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Page 4  Union Budget 2013-14 Private Security Combating Piracy at Sea The nautical domain is witnessing unprecedented change. Navies and coast guards are no longer the sole agencies for exercising military capability at sea. Defence Spending Commander (Retd) Neil Gadihoke Page 6 for Maritime and The “New” & Most “Valuable” Players Coastal Security Photograph: Boeing

The Indian Navy had inducted Sea King helicopters during 1970, which have become obsolete and also are dwindling in numbers. SP’s Correspondent Page 7 24 Submarines in 30 Years? In the last 23 years, the Indian Navy has acquired just two submarines apart from one nuclear-powered submarine leased from Russia.

Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand Page 8 Second Boeing P-8I Aircraft for Future Geopolitics of the Indian Navy on its first flight Indo-Pacific Region The deliberations at the two-day “Annual Maritime Power Seminar 2013” was to imbibe a sense of the Indo-Pacific’s The Indian Navy has been allotted `8,965.37 crore under various heads as compared to geopolitical position on the world stage. last year’s `4,968.13 crore; almost a double jump. Likewise, the Indian Coast Guard has Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil Ramsay been allotted `1,054.81 crore in revenue budget as against last year’s revised estimates

Plus of `959.98 crore, a marginal increase. For capital acquisitions, it has got `1,775 crore as News compared to last year’s revised estimates of `1,650 crore, again a marginal increase. US Navy Plans to Deploy Cost-Saving Laser Technology 5 “Taking into account the difficult economic ebrated as a military parade. Mars is also wishlist of three per cent. The revised esti- situation both at home and abroad, the considered as a guardian of agriculture. The mate for 2012-13 was `1,78,503.39 crore Third ASW Corvette for Finance Minister has done a good job.” earlier slogan of ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ has (about $32.46 billion). Thus compared to Indian Navy Launched 5 —Defence Minister A.K. Antony been replaced by the current Finance Minis- it, the hike is 14 per cent, but this could after the presentation of the ter P. Chidambaram by ‘Jai, Youth, Woman be an illusion as the revised estimate of Union Budget 2013-14 and the Poor’. Only time will tell whether 2013-14 will be announced later when the Solo and Unassisted Abhilash Tomy the defence budget 2013-14 will salute the actual hike will be known. There was also Circumnavigates the Earth 9 military or there will be more slippages in a cut in the budget of 2012-13 by `10,000 n Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand modernisation, especially for the Army. crore from the capital budget and `4,904 P-8I Insight in Flight Trials 9 crore from the revenue budget, amounting Facts and Figures to a total cut of `14,904 crore (about $2.71 DAC Approves Major Changes he Indian Union Budget is Now for some number crunching. billion). The revenue budget for the Army in DPP 9 announced every year on Febru- The share of defence in the budget is is `81,833.93 crore, Navy `12,194.43 crore, ary 28, just before the Ides of `2,03,672.12 crore (about $37.03 billion), Air Force `18,295.10 crore, the Defence Helicopter Companies Eyeing March. The Ides of March refers which gives a symbolic hike of about five Research and Development Organisation Naval Acquisitions 10 to the 15th day of many months per cent but actually does not cover the (DRDO) `5,552.57 crore and for the ord- Tincluding March which was dedicated to inflation. Compared to the GDP, it is 1.79 nance factories it is `944.62 crore. There News in Brief 11 ‘Mars’ —the Roman God of War and cel- per cent of it, way off the defence forces are two more takers in the revenue head

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The much awaited annual Indian budget tions of deploying private security onboard dent of India and the Supreme Commander 2013-14 was announced on February 28. merchant vessels has thus been included. of the Armed Forces Pranab Mukherjee on As compared to the GDP, the defence allo- The industry is eagerly awaiting the issue April 6, at Mumbai. Details of the voyage are cation is 1.79 per cent this fiscal, way off the of the request for proposal (RFP) for multi- included in this issue. defence forces’ wishlist of three per cent. role naval helicopters, thus an overview is Also included are some interesting The Defence Minister A.K. Antony summed included on the type of platforms currently developments in India and abroad apart up by stating that “taking into account the available globally along with the most suit- from the usual News Digest and flag difficult economic situation both at home able matching sensors. There is an update appointments. and abroad, the Finance Minister has done on the submarine acquisition programme Wish you happy reading! a good job”. The experience of the defence as the RFP for six submarines is also likely forces is that the larger issue is not the allo- to be issued soon. In a world experiencing cation but spending it transparently and in a striking and epochal changes, few regions reasonable time frame. An analysis of the are changing more dramatically than the

EDITORIAL defence aspects of the budget is the lead Indo-Pacific region. Geopolitical contesta- article of this issue. tion in the Indo-Pacific has the potential to The Defence Acquisition Council has become one of the defining features of a taken a series of decisions to infuse greater new and wider international order in the 21st efficiency in the procurement process and century. The National Maritime Foundation strengthen the defence manufacturing base has thus selected the theme ‘Future Geo- in India. This is a welcome step, but the end politics of the Indo-Pacific Region’ for their result will only be known after the private annual seminar this year. Indian Navy’s Lt industry’s response. Cdr Abhilash Tomy wrote a new chapter in In the last few years, market forces have India’s rich maritime history by becoming led to the emergence of a private military- the first Indian to circumnavigate the earth maritime security contractor system. An under sails—solo, non-stop and unassisted. Jayant BaranwaL article giving out the trend and implica- He was ceremonially received by the Presi- Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Photograph: Rusnav i.e. the Ministry of Defence (MoD) `5,173.79 to the operative cost of the Army and the crore and for the pensions, the allotment is Upgraded INS current figures indicate that they are not Sindhurakshak submarine `44,475.95 crore. The capital expenditure adequate for making up voids of ammuni- which is meant for modernisation is pegged tion and missiles which have slipped out of at `86,740.71 (about $15.77 billion). control due to neglect over a period of time although `14,709.26 crore (about $2.6 bil- Capital Budget lion), have been allotted under stores and is Capital budget has been allotted under a marginal increase from last year’s revised many heads like land, construction, naval estimates of `13,197.74 crore. fleet, naval dockyards, ordnance factories, DRDO, Rashtriya Rifles, etc. There is also an Air Force interesting subhead named ‘Prototype devel- The Indian Air Force (IAF) is likely to main- opment under make procedure’. The total tain a 34 squadron strength during the capital budget is `86,740.71 (about $15.77 Twelfth Five Year Plan which may finally billion). Out of this, the allocation under key reach 42 squadrons by the Fourteenth Five heads for the Army, Navy and Air Force is as Year-Plan. The most awaited is the finali- follows. All figures below are in crores and sation of the medium multi-role combat rupees, and the figures in the brackets indi- aircraft (MMRCA) contract with France and cate the revised estimates in 2012-13. funds have been catered for the initial pay- ments as `25,539.59 crore (about $4.6 bil- Aircraft and aero engines lion) have been allotted to the IAF under Army `1,527.79 (`2,367.86) the head of aircraft and aero engines. Other Navy `6,708.71 (`2,122.69) likely inductions are Su-30, CH-47 Chinook Air Force `25,539.59 (`22,555.44) heavy-lift helicopter, AH-64 Apache attack Total `33,776.09 (`27,045.99) helicopter, MI-17V5, light utility helicop- ters, and PC-7 Pilatus amongst others. The Heavy and medium vehicles fate of the Augusta AW101 helicopters Army `2,024.37 (`1,959.21) meant for VIPs is in the doldrums, thus its Navy `53.74 (`5.00) future is not known. Air Force `2.82 (`75.02) Total `2,080.93 (`2,039.23) Indian Navy Indian Navy has been allotted `8,965.37 Other equipment crore (about $1.63 billion) under various Army `9,758.86 (`7,116.69) heads as compared to last year’s figure Navy `2,192.82 (`2,840.44) `4,968.13 crore (about $0.9 billion); almost Air Force `11,505.65 (`5,945.53) a double jump. In addition, the Naval Fleet Total `23,457.33 (`15,902.66) has been allotted `11,772.26 crore (about Grand Total `59,314.35 (`44,987.88) $2.14 billion) as compared to last year’s fig- The ordnance factories have been allot- ure of `11,012.90 crore (about $2 billion), ted `433.96 (`399.96) crore and DRDO which is a marginal increase. This amount `5,057.60 (4,640.0) crore. is used for acquiring new ships and for of the versatile 155mm Bofors howitzer. The paying of pending liabilities under capital Army process has been started, terminated and The share of defence in the acquisitions. The Naval Dockyards have The Army has been allotted a total of restarted many times but some hurdles have budget is `2,03,672.12 crore, been allotted `2,011.17 crore (about $0.36 `13,311.02 crore (about $2.4 billion) for always come in the way. India also needs billion) as compared to last year’s allot- modernisation under various heads. The 145 ultra light howitzers for the mountains which gives a symbolic hike ment of `771 crore (about $0.14 billion), important schemes which take priority are and about 300 tracked and wheeled guns for thus a 2.5 times increase. This is meant for raising and equipping the strike corps for the armoured and artillery divisions which of about five per cent but building up of infrastructure for the dock- the North-eastern sector, acquiring 155mm are expected to cost about `20,000 crore. yards. The likely inductions which may guns in their various versions, modernisa- In 2003, India issued a request for proposal actually does not cover the require initial/part/final are: tion of Army Air Defence which has been (RFP) for 197 light helicopters worth between zz Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya: It languishing for almost three decades and $500- million and $600 million to buy 60 inflation. Compared to the has had unprecedented delay and cost replacing the ageing light utility helicop- helicopters outright, with the remaining 137 escalations. The Indian Navy crew are ter fleet of the Army Aviation Corps. The being built under licence by the Hindustan GDP, it is 1.79 per cent of it, already in Russia for the final taking mountain strike corps may cost as much as Aeronautics Limited (HAL). This RFP was over and training and its likely induc- `60,000 crore to `80,000 crore spread over withdrawn just before it was to be signed. way off the defence forces tion is by the end of 2013 as under- the Twelfth Five Year Plan from 2012-17. Since then the requirement for light utility stood from the flying visit of Putin dur- The Artillery urgently requires about 1,500 helicopters has been kept under suspended wishlist of three per cent. ing December 2012. howitzers of 155mm calibre. Twenty-six animation and one is not sure as to when it zz P-8I: India has received the first P-8I

