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Page 4  IntervIew PhOtOgraPh: ‘Make in India’ Thrust on an Overdrive for the Indian Navy

In a very recent interaction with the media, r.K. Dhowan, Chief of the naval Staff, said, “we have put the ‘Make in India’ thrust on an overdrive. the focus in the road map is on weapons, sensors and cutting- edge technologies, with certain milestones and required timelines.” Sushil Ramsay (Retd) Page 6 Vishal to be Nuclear Powered? the United States and India have agreed to form a working group to explore the joint development of India’s next-generation . Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) Page 7 Airborne Anti- Warfare Sikorsky aircraft has been selected by the Indian navy to fulfil its multi-role helicopter requirement for anti-submarine and anti- surface warfare missions. Rear Admiral Dr S. Kulshrestha (Retd) Page 9 Indian Navy on yet another Benign Humanitarian Mission There is a need to focus on It is the benign role assigned to the Indian navy which has been tested repeatedly under the most trying and adverse conditions and humanitarian assistance & ‘much more productivity and disaster relief missions most proficiently and successfully accomplished. Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) competitiveness of Indian shipyards, Page 10 Sailing towards Self-Reliance with much less capital investments Innovation in an organisation is the key to its performance in the field of technology and aids in production of new age equipment on shipbuilding infrastructure’ and systems. Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) PluS In an exclusive interview with SP s Naval Forces, Rear Admiral A.K. Saxena, Director General of Naval Design, Surface Ship Group, focussed on Indian Navy striving for News in Brief 11 indigenous warship production and strengthing public private partnership

SP s Naval Forces (SP s): Beginning from also ensuring their top class construc- struction are one of the most complex the times of designing the first Leander tion indigenously. What was the strategy engineering activities involving aggrega- class frigate, the Indian Navy’s Design that led to successful construction of the tion and integration of multitude of com- Organisation has clocked several stu- home-grown ship designs? ponents and systems. Unlike other indus- pendous successes in not just rolling out Director General Naval Design (SSG) tries like automobile or aircraft industry Applied for state-of-the-art surface ships designs but (DGND-SSG): Warship design and con- where a prototype can first be developed,

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The Indian Navy is dead on a recent interaction with the in production of new age equip- joint training and spreading course for Make in India vision media, We have put the Make ment and systems. The industry goodwill by visiting Australia, of the Prime Minister Narendra in India thrust on an overdrive. pitched in with Anil D. Ambani, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Modi, which is supported by The focus in the road map is on Chairman, Reliance group, lead- Cambodia, Thailand, Seychelles the interview of Rear Admiral weapons, sensors and cutting- ing by giving an illuminating talk and Israel. There are also a few A.K. Saxena, Director General edge technologies, with certain and assuring that in addition to write-ups to keep you all abreast of Naval Design (Surface Ship milestones and required time- the existing infrastructure and of the events, followed by the Group). During the interview, lines. Accordingly an article on shipbuilding assets at the Pipa- News in Brief and appointments. Rear Admiral Saxena has articu- the subject which carries out an vava Shipyard evaluated at Wish you all discerning lated upon all facets of warship analysis and in-depth review of `10,000 crore, his enterprise has readers happy reading! building including infrastruc- the Navy s plans for Make in plans for further investments to ture, design, construction and India is included. the tune of `5,000 crore to facili- engaging of the private sector. Following Make in India tate expansion of the shipbuild- He emphasized on the need vision, the Indian Navy had also ing capabilities for indigenously

EDITORIAL to focus on much more pro- organised a seminar on Innova- construct warships. All very ductivity and competitiveness tion and Indigenisation during inspiring for the Navy as well as of Indian shipyards, with much July, with the theme of Sailing the industry. A write-up of the less capital investments on ship- Towards Self-Reliance . The seminar is included in this issue. building infrastructure. preamble of the seminar stated, The Navy has also been Sailing forward on the same Innovation in an organisation busy with Operation Rahat for theme, Admiral R.K. Dhowan, is the key to its performance in evacuation of Indians struck in Jayant BaranwaL Chief of Naval Staff, stated in the field of technology and aids war-torn Yemen, carrying out Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

