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Page 4  COveR STORy China Ups the Ante China is sensitive when another nation challenges its autonomy of the South PhOtOgraPh: 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 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 which suggests emergence of a new strategic framework in the Indo-Pacific. Rohit Srivastava

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Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Navy Chief 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 and Southern California. Parikrama Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

Page 10 Naval ’ 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. It 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 Nirmala Sitharaman, Defence Minister

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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- 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, 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 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 vessel (insv) added 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, revealed that the rudder stock had slipped A.r. Karve, the flag officer Commanding- down from its original position. Also, both in-Chief, , 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 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 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. 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. sharma. to 17 hours at a stretch and we cut down of origination of the idea of circumnaviga- A specialised training was given to the crew in an interview, all our power sources and automatic steer- tion by an all women crew, right through to help them learn the ropes of astronomy, vartika Joshi, the skipper of the ves- ing. We divided ourselves to keep a watch, the planning, implementation and training meteorology, navigation, communication, sel reflected on one of the big challenges three on deck and three taking rest. During till the successful execution of the voyage. seamanship and reading weather and before they crossed , often the night, it would get disorienting as there The women crew themselves were ecstatic

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PhOtOgraPh: Indian Navy the occasion, the skipper lt Commander endra modi on may 23, 2018. During the Vartika Joshi said, “We knew at the very interaction the crew made a presentation start of this voyage that we had a daunt- on various facets of the expedition, prepa- ing task ahead. however, the many chal- rations, training and experience during the lenges we encountered brought in a new voyage. The Prime minister congratulated found strength from within, which we and complimented the crew on the success ourselves never knew we were capable of. of their mission and encouraged them to our close bonding helped us overcome share and write about their unique experi- those difficult times.” It was also a time ences of their expedition. for happy reunion of the crew with their families after a period of over eight and Interaction with Media half months. During the voyage the crew had an oppor- speaking at the occasion, Defence min- tunity to interact with media abroad at all ister nirmala sitharaman said that she is five countries where Tarini visited. How- extremely honoured and feels humbled ever, the crew received the rousing wel- before the crew of team Tarini for what come and accolades for their path break- they have achieved. she further added that ing expedition by both print and electronic “it’s not the girls achieving, it’s the young- media in india. Practically all leading tele- sters from india achieving. The women vision channels most extensively reported of this country have shown that it is pos- the success story of the unique mission. sible for the youngsters, if they want to do The interaction was splashed through live something, that they can indeed do it, by interviews of the crew during the prime showing commitment, grit and dedication. Excited crew spot a whale shark near the vessel time of reporting. SP During his address Admiral sunil lanba, the Chief of the Naval Staff said, “The grit and determination displayed by these young women officers would definitely encourage future generations to take on daunting challenges and strive for success .

The Voyage During her 254 day long voyage, the ves- sel has covered over 22,000 nautical miles, visiting five countries – , New Zea- land, falkland islands (UK), south and mauritius. At each of these countries the crew received a rousing welcome both from the indian Diasporas as also from the local community and media. During the course of her voyage, the vessel has met all criteria of circumnavigation, viz. cross- ing the equator twice, crossing all longi- tudes, as also the three great capes (, Cape horn and ). The expedition was covered in six legs, with halts at five ports namely; Fre- mantle (Australia), Lyttleton (), Port stanley (falklands), Cape Town () and Port louis (mauritius). The crew and the vessel encountered rough seas on numerous occasions dur- ing the voyage. The extremely cold climate coupled with stormy weather conditions especially in the made the task of circumnavigating the globe highly daunting and challenging. The vessel also witnessed winds in excess of 60 knots and waves up to 7 metres high, whilst crossing the Pacific Ocean. The indigenously-built insv Tarini is a 56-foot sailing vessel, which was inducted in the indian navy in february 2017, and has showcased the ‘Make in India’ initiative on the international forum. The expedition titled navika sagar Pari- krama’ is in consonance with the National policy to empower women to attain their full potential. It has showcased ‘Nari Shakti’ on the world platform and helped change societal attitudes and mindset towards women in india by raising visibility of their participation in challenging environs. The crew also collated and updated meteorological, ocean and wave data on a regular basis for accurate weather forecast Unique.Unique. AheadAhead ofof thethe Art.Art. by india meteorological Department (imD), Unique. Ahead of the Art. as also monitored and reported marine pollution on the high seas. They inter- acted extensively with the local populace, especially children, during the port halts to promote ocean sailing and the spirit of adventure. A senior naval officer said, “The women officers have done the country proud not only in showing the indian flag at distant shores but also in demonstrating the sea faring capability of indian women. ShinMaywa Industries India Private Ltd. Interaction with Prime Minister Flat No. 1010,1011 and 1012, 10th Floor, Narain Manzil it was a proud moment for the crew of 23, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi –110001 navika sagar Parikrama when they had the honour to meet the Prime minister nar- URL http://www.shinmaywa.co.jp E-mail [email protected]

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China is sensitive when another nation challenges its autonomy of the south China sea. The last freedom of navigation operation’ (FONOP) exercise by US resulted in China accusing the US of “serious political and military provocation”.