www.spsnavalforces.net years have passed since the last induction will be finalised. The revenue budget caters maritime surveillance aircraft from Boe-

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Photographs: Indian Navy, PIB

INS Saryu offshore Aircraft carrier patrol vessel INS Vikramaditya INS Teg

ing in the US. The aircraft will be used frigates. INS Teg and Tarkash have been tion from end 2012 onwards. The first ves- Indian Coast Guard for training the Indian Navy crew. It is handed over and the third INS Tarkand sel, INS Saryu, has already been delivered The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has been understood that two more are likely to is to be handed over during the sum- to the Indian Navy on December 21, 2012. allotted `1,054.81crore (about $0.2 bil- be handed over in 2013. A total of eight mer of 2013. The remaining three will be delivered in a lion) in revenue budget as against last Boeing P-8I Poseidon maritime recon- phased manner. year’s revised estimates of `959.98 crore, naissance aircraft have been contracted MK 54 Torpedo Contract Naval satellite: The much awaited a marginal increase. For capital acquisi- for. The Indian Navy is expected to con- Raytheon Company has been awarded a naval satellite is planned to be launched in tions, it has got `1,775 crore (about $0.32 tract for four more P-8Is during 2013 $45.3 million contract by the US Navy to 2012-13. billion) as compared to last year’s revised once deliveries begin. provide MK 54 lightweight torpedo hard- 30mm naval guns: The Defence Acqui- estimates of `1,650 crore, again a mar- zz RFP for P75-I: The Indian Navy is likely ware, test equipment, spares and related sition Council has accorded acceptance of ginal increase. to issue the RFP to procure six sub- engineering and repair services for the US necessity (AoN) for procurement of 118 Upgrade of Indian Coast Guard marines with air independent propul- fleet inventory and in support of foreign 30mm Naval guns for Navy and Coast organisations: By the end of 2012, ICG sion capability under the P-751 project military sales to the Indian Navy and the Guard. The case will be further processed was to have 42 CG stations (CGS). At pres- which is worth over $10 billion. The Royal Australian Navy. Raytheon is the US during 2013. ent there are about 35 CGS stations and Defence Acquisition Committee had Navy’s sole production supplier for MK 54 Heavy machine guns: The Indian Navy the remaining will be implemented dur- already cleared the proposal. However, lightweight torpedo hardware, in produc- is planning to acquire 12.7mm for its ships ing 2013. considering the pace of acquisition, it tion since 1999. The MK 54 is the Navy’s and rigid hull inflatable boats to counter Air cushion vehicles: Twelve air is unlikely that RFP will fructify into next-generation anti-submarine warfare piracy. Process for acquisition is already cushion vehicles were ordered on Griffon selection and signing the deal in the weapon deployed from surface ships, heli- under way. Hoverwork Limited, UK. Three have been near future. copters and fixed-wing aircraft to detect Multi-role helicopter (MRH): It is delivered by 2012 and some are likely to be zz MiG-29K: Indian Navy has received and attack underwater targets. understood that as an interim measure delivered in 2013. the delivery of four MiG-29K Fulcrum- Project 15A: Three ships of Project 15A, the Indian Navy had planned to acquire Inshore patrol vessels: Eight inshore D carrier-based fighter jets from Rus- which are follow-on of the existing Delhi 16 MRH, and for which comparative field patrol vessels had been ordered from the sian aircraft manufacturer MiG under a class destroyers, with improved stealth trials have already been held for the US Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers $1.5-billion contract for the supply of features, weapon and sensor fit were sched- Sikorsky S-70B and European NH-90. The Ltd. ICGS-Rajkamal, the fourth in the series 29 additional MiG-29K/KUB ship-borne uled for induction commencing early 2013. deal is expected to be worth $1 billion and of eight IPVs has been commissioned on fighters. More are expected this year. Project 15B: A contract had been signed the results are awaited. This deal should be January 8. The remaining are likely to be zz Upgraded Indian Navy submarine with the Mazagon Dock Ltd for four more finalised this year. RFP is also likely to be commissioned in 2013. starts seas trials in Russia: An Indian P15B destroyers, which will follow the P15A issued for 120 naval multi-role helicopters. Offshore patrol vessels: The Cabinet Navy Kilo class diesel-electric subma- ships. Some progress is expected in 2013. There is also a requirement for naval util- Committee on Security had cleared propos- rine INS Sindhurakshak has been over- Corvettes: Four anti-submarine war- ity helicopters, the acquisition process for als worth `2,150 crore under which five off- hauled at the Zvezdochka shipyard in fare corvettes (ASW) are being built at the which is on now. shore patrol vessels would be brought for northern Russia. After necessary sea tri- Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers the Coast Guard at a cost of `1,500 crore. als, it is likely to be handed over during Limited, Kolkata. The first ship is sched- Fast Interception Craft The proposal will be processed during 2013 early 2013. The Indian Navy holds ten uled to be inducted during early 2013 and The Indian Navy is about to induct four for implementation. of these submarines, out of which four the remaining at a yearly interval. fast interception craft which have been Interceptor boat: The order for the have been overhauled and delivered. Offshore patrol vessels (OPVs): Four built by Solas Marine Lanka Private Ltd and 36 interceptor boats had been placed by zz INS Tarkand: Indian Navy had placed offshore patrol vessels are under construc- have been delivered. It is understood that ICG on Larsen and Toubro (Surat unit) as an order from Yantar Shipyard in Kalin- tion at the Goa Shipyard Limited for the 12 more are in the pipeline, all as part of part of the coastal security measures. The ingrad, Russia, for three Talwar class Indian Navy and are scheduled for induc- the Coastal Security Scheme. first boat was commissioned during end December 2012 and the remaining will be delivered 2013 onwards.

In Comparison There is no point arguing whether it should have been X or Y per cent of the GDP as the speed of the acquisition pro- cess and the numerous pitfall it faces, including under the table payments, results in few modernisation schemes fructifying with transparency and speed. DRDO has only been allotted `850 crore for research and development, which is not adequate if they have to develop major military platforms like tanks, ships and aircraft. Indigenous mantra has been repeated ad nauseum but only `1 crore has been allotted under ‘prototype for make procedure’ compared to last year when it was allotted `89.22 crore in the revised estimate. It is a mystery as to on which project it was spent on. This year’s allotment of `1 crore is mere tokenism as there are no takers under this scheme. The government has issued amendments to the DPP 2011, to facilitate the Indian private sector to become a major player as a defence supplier in the future. The Finance Minister made the customary gesture of assuring the House that addi- tional funds will be made available if required. These words are no consolation when Pakistan has increased its defence budget last year by 10 per cent to about $5.82 billion and China has announced a defence budget of $115.7 billion. SP

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2/2013 3  Piracy Private Security Combating Piracy at Sea

The nautical domain is witnessing unprecedented change. Navies and coast guards are no longer the sole agencies for exercising military capability at sea. Private guards on merchant ships are seen as an easy answer to the scourge of piracy; and the experience so far proves that pirates have not abducted any ship with armed guards onboard. Former Army commandos are now serving aboard merchant ships.

