, as the for that and we are working on Robotic line of LCA to come out this financial prominent thrust area for us. Decision soldier, unmanned combat vehicle, year, that’s our major goal. We also feel DRDO working on Robotic and mission in various forms, guided these are our new areas of long term that the induction of Agni-IV and Agni bombs, guided self test termination, technology”, he addd. V should happen in the next two years. lightering systems is another major thrust BrahMos is one of the best weapons Arjun-II production should start. And soldier, unmanned combat vehicle area. in the world, and it has got a very large within 3-4 years we want our own gun We are going to have the next type of number of orders. DRDO is working to come up. We have set targets for our NIRBHAY within this year. By October and towards more and more indigenisation, teams. Our aim is that DRDO, which in the adma Shri Dr Avinash Chander, the November, we should have another trial more and more support to the armed past is linked with delays etc…… now we Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister, of NIRBHAY. One of the 3-4 major long forces also working for the Air launch are trying to cut down the design to the PSecretary Deptt of Defence R&D and DG term areas, where DRDO is concentrating, versions of BrahMos from SU-30 and production cycle”. DRDO, says very large number of systems are is to make India ammunition import free”. DRDO is sure Brahmos will also be He added: “In this effort we are going getting ready for operational clearances within “That is a major goal we are setting for continuously making its mark in the years to produce results in the next 3-4 years. the next 2-3 years. ourselves, where we have to work with to come for the next 2-3 decades. Many of the programmes which we are “Some of them have been coming for a long industry, OFB, Armed forces and then Industries are the force multipliers taking up now are going to be products time in the past and some of them are quite work out how jointly we can make India for DRDO. DRDO has been nurturing within 3- 5 years. That is our main goal, recent. You see the major key programs, LCA, we import free. Because then only we can industries to over the years. “When we how to reduce time delay for the project have committed to the IOC-2 by this year and FOC become truly self dependent. We are started, industry capability was very and taking up and delivery of items and clearance by the end of next year”, he said in an already concentrating on a large variety very limited. We encouraged industry to when that happens, the image of DRDO exclusive interview to Aeromag Asia. of weapons, you have seen”, he said. “Now develop the capability in the composite will be transformed”. On the missile side, the strategic missiles like we are trying to make sure that along with area, fabrication and machining Dr. Avinash Chander concluded: “Also Agni IV, and Agni V, have to be inducted in the the weapons, we also make necessary capabilities, in the test-bed evaluation another goal is that that within the next next couples of years. ASTRA Air to Air Missile ammunition in the country of all kinds in the electronics area. Today we are one or two year we want to set up 4-5 beyond visual range has to get inducted. “On the with the capability which existing OFBs, working with about 800 industries, small technical centres of excellence in a very aero side, apart from LCA, we have a very strong capabilities in our labs. I am sure that, and medium scale and about 35 large strong DRDO-academic interaction commitment to Airborne Early Warning and jointly we will make it happen”. scale industries and this has been a very working for basic research which will Control System (AEWACS) and it will again get “Other areas of long term, in future, we mutually very related with the industry propel DRDO capabilities to at least inducted within a year”, he said. feel that un-manned warfare is going and capability in the country and making one order higher where we are today. “In the armament side we have Arjun Mark II to be the key future programme, apart them to take on many works. Today many We want create knowledge centres in which is going through a series of tests and have from the high energy weapons. So we of the Indian industries are taking up academic institutions, which will continue to go for integrated trials in August. After that are taking long term initiatives, involving offset obligations”. to produce knowledge base providing we are expecting that we will have a production our academic strengths and DRDO and of On the short-term goals that he has set further scientific talent, engineers and clearance for the 120 – 140 numbers followed by course of industry, how to work together, for DRDO, Dr. Avinash Chander said: “We impulse to the entire scientific effort in we expect some further numbers to come. On the we are creating some new initiatives are looking further for the first production the country”. Naval side, we have Sonars of course going very strong and getting integrated in the ships. We are working on the Sonar for the submarines and heavy duty …. . Astra Missiles are going through BATL poised to scale up a series of tests and final trial we are confident to happen within this year, once the monsoons are over; we are going to start that exercise”, Dr. strategic contribution Avinash Chander explained. defence, nuclear and aerospace sectors. an integral facility. Apart from that, Electronic Warfare -EW system is Liquid engines of GSLVs, cryogenic Liquid engines for ISRO, solid booster a major thrust area of DRDO. DRDO has developed engine thrust chambers, hi-pressure Ti. motor casings for DRDL, radio frequency a series of night vision devices which are going to bottles, rocket tankages, rocket motor quadrapoles, three piece manipulators get integrated. DRDO software defined radio is casings, metallic air frames and systems etc for BARC / DAE are some of the going to be another communication evolution of BrahMos missiles, radio frequency major orders executed in the recent past in the army. Another thrust area, which it has auadrapoles and transfer systems of by BATL, which has just commenced taken up now, is the 155 mm Gun and the first reactors are some of its niche products. production of main mechanical sections indigenous gun developed in the country. “On Apart from expertise in high precision of cruise missiles. the NBC side, we are supplying today more than manufacturing and fabrication with a BrahMos and ISRO are the major BATL 95% of the armed forces’ requirement and we Rear Adm (Rtd) Julius Zacharias well established quality department, customers besides DRDL, ASL, BARC, continued to do more capability in the nuclear Managing Director, BATL BATL has facilities for heat treatment IGCAR, HAL and BHEL, among others. biological chemical systems”, he said. of ferrous and non ferrous materials, “Establishing BrahMos Integration Dr. Avinash Chander said there are a number of vacuum brazing / treatment, electron Facility by the DRDO is a major milestone new initiatives that would add significantly to the beam welding, qualification tests and for BATL. With active support of DRDO country’s defence strengths. ATL is a high precision NDT, according to BATL Managing and ISRO and a congenial working “Some are short term, some are medium manufacturing organisation with Director Rear Adm (rtd) Julius Zacharias. atmosphere, BATL is poised to contribute term and some are long term. Our aim is that Bin-house facility for fabrication, With staff strength of 500 and a four in a larger scale towards nation’s DRDO should be developing the cutting edge surface treatment and heat treatment lakh sft of manufacturing facility, BATL strategic requirements. There are plans capabilities. First and foremost we are looking of components as per customers’ handles fabrication and machining of all to participate in the development of for two areas; one is the development of high specifications for critical hardware of types of materials and their treatment as Ramjet Engines”, he said.