PhOtOgraPh: ChinaMil n lT GeneRal naReSh Chand (ReTd) sent an explicit and clear message that we aim to pursue peaceful reunification with hinA UnfUrleD iTs GrAnD sincerity and great efforts, but we have the design for the south China sea resolve, the confidence and the ability to and Taiwan by carrying out defeat secessionist attempts in any form, maneuvers by the Chinese Air to safeguard national sovereignty and terri- force in south China sea and torial integrity. ma said the drills targeted CWestern Pacific, calling them a “rehearsals a “Taiwan independence” force, and the for future wars. in a statement made on government aims for a peaceful and steady march 25, the Chinese Air force said that cross-straits relationship and to protect the it had dispatched h-6K bombers and su-30 common interests of people on both sides and su-35 fighters, as well as other aircraft, of the Straits. “ Wang Hailiang, a researcher for separate combat training missions in an of Taiwan studies at the shanghai Academy unspecified area of the south China sea and of Social Sciences said that, “it (the live-fire through the miyako strait between okinawa drill) is a warning to the Us, to Tsai ing-wen and miyako . exact dates were not dis- (President of Taiwan) and lai Chingte (Pre- closed. Japan scrambled their fighters after mier of Taiwan), the Chinese Aircraft flew over the miyako Chinese PLA Navy ships during a grand maritime parade in the South China Sea. It was the largest naval parade strait. This was a reaction to US Navy’s ever carried out by the Chinese PLA Navy, with 48 ships and 76 aircraft taking part in. Chinese President Xi Key Defence Technologies Which Are On coming as close as 12 nautical Jinping, who is also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman China’s Radar of the Central Military Commission (CMC), inspected the whole event. miles to a artificial island built in the strate- it is well known that China is investing gic waterway to score a point for freedom heavily in key military technologies. indi- of navigation operation’ (FONOP). However including its first carrier strike group based was to take Taiwan back at the right oppor- cations are that this investment will grow China had provoked world wide opposition on the air craft carrier liaoning. The PlA tunity. The display of air power as a prelude over the years as China wants to catch up when it unilaterally announced the estab- Daily reported that forty-eight warships, to the naval exercise was also related to with Us. some key developments are: lishment of its east China sea Air Defense 76 aircraft and more than 10,000 sailors Taiwan. There is perennial tension between Nuclear Powered and other Naval Identification Zone (ADIZ) on November 23, and soldiers took part in the parade which China and Taiwan as. China sees Taiwan as Platforms. China’s Shipbuilding Industry 2013. it was defined as a zone that allowed was hailed as “the biggest maritime military a breakaway province but Taiwan considers Corporation (CsiC) has stated in february a coastal state to “identify, monitor, control parade since the foundation of the People’s itself as an independent, sovereign state. this year that that it plans to accelerate and react to aircraft entering this zone with republic of China in 1949 and a heroic Both China and Taiwan have displayed their the process of developing nuclear-powered potential air threats. display of the PlA navy in the new era. maritime might in the Taiwan strait during aircraft carriers and new-type nuclear sub- Us has been following the policy on Also on display was the most advanced April. Song Zhongping, a former member marines. he lin, an academician of the Chi- freedom of navigation since 1983 to exer- weaponry of the Chinese People’s Libera- of the PLA’s Second Artillery Corps, told nese Academy of Engineering, said that “in cise and assert its navigation and overflight tion Army (PlA). The maritime parade was the south China morning Post that China is 2025, noise on a nuclear submarine will be rights and freedoms on a worldwide basis reviewed by the China’s President Xi Jin- planning to resolve the Taiwan issue. “The largely reduced, and Chinese nuclear sub- that is consistent with of law of the sea ping, who is the general secretary of the ground force’s aviation drills in Fujian, the marines’ performances will be improved (los) Convention. fonoPs is one of the key Communist Party of China (CPC) Central air force’s flying over the ‘first island chain’ to world class level. The other technolo- methods used by Us challenges maritime Committee and also the Chairman of the and the liaoning full-voyage exercises all gies relate to quiet submarines and com- claims which are contrary to international Central Military Commission. Xinhua News indicate that the PlA has a comprehensive prehensive electronic information systems law. since october 2015, the Us has con- Agency reported that while addressing battle plan for Taiwan.” He added that, “it for naval warfare. Plans are afoot to have ducted seven fonoPs that seek to chal- the troops, Xi said that the need to build a seems like the exercise near fujian was rel- China’s first nuclear-powered aircraft car- lenge specific Chinese claims in the area. strong navy “has never been more urgent atively small, but actually, there were sev- rier inducted into service by 2025. China China claims almost the entire south than today, and he called for efforts to eral joint operational drills happening in had already managed to refurbish a former China sea (sCs) with overlapping claims build a first-class navy in the world. different areas around Taiwan at the same soviet liaoning and is in by Philippines, , , Taiwan It was the first maritime military parade time.“The comprehensive, joint operational the process of developing another aircraft and Brunei. Both China and Taiwan claim held in the south China sea and was open drills suggest the PlA is not just targeting carrier of their own design, now doing sea almost the entire sCs and indicate their to the public. China’s aircraft carrier, the one area, but the whole region.” It’s a the- trials in the Bohai Sea – for delivery to the claims with what is known as the nine-Dot- Liaoning, joined the parade for the first ory supported by a second military expert, navy by the end of the year. it has not yet ted Line or Nine–Dash Line. This claimed time. it was reported that all combat sys- who did not wish to be named but told been named but is called Type 001A which boundary virtually overlaps every other tems of the PlA navy and 10 air echelons the newspaper the drills were “undoubt- was under construction in Dalian. Plans are country in the region. China is going ahead joined the parade. The most advanced war- edly part of preparations by China to take also underway to build a second carrier in with rapid and large-scale land reclama- ships, including the liaoning, type 052D back Taiwan by force if necessary. Ma Xiao- shanghai. At present, only the Us (10) and tion works on seven of the spratly islands , type 052C destroyers, type 071 guang, spokesman for the state Council (one) are operating nuclear-powered and has also built infrastructure includ- amphibious transport dock and type 093 Taiwan Affairs Office, said in a response to aircraft carriers. President Xi Jinping has ing runways, and ports that can be used submarine took part in the parade. The a question during a news conference about also elevated “resurgence of the Chinese for military purposes. China is sensitive maritime display of China’s might was to whether “military force for reunification” nation into a constitutional goal. when another nation challenges its auton- announce that China has arrived on the should be employed said that, “the recent Naval Weapons. electromagnetic rail- omy of the sCs. The last fonoP exercise world stage as an emerging naval power live-fire drills carried out by the PLA have gun is alos in the advance stage of develop- by Us resulted in China accusing the Us and is fully capable of guarding its mari- ment and is neck to neck race with the Us of “serious political and military provoca- time interests. This display should also act for this. it is reported that the railgun is tion . Us has been critical of China for its as a deterrence to other nations who want The PLA Daily reported that undergoing trials on a warship. man-made islands in the sCs and fears that to challenge China in the region. Stealth Aircraft. The military Bal- the outposts could be used to restrict free The destroyers who took part in the Forty-eight warships, 76 ance has hinted that China may break US’ movement of shipping including important parade subsequently sailed towards Tai- monopoly on stealth aircraft soon. The Chi- sea lanes through which about $3 trillion wan straits to conduct similar manoeuvres. aircraft and more than 10,000 nese Chengdu J-20 aircraft is potentially in global trade passes each year. China China’s Fujian Maritime Safety Administra- sailors and soldiers took posing a challenge to f-35. has disputed this claim by defending its tion had announced earlier that live-fire actions as it has absolute sovereignty over drills would be conducted in the Taiwan part in the parade which Global Maritime Presence the area and the construction of posts are straits on April 18. China and russia have been holding joint for self defence only. was hailed as “the biggest maritime exercises since 2012 to show the Force Projection world that they do not stand alone. They China’s largest display of Maritime Conducting such a display of maritime maritime military parade had their first joint naval exercise in the Power in SCS might in sCs and the straits of Taiwan indi- Baltic sea last year under the backdrop of China’s Central Military Commission held cate China’s future plans and some experts since the foundation of the heightened tensions between russia and the country’s largest ever display of mari- go to the extent of stating that it is a dress People’s Republic of China in the West. The nATo alliance, which has six time military power in the sCs during end rehearsal for operations if required to be member nations on the Baltic, stated that march and beginning of April. it featured conducted in the sCs and the Taiwan straits 1949 the naval exercise was being monitored as China’s most advance naval platforms in the future. some even commented that it

