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By All-Woman Crew SEE PAge 12 June-July 2018 Volume 13 No. 3 `100.00 (India-Based Buyer Only) Now Available NEW EDITION Reserve Your Own Copies, Now! [email protected] www.spsmilitaryyearbook.com www.spsnavalforces.com ROUNDUP THE ONLY NAVAL MAGAZINE FOR NAVIES ACROSS ASIA-PACIFIC PAGE 4 COVER STORY China Ups the Ante China is sensitive when another nation challenges its autonomy of the South PHOTOGRAPH: Indian Navy China Sea. The last freedom of navigation operation’ (FONOP) exercise by US resulted in China accusing the US of “serious political and military provocation”. Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd) PAGE 5 Malabar 2018 – Geopolitical Repositioning in Indo-Pacific Since its beginning in 1992, Malabar exercise, the annual maritime exercise of India and United States (US), is going from strength to strength. In 2018 edition the exercise travelled to Guam which suggests emergence of a new strategic framework in the Indo-Pacific. Rohit Srivastava PAGE 7 Navantia and L&T Unveil LPD for India Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba with the Indian Navy’s six-member all-women crew who arrived in Panaji after circumnavigating the globe in over eight months on board the naval vessel INSV Tarini on May 21, 2018 Navantia is highly devoted to ‘Make in India’ premises and offers a well proven design that will contribute to the national defence and security, as well as the transfer of technology Rohit Srivastava PAGE 10 Navika Sagar RIMPAC 2018 26 nations, 47 surface ships, five submarines, 18 national land forces, and over 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel participated in the RIM- PAC from June 27 to August 2, 2018, in the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. Parikrama Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) PAGE 10 Naval Commanders’ Conference by All-Woman Crew The Defence Minister extended support to the long-term capability acquisition plans of the Indian Navy that have been formulated with a strategic view of the Indo-Pacific Region. Ò ItÕ s not the girls achieving, it s the youngsters from India achieving. The women of this Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) country have shown that it is possible for the youngsters, if they want to do something, PLUS that they can indeed do it, by showing commitment, grit and dedication. News in Brief 11 Ñ Nirmala Sitharaman, Defence Minister 3/2018 1 COVER STORY The first ever All-Woman Crew thus the lead article in this issue Straits. Read all about the exer- 18 national land forces, and more of naval officers of the Indian is on Navika Sagar Parikrama. cise and its geo- political implica- than 200 aircraft and 25,000 per- Navy embarked upon a unique China is sensitive when tions in an article on the subject. sonnel participated in the RIM- circumnavigation of the globe, another nation challenges its Then there were two major PAC. India was also was one of named Navika Sagar Parikrama autonomy of the South China joint naval exercises. The first one the participants. A write up on on board Indian Naval Sail- Sea (SCS). The last freedom of was Malabar which was held from both these exercises is included ing Vessel (INSV) Tarini. The navigation operation’ (FONOP) June 7 to 16 with India, Japan and in this issue. Also included is a expedition covered over 21,600 exercise by US resulted in China US navies participating in the first- tribute to Admiral Jayant Ganpat nautical miles, visited five coun- accusing the US of “serious ever Malabar exercise conducted Nadkarni who was the 14th Chief tries, crossed the Equator twice, political and military provoca- off Guam. Another key event took of the Naval Staff and passed sailed across four continents tion”. China reacted to this by place just before the exercise away on July 2, 2018. The issue and three oceans, and “passed unfurling its grand design for was renaming the US Pacific just about wraps up with the news south” of the three “Great Capes” the SCS and Taiwan by carrying Command to US Indo-Pacific digest. Happy Independence Day – Leeuwin, Horn and Good out maneuvers by the Chinese Command, which indicates the and pleasant reading to all you EDITORIAL Hope. This was both a historical Air Force in SCS and Western importance being given by US discerning readers. and glorious event globally and Pacific, calling them “rehearsals to India. The other exercise was the credit must go to the Indian for future wars.” The PLA Daily RIMPAC, which is the world’s Navy to have the vision to plan reported that Forty-eight war- largest maritime warfare exer- and execute such a challenging ships, 76 aircraft and more than cise held biennially during June task. INSV Tarini and its crew 10,000 sailors and soldiers took and July of even-numbered year also kept the flag of Women’s part in the parade which was under the