optimised and then replicated in large been a focus area of design with signifi- directorate, the ship designs have also been organisation, planning/production con- numbers, warship building involves smaller cant improvements made in Shivalik class significantly upgraded in their capabilities, trol, supply chain management, process numbers, concurrent evolution of design, designs with attention to reduction of features with incorporation of niche tech- engineering, human resource management, and management of many uncertainties radar cross section, infrared signature and nologies. Considering the impressive lin- work culture, vendor development, etc. that emerge during construction period. acoustic signatures. In future these designs eage, the nation had reposed its trust on One of the means to bring about the Despite these complexities, it was the wis- would be further improved upon. DND (SSG) and tasked it to design one of process engineering change is to imple- dom, vision, confidence of the Indian Navy One of the most important strategies in India’s most ambitious and challenging war- ment integrated construction (IC) meth- (IN), backed fully by the Government of build-up of the indigenous warship design ships ever, the indigenous aircraft carrier. odology at our shipyards. This method- India and the defence public sector ship- is the human resource strength of DND ology, aims at achieving higher extent of yards that enabled the realisation of self- (SSG). The DND has derived its strength SP’s: Until the recent times all of indige- pre-outfitting at block stage, rather than reliance in ship design and construction. from the institutionalised and systemic nous warships construction was through at the post-launch stage, thereby affording Decision to go ahead with indigenous ship capabilities built up over the years. These the system of nomination of the pub- significant savings on timelines and man- design and construction was a bold act of capabilities have been sharpened by way lic sector defence shipyards. From the hour costs. The advancement of outfitting faith on the part of IN. It reflected the con- of the rich and diverse experience of its Design Bureau’s perspective how would to earlier stages can result in these savings fidence the IN had in its designers and the officers and drawing office staff in execu- you like to analyse the experiences of because of improved access for personnel/ growing capability of Indian shipyards. tion of large number of projects. The main indigenous shipbuilding by the defence material handling equipment, improved The Indian Navy made a modest begin- challenge however is in skill-sets retention, shipyards over the past 50 years? working conditions, avoiding of bunch- ning in 1962 in the field of indigenous besides time and effort required in build- DGND-SSG: Till about middle of last ing of work. The implementation of these warship design and construction with the ing of the capabilities with new personnel decade, defence shipbuilding was mainly practices would also require early selec- establishment of a design cell in the Direc- joining the organisation. confined to four defence public sector tion of equipment, change in procurement torate of Naval Construction (DNC) which Continuous improvement in design shipyards. Orders on the defence shipyards practices, and reorganisation of the yards. later grew to become DNC’s Central Design procedures, tools and technology over the were generally placed on nomination basis Indigenous ship construction is set to take Organisation in 1965. Since then, the IN years has enabled the Indian Navy ships considering complexity and uncertain- a big step with Project 17A ships being con- design agency has steadily grown to pro- to keep up with the rapid advancements ties of complex warship building projects. structed using IC methodology to reduce duce over 19 designs to which over 85 in naval ship technology witnessed over Concept/basic design for the ships were build periods. ships have been built. The Directorate of the last two decades. Use of 3D CAD mod- largely provided by the Indian Navy and Modular construction refers to con- Naval Design (DND) has thus evolved into a elling, finite element structural analysis, the shipyards were required to undertake struction of blocks at several locations cradle of excellence in warship design over computational fluid dynamics, wind tun- only detailed design/production drawings. with assembly in one yard. It can facilitate the last five decades. IN also celebrated nel testing, EMI/EMC testing, stealth signa- Indian Navy’s experience with the partnership between capacity constrained golden jubilee last year to commemorate ture prediction software, etc, have led to defence shipyards has been very good as shipyards to collaborate and optimally uti- 50 glorious years of indigenous warship progressive refinements in design besides reflected in realisation of large number lise capacity available in other shipyards. design. Presently, IN is first among the leading to improved visual appreciation. of indigenous warships. Although, the The partnership for modular construction services in indigenisation and takes great The directorate is also setting up a virtual defence shipyards over the years have built could be between ‘public-public’ shipyards pride that as on date 100 per cent of its reality lab to enable operator inputs at up capability to build warships, however, or ‘public–private’ shipyards in the coun- ships are being sourced indigenously. early stage in design. with increase in naval shipbuilding orders try, to derive mutual benefits. Modular Indian Navy’s focus at all levels for DND has come a long way in its endeav- over the years, there is a requirement of construction would require design of struc- progressive indigenisation with sourc- our of design and building state-of-the-art pooling of resources and sharing of load ture of the modular blocks for sea or road ing of weapons and sensors and other surface warships since the Leander class with private shipyards. transportation, development of common critical equipment through joint develop- frigates. Not just in terms of sheer num- The shipyard infrastructure at the build and accuracy standards, and total ment and licensed production has borne ber of ships designed indigenously by the defence shipyards has improved over the quality assessment/control. Infrastruc- good results. From totally relying on for- years. The crane capacities have increased ture augmentation such as availability of eign weapon and sensors fit, considerable from 50 tonnes to almost 300 tonnes in sea-going with restraining arrange- enhancement in indigenous content is seen The shipyard infrastructure some yards, and the infrastructure has ments, goliath cranes with access to sea in the latest Kolkata class destroyers and been augmented with construction of new for lifting blocks, and land transporters for Kamorta class . at the defence shipyards has slipways and dry docks. The construction movement to slipway or close to building DND has been playing the central role of modular workshops to allow all weather block would also be required. in configuring its designs to integrate improved over the years. work, with access available for lifting fully Careful planning holds the key to advanced weapons and sensors suites, outfitted blocks to the slipways are major shorten build periods. Build strategy is incorporate advanced stealth features, The crane capacities have and critical infrastructure upgrades. Cre- critical for success of shipbuilding proj- and improved propulsion technology from ation of additional wet basin with critical ects, and must also assess the risk which steam to diesel to gas turbines. New con- increased from 50 tonnes to berthing facilities are also expected to ease can lead to time and cost overruns, with cepts for enhanced operator convenience almost 300 tonnes in some the past infrastructure constraints. Some suitable risk mitigation methods. Produc- through automated control and monitor- of the defence shipyards have also added tion commencement is to be planned with ing systems such as Integrated Platform yards, and the infrastructure ship-lift facilities with dry berths to facili- adequate gap after contract to enable Management System, Integrated Bridge tate building of ships. ordering of equipment and maturity of the System, Advanced Composite Communi- has been augmented with Reduction in build periods of war- detailed design. New techniques such as cation Suite, Combat Management System ships has been a challenge. To achieve Earned Value Management based assess- and Total Atmosphere Control System construction of new slipways this, besides augmentation of the yard ment of physical progress, recasting of have been incorporated in the ships to infrastructure, the shipbuilding processes S-curves based on trade wise assessment of bring about a technological transforma- and dry docks. in vogue are also being transformed. The manpower availability, especially for outfit- tion in the equipment and system fit of areas that require transformation in this ting to suit IC also need to be implemented.

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age excess loading through outsourcing construction of the surface ship as per been good, they need to enhance capabil- shipyards in their initial phase were for or other means need to be figured out in designs of the Director General of Naval ity to produce larger and weapon intensive commercial ships. The owner provided the advance so that no time is lost during proj- Design (Surface Ship Group). How do you naval ships. It is anticipated that the active design and sometimes even the material to ect execution. view this development in the context of participation of private shipyards in naval the shipyards, leaving the yards to focus Notwithstanding scope for improve- Indian Navy’s aspirations for force level shipbuilding would bring in the spirit of exclusively on construction and delivery. ment as outlined above, it is a fact that accretion to augment maritime capabili- healthy competition and more importantly Therefore, in-house design and R&D capa- indigenous naval ship design and construc- ties within the desired timelines? faster pace of ship acquisition to meet the bilities were not focused upon by most of tion capabilities are a remarkable success DGND-SSG: At the outset, I would like to Indian Navy requirements. the private shipyards. story in which defence shipyards have clarify that all major combatants presently With the global recession setting in played significant role, therefore capabili- being designed by the DND are being built