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4 3/2018 exeRCISe 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. n RohiT SRivaSTava to maintain its military presence in south indian, although not part of the security are competing to establish their strategic Korea and Japan who were made to look at framework of east Asia but is concerned presence in each others neighbourhood. HE EXISTINg gEOPOLITICAL the UsA as their protector from the looming with the increasing footprint of the Chinese The Australia based Lowy Institute’s frAmeWorK of the world was threats of communism. This arrangement navy in india ocean region (ior). China, in inaugural ‘Asia Power Index’, raising seri- shaped by the winners of the has worked for the UsA for last 70 years the past, has questioned the indian domi- ous question on the US’ ability to retain World War ii. They divided the as Ussr (later russia) and China could not nance over the ior. in 1990s China made its position in the region said, “even if the world in their area of influence challenge its naval supremacy in the region. its intension for ior very clear when it United states continues to outspend China Tand used different pretext to maintain a learning the lessons of history, China, publically said, “ is not India’s in military expenditure, future trends point military presence in those areas. The Us in last one decade, has added numerous ocean . since then China has established to a relative decline in Us power, with a sec- who won the Asia-Pacific from Japan real- modern frigates and two aircraft carriers. several bases across ior and is maintain- ond place finish only marginally ahead of ized the danger of the combined strength This has begun to change the tide in Chinese ing regular presence through deployment india. no wonder, China is showing little of the communist duos – USSR and China favour. The east Asian shores are witnessing of its naval ships in the region. To coun- regard for US power in the Pacific region. who jointly held almost whole of the west- Us struggle to maintain its hard-earned mili- ter Chinese expansion in the region, india China is expected to achieve economic ern shore of Pacific ocean. tary supremacy against a resurgent China changed its ‘Look East policy’ into ‘Act East parity with Us in next one decade. in spite had the Us not entered into the Korean which is reclaiming what it deems its birth- policy’ which envisages strategic relation- of its strength, the report finds China “vul- War, it would have been impossible for it right as the biggest nation of the region. ship with AseAn countries. Both countries nerable to a military and strategic counter-