20 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors SEPTEMBER 2013 21 CVRDE designing and developing armoured fighting vehicles par excellence

VRDE is one of the major the translation of advanced design into a ‘Protection’ level. The tank was extensively establishment under Defence reliable and effective Weapon System to trial evaluated by the Indian Army and MoD CResearch and Development meet the varied threats of the 21st centaury. placed order on HVF, Avadi for production. CVRDE entering unmanned Organisation(DRDO) engaged in design, ARJUN MBT is the state-of-the-art tank Transfer of Technology (TOT) and AHSP development, testing and performance with complex multi-disciplinary systems transfer completed successfully. evaluation of Tracked Combat vehicles & resulting in with superior fire power, Specialist Armoured tracked vehicles. high mobility and excellent protection. Bridge Layer Tank T-72 vehicle segment The Major products developed by CVRDE Combat Vehicles Research & Development BLT T-72 was developed in the 1990s ombat Vehicles Research and Development are Establishment is the nodal design agency. to meet Indian Army’s stringent Establishment (CVRDE), a laboratory under the Defence Armoured Patrol Car (Scout Car) Various DRDO laboratories in association requirements for the assault bridging of CResearch and Development Organisation (DRDO), has Armoured Recovery Vehicle (Vijanta) with Ordnance Factories, Public and private gap obstacles. All types of tracked and started developing unmanned combat vehicles. 130mm SP Gun - CATAPULT (Vijanta) Sector industries contributed during wheeled vehicles in service including According to CVRDE Director, Dr P Shivakumar, it has Carrier Mortar Tracked on BMP-2 development and production of ARJUN MBT Arjun can negotiate the bridge. started developing unmanned remote controlled vehicles for Bridge Layer Tank (BLT - 72) The system - basic chassis on T-72 M1 mine detection and surveillance for the Armed Forces. The Combat Improved Ajeya with a power take off - was designed technology for the future unmanned programmes has already Arjun Main Battle Tank – Mk I and developed by CVRDE, and bridging been developed. Armoured Ambulance system was developed by R&D E (Engrs), Chennai-based lab is also developing various subsystems Missile Carrier vehicles for IGMDP Missile Pune. The first prototype was rolled out for aircraft and Naval applications. It has the technology for programme in 1991 and user acceptance obtained gearbox and filters for various applications. Now CVRDE is Carrier Command Post Tracked on BMP in 1996. The BLT has been tested and focusing on both manned and unmanned vehicles. It has also II(CCPT) proven under arduous climatic and secured a project to develop filters for the fifth generation SP 130 mm Artillery Gun (CATAPULT) on terrain conditions including desert. It is combat aircraft which is going to be jointly developed by India Arjun a derivative of T-72 M1 tank and has an and Russia. SP 155 mm/52 Caliber Gun (BHIM T6) MBT MK I. option to carry either a 20 m or a 22 m Dr Shivakumar said his organisation received order for 124 Apart from this CVRDE had designed and After series of stringent USER trials, Army long Class 70 MLC bridge and which can numbers of Arjun MBT Tank Mark I, and it has supplied 120. developed Aircraft Mounted Accessory placed indent for 124 ARJUN MBT tanks on be negotiated by all tanks in service with The remaining four is in final stage because CVRDE is doing Gearbox, Aircarft Bearings, PTO Shaft, 5 Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi. As on date, Indian Army. a lot of trials on the request of the user. The user needed KW Brushless DC Generator and lubrication HVF had manufactured and issued Qty 119 improvements based on various trials and status of latest filters for for LCA Tejas. Simulators for Arjun tanks to ARMY. Two regiments of ARJUN Carrier Mortar Tracked on BMP equipment. “Because of our involvement in a lot of aircraft programme MBT Drivers and gunner for training. MBT have been operationalized with these Designed to mount & fire an 81 mm There are a total 89 improvements, including 19 major ones. for LCA, we are involved in suspension, landing gear, hydraulic The salient features of some of the tanks. Infantry Mortar from the vehicle. Provides “All tank fittable improvements have been completed and design and other things. So, we have been given the task to product are : close fire support to Mech. Infantry handed over to the user. Recently, we completed almost three develop landing gear for Rustom II. We just got the project CVRDE DEVELOPED PRODUCTS / Combat Improved Ajeya with improved accuracy, rate of fire and missile firing for the user. Now we are starting the trials again sanction, so we are going to develop landing gear for Rustom II. SYSTEMS jeya tank has been modernized to meet shoot & scoot facility, Mobility in all type and the remaining missiles will be fired”, Shivakumar said. Preliminary design will be done soon”, he said. Arjun MBT Mk I the threat perception of our country by of terrain & amphibious capability. Major improvement vis-à-vis Arjun Mark II is missile firing Dr Shivakumar said CVRDE will establish an integrated test ARJUN MBT, designed to Indian Armys upgrading its ‘Fire power’ enhancing Mounted with a 7.62mm machine gun in capability. facility. most stringent specifications, represents its ‘Mobility’ and strengthening its A/D role.

22 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors SEPTEMBER 2013 23 Armoured Ambulance Tracked(ATT) vehicle Air-conditioned Armoured Ambulance designed & developed for speedy evacuation of battle field casualties with effective medical care. Equipped with latest medical equipments such as Cardiac Monitor, Transport Ventilator, Suction Unit Refrigerator and conventional medical equipments. September 23-27, 2013, Cochin Port Trust, Kerala, India NAMEXPO 2013 is a maiden event focused on Naval and Maritime domain. NAMEXPO is Aircraft Mounted Accessories Gear Box Key Attractions Aircraft Mounted Accessory Gearbox being organized in association with Indian Navy and Government of Kerala, Ministry of (AMAGB) is designed and developed for Shipping, Ministry of Earth Sciences and Ministry of MSME. NAMEXPO 2013 provides an the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) - Tejas. The Exhibition Space exclusive platform to showcase your products, services to the end-users in Indian Navy, AMAGB forms the heart of the Secondary (Only few Stalls left) Indian Coast Guard and Ministry of Shipping. Additionally, a number of Indian and foreign Power System (SPS) of the LCA Tejas aircraft. large, medium and small companies will also be exhibiting their products. Designed to drive four accessories namely two hydraulic pumps, one Integrated Drive International Conference Seminar, Conferences & Workshops Generator (IDG) and one Jet Fuel Starter (Indian Naval & Maritime Sector ) Sept 23 (JFS) for the aircraft operation. Prototypes of Inaugural Session AMAGB have successfully undergone 3000 Session 1—Modern Trends in Naval and Maritime Shipbuilding hours of flight trials on various LCA-Tejas Driving Simulator for Arjun MBT Arjun Main Battle Tank Mk II developed Session 2—Modern Trends in Propulsion, PGD and Marine Equipment Workshop Session 3— Modern Trends in Weapons/Sensors/C4ISR aircrafts. To provide training to the driver, motion with 75 improvements over and above Sept 24—Naval Aviation based driving simulator has been made to Arjun MBT Mk II makes it the most (MSME, IMD & Earth Sciences ) Session 4—Creation of Repair Support in Key Areas Hydraulic Filters for LCA –TEJAS enhance the driver’s driving abilities under formidable tank with enhanced firepower, Session 5— Key Areas for Joint Ventures CVRDE has designed and developed adverse weather and visibility conditions. supported by missile firing capability, International Delegations Session 6— Avenues for Indian Industry in providing enhanced support for Hydraulic and Lubrication Filters for Light The simulator is kept on the motion system increased protection and Indian operating Naval and Maritime Aviation Combat Aircraft – TEJAS. TEJAS hydraulic to generate the ground disturbances conditions Arjun MBT Mk II represents the Sept 25 system is fitted with nine filters of 10 to 25 experienced by the driver while crossing the translation of advanced design into reliable B2B Meetings Workshop— Opportunities for Indian MSMEs micron size, in pressure, return and drain obstacles and undulated terrain and effective weapon system to meet the Workshop—Weather Forecast and IMD Services lines, ensuring supply of clean hydraulic oil varied threats Sept 26 to the system components for their reliable Turret Training Simulator Interactions with Maritime Institutes and Training Commands of Indian Networking Opportunities Navy and Indian Coast Guard operations. All the filters have been qualified To provide co ordination training to 130mm (SP) Catapult system on Arjun for aircraft applications. Accorded Type the gunner and commander, motion MBT chassis130mm (SP) Approval for the nine filters from CEMILAC based