Photographs: NATO, Indian Navy n Commander (Retd) Neil Gadihoke HMS Montrose disrupts pirates In the last few years, market forces have in Indian Ocean led to the emergence of a private military- maritime security contractor system.

t is well known that pirates morph from fishermen whose grounds are encroached upon and end up resort- ing to the much more lucrative pira- cy business. In response, navies and Icoast guards take up the anti-piracy cause, with loosely coordinated patrols. The pirates’ response is to gain better intel- ligence and use mother ships to extend their reach by hundreds of miles. As an antidote, armed guards have appeared on commercial vessels. Most guards are from private maritime security companies, and some from host militaries. Undeniably, private security at sea is an escalating trend. It is estimated that more than half of commercial carriers transiting the Indian Ocean region now have armed guards, which can give rise to unresolved issues of regulation and law. In the last few years, market forces have led to the emergence of a private military-maritime security contractor (PMSC) system. Such security providers are in the non-govern- mental domain and their personnel are usually former military personnel from different countries. Owing to the business to be subjected to stringent contractual opportunity accorded by the deteriorating An Indian Navy helicopter maintaining a obligations and state regulations. The maritime security, it is inevitable that the close watch over a pirate boat issues are many more. These include the numbers of PMSC will grow. In fact, private manning regulations, the weapons to be sector in India has also joined the fray with permitted, loading and unloading of arms, the setting up of Jaipur-based company inspections, threat of terrorism and rules Elite Marines Security Consultants, which of engagement. The legal intricacies in trains former Indian Special Forces and such spheres would get settled only over a military personnel for maritime security period of time, due convergence in judicial and anti-piracy missions. interpretations of the maritime laws. Currently, in the northern Indian For the naval planners, increasing inci- Ocean, as many as 18 floating armouries dence of maritime crime has brought into are present which carry arms, ammunition sharp focus the constabulary role that and related military inventory to service navies have to perform. The significance the private guards who are positioned on of this role may be gauged from the fact different ships, on a required basis. Private that for a third of the world’s navies, this guards on merchant ships are seen as an is a major facet of their functions. The pro- easy answer to the scourge of piracy; and tection and promotion of India’s maritime security is one of the prime responsibilities of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard. This Private security at sea is includes a constabulary element, especially where it relates to threats that involve use an escalating trend. It is of force at sea. The range of tasks that our maritime forces now have to undertake estimated that more than the experience so far proves that pirates these flag states also comprise of Pan- in the constabulary role ranges from low- have not abducted any ship with armed ama, Liberia and some of the small island intensity maritime operations to maintain- half of commercial carriers guards onboard. In reality, the presence nations, which register more than half the ing good order at sea. transiting the Indian Ocean of armed guards takes away the innocent merchant ships in the world due to liberal In conclusion, it is startling to note a nature of the passage of merchant ships. tax regimes. The laws are, therefore, to be few emerging trends. Navies and coast region now have armed The United Nations has made the law gov- made and implemented by these countries guards are no longer the sole agencies for erning the seas in the form of the UN Con- and not essentially by the countries from exercising military capability at sea. For- guards, which can give vention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). which the ship-owners or the seafarers mer Army commandos are now serving But the UN has no operational role in the come from. This is almost impossible to aboard merchant ships. Maritime jurisdic- rise to unresolved issues of implementation of UNCLOS. To further accomplish. And then this legal interweave tion issues are impacting relations between complicate matters, the flag states (coun- is overlaid by the local laws of the coun- countries located in different continents. regulation and law. tries in which the ship is registered) have tries close to which incidents take place. Indeed, the nautical domain is witnessing the onus to implement safety and security In spite of these convoluted issues, unprecedented change. Who knows, what

SP www.spsnavalforces.net regulations. But then it is well known that armed guards going out into the sea have will change next.

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US Navy Plans Third ASW Corvette for Indian Navy Launched Photograph: Indian Navy he third anti-submarine war- this programme integrate latest stealth to Deploy Cost- fare (ASW) corvette for the Indian technology and INS Kamorta, the first of TNavy, designed under Project-28 by the class, is expected to be commissioned Saving Laser the Directorate of Naval Design (Surface shortly this year. The remaining three ships Ships Group) and being built by the Garden under the project will be delivered by 2016. Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), The fourth ship of Project-28 is scheduled to Technology was launched on March 26. Admiral D.K. be launched in 2014. Lauding efforts of GRSE Joshi, Chief of the Naval Staff, Rear Admiral in detail designing of the ship, the Navy Chief iting a series of technological (Retd) A.K. Verma, Chairman and Managing singled out its technological landmark, as breakthroughs, the US Navy has on Director, GRSE, senior officials from the Min- being the first ship in the country built with CApril 8, 2013, announced plans at the istry of Defence and armed forces, and West a composite superstructure. The superstruc- sea-air-space exposition to deploy for the Bengal administration were present while ture made of carbon fibre composite mate- first time a solid-state laser aboard a ship the ASW corvette was launched by the Navy rial has been successfully integrated with the in the fiscal year 2014. “Our directed energy Chief’s wife Chitra Joshi. The ship has been main hull of the ship. The hull of the ship is initiatives and specifically the solid-state christened after INS Kiltan, a former Soviet built with warship grade high tensile indig- laser, are among our highest priority sci- Union origin Petya class light-ASW frigate. enous steel. Besides reducing the top weight, ence and technology programmes. The sol- As a result of relentless pursuit of third ASW corvette has achieved about 90 it will provide improved stealth features and id-state laser programme is central to our national strategy of self-reliance by the per cent indigenous contents in the manu- reduce life-cycle maintenance costs. SP commitment to quickly deliver advanced Indian Navy and the defence shipyards, the facturing at GRSE. The ASW corvettes under —Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil Ramsay capabilities to forward-deployed forces,” said Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral Matthew Klunder. “This capability provides a tremendously affordable answer to the costly problem of defending against asym- metric threats, and that kind of innovative approach is crucial in a fiscally-constrained environment.”The announcement to deploy the laser onboards USS Ponce comes as navy researchers continue to make sig- nificant progress on directed energy weap- ons, allowing the service to deploy a laser weapon on a navy ship, two years ahead of schedule. The at-sea demonstration in fiscal year 2014 is part of a wider port- folio of near-term Navy directed energy programmes that promise rapid fielding, demonstration and prototyping efforts for shipboard, airborne and ground systems. “Our conservative data tells us a shot of directed energy costs under $1,” Klunder said. “Compare that to the hundreds of thousands of dollars it costs to fire a missile and you can begin to see the merits of this capability.” The Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Naval Sea Systems Command recently performed demonstrations of high-energy lasers aboard a moving surface combatant ship, as well as against remotely-piloted aircraft. Through careful planning of such demonstrations and by leveraging investments made through other Department of Defense (DoD) agen- cies, researchers have been able to increase the ruggedness, power and beam quality of lasers, more than doubling the range of weap- ons. “The future is here,” said Peter A. Mor- rision, Program Officer for ONR’s solid-state laser technology maturation programme. “The solid-state laser is a big step forward towards revolutionising modern warfare with directed energy; just as the gunpowder did in the era of knives and swords.” Officials consider the solid-state laser a revolutionary technology that gives the navy an extremely affordable, multi-mis- sion weapon with a deep magazine and unmatched precision, targeting and con- trol functions. Because lasers run on elec- tricity, they can be fired as long as there is power and provide a measure of safety as they don’t require carrying propellants and explosives aboard ships. Lasers complement Unique.Unique. AheadAhead ofof thethe Art.Art. kinetic weapons to create a layered ship Unique. Ahead of the Art. defence capability, providing improved pro- tection against swarming small boats and unmanned aircraft at a fraction of the cost of traditional weapons. The advancing tech- nology gives sailors a variety of options they never had before, including the ability to control a laser weapon’s output and perform actions ranging from non-lethal disabling and deterrence all the way up to destruction. “We expect that in the future, a missile will not be able to simply outmanoeuvre a highly accurate, high-energy laser beam, travelling at the speed of light,” said Klun- der. Following the USS Ponce demonstra- tion, the US Navy and DoD will continue to research ways to integrate affordable laser weapons into the fleet. SP