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PhOtOgraPhS: US Navy weight led by other regional powers. This connectivity, the Indian and Pacific Oceans, vulnerability is what india-Us-Japan triad today we rename the US Pacific Command is trying to exploit through many strategic to US Indo-Pacific Command.” The renam- initiative including the malabar exercise. ing did not come as a surprise to many since the Us has been referring to the region The exercise as Indo-Pacific for quite some time. But the from June 7 to 16, india, Japan and Us timing, just before the malabar exercise, navies participated in the first-ever Mala- was certainly surprising. not just the name, bar exercise conducted off Guam, a Us the command also got a new commander Territory, in the Pacific Ocean. The mari- when Adm. Phil Davidson took the baton of time exercise began as a bilateral exercise the command from Adm. harry harris. between india and Us in 1992. After initial recognizing the importance of the hiccups including Us sanction following region in Us national Defense strategy, indian nuclear tests of 98, the exercise Mattis said, “Relationships with our Pacific resumed in 2002 when the Us realized the and indian ocean allies and partners have importance of defence relations with india proven critical to maintaining regional sta- in the post 9/11 world. since then, the bility. We stand by our partners and sup- exercise has seen consistent expansion in port their sovereign decisions because all its scope and has become the cornerstone nations large and small are essential to the of the indo-Us maritime relation. region if we’re to sustain stability in ocean In 2007, for the first time, the exercise areas critical to global peace. Vice Admiral Yamamura, Vice Chief of Staff of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Rear Admiral D.K. Tripathi, saw the participation of Australia, singa- FOCEF, Rear Admiral Marc Dalton Cdr CTF 70 and Rear Admiral Oban Cdr Commanding Flotilla 2 at the opening Hinting towards China, he said, “For pore and Japan. since 2014, Japan is regu- ceremony of Malabar 2018 at Guam, USA every state, sovereignty is respected, no mat- larly participating in the exercise and from ter its size and it’s a region open to invest- 2015 Japan is a permanent member which ment and free, fair and reciprocal trade not makes it a trilateral exercise. and bound by any nation’s predatory economics Australia are the non-regular participants or threat of coercion, for the Indo-Pacific of the exercise. has many belts and many roads. Talking on the scope of this edition, This clearly means that the Us wants Indian Navy in a statement said that “the india to guard the indian side of the indo- malabar-18 includes professional interac- Pacific whereas it will hold the Pacific side tions during the harbour Phase in Guam in an order to restrict Chinese expansion from June 7 to 10. The sea Phase from June beyond the south China sea. 11 to 16 includes a diverse range of activi- ties at sea including aircraft carrier opera- Australia Question tions, air defence, anti-submarine warfare Australia, another major country of the (AsW), surface warfare, visit board search Indo-Pacific region and close US ally, is and seizure (vBss), joint manoeuvres and also interested in joining the three nations tactical procedures. against China forming what is called as Us navy, in its post-exercise release, ‘Quad’ – a four-nation bloc. But Indian reluc- said, “The exercise accomplished maritime tance to form a comprehensive military bloc interoperability training objectives among against China doused Australian desire. the three maritime forces, emphasizing The four nations have been meeting high-end warfighting skills, maritime supe- diplomatically to discuss issues of common riority, and power projection. Sailors from the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS interest in the Indo-Pacific region. One such “While ashore in guam, training Fuyuzuki and the INS Shakti pose for a photo aboard the Indian Navy oiler after a visit, board, search, and meeting took place in manila on november included subject matter expert and profes- seizure (VBSS) exercise during exercise Malabar. 12, 2017, between the foreign offices of sional exchanges on operations, maritime the four nations. “The discussions focused patrol and reconnaissance operations, anti- on cooperation based on their converg- submarine warfare, medical operations, ing vision and values for the promotion of damage control, helicopter operations, peace, stability and prosperity in an increas- ship tours, and vBss operations whereas ingly inter-connected region that they share the “at-sea portions conducted in the with each other and with other partners, Philippine sea were designed to advance india said in a statement. participating nations’ military-to-military “They agreed that a free, open, prosper- coordination and capacity to plan and exe- ous and inclusive Indo-Pacific region serves cute tactical operations in a multinational the long-term interests of all countries in the environment. region and of the world at large. The officials This included liaison officer exchanges, also exchanged views on addressing com- “submarine familiarization, high-value unit mon challenges of terrorism and prolifera- defence, air defence exercises, surface war- tion linkages impacting the region as well as fare exercises, communications exercises, on enhancing connectivity, it added. search and rescue exercises, helicopter cross-deck evolutions, underway replenish- Conclusion ments, gunnery exercises, vBss exercises, on August 2, 2017, the Us President signed and anti-submarine warfare. into law the “Countering America’s Adver- The indian navy participated with two saries Through sanctions Act, which forbids indigenously designed and built ships, ins The Indian navy Shivalik class stealth multi-role frigate INS Kamorta and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force countries from doing defence trade with sahyadri, a multi-purpose stealth frigate Akizuki class destroyer JS Fuyuzuk in formation during exercise Malabar 2018 russia. This has stalled indo-russian deals and ins Kamorta, an anti-submarine war- like s-400 long-range surface to air mis- fare corvette, and fleet tanker INS Shakti. siles. india, if not given reprieve, is bound From the Indian Navy’s air asset side, US to retaliate with putting on hold some of made long range maritime Patrol Aircraft the weapons deals with Us. Us administra- P8i participated in the exercise. tion, reportedly, is trying to find a way out. Participants from the Us navy in the The successful exercise is a mark of exercise included the nimitz-class aircraft maturing of the relationship where both carrier Uss ronald reagan, the Ticonderoga- governments understand the problems class guided-missile cruisers Uss Antietam emerging out of domestic politics. This is and Uss Chancellorsville, the Arleigh Burke- no mean achievement. Us navy, in its post class guided-missile destroyer Uss Benfold, exercise release, succinctly summing up the a los Angeles-class attack submarine and a achievement of the exercise and said that P-8A Poseidon aircraft. three partner nations are “having an active Japanese maritime self-Defense force role building regional partner capacity and was represented by a hyuga class helicop- maritime domain awareness” and “by doing ter carrier Js ise with integral helicopters, so, they bolster the shared vision laid out by Takanami class destroyer Js suzunami; Aki- their respective governments to contribute zuki class destroyer Js fuyuzuki. Japanese to overall peace and security in the region. maritime Patrol Aircraft, P1 and a submarine. But only time will tell whether this partner- ship will be able to contain Chinese influ- Renaming of PACOM ence in the Indo-Pacific or will only act as Us secretary of Defense James n. mattis, on Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam conduct an underway deterrent to any Chinese misadventure in SP www.spsnavalforces.com May 30, “in recognition of the increasing replenishment (UNREP) training exercise with the Indian navy oiler INS Shakti during exercise Malabar foreseeable future.

6 3/2018 SURFaCe SHIPS Navantia and L&T Unveil LPD for India

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, not only in the area of design, but also in expert technical support on production, planning, trials and life cycle maintenance. As a consequence, a very well educated indian auxiliary industry will be developed and a very important local workforce will be created.