training simulator has been made In Order to address the poor mobility of MARCOS Demonstration to enhance their tracking, lazing and ageing Vijayanta Chassis of 130mm (SP) Uprated 1000hp Engine for T-72 tanks firing abilities under adverse weather and Catapult Gun, a successful initiative has CVRDE has upgraded power output of visibility conditions. The simulator is kept on been undertaken to upgrade the Catapult Display of Naval and V46-6 engine of T-72 tank from 780 hp to the motion system to generate the ground Gun by replacing its Vijayanta Chassis with 1000 hp to enhance the mobility of the disturbances and recoil force experienced chassis of Arjun MBT Mk I. The Arjun MBT Commercial Ships / Boats NAMEXPO at Glance tanks with the increased weight of the tank. by the crew while firing. The override Mk I ensures better mobility of Gun to keep Expected Exhibitors 150+ The uprated engine was evaluated for 400 operations, surveillance and navigation pace with other mechanized forces and International 50 hrs. Extensive field trials were conducted procedures can be trained to the crew provide fire power to leading columns in Exclusive Sessions Domestic 100 and the performance was optimized to mechanized operations. (CMDs of Private and Public International Official Delegation 15+ suit Indian operational conditions. Based Troop Training Simulator Carrier Command Post Tracked (CCPT) Expected Business Visitors 5,000 on its satisfactory performance, the vehicle To provide tactical collaborative training Vehicle Shipyards) Expected Official Delegates 1,000 was offered for User trials 2011. The vehicle to the troop comprising of 3 drivers, 3 The Development of CCPT vehicle is a Expected General Visitors 30,000 covered the stipulated 1400 km of run gunners and 3 commanders, motion based General Staff Project meant for effective during summer 2011 trials, medium fording three turret simulators and three driving deployment of Self Propelled (SP) Artillery Technology Partner Sponsors evaluation at HVF Avadi and DGQA & MET simulators available at CVRDE have been Regiments as the means for all tactical/ evaluation. interconnected electronically through LAN technical fire control functions. The vehicle Users observations during 2011 trials were in a high roof centralized air conditioned has been developed on re-engineered Show Dailies successfully resolved by suitable modifications bay for tank level and troop level formation BMP-II tracked chassis with matching in the cooling and air intake system. Validation training with battlefield scenario, tactics mobility and protection that of SP guns trials were conducted during Jun - Sep 2012 and situations. This facility helps to impart with tracked chassis. The Carrier Command involving User, DGQA and MAG-6 at Avadi, round the clock training to the troop on war Post Tracked (CCPT) vehicle designed and Media Partners PFFR and MFFR and covered a cumulative run rehearsal and situational awareness developed from scratch, utilizing proven of 1260 km. CVRDE is planning to field two BMP automotive aggregates, with an vehicles fitted with 1000 hp engine for the Products Under Advance Stage of innovative approach to achieve enhanced User trials during summer 2013. induction volume of equipment compartment by For Participation: Contact Rajesh Kapoor, [email protected] or Bhaskar Kanungo, [email protected], 23, Institutional Area, Arjun Training Simulator ARJUN MK II 50% over and above the basic vehicle. Confederation of Indian Industry, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India, 110003. Phone +91-11-45772018/45

24 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors www.namexpo.inSEPTEMBER 2013 25 India, France HAL to implement revised hold joint purchase manual from this month AL has taken steps to streamline Army exercise its procurement process. It has n a bid to further strengthen the Himplemented e-Procurement existing Indo-French relationship, system Companywide through its own Ia joint exercise was undertaken e-Procurement portal for all tenders between the Indian and the French above Rs.5 lakhs. This can be accessed Army in the French Alps at Grenoble. anywhere globally and has greatly view of the changed economic scenario, This is the second joint military exercise improved the accessibility of tenders. With emerging organisational needs and between the two countries which have the implementation of e-Procurement, challenges, the DOP was reviewed and a history of extensive cooperation in the opportunities to prospective vendors revised from September 15, 2012 with the defence arena. are open. This enables the prospective additional delegation of powers to the The participating troops for this vendors to register on-line and participate executives below General Mangers. exercise had been drawn from 5th in the tenders. HAL has a detailed procedure in the Eurocopter proposed Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment of Automated proactive mail alert to form of Purchase Manual for procurement Jaipur-based South Western Command, vendor has been implemented to provide of material / equipment. The same has while the Alpine troops of 27th automatic reminder to the vendor Dr. R K Tyagi been revised based on the experience EC725 for Navy’s Mountain Infantry Brigade was from regarding due date of RFQ, clarification, Chairman, HAL gained over a period of time which will be the France Army. etc. implemented from September 2013. Approximately sixty troops from Regular global vendors’ meet (for Rs. 20 crores. Independent External HAL has implemented computerised on- NMRH program both the countries participated in the foreign and local participants) is organised Monitor (IEM) is appointed to monitor line file tracking system to track purchase exercise. The theme of the exercise was on yearly basis. These vendors are briefed transparency in procurements”, says its files. to conduct platoon level joint Counter about recent changes within HAL to speed Chairman Dr. R K Tyagi. Dr. Tyagi said a Growth Oriented Eurocopter proposed EC725 for Indian Navy’s Insurgency operations in high altitude up the process of procurement, various HAL has adopted e-payment for Modernisation Plan has been envisaged mountainous terrain under the UN procedures and statutory requirements supplies. More than 98% of the payments and a road map has been drawn for requirement for 120 Naval Multi Role Helicopters Charter, thus emphasizing the shared Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) are through e-Payment. HAL has also creation of new facilities, induction of (the NMRH program) concerns of both countries about guidelines. The company’s intention is to adopted Delegation of Powers (2007) modern equipment and induction of global terrorism. enable its vendors to play a wider role as which defines the delegated powers new technologies both in Design & he EC725 is the latest version of this medium lift (11-ton class) helicopter. It An added aim of the exercise was to HAL’s partner in progress. for different authorities corresponding Development and production programmes. has been designed for today’s most demanding military missions. Introduced qualitatively enhance knowledge of “HAL has adopted signing of Integrity to the value of purchase and mode An estimated amount of Rs. 23,500 crores is Tin 2005, the EC725 is a already a combat proven multi-role helicopter and each others’ military procedures thus Pact with vendors wherever the of tendering i.e. open tender, limited planned to be invested in modernisation in has seen combat service worldwide, including Lebanon, Afghanistan and recently increasing the scope for interoperability estimated value of each contract exceeds tender, proprietary, single tender etc. In 12th and 13th Five Year Plan. Africa. and better responsiveness to a The EC725 has operated from ships and ashore. It is a truly multi-purpose, versatile common threat. military asset. Special Operations, Combat SAR and Personnel Recovery require The Indian troops have undergone performance, precise navigation and survivability. The EC725 is outstanding in extensive training on rock craft, ice Seven new DRDO DGs appointed these capabilities and is thus perfectly adapted to the Indian Navy requirements. craft, advanced mountaineering The EC725 solution for the Indian Navy is based on a multi-role helicopter. The techniques at High Altitude Warfare proposed multi-role configuration provides maximum flexibility and utility for School at Sonamarg in Kashmir, in operations in the following mission scenarios: Anti-Surface Unit Warfare (ASuW), addition to tactical drills of close cordon Special Operation, Commando Operation, Amphibious Assault, Troop Carrier, ELINT, and house intervention drills in order to SAR, External Cargo Carrying, Casualty Evacuation, Communication duties and fulfill the mandate of the joint exercise. Combat SAR. The twelve-day exercise with This program is under the ‘Buy & Make’ category requiring a huge Transfer of France Army was conducted in Technology package leading to the indigenous manufacturing of the NMRH by HAL. multiple modules in order to achieve Eurocopter has