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The Indian Navy had inducted Sea King helicopters during 1970, which have become obsolete and also are dwindling

in numbers. The Navy is likely to issue a RFP soon for 120 HH-60H Sea multi-role helicopters. Hawk helicopter

n SP’s Correspondent came into limelight during the Falkland War is to improve the capability of the MRH. into the maritime surveillance sphere have when on April 25, 1982, the Argentinian sub- Nowhere is this more evident than in the eventually compromised on hybrid elec- marine ARA Santa Fe was spotted by a Wes- current state-of-the-art maritime strike tronic/mechanical implementations that are uch has been written sex helicopter from HMS Antrim. The Wessex helicopter (MH-60R). yet to perform at levels approaching those of about the ubiquitous nature and a Westland Lynx HAS.2 from HMS Bril- The penultimate multi-mission mari- fully-evolved mechanically scanned systems. of the modern maritime multi- liant then attacked it. A Wasp launched from time strike helicopter of today takes the “Some of these so-called maritime AESA sys- role helicopters (MRH) current- HMS Plymouth and two Wasps launched huge integration challenges of these varied tems are actually the worst of both worlds,” ly patrolling the skies above from HMS Endurance also fired AS.12 anti- sensors head on with a highly automated says a naval officer. “They are more expen- Mthe world’s oceans. The capability of the ship missiles at the submarine, scoring hits. aircraft/ship crew coordination choreo- sive, heavier, require more power, require helicopter to operate from a ship deck, hover Santa Fe was damaged badly enough to pre- graphed through a high-speed, broadband more cooling, are not as reliable and do not for long periods of time and fly the nape of vent it from submerging. The last Wasp was data link in addition to secure voice com- perform as well as the currently available the earth/sea to avoid radar detection; make finally withdrawn from service in 1988. munication. The fielding of this most formi- mechanically-scanned systems.” Indeed, the them invaluable for maritime role. Since the The Russian Kamov Ka-27 helicopter dable weapon system drew high praise from launch platform for the most evolved hybrid employment of maritime rotorcraft during was developed for the Russian Navy to the very first deployment with the naval mechanically-scanned AESA is the UK “Wild- World War II, Flettner Fl 282s were used by carry out ASW and ferry troops. Like other aviators terming the MH-60R—“Romeo” a cat” programme—the highly-evolved future Germany for reconnaissance, and Sikorsky Kamov military helicopters, it has a rotor, “game changer”. MH-60R is equipped for of the very worthy and storied Sea Lynx. Due R-4s were used by the United States. The removing the need for a tail rotor. It is in multiple roles including ASW, anti-surface to UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) budget most obvious roles were reconnaissance, service in many countries including Russia, warfare, SAR, naval gunfire support, surveil- woes and delays in a variety of implementing search and rescue (SAR), and medical evacu- China and India. It also carries radar, mag- lance, communications relay, logistics sup- technologies, Wildcat, and its mechanical- ation. The other roles were anti-submarine netic anomaly detection system or a dipping port, personnel transfer and vertical replen- AESA radar will not enter full-rate produc- warfare (ASW) and electronic warfare. ASW sonar. Kamov Ka-28 helicopter is designed ishment. For ASW missions, the helicopter tion for some time to come. The build-out of employs air, surface or subsurface platforms to search, detect, track, and engage surfaced is equipped with a sonobuoy launcher and Wildcat—some 40 systems—should prove a to detect and damage/destroy enemy sub- and submerged submarines. The later ver- a Raytheon AN/AQS-22 advanced airborne sufficient quantity to provide a good produc- marines. Like other types of warfare, ASW sion, Ka-28, is capable of undertaking long- low-frequency dipping sonar; Raytheon AN/ tion base for the radar when it finally hap- also requires sensors to locate the subma- endurance ASW missions with no reference AAS-44 detecting/tracking system, which pens. Likewise, smaller platforms such as rine and weapons to destroy it. The sensors waypoints, in all-weather conditions, at a includes forward-looking infrared and Fire Scout, which will sport the new AN/ZPY- are generally based on sonar and armament range of over 200 km, at a sea state of up laser rangefinder; radar is the Telephon- 4(V)1 will see numbers well over 100 for the usually used is the torpedoe. Both the sen- to five. The helicopter can be configured to ics AN/APS-147 multi-mode radar which domestic programme alone. None of these sors and the weapons can be employed operate in search, search/attack, or attack has inverse synthetic aperture imaging and platforms will commit to AESA until the from air, surface and subsurface platforms. variants. The helicopter’s avionics suite periscope, and small target detection capa- cost, weight, power, price and performance Aerial platforms are the most mobile, flex- includes an integrated flight navigation sys- bility. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a compare favourably with these current state- ible and cost-effective. Even in today’s age of tem and a sighting system which provides contract to develop a new radar system, the of-the-art systems. With imperfect view of networked sensors, extensive use of satellite all-weather navigation, submarine detection, automatic radar periscope detection and programmes that may be in early develop- resources and high-altitude long-endurance weapons control, return flight to the mother discrimination system, to be delivered from ment in classified environments, it is difficult unmanned aerial systems such as the US ship and landing approach. 2013. For countermeasures, it is fitted with to see how the mechanically-scanned AESA Navy’s broad area maritime surveillance Sea Hawk series is a multi-mission US Lockheed Martin’s AN/ALQ-210 electronic solution or what would be an even heavier system based on navalised Global Hawk; the Navy (USN) helicopter based on the US Army support measures system. Electronic war- and more expensive full AESA to address the fact remains that the notion of the embarked UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the fare systems include the ATK AN/AAR-47 360-degree scan, can possibly be fielded in helicopter as the fleet’s “eyes and ears Sikorsky S-70 family. The USN uses the H-60 missile warner, laser warning system, BAE the next decade. beyond the horizon” is more relevant today airframe under the model designations, SH- Systems’ AN/ALQ-144 infrared jammer; BAE than at any time in our history. 60B, SH-60F, HH-60H, MH-60R and MH-60S, Systems’ AN/ALE-39 chaff and flare decoy Indian Perspective which can be deployed aboard any air-capa- dispenser. The MH-60R helicopter shares The Indian Navy had inducted Sea King Why? ble ship. The Sea Hawk can be employed the same MH-60 multi-function digital glass helicopters during 1970, which have Two primary reasons immediately advance for ASW, anti-surface warfare, naval special cockpit as the MH-60S helicopter. For ASW, become obsolete and also are dwindling to the fore. An ever increasing reliability of warfare insertion, SAR, combat search and the MH-60R can carry up to three ATK mk50 in numbers. The Indian Navy had issued a the aircraft and an ever increasing mission- rescue (CSAR), vertical replenishment and or mk46 active/passive lightweight torpe- request for information (RFI) about a year system-integrated sensor suite are the two medical evacuation. All Navy H-60s carry a does. A pintle-mounted 7.62mm machine back for a MRH. It is understood that the largest drivers. The advances in these two rescue hoist for SAR/CSAR missions. gun is fitted for self-defence. With full rate MRH should be able to carry out the pri- areas can be simply illustrated comparing Virtually as soon as these were employed, production approved in 2006, the USN mary roles of anti-surface warfare (ASW) the relative reliability and mission system the operators of these aircraft and the fleets expects to operate 252 MH-60R helicop- and special operations. Secondary roles capabilities of the Westland Wasp and the they served found several new challenges— ters by 2015. Lockheed Martin provides the include electronic intelligence, SAR, CSAR, MH-60R Sea Hawk. In between there are when one is able to “see” beyond the hori- digital cockpit common to the MH-60R and carrying of under slung cargo and casu- other examples like the Kamov series of zon, one must be able to efficiently manage MH-60S helicopters, while Sikorsky manu- alty evacuation. The Indian Navy is likely Russia, Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 series of the the contacts detected and classified by the factures the airframe. to issue a request for proposal (RFP) soon US and many more. air crew. Thus began the ever increasing for 120 MRHs. Nearer the horizon is the The Wasp was a navalised Scout helicop- demands on air/ship data management and Most Valuable Player naval utility helicopter which is required to ter and inducted into the Royal Navy during target tracking—a task made all the more Interestingly, this state-of-the-art radar sys- undertake an array of logistics, utility and 1962. It was arguably one of the best among difficult with continual introduction of ever tem is not based on so-called active elec- search roles as the circumstances demand. the earliest forms of reliable multi-mission more sophisticated sensor systems such as tronically scanned array (AESA) technologies. Present in all roles is the need for multi- maritime helicopters. It delivered two cru- the radar, EO/IR, passive and active acous- While the radar world writ large fawns over mode radar. If it has to have other variants, cial capabilities never before available to the tics and electronic support measures. the promise of AESA, and the fighter commu- then it should be able to carry radar, other fleet: eyes beyond the horizon for the ship’s There have been several fleet and nity has adopted the technology wholesale, EO devices, sonar and suitable weapons sensors and a capability to deliver an anti- ship-capability enhancement studies the world of maritime surveillance and imag- which will require a bigger platform. Thus submarine warfare (ASW) weapon beyond undertaken over the decades which have ing remains the purview, for the moment, the obvious conclusion is that for meet- the engagement range of the submarine- concluded that to improve the ships warf- of mechanically scanned systems. European ing India’s requirement of maritime MRH,

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6 2/2013 Submarines 24 Submarines in 30 Years?