SP’s: From the designers’ perspective 2009 and resultant downturn in shipping ties created at defence shipyards need to exclusively in DPSU/PSU shipyards. Ships how would you like to evaluate the avail- industry, several commercial shipbuilding be nurtured as a ‘national resource’. being built by private shipyards are being able infrastructure, technology absorp- orders were cancelled resulting in substan- designed either by shipyards themselves tion capability, shipbuilding and ancillary tial spare capacity in Indian private ship- SP’s: For the past decade or more the or through their respective design collabo- skill-sets available with the leading ship- yards. This had led to associated financial focus has gradually shifted to engaging rators. However, with limited shipbuilding yards in the private sector? problems in the shipyards as most of the the private sector also in key infrastruc- capacity available at DPSU/PSU shipyards DGND-SSG: With the increase in global shipyards had invested heavily towards ture development for warship building, and considerable spare capacity with pri- trade and spurt in demand for commercial creation or upgradation of their infrastruc- as also in establishing high-end technol- vate shipyards, the Ministry of Defence ships about a decade ago, several new ship- ture. As against the above-stated backdrop ogy centres of excellence in pursuit of (MoD) has started looking at private ship- yards had developed in India to capitalise in commercial shipbuilding, the naval and generational upgrade for the warship yards for naval shipbuilding projects on on the shipping boom. The boom resulted Coast Guard orders for ships have shown construction within the country. What is competitive basis. in creation of green field shipyards with an increasing trend. your perspective on the emerging trends? While our experience with private ship- very good infrastructure in private sec- DGND-SSG: A typical warship comprises of yards regarding delivery of yard crafts has tor shipyards. Most of the orders to these Continued on page 8... ‘Float’, ‘Move’ and ‘Fight’ components. The indigenisation content in ‘Float’ is more than 90 per cent, in ‘Move’ is over 50 per cent and in ‘Fight’ is over 30 per cent. With most of the warships and cur- rently being built by way of ‘Make in India’, the next enhancement in indigenisation levels being focused is on naval equipment. The ‘Move’ component which includes pro- pulsion and auxiliary machinery is cur- rently largely assembled/licence produced in India. The ‘Fight’ component which includes weapons and sensors are largely imported, view niche technologies and low volumes involved. The ‘Move’ and ‘Fight’ equipment fit of warships are therefore the focus areas for ‘Make in India’ in future. Modular weapons and sensors with stan- dard physical system and electronic inter- face are key to the reduction of build peri- ods. Modular equipment are required to be developed to enable easy pre-outfit on new construction ships and facilitate easy instal- lation and connectorisation of upgrades during the service life of ship. Modular engi- neering equipment are also being manufac- tured as seen in recent trends in packaging of AC plants, air handling units, hydraulic starting units for gas turbines, etc. With focus on ‘Make in India,’ there is a need to factor requirement for modularity during the initial stages of the development of such indigenous equipment. Many advanced navies are using the con- cept of integrated mast, wherein the whole mast is fabricated, outfitted and tested on land-based test site, effectively delinking the progress of engineering work and readi- ness of weapons and sensors onboard. This concept can lead to significant reduction in build periods and also enable improved per- formance of sensors, with greater degree of completion of ship at delivery with respect to its battle worthiness. Many advanced navies are designing their ships with integrated electric propul- sion to meet both propulsion and power generation requirements. Electric propul- sion also affords enhanced flexibility in operation, low acoustic signatures, lower maintenance cost (due to optimum loading Unique.Unique. AheadAhead ofof thethe Art.Art. of prime movers) and enhanced flexibility Unique. Ahead of the Art. in location of the diesel alternators, etc. There may be a need to develop one of the private/public shipyards to manufacture the system components in collaboration with a suitable foreign firm experienced in diesel-electric propulsion. To incentivise the shipyard from a ‘Make in India’ per- spective, the shipyard could be designated as single source for entire system supply and integration on board for a period of 10 years (for the developed capacity of the power plant).

SP’s: In the recent years, the Indian Gov- ernment has made a departure from the established norms of nomination of only defence shipyards for indigenous

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In a very recent interaction with the media, Admiral R.K. Dhowan, Chief of the Naval Staff, said, “We have put the ‘Make in India’ thrust on an overdrive. The focus in the road map is on weapons, sensors and cutting-edge technologies, with certain milestones and required timelines.