been very successful in developing and implementing co- complete integration between the Dr. K.Tamil Mani , Dr. V Bhujanga Rao, Dr. K D Nayak , Dr. Manas K Mandal, Mr.S.S.Sundaram, Mr.S.Sundaresh, Dr.V G Sekaran operation packages worldwide. Similarly, licensed production, technology transfer two contingents at every stage. The and sourcing have been key elements of Eurocopter’s contribution in India for over vast experience and expertise gained RDO has appointed seven based in Bangalore. Dr. V Bhujanga Rao, Distinguished 50 years and will remain the core of our strategy. by the Indian troops in high altitude Directors General for its The other Directors General are as Scientist, Director General - Naval Being the owner of its technology, Eurocopter has the ability to deliver unique areas like Siachen Glacier and in Ddifferent clusters. Dr. K. Tamil follows: Systems and Materials (NS & M) know-how transfer and high quality activities in the frame of the co-operation Counter Insurgency operations hold Mani, Distinguished Scientist, has Mr. S Sundaresh, Distinguished Dr. K D Nayak, Distinguished Scientist, proposal associated with the Indian Naval Multi Role Helicopter (NMRH) program. special importance to the France Army. been appointed as Director General - Scientist and Chief Controller R&D (PC Director General - Micro Electronic Eurocopter has already developed a sound industrial co-operation on previous Conduct of the joint exercise would Aeronautical Systems (Aero) and Mr. S S & SI), Director General - Armament & Devices & Computational Systems (MED licensed programs and is therefore confident to be in the best position to become a therefore set the stage for greater Sundaram, Distinguished Scientist has Combat Engineering Systems (ACE) & CoS) privileged contributor to the development of the Indian aeronautical industry, and defence cooperation between the two been appointed as Director General - Dr. V G Sekaran, Distinguished Dr. Manas K Mandal, Outstanding the Indian NMRH program. nations, thus contributing to enhanced Electronics & Communication Systems Scientist, Director General - Missiles and Scientist, Director General-Life Sciences military ties in the years ahead. (ECS). Both the Director Generals are Strategic Systems (MSS) (LS)

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28 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors SEPTEMBER 2013 29 and maintain. Securing India’s Digital Battle Ground Underscoring its commitment to Starting Small with delivering trusted systems with built- disrupted, or destroyed, cyber-attacks security preparedness in commercial in security capabilities, Wind River Alok Mehrotra, could become devastatingly personal. and defence domains. [More information has launched VxWorks MILS Platform Country Manager Spate of such cyber-attacks have been - Battle-Ready for the Fifth Dimension: 3.0, which implements the MILS Sonar Dome Design reported across the country with Assessing India’s Cyber-Defence architecture with a secure, hypervisor- Sunil Ross government agencies being targeted Preparedness] based separation kernel compliant to tarting the design process by testing Account Manager, (and threat of economic disruption and Isolation and protection of critical the U.S. Government Protection Profile on a small scale is often the best way Wind River India damage (Cyber attack on Independence components can be achieved in multiple for Separation Kernels in Environments Sto tackle issues affecting large objects. Day eve rattles many in city and Centre ways. Traditionally this separation Requiring High Robustness (SKPP), Researchers at INSEAN, The Italian Ship National Cyber Security Policy advisory on cyber attacks) was performed by creating separate version 1.03. NSA recommends the Model Basin, used small-scale testing and India’s Department of Electronics and hardware modules. But as system use of separation kernels for security- simulation to analyze the effect of placing Information Technology released its first Indian Defence Perspective complexity increases, architectures critical systems, making VxWorks MILS a sonar system within the bulbous bow of National Cyber Security Policy in July In 2012, the Indian Navy confirmed that integrate different component Platform an appropriate choice for use a ship’s hull. Using a small-scale model of a 2013. This Policy covers a wide range of investigating a suspected cyber-attack with different levels of trust needs to in critical infrastructure sub-systems. bulbous bow, INSEAN researchers performed capabilities aimed at building a secure against its military computers. This use a consolidation strategy. Multiple And to support a wide range of potential fluid-structure interaction experiments and and resilient cyber space for citizens, attack came at a time when the Eastern Independent Levels of Security, or MILS, security evaluation activities, VxWorks subsequently created a simulation to validate businesses and Government. Naval command was charged with is a proven architecture that can be used MILS Platform provides a complete set of an experimental-numerical procedure at the The security of cyber space is a national constructing three nuclear submarines. to securely partition and consolidate commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) artifacts model size. Subsequently, they created a full- imperative. The failure of this security The command was also responsible multiple software components on a to support a system-level evaluation scale model within COMSOL Multiphysics will severely impact the national security, for collecting intelligence on security single processor. MILS enforces this process, based on the internationally using an in-house program and interfacing public safety and economic well-being developments along the border. Cyber partitioning with time and space recognized Common Criteria. LiveLink™ products from COMSOL to A 1:8 scale model of the of India. The National Cyber Security security intelligence forms an integral resource allocation, information flow manage external CAD data and account for bulbous bow. A section has been Policy is an overview of what it takes component of security of cyber space control, and fault isolation so that Wind River® VxWorks® MILS Platform size scaling. This full-scale model analyzed substituted with an elastic linear to effectively protect information, in order to be able to anticipate attacks, the system will conform to security Wind River’s VxWorks MILS Platform the impact of structural, fluid, and acoustic material, and a simulation showing information systems & networks. adopt suitable counter measures and policies defined by security architects is a solution for the development of properties on the sonar system in the bulbous the structural response that would It also provides an insight into the attribute the attacks for possible counter and system integrators. MILS enables devices and systems with high security, bowand provided a framework for future impact the sonar dome. Government’s approach and strategy action. security-critical applications, carrying high assurance, and high performance research. for protection of cyber space in the To effectively deal with all aspects potentially confidential or mission- requirements. 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The framework leads to specific in the area of cyber security research The MILS architecture enables cost- without compromising on system various shapes and sizes, but are usually tear-drop shaped, with a cylindrical dome at actions and programs to enhance the and development. Indigenous R&D is effective development of multi-level performance by using the two-level MILS the end. Commercial ships with bulbous bows usually demonstrate a 12% greater fuel security status of our country’s cyber an essential component of national secure (MLS) systems using components OS architecture with partitioned, user- efficiency rate than one’s without. Research into the effects of the structural vibration space. information security measures and India at multiple levels of security, and cross- mode, run-time environments. At the interference on the transducer array inside the sonar dome is a complex task and much is investing heavily in its cyber security domain solution (CDS) systems which lower level, the VxWorks MILS separation has yet to be done to create an optimized design. INSEAN researchers sought to compile The Threat of Cyber-Attacks expertise with the private sector playing use components with data from different kernel provides secure time and space the necessary information to make this design possible by evaluating the noise and The threat from a remote cyber-attack a key collaborative role. domains (e.g., different government partitioning. The upper-level user vibration level within the sonar dome. is much higher than that from a local agencies, or different members of partitions are where all user components Integrating Experimentation and Simulation physical attack, since the attacker in Securing Critical Infrastructure with coalitions). (e.g., applications, middleware INSEAN