PhOtOgraPh: Navantia n RohiT SRivaSTava for duration of 50 days without needing any replenishment. HE SETTINg COULDN’T HAVE been better to unveil the navan- Global Orders tia – L&T offer to the Indian on february 7, Turkey began construction Navy’s Landing Platform Dock of its first Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) (lPD) programme than the flight TCG Anadolu, after the ceremonial keel of Tdeck of the Spanish Navy’s flagship vessel the ship was laid at the sedef shipyard in Juan Carlos i, which was in from Turkey. it is based on the spanish naval June 2-6 with the objective of showing her shipyard Navantia’s Juan Carlos I class capabilities to the indian navy. The two amphibious assault ship, which is opera- companies have offered a lPD based on tional with the navies of Australia and the Juan Carlos i to suit indian require- spain. The work on the Anadolu started ments. india is planning to acquire four of with steel cutting in April 2016. these ships (built at indian shipyard) for Andalou is expected to cost around one around `20,000 crore. billion dollars and will join the Turkish fleet The request for information (rfi) somewhere around 2021. Turkish President for the programme was sent out in 2011 recep Tayyip erdogan, after the steel cut- under ‘Buy and Make (Indian)’ proce- ting ceremony, had said, “TCg Anadolu will dure. A Capability Definition Document be the first ship in the navy from which (CDD) was also sent to the indian ship- f-35B svTol planes will operate. yards which were short listed based on Turkish authorities in December 2013 rfi responses. After procedural delibera- announced that the sedef shipyard will tions, reportedly, three indian shipyards, LPD for inDiA: SPecificAtionS construct the vessel in collaboration with namely, L&T, ABg and Reliance Defence navantia. in addition to construction, sedef were selected to participate in the pro- Length overall 214.19 m will integrate and conduct mandatory test gramme. But later due to financial issues Maximum breadth 32.0 m of the vessel before its final delivery to the ABG was dropped. in may last year, indian Turkish navy. The amphibious assault ship Design Draught 6.80 m ministry of Defence gave its in-principle project also includes four landing craft approval to the programme. Full load displacement 27,000 tonne mechanics (lCm), 27 amphibious assault According to navantia, designer and Maximum speed 20 knots vehicles (AAv), two landing craft personnel builder of this type of ships, has success- vehicles (lCvP), one commander boat and fully transferred technology for local con- Range 10,000 nm at economical speed one rubber hull inflated boat (RHIB). struction which makes navantia a riskless Accomodation Accomodation for 530 crew members + 900 embarked troops Australia also operates two of the Juan partner for this programme. “It is to high- Carlos i based ships known as Canberra-class light that (three) ships based on the lhD Propulsion plant Diesel Electric Propulsion lhD. The two ships, namely, the hmAs Can- ‘Juan Carlos I’ have been recently acquired Sensors� 3D radar berra and hmAs Adelaide, were constructed by the royal Australia navy and the Turk- by navantia and the hull was transferred to E/F Radar ish navy. navantia has successfully devel- Australia for completion. The Canberra class oped the design in both programs; hmAs I band navigation radar is designed not to support fighter jets. The Canberra and hmAs Adelaide are in service Beacon navantia design was selected over the naval for the royal Australia navy, and one unit groups’s Mistral class – two of them were is under construction in Turkey in collabo- EW Antennae ordered by the russian navy as a helicopter ration with sedef shipyard. Satellite comms carrier which later were procured by egypt. “Navantia is highly devoted to ‘Make The first ship of the Canberra class, HMAS Weapons CIWS in India’ premises and offers a well Canberra joined the Australian fleet on proven design that will contribute to the Chaff launcher november 28, 2014 which was followed by national defence and security, as well as SAM Missile System hmAs Adelaide on December 4, 2015. the transfer of technology, not only in the area of design, but also in expert techni- 12.7 mm Machine Guns Indian Requirements cal support on production, planning, tri- Capacities Dock: 4 x LCM or 2 x LCAC or 2 x LCAT According to the rfi 0f 2011, indian navy als and life cycle maintenance. As a con- wants “design of the basic hull form, pro- Hangar: 12 x Helos AW-101 sequence, a very well educated indian pulsion machinery and major equipment auxiliary industry will be developed and Light vehicles deck: 34 x 16.5 t Lorries except the weapon and sensors fit, should a very important local workforce will be Heavy vehicles deck: 6 x 50 t Tanks, 6 x 16.5 t Lorries, 20 x 14 t be derived from a proven world class created, it added. design of an lPD of similar dimensions Armoured Vehicles and “In case the design is being bought, the Juan Carlos I Containers: 5 x TEUs plus 25 t crane shipyard should have an moU (memoran- on her maiden visit to india, a selected dum of Understanding) with the designer group of journalist were invited on for construction of lPD at the time of sub- board of the visiting landing helicop- mission of tenders. ter Dock (lhD) Juan Carlos i at mumbai. The lhD, named after spanish King The ship can launch six medium size The vessel should be of around 200 m, The 27,000 tonnes and 231 metre multi- Juan Carlos i, single hull ship is designed choppers like sh-60 seahawk and nh-90, or draught not to exceed 08 m and an endur- purpose amphibious assault ship is the to carry on four kinds of missions, four heavy lift like Ch-47 Chinooks simul- ance of 45 days. The ship is to have a suit- largest warship ever built for the spanish namely, amphibious-transporting infan- taneously and has a 12 degree ski-jump able well deck for amphibious operations navy. Built using the modular design, the try and support cargo for land opera- ramp to launch short take-off and verti- and it “would carry amphibious crafts like first block of the ship was laid in 2006 at tions; force projection – ferrying armed cal launch (sTovl) aircraft. it can launch lCms or lCACs and lCvPs on davits and Navantia’s Shipyard in Ferrrol and was forces to any theatre; aircraft carrier – as the American f-35B lighting ii and v-22 should have capability to launch these launched on march 10, 2008. it was com- platform for launching helicopter and osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. in carrier mode it crafts when underway. missioned in the spanish navy on septem- fighter aircraft and for humanitarian and can carry a dozen each of helicopters and “The ship is expected to have a carriage ber 30, 2010. disaster relief. sTovl aircraft. it can operate as a carrier of combat vehicles on one or more vehi-