aegis of the US Navy Empowerment flying high by hailed as “the biggest maritime Pacific Command. RIMPAC 2018 celebrating it in such a unique military parade since the foun- is its 26th edition and is founded manner. We at SP Guide Pub- dation of the People’s Republic on theme “Capable, Adaptive, lications also support Women’s of China in 1949. The exercise Partners”. Twenty-six nations, 47 JAYANT BARANWAL Empowerment in a big way and culminated in firing in the Taiwan surface ships, five submarines, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief PHOTOGRAPH: Indian Navy n REAR ADMIRAL SUSHIL RAMSAY (RETD) sounds of the wave and then keep the boat steady, she added. HE FIRST EVER ALL-WOMAN “There was water even inside the boat. Crew of naval officers of the Indi- The skipper came floating; she was try- an Navy embarked upon a unique ing to make out if she was on board or circumnavigation of the globe, in water. Lt Vijaya and I tried to find our named Navika Sagar Parikrama way to the wheel and controlled the boat, Ton board Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) added Lieutenant Jamwal. Tarini. The unique voyage was flagged off by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Steering Gear Defect Panaji on September 10, 2017. The launch of On April 15, 2018, whilst the vessel was 160 historic expedition was witnessed by Mano- nautical miles North-East of Mauritius, the har Parrikar, Chief Minister of Goa and for- steering suddenly disengaged, throwing mer Defence Minister, Admiral Sunil Lanba, the boat off course. On inspection it was the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral revealed that the rudder stock had slipped A.R. Karve, the Flag Officer Commanding- down from its original position. Also, both in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, and connectors had broken, rendering the rud- several senior officers and dignitaries. der ineffective to manoeuvre the boat. The expedition for circumnavigating The crew thereafter slid the rudder back the globe, Navika Sagar Parikrama on INSV in position, using lines tied from the boom Tarini was undertaken by all-woman crew to the rudder. The two broken connectors which was led by Lieutenant Commander were then cannibalised to make one and Vartika Joshi and her crew comprising; connected back to the rudder stock, thus Lieutenant Commanders Pratibha Jamwal, making one steering system operational. Swati P. and Aishwarya Boddapati, and The vessel entered Port Louis on April Lieutenants S. Vijaya Devi and Payal Gupta. 18, 2018, without any assistance. Spares The crew comprising six members were were flown to Port Louis by the Indian Navy put through an extremely rigorous training for defect rectification. course lasting for nearly three years under The crew managed their daily activities the able guidance of Captain Dilip Donde, and during the halts they prepared for the the first Indian to solo-circumnavigate the remaining journey and also stocked up the globe in 2009-10 and Captain Atool Sinha, food supply. an Asian Games silver medallist. Tarini romps Home The Long Route INSV Tarini entered Goa harbour and came The expedition was sailed in six legs, cover- alongside INS Mandovi jetty on comple- ing over 21,600 nautical miles since INSV tion of a historic global circumnavigation Tarini left Goa adhering to the following voyage on May 21, 2018. The all-woman itinerary: crew of Tarini was received at the jetty by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who Port Arrival Departure had also flagged them off on September Goa – September 10, 10, 2017. Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the 2017 Naval Staff, Vice Admiral A.R. Karve, Flag Fremantle October 23, November 5, Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern 2017 2017 Naval Command, senior officers and enthu- Lyttelton November 29, December 12, siastic members from the naval community 2017 2017 A bird’s-eye view of INSV Tarini both serving and retired, as well as civilians Port Stanley January 22, February 4, 2018 Challenges were present at the Naval Boat Pool to wel- 2018 The naval team battled winds up to 60 waves kept coming one after the other. It come INSV Tarini. Cape Town March 2, 2018 March 14, 2018 knots in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. “It was bad and we had not seen something It was a poignant moment for the Port Louis April 18, 2018 April 26, 2018 was a gruelling test of human endurance, like this before. The crew was prepared Navika Sagar Parikrama team which perseverance and sailing skills to battle the for the impending storm. “We cut down our included a number of naval personnel who Goa May 21, 2018 – elements of sea and its wrath, said Navy sail. We had to hand-steer the boat for 16 worked behind the scenes from the time Training spokesperson Captain D.K.
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