researchersknew that performing tests on a full-size ship would have been network has the potential to compromise MILS The MILS architecture enables security components, and drivers) execute. The extremely time consuming and costly, and would have required a large facility. not just one, but many components Critical infrastructure systems often architects to configure the system two-level scheduler yields near-native Instead, theyperformed their experiments on a 1:8 scale model. Using this model, of the infrastructure, or even the use distributed control systems (DCS), following the principle of least privilege partition execution time. they conducted investigations to measure the wall pressure fluctuations along corresponding grid. These developments industrial control systems (ICS), and that requires each system component The VxWorks MILS Platform separation the bulbous bow and determine the bulbous bow’s structural response to these highlight the focus on improving critical supervisory control and data acquisition be granted access only to the resources kernel meets the security functional fluctuations. After obtaining these results, subsequent analyses were carried out infrastructure security as attacks from (SCADA) systems for process monitoring needed to complete its functions. This and security assurance requirements in using simulation. cyber-terrorism have increased over and control. Usually networked and enables the development of devices the “U.S. Government Protection Profile The first order of business involved creating a simulation model to match the results the last decade and, alarmingly, in the often connected to the public Internet, and systems that are more resilient for Separation Kernels in Environments of the experiments performed on the scale model. After validating the experimental- past year on power, water, and nuclear these DCS, ICS, and SCADA systems are against attacks, and better at mitigating Requiring High Robustness” (SKPP), numerical procedure for the scale model, they used an in-house program that solves systems. A recent report states that potentially vulnerable to cyber-attacks. potential damage from defective or VxWorks MILS Platform can be used Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations to re-scale the wall pressure most cyber-attacks now target critical Developing more secure DCS, ICS, SCADA malicious software. This architecture as the foundation for security-critical fluctuations measured on the small model. From these results they were able to obtain infrastructure, moving “away from systems, and other components of enables software components from devices and systems—from aerospace excitation data for the full-scale model. A boundary condition was then used as input hacking and financially motivated crime” critical infrastructure is mandatory. Using different vendors with different levels of and defense applications to financial, for a COMSOL Multiphysics model that tested the impact of various velocities on the to attacks to “deny, disrupt, and destroy” system separation and isolation designs, criticality to run on the same hardware industrial, medical, and automotive sound pressure level in the sonar dome. service. For most of us, even the most like the MILS (Multiple Independent platform to reduce size, weight, and applications—where enhanced security The research team created a multidisciplinary tool to evaluate the performance of destructive cyber-attacks like Stuxnet are Levels of Security) architecture, can help power (SWaP) requirements. Reducing characteristics can protect end users sonar sensors. Their broader scope was to integrate their work with other disciplines to fairly remote and don’t impact us; but if improve the overall security of such SWaP allows systems to be more cost from financial loss, sensitive information create a tool others can use in future research projects for achieving an optimized sonar critical infrastructure services are denied, infrastructure. This applies to cyber effective to develop, deploy, operate, loss, or loss of human life. dome design with respect to materials, drag, and vibration levels.

30 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors SEPTEMBER 2013 31 Agni 5 successfully rapid strides in R&D launched again SLN

and displayed information in real time. All the systems and subsystems of the missile, such as the launch system, navigation system, control systems, rocket motors and the re-entry package performed well. The Navigation systems, very high accuracy Ring Laser Gyro based Inertial Navigation System (RINS) and the most modern and accurate Micro Navigation System (MINS) ensured the Missile reach the target point within few meters of accuracy. The high speed onboard computer and fault tolerant software along with robust and reliable bus guided the Missile flawlessly. A major milestone, this second successful test of Agni 5 has demonstrated the maturity, D.R.Subramanyam, repeatability and robustness of the system, Director, SLN Technologies paving the way for initiation of productionisation and subsequent induction. The launch also clears ounded in 1995, SLN Technologies the way for its canisterisation. The Agni 5 missile, is specialized in electronics systems in its operational form, is designed to be stored Fdesign and manufacturing (ESDM), and launched from the canister, enhancing its focusing on providing R&D services: storage, operational readiness, transportability, Embedded Systems Solutions, Board response time and shelf life. Design Solutions, Embedded Software ndia’s Intercontinental surface to surface ballistic missile The Strategic Force Command team along Development and Automated Test Agni 5 capable of delivering nuclear warhead with with its top brass was present during all the operations to get Equipment, Product reengineering and Bus Architectures: PCI, cPCI, VME, VME64X, MIL-STD-810F, MIL-STD-461E Ihigh precision was successfully launched in a repeat of acquainted with the system and trained. value engineering, product testing and VPX, PXI, PMC, Custom Bus Architecture. spectacular maiden launch last year. A symbol of DRDO’s Defence Minister Mr. A K Antony congratulated all the qualification and manufacturing. Processors: PowerPC, DSP, ARM, FPGA. SLN’s major products: technological excellence and India’s strength, the missile took scientists of DRDO and said that “DRDO Scientists have made Serving Aerospace and Defence industry, Software: VxWorks, Real Time Linux, C, Solid State Flight Data Recorder off majestically from DRDO’s Launch Complex at Wheelar’s the country proud”. National Security Advisor (NSA) Mr. Shiv it has tremendous expertise in product C++, VC++, Lab VIEW. Flight Test Instrumentation Island, off the coast of Odisha, India, flew on a predefined path Shankar Menon congratulated DRDO scientists and said that design, development, qualification and Hardware Process: DO 254. Antenna Control Systems for RADAR and and reached its destination with expected precision. the event is a milestone in the long range Missile era of India. certification of electronic products for Software Process: DO178B, DOD2167A, Earth-station antenna applications The missile, powered by three stage solid rocket motors Mr. Avinash Chander, SA TO RM and Secretary Department of airborne and ground applications. SLN IEEE 12207. Fill Gun for 3060 radios had a flawless, spectacular launch in auto mode and followed Defence R&D guided the launch as well as prelaunch activities. has in-house infrastructure to design and Environmental and EMI/EMC: DO 160E, Automated Test Equipment for Levcon Air its entire trajectory in textbook manner, dropping the three Dr V.G. Sekaran, DG (MSS), C-in-C SFC, Dr Jayaraman, Director develop products. Its customers include Data Computer motors at predefined stages into the ocean. The Ships located ASL, Dr Satish Reddy, Director RCI, Mr. MVKV Prasad, Director Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bharat SLN is a recognised as in-house R&D in midrange and at the target point tracked the Vehicle and ITR, Mr. Guruprasad, Director R&DE Engineers Pune were Electronics Limited, Electronic Corporation unit by Department of Scientific and witnessed the final event. All the radars and electro-optical present during the launch operations. Mr. R.K. Gupta, Project of India Limited and DRDO. Industrial Research (DSIR), Govt. of India, systems, ship based and those based on ground stations along Director, guided the team of scientists and employees of DRDO and is approved design house by CEMILAC. the path monitored the performance parameters of the Missile during the launch activities. SLN’s Products Domain: SLN has been certified as ISO9001:2008 Avionics LRUs company since more than 10 years. SLN is in Automated Test Equipment the process of getting AS9100B. Aviation security market to cross Rs 31,000 crore mark by 2015 Software Integration Rigs SLN was awarded National Award – viation security market in India is existing airports, replacement of security surveillance technology, perimeter Ground Support Equipment (’I’, ‘O’ Level 2008 Special reorganization award for likely to cross Rs 