PhOtOgraPh: US Navy n ReaR admiRal SuShil RamSay (Retd) helicopter manufacturers like European Eurocopter, AgustaWestland, American TTRIBUTED TO INDIA’S VAN- Bell Helicopters, Sikorsky, Lockheed Mar- TAGE location in the Indian tin and Kamov Helicopters. Ocean and consequential stra- tegic imperatives, the roles Naval Utility Helicopters and responsibilities of the As a replacement for the Hindustan Aero- IndianA Navy (IN) have gained ascendancy, nautics Limited (HAL) manufactured ageing both in quantitative and qualitative terms. Chetak helicopters, a survey for twin-engine The Maritime Capabilities Perspective Plan utility helicopters was launched nearly a (MCPP) enunciates the road map for rejuve- decade ago. A requirement to procure over nating IN to be ready to face the dynamics 100 naval utility helicopters (NUH) from the of maritime security concerns. leading global manufacturers was identified. In a very recent interaction with the This programme was, however, scrapped media, Admiral R.K. Dhowan, Chief of the last year and the ‘Buy & Make (Indian)’ cat- Naval Staff (CNS), said, “We have put the egorisation was awarded to it. ‘Make in India’ thrust on an overdrive. The Consequent to revised categorisation, focus in the road map is on weapons, sen- several top Indian companies including sors and cutting-edge technologies, with Tata, Mahindra and Anil Ambani-led Reli- certain milestones and required timelines. ance Group have displayed keen interest to As of now, India has achieved 90 per cent participate in the nearly $1.5-billion NUH indigenisation in the ‘Float’ (hull, super- programme. A large number of domestic structure, etc.) component of a warship firms have responded to the request for through the developments of high grade information issued in October 2014. Most steel by the Defence Research and Devel- of the leading Indian industries, such as opment Organisation (DRDO) and the Steel V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft Punj Llyod, Bharat Forge, Mahindra Aero- Authority of India (SAIL), among other space, Reliance Defence and Aerospace, things. But the ‘Move’ (propulsion) and In the recent past the government has tion plan includes NMRH with ASW, ASuW Tata Advanced Systems and HAL have ‘Fight’ (weapons and sensors) components accorded sanction for Phase-II for 40,000- and Special Forces operations capabilities. responded. European major Airbus, Agus- lag behind at 50-60 per cent and 30 per tonne IAC-I to be commissioned as INS The original plan for acquiring 123 NMRH taWestland, Bell Helicopters and Sikorsky cent, respectively. “The ‘Fight’ component Vikrant and is currently under construc- from the leading global vendors has been are reportedly in negotiations with Indian has been made a thrust area, with talks tion at the Limited. The re-categorised as ‘Buy & Make (Indian).’ industry to finalise their participation in being held with production agencies like project has suffered undue delays, time This is aimed at promoting Indian indus- ‘Make in India’ initiative. public sector undertakings (PSUs) as well and cost overruns, and is now slated to be try in the aviation sector to tie up with as private sector. Close to a hundred tech- inducted by 2018-19 only. This will leave global majors for the technology transfer Naval Shipborne Unmanned System nologies have been identified, which range the Indian Navy with just one aircraft car- and joint venture arrangements for pro- The Indian Navy intends to procure at least from guns and missiles to different kinds rier, the 44,400-tonne INS Vikramaditya duction of the aircraft indigenously. The 50 Naval Shipborne Unmanned Aerial Sys- of radars and sonars,” said CNS. inducted from Russia at a cost of $2.33 bil- government has ordered the capacity and tem (NSUAS) for intelligence, surveillance DRDO will have to deliver in the time- lion in November 2013. capability verification of Indian industry to and reconnaissance, sea-lanes of communi- frames required to hand over to avoid situ- be cleared for participation in the tender- cation monitoring and coastal/EEZ surveil- ations like last year’s commissioning of Multi-role Helicopters ing process. It is learnt that tenders will lance, anti-piracy and anti-terrorism, assis- 6,800-tonne destroyer, INS Kolkata, the larg- In order to augment the multi-role heli- be out shortly. The companies expected to tance in search and rescue and assistance est-ever warship to be built in India without copter (MRH) fleet for the ships and the take part in the tender include all major in maritime domain awareness. The prefer- the critical long-range surface-to-air missile air squadrons ashore, as also to equip the ence for NSUAS would be for those which system. A brief resume on the critical pro- ships which will be commissioned as per can operate from warships of size of 50 m grammes is in the succeeding paragraphs. the 14th Naval Plan until 2020, the Indian upwards (with or without helicopter decks) Navy had initiated the procurement pro- Early finalisation of the long- and be capable of day/night operations. Fleet Air Arm cess for 56 MRH. The induction plan was pending plan to indigenously The Indian Navy has been on the lookout aimed at acquiring MRH for ASW, anti- for a variety of different UCAS and UAS, Indigenous Aircraft Carriers surface warfare (ASuW) and Special Forces’ construct country’s largest- including shipborne