In the last 23 years, the Indian Navy has acquired just two submarines apart from one nuclear-powered submarine leased from Russia. The Indian Navy is likely to issue a RFP for six submarines very soon.

Photograph: Indian Navy n Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand plugs which will have the same diameter as INS Chakra of Indian Navy the submarine but Admiral Joshi has indi- cated that if there are slippages, then they he inherent design of sub- will not wait for the DRDO’s AIP to fructify. marines provides them stealth, The slippages in delivery has already esca- endurance, freedom of move- lated the cost to about $4.6 billion which is ment, flexibility and lethality an increase of about 25 per cent from the which give them the advantage original cost. Tof operating at sea, even against a supe- rior enemy. Submarines are the least vis- Project 75-I ible of all naval assets which makes them The Indian Navy is likely to come up with highly secretive in action providing them a request for proposal (RFP) for Project 75-I the advantage of surprise. They fulfill many soon to avoid the acceptance of necessity different roles like command of the sea (AON) lapsing for the second time. Project which involves sea control, sea denial and 75-I is estimated to cost about $11 billion maritime projection. They are also being for six submarines with AIP capability. The designed to operate in the littorals and requirement has been pending for some induct/de-induct special forces. Due to time and it is understood that the Defence stealth, submarines are able to patrol the Acquisition Committee cleared it a day world’s oceans even in hostile territory to before the Indian Navy Day during December carry out reconnaissance, surveillance and Project 75-I is estimated to policy of the then Indian Government which 2012. Formulation of RFP for a submarine is gather intelligence. Apart from the sea, they prematurely cancelled the project due to a complex task, thus it has to be done very can carry out surveillance on land and air. cost about $11 billion for charges of corruption. deliberately. AIP will increase the submerged During war, submarines are crucial in con- operations of the submarine manifold. The trolling the seas by detecting and destroy- six submarines with AIP Project 75 current submarine fleet including Scorpene ing hostile submarines and surface ships, In 2005, India finalised the deal with DCNS, do not have AIP capability. MDL may also carrying out blockade of foreign ports and capability France, for building six Scorpene class die- be hoping to get this project, considering restrict fleet of the merchant navy. They are sel submarines at the Mazagon Dock Ltd the expertise they are currently acquiring able to detect and lay mines more efficient- (MDL) at a cost of about $3.5 billion. The with Project 75 but they are at present over- ly than any other navy vessel. Submarines contract included extensive transfer of tech- loaded with additional 14 ships. Project 75 provide a means to land special forces in tee on Security (CCS) and resulted in the nology (ToT) and the possible acquition of had the provision of invoking the option of hostile regions, and if armed with suitable birth of Project 75 and Project 75-I, which another six submarines. Regrettably, even additional six submarines which would have weapons, are able to strike land targets. are two distinct submarine designs, to be more than seven years after signing the saved time in procurement and manufactur- They really run silent and run deep. built simultaneously. Project 75 was to take deal, Project 75 has yet not yielded a single ing processes being a repeat order, but the The Indian Navy had a strength of about shape at the Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL) and submarine. The original delivery dates were Project 75-I approach was taken to induct 20 submarines in the 1980s, which included for Project 75-I, a suitable public/private between 2012 and 2017, for the delivery of improved technologies and spread out the INS Chakra, a nuclear-powered submarine shipyard was to be selected. It is understood six submarines. DCNS remained committed cost and life span. This approach has caused on lease from Russia. Since then the sub- that the Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL), to the original delivery dates but had to bow disruption in industrial processes and will marine strength has declined to 14 due Visakhapatnam, had been selected. HSL is a to fait accompli and the revised delivery lead to delay. Thus to prevent slippages, to obsolescence and lack of fresh induc- private shipyard which was nationalised in schedule is from 2015-18. It is hoped that the government should import the first tions. This may further fall to six to eight 1961 and transferred from the Ministry of there are no slippages beyond 2018. The two submarines and build the remaining till 2017, subject to all refits and acquisi- Shipping to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Defence Research and Development Organ- four indigenously, in spite of the immense tions are carried as per schedule. The exist- in 2009. The HSL is in proximity to where isation (DRDO) is working on air-indepen- experience acquired with Scorpene Project. ing boats include four HDW/IKL designed INS Arihant is being constructed and is also dent propulsion (AIP) system which permits This will also be in the interest of national submarines inducted between 1986 and involved in the refit of submarines. How- a submarine to operate without the need to security. The government must also give a 1994, and 10 Kilo class double-decked ever, HSL has not been able to deliver as surface or use a snorkel to acquire oxygen chance to public/private partnership along boats acquired from Russia between 1986 the refit of Sindhukriti was to be completed from the atmosphere. AIP does not include with contenders like Rosoboronexport (Rus- and 2000. In the last 23 years, the Indian in 2010, but now the likely date of comple- nuclear propulsion which allows subma- sia), DCNS/Amaris (France), HDW (Germany) Navy has acquired just two submarines tion is 2015. It is understood that the Indian rines to theoretically operate submerged and Navantia (Spain). Larsen & Toubro and apart from one nuclear-powered submarine Navy has already paid more than `600 crore indefinitely. AIP is to replace/augment the other Indian shipyards have built/are build- again leased from Russia. As it is not wea- for it. Sindhukriti is a Kiloclass submarine diesel-electric propulsion system of non- ing suitable infrastructure which should ponised due to MTCR, it is meant more for of Russian origin and the refit was to be nuclear vessels. For some reason, India did not be allowed to go waste. Due to inherent training and experience before INS Arihant jointly done with Rosonboronexport and not include AIP in the Scorpene contract flaws in the management policies, a legacy is inducted into service. the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. In any when Pakistan had inducted submarines of the socialistic and ‘permit raj’, where case, Indian shipyards have to relearn sub- with AIP. ‘“If’ DRDO is successful then the labour unions were supreme and the govern- Indian Navy’s 30-Year Submarine marine building process as the one acquired last two Scorpene submarines will have ment had to be the ideal employer; it is not Perspective Plan with HDW was lost due to the shortsighted AIP system. This will be done by installing possible for the Indian defence shipyards In the late 1990s, Naval Headquarters started to jumpstart their manufacturing processes taking stock of their current and future sub- and start competing with the Europe, USA or marine force levels required to counter the South Korea based shipyards. developing security environment. The end Submarine-launched cruise missile During 1998, the then Naval Chief had result was the 30-year Submarine Perspec- India has successfully tested the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from underwater projected an optimum requirement of 24 tive Plan which was the Navy’s blueprint for in the Bay of Bengal on March 20. BrahMos CEO A. Sivathanu Pillai stated that “the submarine fleet. One of the previous Naval sustainment and augmentation for the pres- submarine-launched version of BrahMos was successfully test-fired from an underwater Chiefs had projected an optimistic figure ent and future submarine force level. The pontoon near Visakhapatnam. He added that the missile travelled its complete range of inducting 24 submarines in 30 years— plan, besides many other recommendations, of over 290 km and the performance of the missile during the test launch was perfect. alluding to the 30-year Submarine Perspec- suggested two indigenous production lines BrahMos missile is fully ready for fitment in submarines in vertical launch configuration tive Plan. Eleven years have gone by since for two different designs of submarines. which will make the platform one of the most powerful weapon platforms in the world”. this plan was cleared by the CCS without The plan envisaged a gap free transition BrahMos cruise missile is a joint venture of India and Russia and is supersonic at a top the induction of a single submarine. The from the phasing out of the existing Shishu- speed of Mach 2.8. Other submarine-launched cruise missiles (SLCMs) in service are the period up to 2017 is very critical as the mar and Sindhughosh classes of submarines Russian P-700 Granit with a range of 550-625 km, the US Navy’s Tomahawk with many submarine fleet may be down to six to eight with induction of fresh acquisitions. versions having a range of 1,300-2,500 km, and closer home, Pakistan’s Babur with a obsolete submarines. India needs to have a During November 2002, the 30-year range of 700 km. Naval version of BrahMos is ready but where is the platform? hard look at its procurement process and plan was approved by the Cabinet Commit- remove all obstacles it has created. SP