31,000 crore by equipment as well as procurement for control equipment, access control and Testers) Research and Development by Ministry A2015 from the current level of over planned Greenfield airports together with emergency response are certain core Control Systems of MSME, Govt. of India. SLN was awarded Rs 16,000 crore. growth in number of airports, travelers and areas in this regard,” they said. Instrumentation Outstanding Performance for “Excellence The airport security market consisting of expansion in cargo traffic would certainly The future of airport security would Electronic Modules (SRUs) in Electronics Research and Development various segments – security, disaster response, drive the aviation security market in India,” be defined by systems which integrate for the year 2009-2010” by ELCINA-EFY. SLN identification, manning and cyber security is experts said. perimetric security equipment with Expertise: was awarded 1st prize for “Excellence in growing at a compounded annual growth “Upgradation and integration would surveillance equipment and would further Hardware Interfaces: Analog, Discrete, RS Electronics in Research and Development rate (CAGR) of about 25 per cent. be the focus areas for capacity building activate response principles and control 232/422/485, Ethernet, USB, SPILL, MIL1553B, for the year 2007-2008” by ELCINA-DUN & “Upgradation of security mechanism at in airport security and the digital mechanisms. ARINC429, ARINC717, Audio, Video. BRAD STREET.

32 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors SEPTEMBER 2013 33 Eurocopter, Ramco sign partnership agreement urocopter announced its global partnership with Ramco Systems, the global Aviation Software provider on cloud, MDL: Benchmarking to global standards Emobile and tablets. Both companies will join forces to offer state-of-the-art helicopter maintenance software which Government had accorded approval with its macro-economic development, will ease the life of operators and maintenance centers. for construction of the six submarines in market demand and the enormous human The partnership agreement, signed at the Paris Air Show, September, 2005 at a total cost of Rs.18,798 resource potential that we have. enables Eurocopter and Ramco Systems to offer additional crore. The contract was signed in October, On the new initiatives of the company, he mobility and functionality for the collection and treatment of 2005. The Government approval for revision said: “We are taking several steps to remain MRO-related data, thereby providing highly effective and cost- in cost of the project to Rs.23,562 crore as a centre of excellence in all spheres efficient fleet management services that are affordable and user was accorded in February, 2010, along with of company’s activities. I will mention friendly for all operators – including those with smaller numbers revision in delivery schedule. just four of the key initiatives viz Human of helicopters. On warship building in India that has resources, best practices, procurement and “Ramco’s cloud-based maintenance software solution is an Matthieu Louvot, Senior Vice President of Support and Services, been the forte of state owned enterprises, infrastructure. outstanding addition to our service offering,” said Matthieu Eurocopter and P. R. Venketrama Raja, Vice Chairman & Managing Rear Admiral Shrawat said the biggest Human resources with the requisite Louvot, Senior Vice President of Support and Services. Director, Ramco Systems signing the partnership agreement in advantage for MoD-owned shipyards lies complex skill sets are our main asset. “The partnership will bring us closer to our customers’ the presence of Rick Peeks and Antoine Rivet from Eurocopter and in long exposure to shipbuilding, enabling We have already initiated a process of maintenance operations, enabling us to offer them the best Virender Aggarwal and Ranganathan Jagannathan from Ramco Systems. them to acquire certain construction skills, benchmarking our key processes with quality of service.” Rear Admiral (Retd.) Rahul Kumar Shrawat design capability and technology. international shipyards. With this we Commenting on the global partnership, P. R. Venketrama Chairman & Managing Director “These skills are crucial for naval expect international best practices could Raja, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Ramco Systems, its functionality, cloud-based solution with mobility, new user Mazagon Dock Limited shipbuilding, which unlike the commercial be adopted in the yard for both ongoing said “The strength and capability of our Aviation solution gets interface and role-based WorkSpaces. Ramco Aviation on Cloud shipbuilding is a difficult task given the and future programs. We have already a global endorsement with Eurocopter, the number one civil is modular which makes it user friendly for small and large complex nature of marrying a vast amount implemented Enterprises Resource and parapublic helicopter manufacturer, choosing Ramco for operators”. azagon Dock Limited (MDL), of weapons and sensors into warships. The planning and also gone for e-tendering for Mumbai, has been growing from nuances of warship building are different high value purchases to ensure transparency Mstrength to strength over the from that of merchant shipbuilding. With and probity in our procurements. With years. the continued support of indigenous our modernized infrastructure MDL is Six Scorpene submarines are being shipbuilding industry, the Indian Navy has capable of implementing integrated constructed under Project-75 at MDL) under already transformed into a ‘Makers Navy’ construction methodology that is at par Transfer of Technology (ToT) from M/s from a ‘Buyer’s Navy’. Today a number with global standards. To complement this DCNS, France. As part of the TOT, a technical of private players are also foraying into up-gradation, we intend to collaborate data package has been provided by the defence production. There is immense with an international shipyard of repute collaborator. This will enable attainment potential to leverage the inherent strengths for imparting the requisite soft skills, of significant indigenous competence of both the public and private sectors of reengineering of process. With this effort in submarine construction, especially in the country for the benefit of the defence we expect an up-gradation of technology ® the field of hull fabrication, outfitting, sector”, he said. levels and also enhancement of capabilities”. REVO – A measurement revolution system integration etc. by the end of the “For the Indian naval shipbuilding The company embarked on an ambitious programme industry, self- sufficiency has been a goal modernization programme in the late A revolutionary product designed to maximise CMM “As per the contract, the 1st submarine for a long-time. For that the indigenous nineties to create infrastructure for frontline was scheduled to be delivered in December, building and ancillary industry are to be warships and conventional submarines. A 2012 and thereafter, one each every year till nurtured. R&D initiatives, adoption of 200m long 8000 SqM modular workshop, throughput whilst maintaining high system accuracy December 2017. There has been delay due industry best practices, benchmarking of 300t Goliath Crane straddling across the to initial teething problems, absorption our key processes against global standards two slipways, an expansive impounded wet of complex technology, augmentation of and improvement in productivity should basin which renders 25,000 square metres For more information visit MDL infrastructure and procurement of be the key drivers that can help achieve the berthing space for under-construction MDL Purchased Material (MPM). The 1st goal”. warships and cradle assembly shop www.renishaw.com/revo submarine is now expected to be delivered A country that is predominantly dedicated for conventional submarines etc in the second half of 2015 but sources said peninsular in nature with a coastline of are the key elements of the modernization the new target is actually September 2016. approximately 7500 kms requires a vibrant program. A majority of the components Government has accorded approval for and strong shipbuilding industry for of the modernization programme has revision in the cost of the Project-75 on economic as well as strategic reasons. There been commissioned and the completely account of increase in the cost of MPM are telling tales of success stories world modernized infrastructure would be items, related subheads and additional over. For instance, the South Korea entered available for use by the end of this year. The MDL infrastructure”, Chairman & Managing shipbuilding market in the late 1970s to modernized infrastructure is envisaged Director, Mazagon Dock Limited, Rear create the biggest shipbuilding industry in to render increased throughputs thus Admiral (Retd.) Rahul Kumar Shrawat said in the world in a matter of just 20 years. India’s resulting in a lesser gestation period for an exclusive interview to Aeromag Asia. shipbuilding capabilities need to keep pace build of ships and submarines.