rotary-wing vehicles, Considering the complexity of design devel- operations, etc. After several years of ups shore-based MALE/HALE vehicles and con- opment and construction, systems integra- and downs, finally the MRH tender was ever aircraft carrier, the ventional shore-based vehicles. tion, the gestation period for IAC-II, to be reduced to a quantity of merely 16 aircraft christened as INS Vishal, could well span over which was opened on December 4, 2014, 65,000-tonne INS Vishal US-2i Amphibious Aircraft 10-12 years. If the design of IAC-II is centred for already phased out Seaking 42 and 42A The Indian Navy has shown interest in on catapult assisted take-off but arrested during 1990-91. The timelines for final with airborne early warning acquiring 12 amphibious aircraft US-2i recovery, it would offer flexibility for launch- cost negotiations are still blurred. Hence, and anti-submarine warfare built by Japanese firm ShinMaywa. The ing fighters as well as heavier aircraft for sur- if the contract for 16 S-70B MRH is signed $1.65-billion deal is being progressed as veillance, early-warning, electronic warfare now the deliveries will be affected only capabilities, is an imperative, part of the Services Capital Acquisition and other operations. Early finalisation of from 2018. The silver lining is the possible Plan (SCAP). This could be the Japan’s the long-pending plan to indigenously con- inclusion of an option clause for additional considering impending first defence export to India. Indian Navy struct country’s largest-ever aircraft carrier, eight units without further negotiations. requires the aircraft for search and res- the 65,000-tonne INS Vishal with airborne de-commissioning of INS cue missions, inter-island communication, early warming (AEW) and anti-submarine Naval Multi-role Helicopters rapid response duties and reconnaissance warfare (ASW) capabilities is an imperative, IN has an additional requirement of naval Viraat in the near future of islands, but also as an offset to China’s considering impending de-commissioning of multi-role helicopters (NMRH) pending growing strength at the north end of the

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PhOtOgraPhS: ShinMaywa, Indian Navy V-22 Osprey – Airborne Early Warning tors including MDL, GRSE, Hindustan Ship- Aircraft yard Ltd., GSL, L&T, ABG Shipyard and Pipa- For some time now the Indian Navy has vav Shipyard to build six next-generation been evaluating the options for acquiring submarines with Air Independent Propul- a fixed-wing AEW platform for its aircraft sion (AIP) System by 2022. Reportedly, the carriers. Not just for INS Vikramaditya committee has shortlisted L&T and Pipavav but the two IACs, as well. While Northrop Defence & Offshore Engineering Company, Grumman in the past had pitched for the in which the Anil Ambani group firm Reli- E-2 Hawkeye with appropriate modifica- ance Infrastructure has recently acquired tions, Indian Navy is also intrigued by the management control. The tender under flexibility offered by the V-22 Osprey tilt- ‘Buy & Make (Indian)’ categorisation will be rotor aircraft. With vertical take-off and issued for transfer of technology with lead- transition into fixed-wing flight, it appears ing foreign collaborators and substantial to take care of tactical advantage the manufacturing in India for six advanced Indian Navy is looking forward to through stealth diesel-electric submarines. an AEW platform. The likely global contenders to par- ticipate in the venture include DCNS with Surface Fleet upgraded/advanced Scorpene, Navantia with the S-80, Rubin Design Bureau with Amur Project 15B, Guided Missile Destroyers 1650 and HDW with Class 214. Soryu class In the wake of success story of Proj- new-generation conventional attack subma- ect 15A, Kolkata class guided missile rines jointly developed and manufactured by destroyers, the government has already Mitsubishi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries of approved a follow-on programme of four Japan are also likely to join in the fray. more stealth destroyers as Project 15B. As per available reports, Navantia has The Project 15B ships will retain the same a tie-up with Lockheed Martin for combat hull form as for Kolkata class and most of management systems and is known to be its systems. There will be some upgrades, working closely with L&T albeit on surface structural changes in the superstructure ship projects. The Swedish Kockums Archer to improve stealth, better sound and class is also in the race. DCNS already has infrared suppression. The displacement a technology tie-up with Pipavav Defence, of each ship will be approximately 7,000 as also Sembcorp Marine (Singapore), part tonnes, a 200-tonne addition over Kol- of Temasek of the Singapore Government, kata class. has a strategic and equity partnership with The main armament will include the Pipavav Defence. new Nirbhay, land attack cruise missile The Project 75(I) submarines are (1,000-km range), the hypersonic BrahMos- expected to be bigger than the 1,800- II anti-ship cruise missile (300-km-range) tonne Scorpene class. The AIP systems and an Extended Range surface-to-air mis- will enable greater underwater endurance sile (100-km range). Construction of the besides incorporating stealth, land-attack first of the class, INS Bengaluru is already missiles capability and other technological well underway. advancements.