2/2013 7  Seminar Report Future Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific Region

The deliberations at the two-day “Annual Maritime Power Seminar 2013” was to imbibe a sense of the Indo-Pacific’s geopolitical posit on the world stage, its strategic compulsions and opportunities, and undertake dispassionate and rigorous analyses of issues relevant to the Indo-Pacific in the near future

Photograph: Indian Navy n Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil Ramsay Indo-Pacific”; and Dr Hong Nong from the National Institute South China Sea Studies, Deputy Director, Research Centre for Ocean he Annual Maritime Power Law and Policy. The next two papers on “US Seminar 2013 was kick-started Pivot to the Indo-Pacific” were presented by on February 21, 2013, at the Captain Justin Jones, Royal Australian Navy Institute for Defence Studies and and Ambassador H.K. Singh, India. Analyses (IDSA), under the aegis Session II: The session on “Issues and Tof the National Maritime Foundation. The Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region” was two-day seminar was “to imbibe a sense of chaired by Commodore (Retd) C. Uday the Indo-Pacific’s geopolitical posit on the Bhaskar. While Dr Vijay Sakhuja articu- world stage, its strategic compulsions and lated views on “Asymmetric Maritime opportunities, and undertake dispassion- Threats”, Lt Colonel Ibrahim Hilmy of Mal- ate and rigorous analyses of issues relevant dives talked on “Maritime Piracy and the to the Indo-Pacific in the near future. Emergence of Private Maritime Security Companies in Indian Ocean Region”. “The Chairman’s Address three Geos—Geopolitical, Geo-economic In his welcome address, Admiral (Retd) and Geophysical Changes—and the Indo- Admiral (Retd) Sureesh Mehta, Chairman, NMF; Admiral D.K. Joshi, Chief of the Naval Staff and Vice Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Chairman, National Mari- (Retd) Pradeep Kaushiva, Director, NMF, launching a book during the seminar Pacific” was addressed by Cleo Paskal, Can- time Foundation, said, “For many long ada. Rear Admiral (JG) W.H.O. Teuteberg of years, India has tended to view the Indian South Africa, talked about “Collaborative Ocean as a cohesive entity which drove of the growing prominence of the region these sub-systems. Vibrant economic and mechanisms to deal with piracy and such- diplomatic relations between countries on as a geostrategic entity. It signifies the civilisational exchanges over thousands like maritime challenges in the region”. its periphery, while a fairly dominant Asia- fusion of two geopolitically sensitive and of years, characterises political dealings Session III: Day two of the seminar Pacific was seen more through the eyes of economically vibrant regions, the shores between these disparate sub-systems. Of began with session on the most topical regionalism. The integrated arena of the of which are washed by the Indian and the significance is the fact that the oceans subject of recent time, The South China Sea Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific, which Pacific Oceans. Given the region’s vitality, remained a common thread in their inter- Focus, which was chaired by Vice Admiral has more recently come to be referred to its dynamics could well define the future action due to their dependence on mari- Pradip K. Chatterjee, Deputy Chief of the as the Indo-Pacific, has become a key stra- trajectory of political interactions of the time trade. Naval Staff. A very cogent presentation tegic arena in the 21st century. And it is world in the 21st century. He reiterated that the Indo-Pacific is was made by Tomako Kiyota, Japan, on only of late that the world has begun to see He cited three unrelated events which also prone to asymmetric threats such as the “South China Sea Conundrum”. Ambas- the integrated Indo-Pacific as one singular were instrumental in shaping global poli- piracy and maritime terrorism. Piracy in sador Yogendra Kumar of India spoke on maritime theatre. The shift in the strategic tics of today. The first was the break up of and around the Strait of Malacca currently “Littoral States role in the South China Sea”. centre of gravity to the East makes it nec- the Soviet Union in 1991. It brought the cur- is low key, only on account of ongoing strin- This was followed by a very involved pre- essary that we explore the emerging secu- tains down on the Cold War, thus causing gent measures by the concerned littorals. sentation by Dr Mohan Guruswamy of India rity imperatives in the broader Indo-Pacific a tectonic shift in the global strategic land- Piracy off Somalia is another example of the on “Non-resident Stakeholders in the South region, what with the new constellation of scape. He attributed some of the success of maritime consequences of instability and China Sea”. Commodore Caesar C. Taccad economic and political stars such as China, globalisation, and the unprecedented eco- lawlessness on land. With volatile regions from the Philippines, spoke about “South Indonesia, Japan, Australia and India, nomic cooperation among nations, to the adjoining and within the Indo-Pacific, there China Sea boundary vexation”. Priyanka appearing on the geostrategic horizon.” new post-Cold War environment. The sec- is need to guard against such threats while deSouza of India made a forceful presenta- While long-standing maritime bound- ond event was the Gulf War of 1991, which managing own maritime affairs. tion on “Hydrocarbon Prospects”. The last ary disputes in the South China Sea attract followed the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. The In conclusion, he raised the question: presentation of the session was by veteran much media attention, disagreements over war marked a paradigm shift in the inter- Are we prepared to tackle the emerging strategic thinker of eminence, Professor territorial waters and EEZ in the Bay of Ben- national security architecture from super- challenges, either as a nation or as part of Hasjim Djalal, Indonesia on “ASEAN percep- gal are also on the rise. India, Bangladesh power rivalry to a new unipolar world the larger regional or global community? tions and the way ahead”, which reflected and Vietnam today find themselves in the order. The war also catalysed a revolution The current national and international the most pragmatic views on coping with middle of such a dispute. in military affairs, and more importantly, laws and conventions may be inadequate the evolving situation within the region. He focused on the China factor by saying, refocused global attention on the strategic to meet evolving challenges such as piracy Session IV: The session on “Realign- for some time now, there has been concern relevance of Indian Ocean. The third event and highjacking of merchantmen, threat ments and Rebalancing” was presided over that the Indian Ocean region could witness was India’s economic woes in 1991, when of suicide attacks, misuse of shipping con- by Vice Admiral (Retd) D.K. Dewan. During a major military surge by China, turning it India had to resort to extreme contingency tainers, proliferation of WMD-related mate- the session, Dr Vikash Ranjan articulated into an arena for great power competition measures to avert a balance of payment rial, etc. Nuclear weapons are perceived to views on “IOR ARC and Regional Dynam- in Asia to exploit the ‘‘string of pearls’’ —a crisis. This became instrumental in propel- be game-changers in geopolitics. With new ics”. This was followed by Dr Arvind Vir- colloquial term for Chinese-funded ports ling India towards economic liberalisation, states pursuing clandestine nuclear weapon mani of India making a presentation on and related infrastructure along the Indian which, two decades down the line, is widely programmes, global power equations could “APEC and the Indo-Pacific: An Economic Ocean littorals—to keep Delhi off-balance. read as the script of India’s growth story. shift in future. When such changes happen Reality” to emphasise on the re-emergence As China strengthens its ties with the Indian There have been many more, such as 9/11, across volatile and resource-rich regions, of Asia in the world economic order. Cap- Ocean Rim countries, India has sought to which have shaped the geopolitics in pro- how do we manage their adverse conse- tain Yuki Sekiguchi from Japan spoke on improve its naval and security cooperation found ways. quences in the maritime domain? Given the the strategic importance of “Multilateral with countries of East Asia, including Sin- He addressed the core issue of geo- vast expanse of the oceans, no state alone Cooperation” within the region for peace- gapore, Vietnam, the Philippines and Japan. politics of the Indo-Pacific region, which can ensure security of the global commons. ful coexistence. The last presentation of spans three major continents and is home Every state, therefore, has an obligation to the session was made by Rear Admiral Keynote Address by CNS to nearly half the world’s population. From contribute to maritime security, commen- P.A.D.R. Perera, Sri Lanka, on “International In his keynote address, Chief of the Naval the East Coast of Africa on the Western surate to its abilities, preferably in a coop- Aid and Humanitarian Efforts.” Staff, Admiral D.K. Joshi stated, “Today, reaches of the Indian Ocean across Middle erative framework. Session V: The concluding session there is a growing realisation of the cen- East, the Indian subcontinent and South- of the seminar comprised the closing trality of the oceans in our socio-economic East Asia to the Far-East and Australia; the The Deliberations remarks by Admiral (Retd) Sureesh Mehta, prosperity and recognition of India as an Indo-Pacific region is an amorphous mix of Session I: “Indo-Pacific—The Larger Pic- and the valedictory address by Ambassa- emerging power.” numerous sub-systems. Geopolitics of the ture” was presided over by Ambassador dor K.S. Bajpai of India. Finally, the vote of He pointed out the fact that the term Indo-Pacific is therefore an aggregate of Leela K. Ponappa and included papers thanks was given by Commodore J.S. Sher- ‘Indo-Pacific’ finds increasing mention in the dynamics of its constituents, emanat- presented by Rear Admiral (Retd) K. Raja gill, Executive Director, National Maritime