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The impressive deck of Juan Carlos I

cle deck. This area should be adequate to tralia and egypt has been able to procure port with all the necessary knowledge and “Indian Navy does not want fixed wing embark main Battle Tank (mBT), AAvs/BmP them and Turkey is executing them. experience. We have already built in spain, aircraft. There is no ski jump. As a result Class armoured vehicles and heavy trucks. During the visit, the reporters met with Australia and Turkey and hopefully in india. it has only helicopter capability which is Navy wants the LPD to have “Point the J.D. Patil, Whole-time Director, larsen “It is a ToT process, as in the Austra- what the navy wants. Defence missile system, Close in Weapon and Toubro, President of navantia esteban lia (where) two lhD are in service. so this Talking about the helicopters which system, Anti Torpedo Decoy system, Chaff Garc a vilas nchez, Captain of Juan Carlos, model of ToT, putting together the engi- indian navy intents to operate from lPD, system and hmGs/lmGs. in addition, ship Captain Jose Lago, and other senior offi- neering and design capability from L&T he added that the navy will be using the would have one e/f band combined air and cials of the two companies. and our design and engineering knowl- current helicopters. “The ship is capable surface surveillance radar and one C/D Welcoming the press, Captain of Juan edge, vilas nchez added. of taking varieties of helicopters as well band air surveillance radar. Carlos, Captain Jose lago, said that it is a speaking on his companies role in the as aircraft. navy wants the vessel to be capable of historic moment to bring the spanish navy partnership, J.D. Patil said, “In the past we on the operational capability of the ship, simultaneous operation “by day/night of fleet flag ship to Mumbai. The Indian Navy have done the design ourselves because they Patil added, “it will do amphibious operation, special operation helicopters and large had a good first impression of the ship. were much smaller ships. This is a giant, as it will do some amount of anti-submarine helicopters (upto 35 tons). “We are very proud of the ship.” This was you all can see. This giant class is something warfare with helicopters and it can perform There are two contenders for the con- the maiden visit of the ship to india. that you look for a great partner. That is why other roles like humanitarian and disaster tract reliance Defence and engineering Talking about the role of L&T in India we teamed up with navantia because they management and it can also use for beach Limited (RDEL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T). in the programme, President of navantia have experience, they have class of ships out of full battalion of along The project is expected to cost over `20,000 Vilasánchez said, “We are partners in India. which is virtually one can say a winner in with battle tanks and variety of equipments. crore to exchequers and will provided indian They will build the ships. They are the terms of capability. so, we tied up with them All the four ships will be manufactured navy with much required amphibious capa- builders and we are just supporting them for basic design, complete support during in india and this will be the biggest naval bility for beach assault and humanitarian in the functional design. the manufacturing and detailed engineering vessel construction programme for indian relief operations. For the project, L&T has Adding further on the ‘Make in India’ onwards... we will do in india. private shipyard. This could well give our joined hand with navantia whereas rDel in defence, he said, “We are fully engaged if selected, lPD will be built at the Kat- private shipyards capability of building a full- has collaborated with naval Group. interest- with the ‘Make in India’. No doubt L&T will tupalli shipyard, Chennai. fledged aircraft carrier. The timely execution ingly, India has been fiddling with this idea build the four ships here. hopefully we are Talking about the difference between of this project will go a long way in retaining of lPD for a decade, in the mean time Aus- awarded with the contract and we will sup- the indian lPD and Juan Carlos i, Patil said, indian dominance in india ocean. SP

China Ups the Ante... Continued from page 4 PhOtOgraPh: PIB a routine action. Chinese and russian com- india economically and militarily and thus manders insisted that the exercises were should be able to dominate the region. Chi- not aimed at any third country. The exer- na’s Belt and Road Initiative (also known cise in the Baltic was part of Joint sea 2017. as one Belt, one road (oBor)) is one of in september Joint sea 2017 was held in the President Xi’s most ambitious foreign and Sea of Japan and for the first time in the economic policies which india has not Okhotsk Sea. It was also reported that . five agreed to join. india also feels that China- Chinese vessels had passed within about 12 Pakistan economic Corridor (CPeC) will nautical miles of the Aleutian islands after bring the Chinese navy on its door step. a joint russian-Chinese military exercise. China is very sensitive of Us, india, Japan As per military experts, Chinese ships did and Australia ganging against it in joint not violate international law, which allows naval exercises and also the Quadrilateral countries to transit other nations’ seas security Dialogue. it encourages Pakistan under what is called “innocent passage.” to wage a hybrid war against india which Chinese navy has also shown their pres- includes infringing cease fire norms on the ence in the mediterranean and of the Coast border , terrorism and cyber warfare. how- of Sudan. China’s military base at Djibouti ever, Prime minister went to is supported by their navy. This is similar China at the end of April to meet Chinese to the transiting of Us ships through the President Xi Jinping in an informal summit strait of hormuz, off the coast of . Chi- at Wuhan which had no set agenda except to na’s maritime exercises in the Baltic Sea, reset the relations after the Doklam plateau mediterranean and in the sea of Japan is a stand off. It was reported that President Xi ‘tit for tat’ manoeuvre against US. has agreed to a similar summit in india in 2019. narendra modi is now going to russia Indian Perspective to have a informal summit with President India’s disputes with China include the Putin. The result could be a new blue print disagreement of the border, Tibet, Taiwan for India’s foreign policy for balancing its and closer relations with Us, Australia and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping in Wuhan, China, relations with east and West, similar to the SP www.spsnavalforces.com Japan. it feels that it is much stronger than on April 27, 2018. UPA government’s approach.