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Renishaw REVO ad The aviation industry planner 0613 .indd 1 6/6/2013 8:27:12 AM Case story – MT part set-up H-3000-1151 Flying success with Dunlop Aerospace Braking Systems Renishaw probes cut production time Flying successop Aerospace withBraking DunlopSystems, orders Aerospace and recently succeeded Braking in a very Systems Renishaw probesa part cutof Meggitt production plc, is a timeglobal impressive project to re-manufacture lorganisation that designs, develops components for the 1950s Canberra. This and manufactures wheels and brakes involved taking original drawings and re- for commercial and military aircraft programming the machining through the ‘Vikrant’ applications. Aircraft production in the modern CNC process. UK has experienced steady growth and Mr Cartledge continues, “NPI involves to meet this demand the hub and flange a process we call Manufacturing Process truly a pan Indian effort Dunlop Aerospacecell atBraking Dunlop Systems, Aerospace a part purchased of 3 key Approval (MPA) whereby any machining Wheels for a long distance executive jet Meggitt plc, is aCNC global machines organisation between that 1998designs, and 2000, process must be closely analysed to see at that time actively specifying Renishaw if it affects the stresses and component fresh-air cuts - this is because the probe develops and manufactures wheels and brakes for he recent rebirth of Vikrant, Radar, V/UHF Tactical Air Navigational now, CSL had the distinction of building probe systems. This has increased process strengths of a wheel assembly. All the ensures that the critical surfaces of India’s first aircraft carrier,and Direction Finding systems, jamming the largest ship in India i.e., 93,500 commercial andconsistency military aircraft and hasapplications. also had a marked main ‘runners’ and any ‘repeaters’ that forgings are accurately located and metal Tdecommissioned on January 31, capabilities over the expected Electro tonne Aframax tankers. However, this Aircraft productioneffect in theon the UK hasmanufacturing experienced time. steady are introduced to the new cell need MPA cutting starts immediately. 1997, marks a special feather in indigenous Magnetic (EM) environment and Carrier complex integrated construction project growth and to meet this demand the hub and flange before production can start.” defence capabilities- this being the first Control Approach Radars to aid air enabled by a Rs 200 crore infrastructure Dramatic reductions The importance of one hit machining cell at Dunlop Aerospace purchased 3 key CNC ever aircraft carrier to be designed by operations. Long Range Surface to Air augmentation plan involving large cranes, Andrew Cartledge, team leader Investment in technology and During the cutting process stresses the Directorate of Naval Design of the Missile (LR SAM) systems with Multi- workshops and heavy duty machinery machines betweenof the1998 huband 2000,and atflange that time cell, speaks automation are relieved in the material, so one Indian Navy, the first warship to be built Function Radar (MFR) and Close- In has seen the shipyard maturing into a actively specifyingpositively Renishaw about probe the systems.decision toThis employ Between 1998 and 2000 Dunlop hit machining results in the cutting by Cochin Shipyard Limited and the Weapon System (CIWS) will form the competent warship builder. has increased processRenishaw consistency probing systems, and has “We’ve also had seen Aerospace chose to spend nearly £2 process achieving greater consistency. first warship to be built entirely using protective suite of the ship. All weapon Vikrant will now enter the second a marked effectimprovement on the manufacturing both in time.machining cycle million on three state of the art multi- L77 aluminium is the most commonly indigenously produced steel. systems onboard the carrier will be phase of construction which will see the times and the overall set times every time axis CNC machines; a multi-axis Mazak used material and, with the high cost of The construction of the ship is a truly integrated through an indigenous outfitting of the ship, fitment of various we’ve introduced a component to the Integrex - a turning centre with full each process, it is essential that Dunlop pan Indian effort with active participation Combat Management System (CMS), weapons and sensors, integration of Dramatic reductionscell. This is critical to our New Product C-axis and driven tooling to give milling Aerospace keep scrap levels low. In- of private and public enterprises. The being manufactured by Tata Power the gigantic propulsion system and Andrew Cartledge,Introduction team leader process of the hub (NPI) and which flange we use capability; a Mazak HV800 5-axis process monitoring and tool offset steel has come from SAIL’s plants in systems. The ship’s integration with integration of the aircraft complex (with cell, speaks positivelyevery abouttime thea new decision wheel to employ is introduced, horizontal machine centre; and the most updating ensures process control and Raurkela in Orissa, Bokaro in Jharkand Navy’s Network Centric Operations will the assistance of M/s NDB of Russia). The Renishaw probingessentially systems, "We'veallowing seen us improvement to ‘design for recent investment, a Mori-Seiki MT4000, minimises scrap. and Bhilai in Chattisgarh; the Main provide force multiplication. ship will then undergo extensive trials manufacture’. “ at the time the first of its type in the UK. The nature of the aviation industry both in machining cycle times and the overall set times Switch Board, steering gear and water Design of this prestigious ship has been before she is handed over to the Indian demands ever-increasing accuracy tight hatches have been manufactured undertaken by the Directorate of Naval Navy by around 2016-17. every time we've introducedRunners, repeatersa component and to one-offsthe cell. Probe systems make all the difference and quality, ensuring both wheels and by Larsen and Toubro in its plants in Design (DND) of the Indian Navy. Created At the recent launch, marking the end This is critical to ourOrders New forProduct wheels Introduction fall into three process different The underlyingSpindle-mounted technique touch probemade setting brakes the machine can be reliable in all conditions Mumbai and Talegaon; the high capacity in 1956 as the Corps of Naval Constructors, of Phase- I of the project, the imposing categories according to the number of possible bycoordinate the integration system relative of tothe existing and machined scenarios. Mr Cartledge sums up the (NPI) which we use every time a new wheel is features, ensuring machining starts in the right place air conditioning and refrigeration systems to realise the dream of being a builder’s ramp of the 37,500 tonne Short Take off batches made each year. The ‘runner’ probe systems is the ability to identify changes to the process neatly - “We have introduced, essentially allowing us to 'design for every time. have been manufactured in Kirloskar’s Navy through indigenisation, DND has but Assisted Recovery (STOBAR) Carrier orders are classed as those wheels the component position and material now used probing systems on this cell for plants in Pune; most pumps have been successfully designed over 17 different boasted the indigenous design and build manufacture'. " produced in more