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Reach of China's Navy October-November 2015 Volume 10 No. 5 `100.00 (India-Based Buyer Only) www.spsnavalforces.com ROUNDUP THE ONLY NAVAL MAGAZINE FOR NAVIES ACROSS ASIA-PACIFIC PAGE 5 LEAD STORY Merkel Pushes for Defence PHOTOGRAPH: Wikipedia Cooperation The Germans are considered to be a serious partner in the defence sector and the Indian side sees merits in developing strong bonds with the German defence industry which has developed high technology equipment. Ranjeet Kumar PAGE 6 Parrikar to Visit USA Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s visit to the US in December is expected to propel the Indo-US relationship to a new level. Ranjeet Kumar PAGE 9 China’s sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, is conventionally powered and has an estimated full load displacement of almost 60,000 tonnes and likely to have 30 aircraft on board Exercise Malabar 2015 The Growing Exercise Malabar 2015 will be gauged from Reach of China’s Navy the prism, the growing eminence of Indo-US strategic partnership to the levels not seen before. Military modernisation programme includes capacity building to cater for China’s Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) growing global footprint and international interests. This will involve multiple PAGE 9 missions gradually shifting from ‘near seas’ defence to the ‘far seas’ which includes International Fleet Review power projection. 2016: A Curtain-raiser Indian Navy plans to conduct an International Fleet Review on the Eastern n LT GENERAL NARESH CHAND (RETD) Blue Print of Modernisation like the one linking China to the Per- Seaboard at Visakhapatnam from February Envisaged Role. Defence analysts believe sian Gulf. 4-8, 2016. Over 47 navies from across the HINA IS STEADILY BUILDING a that China’s naval modernisation effort zz Degrading US influence in the Western globe are expected to be represented at modern and regionally power- is geared towards carrying out the fol- Pacific and thereby asserting China’s this event. ful navy, officially called the lowing roles: status as a leading regional power and Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) People’s Liberation Army (Navy) zz Managing the Taiwan problem militar- major world power. (PLA-N), with incremental grow- ily if the contingency so exists. zz To synergise with the above roles China SP’s Exclusives 6 Cing capacity building for conducting oper- zz Power projection or defending China’s wants its Navy to be capable of carry- ations beyond China’s near seas region. territorial claims in the South and East ing out anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) News in Brief 11 China’s improving naval capabilities pose China Sea. to deter US intervention in a conflict in a potential challenge to India’s interest in zz Implementing China’s vision that it China’s maritime regions over Taiwan the Indian Ocean region (IOR) apart from has the right to regulate foreign mili- or any other issue. If that fails then challenging US’ long-standing superior- tary activities in its 200-mile maritime it will be able to delay the arrival or ity over the Pacific region. It also causes exclusive economic zone (EEZ). reduce the effectiveness of US forces. conflict of interest with Japan, Philippines, zz Defending China’s commercial sea zz Additional roles for China’s Navy APPLIED FOR South Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia. lines of communication (SLOCs) include conducting maritime security 5/2015 1 LEAD STORY SP’s Naval Forces periodi- ing defence technology by any India’ route. Read more about tested against Exercise Malabar cally publishes details of the means, secondly, China is this in this issue. 2007 in the Bay of Bengal since regional navies to make our developing its maritime forces Manohar Parrikar addressed it was expanded to include the readers aware of the developing as per their strategic and opera- the 3rd ASEAN Defence Minis- Australian, Japanese and Singa- maritime environment. In this tional vision, and lastly they are ters’ Meeting (ADMM-plus) held porean navies. The 2015 edition issue an overview of the Chi- strictly adhering to a well thought from November 3-5 at Kuala again includes Japan. An over- nese Navy (officially called the out time schedule. Lumpur where he stressed that view has been thus included in People’s Liberation Army-Navy) The Germans are consid- maritime security is again a this issue. The Indian Navy con- which has been modernising at ered to be a serious partner common challenge. The seas tinues to mark its presence in the a very rapid and alarming rate. in the defence sector and the and oceans in our region are Indian Ocean region as well as The Chinese Navy’s moderni- Indian side sees merits in devel- critical enablers of our prosper- in West Asia, Africa and Europe sation programme includes oping strong bonds with the ity. The situation in the South with overseas deployment of capacity building to cater for German defence industry which China Sea and recent devel- ships as well joint training. The China’s growing global footprint