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26 nations, 47 surface ships, five submarines, 18 national land forces, and over 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel participated in the rimPAC from June 27 to August 2, 2018, in the hawaiian islands and southern California

PhOtOgraPhS: Indian Navy, US Navy n ReaR admiRal SuShil RamSay (ReTd) fleet marine force was led by Us marine Corps Brigadier General mark hashimoto. IMPAC THE WORLD’S LARg- esT maritime warfare exercise Indian Navy in RIMPAC is held biennially during June The participation of indian navy in rimPAC and July of even-numbered year initially began as an observer for the 2006, under the aegis of the Us navy 2010 and 2012 editions of the exercise. ins rPacific Command from Honolulu, . Sahyadri was the first ship to be deployed rimPAC is held in and around the hawai- in 2014, the 24th edition of the exercise. ian islands and southern California. it Two years later ins satpura took part in is hosted and administered by the Unit- 2016, the 25th edition of rimPAC. indian ed States Navy’s Pacific Fleet, headquar- Navy’s participation in RIMPAC 2018 is tered at Pearl harbour. rimPAC provides seen as a significant milestone in its efforts a unique training opportunity that helps towards strengthening mutual confidence participants foster and sustain cooperative among navies of the region and is expected relationships that are critical to ensuring to further bolster India’s contribution in the safety of sea lanes and security on the ensuring peace and stability in the indo- world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is its 26th Pacific Region. edition and is founded on theme “Capable, ins sahyadri was adjudged runner-up Adaptive, Partners . in innovation competition during harbour Twenty-six nations, 47 surface ships, phase of rimPAC 2018. The ship presented five submarines, 18 national land forces, the idea of integrating yoga into daily and over 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel life as technology for well-being during (Top) Commanding Officers of different Navies onboard JMSDF JS Ise; US Navy, Indian Navy, and Royal participated in the rimPAC held from June Australian Air Force P-8 Poseidon aircraft at the exercise; (above) Divers of participating Navies carrying our extended deployments for ships’. 27 to August 2, 2018. Participating nations wreck diving; International ships participating in the RIMPAC at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. For the first time Indian Navy’s P8I and forces exercised a wide range of capa- long-range maritime reconnaissance bilities and demonstrated the inherent New Zealand was assigned the responsi- time that a land-based unit participated in and Anti-submarine Warfare aircraft was flexibility of maritime forces. These capa- bilities of sea Combat Commander and the live firing serial during RIMPAC. RIM- deputed to hawaii for participating in bilities range from disaster relief and mari- as Combined force maritime Compo- PAC 2018 also included international band RIMPAC 2018 and has flown so far east time security operations to sea control and nent Commander. This was the first time engagements and highlighted fleet innova- into the Pacific. It is the first Indian Navy complex warfighting. The relevant, realistic a non-founding rimPAC nation (Chile) was tion during an innovation fair. aircraft to cross the international Date training programme included amphibious assigned the vital responsibility of Compo- Hosted by Commander, US Pacific Fleet, line, undertaking the longest ferry of operations, gunnery, missile, anti-sub- nent Commander. rimPAC 2018 witnessed rimPAC 2018 was led by Commander, Us nearly 3,300 nm from Guam to hawaii and marine and air defence exercises, as well some unique features such as live firing of 3rd fleet, vice Admiral John D. Alexan- the first Indian Navy aircraft to participate as anti-piracy operations, mine clearance a long range surface to Air missile from a der, who served as Combined Task force in rimPAC and undertaken tactical exer- operations, explosive ordnance disposal, Us Air force aircraft, surface-to-ship mis- (CTf) Commander. rear Admiral Bob cises including anti-submarine warfare and diving and salvage operations. siles by the Japan Ground self-Defence Auchterlonie, royal Canadian navy served and maritime reconnaissance missions This was the first time that Brazil, force, and a naval strike missile from a as CTf Deputy Commander, and rear along with participating foreign naval , and vietnam participated launcher on the back of a Palletized load Adm. hideyuki oban, Japan maritime self- ships, submarines and aircraft to hone the in RIMPAC. In addition for the first time System by the US Army. This was the first Defence force as CTf vice Commander. interoperability skills. SP Naval Commanders’ Conference