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be an extreme test of human endurance,” said the President. P-8I Insight “I am sure that this achievement of Lt Solo and Cdr Abhilash Tomy will continue to be a source of inspiration for future genera- in Flight Trials tions of young seafarers. His epic voyage Photograph: Boeing has placed our nation into the ranks of a few select countries whose citizens have been successful in braving such an ardu- Unassisted ous voyage,” the President added. “To undertake crossing of the three Capes, i.e. Cape Leeuwin, Cape Horn and Cape of Abhilash Tomy Good Hope, alone requires courage, deter- mination and grit of the highest order,” the President said, lauding the Navy offi- Circumnavigates the Earth cer’s spirit. Responding to the welcome, Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy said, “It is fulfilment of a 14-year-old dream and four years of

Photograph: Indian Navy hard work. This difficult voyage was made ndian Navy’s Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy possible by efforts of lots of people.” He n 2012, Boeing transitioned to a criti- wrote a new chapter in India’s rich singled out his aide Mohammad Alam, and cal phase of its P-8I programme for India— I maritime history by becoming the first stated, “He was the person I missed during Iflight test. With a delivery date set, the Indian to circumnavigate the earth under these 150 days.” Later, talking to reporters, word came that additional P-8I flight testing sails—solo, non-stop and unassisted. He Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy said that the scari- was required, including weapons separation embarked the Indian naval sailing vessel est moment of the voyage was when he testing, without any change in the deliv- Mhadei on November 1, 2012, and set encountered the rough sea near the Cape ery schedule. The additional flight testing sail from Mumbai harbour to undertake of Good Hope. Lt Cdr Tomy switched off demanded installation of test specific instru- a voyage no Indian had attempted before his boat’s engine on November 1, 2012, mentation during production, which meant and few had dreamt of. In fact, so far, soon after leaving the Mumbai harbour and additional work for an already busy factory less than 80 people in the world have suc- switched it on again on April 6, 2013, to get team. The P-8 is designed to carry weapons cessfully completed such a voyage. The the boat alongside the Gateway of India. both under the wing and in a weapons bay. enormity of the feat can be gauged by the He has sailed around 23,100 nautical Jeanette Croppi is a Boeing Test and Evalu- fact that in comparison, over 500 people miles, crossing the Indian, Southern, Pacific ation Test Program Manager was tasked for have been to space and over 5,000 have and Atlantic Oceans. His route, from West this challenge. “For P-8I we had to do some- climbed Everest. sailing through some of the most treacher- to East, took him south of the continents of thing we’ve never done before—drop simu- Lt Cdr. Abhilash Tomy, a Dornier ous oceans of the world is a remarkable feat. Australia, South America and Africa, thus lated weapons from the wing of a commercial pilot, arrived at the historic Gateway of This rare achievement showcases the spirit rounding the three “Great Capes” — Cape airplane and nobody’s ever done that before India to a rousing reception by brightly of determination, resolve and courage of Leeuwin in Australia, Cape Horn in South in the Boeing Company,” said Croppi. The dressed schoolchildren and was accorded both the individual and the organisation he America and Cape of Good Hope in Africa. P-8I team surprised everyone watching this a ceremonial welcome by President Pranab represents,” said the President. He added, Admiral D.K. Joshi informed that it unique program, including each other. SP Mukherjee, who is also the Supreme Com- the solo circumnavigation, apart from being was Pranab Mukherjee who had sanctioned mander of the Armed Forces on April 6. The a physically arduous task, also requires very the ‘Sagar Parikrama’ project as the then Editor’s Note: During January 2009, India’s Governor of Maharashtra K. Sankaranaray- high standards of knowledge of navigation Defence Minister. The vessel was custom- signed an agreement with Boeing for the sup- anan; Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral D.K. meteorology and boat maintenance. “The cir- built for the Indian Navy and christened ply of eight P-8Is at a total cost of $2.1 billion Joshi, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, cumnavigator not only gets tossed around by after river Mhadei in Goa in 2009. This to replace Tu-142M maritime surveillance Western Naval Command, Vice Admiral the rough seas but also has to fight solitude was its second solo circumnavigation trip aircraft. India has received the first P-8I mari- Shekhar Sinha were also present to receive and the imponderables of life at sea, away within a span of four years, the first being time surveillance aircraft from Boeing in the the new sailing icon. from civilisation. Battling wave heights of skippered by Cdr Dilip Donde. SP US which will be used for training the Indian “To sustain a long voyage of over 150 9-10 metres and wind speeds in excess of Navy crew. It is understood that two more are days at sea, solo, non-stop, unassisted and 100 kmph coupled with Antarctic chills can —Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil Ramsay likely to be handed over in 2013.

DAC Approves Major Changes in DPP

ith the twin objective of future infrastructure, R&D and tech- acquisition cases under “Make” and with the Ministry of Finance. infusing greater efficiency in nology thrust. “Buy & Make (Indian)” categories, with zz The Defence Production Policy 2011 Wthe procurement process and zz Maintenance ToT (MToT) has been an estimated value of `1,20,000 crore requires the setting up of a fund strengthening the defence manufacturing hitherto reserved largely for OFB and (about $21.8 billion). Instructions have to provide necessary resources for base in the country, the Defence Acquisi- DPSUs through the nomination pro- been issued for speedier conclusion of development of defence equipment. tion Council (DAC), the apex decision- cess. A DPP amendment has been these cases. In order to ensure regular supply of making body of the MoD, took a series of approved that does away with nomi- zz The Indian defence industry was funds to micro, small and medium decisions on April 20 including amend- nation by the Department of Defence opened up in May 2001 for 100 per enterprises involved in manufacturing ments to Defence Procurement Procedure Production and facilitates selection of cent private sector participation sub- of defence products, Small Industries (DPP). The highlights of the amendments MToT partners by Indian bidders. ject to licensing. The Defence Items Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has to the DPP 2011 are: zzThe DAC has approved an amend- List has been finalised by the Ministry decided to earmark an amount of `500 zzPreference for indigenous procure- ment mandating consultations to and sent to the Department of Indus- crore for providing loans, and further, ment in the Defence Production Pol- begin sufficiently in advance of trial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) for a fund of `50 crore for equity sup- icy 2011 has now been made a part actual procurement by the Service notification, which will bring required port out of “India Opportunities Fund” of DPP through an amendment that Headquarters, so that capital acqui- clarity in the licensing process. managed by its subsidiary, namely, provides for a preferred order of cat- sition plans can be translated into zz The Ministry has categorically clari- SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd. egorisation, with global cases being national defence research and devel- fied to DIPP that dual-use items will zz A stipulation to freeze the Services a choice of last resort. The order of opment (R&D) and production plans. not require licensing, thereby, bringing Qualitative Requirement before the preference, in decreasing order, shall In addition, a high-level committee added clarity to the licensing process. acceptance of necessity (AoN) stage be: (1) “Buy (Indian)”; (2) “Buy & Make has also been constituted for simpli- zz Draft Security Guidelines that will has been accorded, and the validity of (Indian)”; (3) “Make”; (4) “Buy & Make fication of “Make” procedures, with a apply to all licensed defence indus- AoN has also been reduced from two with ToT”; and (5) “Buy (Global)”. view to unleash the full potential of tries have been circulated for consul- years to one year. These measures are Any proposal to select a particular this important category. tations with various stakeholders. It expected to expedite the acquisition category must now state reasons for zz The DAC has approved an amendment is expected that a complete security process and increase transparency. excluding the higher preferred cat- for “Buy & Make (Indian)” Procedure to framework for Indian private indus- zz The financial powers of Service Chiefs/ egory/categories. further simplify it in order to bring it tries participating in defence cases will DG Coast Guard have been enhanced zz The DAC has approved the release of a on par with other categorisations. be in place in the near future. from `50 crore to `150 crore for capi- public version of its 15-year long-term zz Indigenous content has now been zz Resolution of deemed exports sta- tal acquisition cases. integrated perspective plan (LTIPP), defined in an unambiguous manner, tus for certain defence projects and zz Approval for all deviations from the outlining the Technology Perspective providing requisite clarity and a com- rationalisation of tax and duty struc- Defence Procurement Procedure will and Capability Roadmap against LTIPP mon understanding. tures impinging on the Indian defence henceforth be sought from the DAC 2012-27, to enable them to plan their zz The Ministry has a limited number of industry has been taken up by the MoD instead of the Defence Minister. SP