has developed high technol- opments there have attracted curtain-raiser on International EDITORIAL and international interests. This ogy equipment. The recent visit interest and concern. He thus Fleet Review 2016, News in Brief involves multiple missions grad- of the German Chancellor Dr hoped that the Code of Conduct and flag appointments just about ually shifting from ‘near seas’ Angela Merkel from October 4-6 on the South China Sea would wraps this issue. defence to the ‘far seas’ which also conveyed the same impres- be concluded at an early date Happy reading and Happy includes power projection apart sions. The defence consultation by consensus. The impending Diwali to all our readers! from other roles. China’s 2015 was held at the level of Ministers visit of the Defence Minister Military Strategy, released in of State on both sides during Parrikar to the US on December May 2015, also stresses on an which they discussed the bilat- 9-10 would build on the already increased emphasis on maritime eral cooperation in joint research deep engagement between the operations, among other things. and development and the ‘Make two sides in defence and strate- China’s force modernisation has in India’ programme. Details of gic arena. A curtain-raiser on it concentrated on improving the the parleys were not disclosed is thus included. quality of its force, rather than but sources said that the Ger- The first edition of bilateral its size. Few aspects clearly mans are keen on Indian Navy’s Malabar Exercise between India emerge from China’s defence six submarine programmes, and US was held in 1992 and forces modernisation plan firstly, under the Project 75I, which are since then it has been held reg- JAYANT BARANWAL China is developing and acquir- to be acquired through ‘Make in ularly. China had strongly pro- Publisher & Editor-in-Chief (including anti-piracy) operations, evac- that it is just catching up with claimants ously faced a threat from highly accurate YJ-18. China’s submarine force is also uating Chinese nationals from foreign who have build military bases earlier. ballistic missiles capable of hitting moving increasing its ASCM capability, with the countries when necessary and conduct- ships at sea. Due to their ability to change long-range YJ-18 ASCM replacing the older ing humanitarian assistance and disas- The Beginning course, the MaRVs on an ASBM are more YJ-82 on the Song, Yuan and Shang classes. ter relief (HADR) operations. Designing process of China’s latest ships difficult to intercept than non-manoeuvring The YJ-18 is similar to the Russian SS-N- Military modernisation programme seems to have begun in the late 1980s. The ballistic missile re-entry vehicles. China 27B/Sizzler ASCM, which is fielded on eight includes capacity building to cater for work has picked up with inputs from mili- reportedly is developing a hypersonic glide of China’s 12 Russian-built Kilo SS subma- China’s growing global footprint and tary operations against Iraq during Opera- vehicle that if incorporated into Chinese rines. YJ-18 sprints towards the target with international interests. This will involve tion Desert Storm in 1991 and as well as ASBMs, could make Chinese ASBMs more an initial subsonic phase estimated at 0.8 multiple missions gradually shifting from deployment of two US aircraft carrier difficult to intercept. An earlier report has Mach but 20 km from the target the speed ‘near seas’ defence to the ‘far seas’ which strike groups near Taiwan in response to suggested that ASBM programme is being increases to supersonic from Mach 2.5 to 3. includes power projection apart from other Chinese missile tests and naval exercises developed in phases. By the end of this year Range is 180 km. roles mentioned above. China’s 2015 Mili- in the region. China’s naval modernisation (12th plan) a range of 3,000 km and enhance YJ-83K and YJ-12. The China’s Naval tary Strategy, released in May 2015, also programme is broad-based to include anti- aerodynamic manoeuvring capabilities is Aviation arms its JH-7 and H-6G with YJ- stresses placing an increased emphasis on ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs), anti-ship to be achieved, by 2020, the range will be 83K ASCM which has an effective range maritime operations, among other things. cruise missiles (ASCMs), land-attack cruise extended to 8,000 km and by 2025, global of 200 km. China has also developed the missiles (LACMs), surface-to-air missiles precision strike capability will be achieved. YJ-12 ASCM for the Navy which is reported China’s Tactics in East and South (SAMs), mines, manned aircraft, unmanned to have a range of up to 250 km and a speed China Seas aircraft, submarines, aircraft carriers, ASCMs of Mach 2.5 but later some sources gave a China has been taking actions for force pro- destroyers, frigates, corvettes, patrol craft, China’s large inventory of ASCMs also range of 400 km and a speed of Mach 4 jection and defending its maritime territo- amphibious ships, mine countermeasures includes several indigenous designs as when launched at high altitude.
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