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

n ReaR admiRal SuShil RamSay (ReTd) The Defence minister also extended 15-year ‘Naval Indigenisation Plan’ promul- spares management and forecasting, refit support to the long-term capability acqui- gated in 2015 by the indian navy has set planning and expenditure management. he firsT BiAnnUAl nAvAl sition plans of the indian navy that have the tone for the indian industry to create The Naval Commanders’ Conference Commanders’ Conference of been formulated with a strategic view of infrastructure, skilling and jobs. also saw the inauguration of a new Digi- 2018 was held from may 8 to the Indo-Pacific region. The imperative The Conference also undertook a review tal library available pan-navy for knowl- 11, 2018. intense deliberations need for approval of the second indigenous of the Indian Navy’s mission-based deploy- edge management and retrieval including over a wide range of issues were aircraft carrier for the navy was also delib- ments. The review was aimed at maximis- archiving of critical data and information. Tpresided over by Admiral sunil lanba, the erated upon. This project along with the ing benefits accrued from the deployment This was complemented by deliberations on Chief of the naval staff. The Conference other shipbuilding projects already under- of indian navy ships and aircraft to criti- the security and hardening of naval data net- was inaugurated by the Defence minister way or are in the pipeline including mine cal areas within the ior. measures such works in keeping with contemporary cyber nirmala sitharaman, who lauded the role counter measure vessels (mCmvs), landing as information sharing with other navies security practices. in keeping with the indian of the indian navy as a force to reckon platform dock (lPD), anti-submarine shal- as well as combining defence diplomacy Navy’s ethos of harnessing niche technolo- with in the indo-Pacific region and is held low water craft, diving support vessels and initiatives such as bi-lateral exercises and gies, concrete plans to incorporate Big Data in high esteem as a stabilising force within survey vessels were expected to provide a port visits into these deployments were Analytics and Artificial Intelligence into the the region. The minister assured the naval major thrust to the ‘Make in India’ initiative planned to be undertaken. Indian Navy’s (Blue Water Force) operational Commanders that endeavours to bridge of the Government. The Indian Navy’s new Transition Cycle functioning have also been formulated. critical capability gaps in ship-borne heli- major shipbuilding projects in indian for ships from maintenance to operations The naval Commanders also interacted copters, fleet support ships and submarines shipyards, both in Private and Public sec- was also reviewed by the Commanders. This with Arvind subramanian, the then Chief would be progressed by the Government. tors result in the creation of jobs at these has resulted in considerable improvement economic Advisor to the Government of Amid China’s presence in the Indian shipyards as well as encouragement to in combat efficiency and crew proficiency of india, the Chiefs of the Army and Air force. ocean region (ior), the indian navy has msmes to develop indigenous technolo- ships undergoing the new Transition Cycle. The second edition of the naval Command- flagged its need for ship-borne helicopters, gies and manufacturing units in support The new Transition Cycle has also resulted ers’ Conference 2018 is scheduled during

SP www.spsnavalforces.com fleet support ships and submarines. of these major shipbuilding projects. The in the overall improvement of op logistics, october-november 2018.

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publisher and editor-in-Chief News in Brief Jayant Baranwal Deputy managing editor Neetu Dhulia senior editorial adviser R. Adm S.K. Ramsay (Retd) senior technical group editor Commissioning of in LCU L53 Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd) The third ship of the Landing Craft Util- aDmiraL Jayant ganpat naDkarni – a triBUte Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) ity (LCU) Mk-IV project was commissioned Contributing editor into the Indian Navy on April 25 by Vice ayant Ganpat Nadkarni bold and act with profes- Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd) Admiral Bimal Verma, C-in-C A&N Com- was born on December sional dint and pragmatism. principal Correspondent mand. LCU MK-IV is an amphibious ship J5, 1931 at Pune, Maha- As Chief Instructor (Navy) at Rohit Srivastava with a displacement of 830 tonnes and rashtra. On completion of Defence Services Staff Col- Contributors is capable of transporting combat equip- Cadets training at TS Duf- lege, Wellington he along india Vice Adm K.N. Sushil (Retd) ment such as MBT Arjun, T72 and other ferin at erstwhile Bombay he with his core team revolu- Vice Adm Anup Singh (Retd) armoured vehicles. joined the Royal Indian Navy tionalised the Staff Duties Vice Adm Satish Soni (Retd) in March 1949. paradigms. As Chief of Per- Cmde Sujeet Samaddar (Retd) prototype LaUnCher for Brahmos He was deputed to sonnel he single-handedly Cmde A.J. Singh (Retd) Larsen & Toubro has developed a pro- (UK) to introduced and operation- europe Alan Peaford, Doug Richardson, totype launcher for the BrahMos (PJ-10) undergo basic training at alised several unique and Andrew Brookes (UK) supersonic cruise missile. It is designed to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. On modern models for operational and stra- Usa & Canada be fitted onto Indian Navy warships. The completion he was drafted on board the tegic studies concepts. As the FOC-in-C, Lon Nordeen (USA) company recently delivered the Quadruple Training Cruiser HNS Devonshire and at he infused novel Anil R. Pustam (West Indies) Canisterised Inclined Launcher to BrahMos other training establishments of the Royal doctrines to revitalise the Command. west asia/africa Aerospace. The launcher could allow up to Navy. During his initial training period As the Vice Chief his contributions H.R. Heitman (S. Africa) eight missiles to be launched simultane- itself he excelled in every aspect of naval were noteworthy. Obtaining sanction for Chairman & managing Director ously. The missile system can be installed training through sheer dint, hard work and acquisition of Viraat from UK in double Jayant Baranwal on frigates, corvettes, offshore patrol ves- determination and came to be recognized quick time, sanction for leasing of Chakra, executive vice president (Planning & Business Development) sels and other types of vessels to attack sea as a gifted Indian naval trainee. the first nuclear submarine from former Rohit Goel and land-based targets. When he was undergoing his initial USSR, obtaining Govt. sanctions for Project administration & Circulation training in UK that a Train- Seabird, Naval Academy at Ezhimala, etc. Bharti Sharma L&t mBDa missiLe systems LimiteD ing Officer once called him, “Come here, He assumed the helm of Indian Navy [email protected] The joint venture (JV) of L&T and MBDA you podgy little man! From that time on on December 1, 1987, as the 14th Chief of asst-admin, hr & infra is offering to the Indian Navy s Surface Podgy became his fond nickname. the Naval Staff. During his watch as CNS Pooja Tehlani Platforms the Short Range Surface to Air His special acumen was soon recog- a spectacular feat was accomplished with Creative Director Anoop Kamath Missile (SRSAM) and the Medium Range nised, and he was selected to undergo pres- perfection through military intervention by Anti-Ship Missile System both of which tigious specialisation course in Navigation all three services and the Indian Naval Ship Design Vimlesh Kumar Yadav, Sonu Singh Bisht are being offered under the Buy and Make and Direction in UK. On his return to India diverted to thwart the attempt by the mer- research assistant: graphics (Indian) Category. he was the most sought-after Navigator. cenary s coup in the Maldives during 1988. 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