than 10 batches a year; condition, updating and monitoring the over 6 years and have cut costs and times, supplied by Best and Crompton, Chennai; classes of warships, to which around 90 capabilities of the country. The ship has ‘repeaters’ are less than 10 batches a year. deviation in the wheel forgings. This with a step change in process control and Bharat Heavy Engineering Limited (BHEL) ships have already been built within the attained its designed length of about 260 Runners, repeatersDunlop and Aerospaceone-offs also supply one-off reduces cutting time, as it eliminates consistency.” is supplying the Integrated Platform country. m and is almost at its maximum breadth Orders for wheels fall into three different categories Management System (IPMS); the massive The Delhi class destroyers, with a of 60 m. The main landing strip is ready. according to the number of batches made each year. gear box is supplied by Elecon in Gujarat; displacement of about 7000 tonnes, were Over 80% of the structure, containing the tens of thousands of electrical cable the biggest warships designed by DND about 2300 compartments has been The 'runner' orders are classed as those wheels is supplied by Nicco industries in Kokatta; so far. Designing of the Vikrant, at almost fabricated, over 75% has been erected, Kolkatta is also where the ship’s anchor 40,000 tonnes speaks of the maturing of all the major machinery, such as the two chain cable is manufactured. the capabilities of DND and represents LM2500 Gas Turbines developing a total Vikrant will be capable of operating an a feather in the cap of the designers power of 80 MW, the diesel alternators aircraft mix of the Russian MiG-29K and particularly as it is the first aircraft carrier capable of producing about 24 MW and LCA (Navy) fighters being developed of its size in the world with some unique the main gear box have been fitted. indigenously by HAL. Its helicopter features such as Gas Turbine Propulsion. Soon after Vikrant floated perfectly component will include the Kamov 31 The seamless hull and smooth lines upright, she was launched out into the and the indigenously developed ALH of the ship stand as testimony to the Ernakulam Channel in a pontoon assisted helicopters. high production standards of Cochin precision manoeuvre. Vikrant was moved Spindle-mounted touch probe setting the Turret-mounted probe on Mazak Integrex The ship’s ability to sense and control a Shipyard Limited (CSL). CSL, a mini Ratna out of the building dock to be positioned machine coordinate system relative to existing setting the coordinate system by finding Executive jet with Dunlop wheels and large air space around it will be enabled PSU, has earned a reputation for quality in the refitting dock where the next Phase machined features, ensuring machining starts the position of a pre-drilled hole. brakes in the right place every time. by modern C/D band Early Air Warning construction and timely delivery. Till of outfitting will be completed. 36 SEPTEMBER 2013 Sailors & Warriors Sailors & Warriors SEPTEMBER 2013 37

Executive jet with Dunlop wheels and brakes Wheels for a long distance executive jet Boeing names Dennis Swanson VP for Defense Business in India oeing has appointed A Publication dedicated to Dennis Swanson to the Aerospace & expanded role of vice B Defence Industry president for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) in India. Editorial Advisory Board 25-27 MARCH 2014 Swanson will be based in New Delhi and focus on strengthening Dr. C.G.Krishnadas Nair Qatar National Convention Center relationships with customers, ensuring customer satisfaction Air Chief Marshal S.Krishnaswamy (Rtd) and establishing new in-country PVSM, AVSM, VM & Bar partnerships. With this expanded Air Marshal P. Rajkumar (Rtd) PVSM, AVSM, VM role, Swanson will be responsible for Air Marshal Ajit Bhavanani (Rtd) all aspects of BDS’ business in India. PVSM, AVSM, VM “We’re proud of the enduring Rear Admiral K. Mohanan (Rtd) relationship our company has AVSM forged with India over the past 70 Mr. Pushpindar Singh Chopra years,” said Pratyush Kumar, president, Boeing India. “Swanson’s assignment Dr . K. Ram Chand THE MENA REGION’S LEADING INTERNATIONAL demonstrates our commitment to a lasting relationship with the Indian Mr. J.K.Sharma government and with the growing number of in-country Boeing partners and Mr. Arunakar Mishra suppliers.” Mr. R. Sundar MARITIME DEFENCE EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE Previously, Swanson led BDS industrial participation programs in the Middle Air Cmdre. (Rtd) Joseph Varkey East and Africa. For 16 years, Swanson contributed to Boeing’s expansion into international markets by identifying new business opportunities, managing Delhi complex industrial projects and establishing key relationships in countries Gp. Capt. (Rtd) H.C.Bhatia including India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Turkey. “India has important security requirements that Boeing is helping to address, Ashok Iyer and Swanson’s experience in this country and around the globe will be an E-mail : [email protected] asset in meeting those goals” said Chris Raymond, vice president of BDS Business Development and Strategy. Boeing has been active in India for 70 years Bombay with its commercial airplanes providing the mainstay of India’s civil aviation sector, P. A. Augustine and more recently its military aircraft have started to play an important role in the Email : [email protected] modernization and mission-readiness of India’s defense forces. Germany Detlef Becker Selex ES awarded €14.1M contract to support Email : [email protected] Phone : + 497 112317595 Royal Navy gunfire control systems Mobile : + 491 701626053 elex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a €14.1M (£12.2M) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide in-service support Dubai Sfor the Royal Navy’s GSA8/GPEOD gunfire control system used on Type Rajan Joseph 23 frigates. The contract, which will last for 10 years, will see Selex ES providing a Email : [email protected] managed support arrangement for the GSA8/GPEOD which includes background support activities, a number of repairs and the administration of obsolescence London issues. “Over the past few years, the team here at Selex ES in Basildon has been Ezhil Bharathi S.A. successful in delivering difficult repairs and innovative system improvements for Email: [email protected] www.dimdex.com the GSA8/GPEOD” said Norman Bone, UK Managing Director at Selex ES. “We’re pleased that the MoD has recognised our team’s dedication and chosen Selex ES Advertisements : to support this equipment going forward”. Aeromag Asia The GSA8/GPEOD is the gunfire control system for the 4.5” Mk8 Gun fitted to the Aeronautical Society of India Building Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates. The system calculates a ballistic solution (where a Suranjandas Road, Off Old Madras Road, shell will land) and moves the gun to the appropriate angle for an accurate shot. Bangalore 560075. Karnataka, INDIA The General Purpose Electro-Optics Director (GPEOD) is the main optical sensor Tel - + 91 80 25284145 / 65952377 Fax - + 91-80 -25284145 for naval gunfire support and anti-surface warfare and also provides a general Email: [email protected] surveillance capability for the frigates. www.aeromag.in

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