2/2013 9  Aero India Show Report

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NH-90 helicopter

Eurocopter’s AS565 MBe Panther naval helicopter

ShinMaywa’s India Director & CEO Sujeet Samaddar at the company’s stall Helicopter Companies Eyeing Naval Acquisitions The ninth edition of the air show, which was bereft of any fighter aircraft competition, however, saw helicopter companies such as AgustaWestland, Eurocopter, Sikorsky and Russian Helicopters, showcasing their products, considering that there are four major naval contests happening

n R. Chandrakanth naval multi-role helicopter requirement. Many important dignitaries including which include ship-building, ship repairs Lockheed Martin’s Vice President for Lt General Kunisuke Nakashima, Vice Chief and fabrication of offshore structures with Business Development for ship and avia- of Staff, Japan Air Self Defence Force; Dr facilities situated at Mumbai and Nhava. MDL ero India 2013, which was tion systems, George Barton said the MH- Satish B. Agnihotri, DG (Acquisition); Pre- has the capability to build warships, subma- held at the Yelahanka Air Force 60R would be offered to the Indian Navy eti Sudan, JS and AM (MS) of MoD; Air Mar- rines, merchant ships up to 30,000 DWT base, Bengaluru from February along with the Sierra variant. “The Indian shall M. Matheshwaran, Deputy Chief (Per- and fabrication of well head platforms, pro- 6 to 10, attracted 607 com- Navy will have its own requirement, but we spective Planning and Force Development) cess and production platforms and jack up panies with 352 foreign and feel that the Romeo and Sierra combination of Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff, rigs. For outfitting work, the company has a 78A official delegations. The major foreign will meet all of these,” Barton said. Vice Admiral Pradip K. Chatterjee, Deputy large number of workshops with sophisti- companies were from the United States (67), Similarly, Eurocopter is offering its Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Paras cated equipment and machines, specific to France (49), United Kingdom (33), Russia EC-725. The outgoing President and CEO Nath, Controller of Logistics, Rear Admiral hull fabrication and ship construction work. (29) and Germany (22). Aero India has estab- of Eurocopters, Lutz Bertling, said that the B.S. Parhar, Flag Officer Naval Aviation and lished itself on the international air shows military competitions gave greater impor- his staff from Indian Navy, AOC-in-C Main- Raytheon Displays Fish Hawk firmament for its high quality participation. tance to the Indian market. Eurocopter’s tenance Command of IAF visited the stall. Raytheon’s Fish Hawk, a smart wing In line with the present-day battle sce- AS565 MBe Panther naval helicopter was ShinMaywa said that the show provided kit for the MK54 Lightweight Torpedo, nario where there is a coordinated effort on on static display, equipped with its full a platform for important business meetings enables warfighters to launch torpedoes the part of all the three wings of the armed armament complement. with prospective partners from the Indian at multiple targets from high altitude forces, Aero India 2013 attracted few naval The AS565 MBe Panther is proposed for armed forces and the Indian Coast Guard. at stand-off range. The Indian Navy’s companies which saw possible linkages. both the Indian Navy’s planned acquisition new P8-I Poseidon multi-mission aircraft The ninth edition of the air show, which of utility helicopters and the Indian Coast Mazagon Dock at the Show deploys the MK54. was bereft of any fighter aircraft competi- Guard’s anticipated purchase of ship- India’s premier shipyard constructing war- tion, however, saw helicopter companies based light-/medium-helicopters. It is a ships as well as offshore platforms— Maza- Elbit’s Maritime Patrol Mission Suite such as AgustaWestland, Eurocopter, militarised member of Eurocopter’s popu- gon Dock—had a strong presence at the Elbit from Israel displayed the maritime patrol Sikorsky and Russian Helicopters showcas- lar Dauphin family, and has demonstrated show. The company showcased its activities mission suite for its Hermes 900 unmanned ing their products, considering that there its abilities in India, as one of this helicop- aerial vehicle. Hermes can deploy life rafts are four major naval contests happening. ter type’s largest civilian operators is the and is equipped with a maritime patrol radar country’s Pawan Hans Helicopters, with a ShinMaywa said that the suite featuring the Selex Galileo Gabianno Naval Competitions significant AS365 N3 Dauphin fleet. show provided a platform for T200 X-band synthetic aperture radar. The Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard The set-up takes advantage of the put together have four major requirements ShinMaywa’s Maiden Appearance important business meetings Hermes 900’s 350 kg payload. Payloads for helicopters. There is competition for ShinMaywa made its maiden appearance at include an automatic identification system the multi-role helicopter (MRH) require- Aero India 2013 and was enthused about with prospective partners (AIS), an electro-optical multi-sensor pay- ment of 16-18 helicopters, with main con- the platform and the Indian market. Shin- load and electronic surveillance systems, as tenders being NH Industries NH90 and Maywa was the only Japanese aerospace from the Indian armed forces well as the SAR. Elbit said in a release that Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk. The competition company at the show and attracted eye- it also has “redundant line-of-sight and sat- is worth $1 billion. So also the Indian Navy balls as it showcased the US 2i amphibian and the Indian Coast Guard ellite communications (SATCOM) links and is expected to go for another RFP in the lat- and the world-class ‘Paxway’ passenger radio relay, enabling the operator to ‘talk

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Publisher and Editor-in-Chief News in Brief Jayant Baranwal Assistant Group Editor R. Chandrakanth Senior Editorial Adviser R. Adm (Retd) S.K. Ramsay CGS Varuna celebrates silver jubilee four Scorpene conventional submarines Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, Senior Technical Group Editor and associated shore-based infrastructure Kolkata, the 50-metre-long IPV displaces Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand through a technology transfer agreement. 300 tonnes and can achieve a maximum Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey Under the agreement, DCNS is providing speed of 34 knots, with an endurance of Contributing Editor expertise for the design of the naval base 1,500 nautical miles at an economical Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor and the infrastructure needed to build and speed of 16 knots. Air Marshal (Retd) Anil Chopra maintain the submarines. Senior Copy Editor & Correspondent UN passes landmark Arms Treaty Sucheta Das Mohapatra 4 Fast Craft join Naval Command The United Nations has overwhelmingly Contributors approved (154-3 with 23 abstentions) a India landmark treaty regulating trade in con- Admiral (Retd) Arun Prakash R. Adm (Retd) Raja Menon ventional arms. The legally-binding treaty Cmde C.P. Srivastava DIG T.K.S. Chandran, Commander, Coast sets international standards to regulate the Cmde (Retd) Sujeet Samaddar Guard District No. 4, and a host of other import, export and transfer of conventional Cmde (Retd) A.J. Singh Navy and Coast Guard personnel were weapons—from battletanks, warships and Europe present onboard when Coast Guard Ship attack helicopters to small arms and light Alan Peaford, Doug Richardson, (CGS) Varuna celebrated 25 years of glori- weapons. Major arms exporters, such as Andrew Brookes (UK) ous service to the nation. Commissioned on the United States and Russia, as well as USA & Canada February 27, 1988, at Mumbai, the ship as major importers like China, India and Paki- Lon Nordeen (USA) Anil R. Pustam (West Indies) the training ship of Indian Coast Guard has stan, took part in the negotiations. India West Asia/Africa served as the alma mater to about 600 offi- Four fast interception craft (FIC) have along with many other countries abstained H.R. Heitman (S. Africa) cers of the Indian Coast Guard. CGS Varuna arrived at Kochi last week. Currently, they due to its concerns that existing contracts Chairman & Managing Director has also taken part in several search and are in the process of being taken over from might be blocked. The pact will be open for Jayant Baranwal rescue missions and apprehension of con- the ship builders. 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