Project 17A, Stealth Frigates Nuclear Submarines Dormant for some years now, Project 17A Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Security guided-missile stealth frigates (FFG) has (CCS) has approved plans for the indigenous recently been kick-started. The project development and construction of six nuclear- is an advanced derivative of the existing powered attack submarines (SSNs) for over 5,600-tonne Project 17 Shivalik class frig- (Top) Amphibious aircraft US-2 built by ShinMaywa; `6,000 crore. India has already developed ates. The Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) will (above) Undocking of the first of Scorpene submarines Kalvari competency in indigenous production of be the lead yard for both detailed design nuclear submarines. Arihant, India’s first and construction of the first four ships of Next-generation Missile Corvettes which was undocked at MDL on April 6, indigenously designed and constructed the project and the Garden Reach Ship- To augment existing strength of missile 2015, will be delivered by September 2016, currently undergoing sea builders & Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kol- corvettes, a brand new project of six stealth completing the delivery of all six boats by trials, is a shining testimony in this domain. kata, will build the balance three. next-generation missile vessels (NGMVs) September 2020. The plan to add six nuclear attack sub- The first ship is expected to be launched has been enunciated. The project has been MDL will soon have two lines of sub- marines is a modification of government’s by 2017 and the remaining six expected to categorised as ‘Buy (Indian)’/‘Buy & Make marines construction; one for six Scorpene decision taken last year for Project 75(I). be delivered, one each year until 2023. The (Indian)’. The design and technology speci- SSKs and the second yet to be ordered six This initiative seems to be an amalgama- Project 17A’s design will include new-gen- fications are under finalisation. The main Project 75I SSKs. Consequently, by late next tion of six nuclear submarines into 30-year eration weapon systems like the Barak-2 envisaged capabilities of the new NGMVs year, MDL will have two dedicated subma- submarine force building and modernisa- MR-SAM/EL/M-2248 MF-STAR combination will include stealth features, low radar, rine construction facilities—one at its East tion perspective plan approved by the gov- and BrahMos vertically-launched super- acoustic, magnetic and IR signatures, high Yard and the other at the Alcock Yard, both ernment way back in 1999. sonic multi-role cruise missiles. The super- endurance and credible advanced mine of which will be used for the accelerated structure of this class will also make exten- detection and anti-air capabilities. The pro- delivery of the six Scorpene SSKs. Conclusion sive use of composites. pulsion system is envisaged to cater for Tweaking the MCPP of Indian Navy by infus- While INS Kamorta was commissioned greater endurance and operations in low Project 75(I) – Conventional AIP Submarines ing newer initiatives of ‘Make in India’ to pro- on August 23, 2014, second ship of the speed regimes during low intensity mari- With intent to revisit the dormant Project mote greater indigenisation, already a strong class INS Kadmatt is scheduled for com- time operations or EEZ patrols. 75(I), a high-level Ministry of Defence com- USP of Indian Navy, across the board for missioning in June/July 2016, INS Kiltan mittee had conducted a survey of Indian all ongoing projects behoves well for much in September 2017 and the last ship of the Mines Countermeasures Vessels shipyards, both in public and private sec- needed rejuvenation of the Indian Navy. series towards the end of 2018. The Defence Acquisition Council has recently Amalgamation of six nuclear submarines given the go-ahead to the Goa Shipyard Ltd into the beleaguered 30-year submarine force Project 28, Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvettes (GSL) for the construction of all eight mines The Project 75(I) submarines building and modernisation perspective plan Kamorta class corvettes are Indian Navy’s countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) with the and alongside developing the ancillary shore next-generation ASW platform, being built option of additional ships. The project is to are expected to be bigger support facilities, infrastructure and the all- under Project 28 at GRSE. All four cor- replace 12 ageing Pondicherry and inclusive base could truly be a game changer. vettes are planned to be handed over to the class by 2020. The Indian than the 1,800-tonne The Indian Navy has further stepped Indian Navy by 2017. The basic design for Navy requires at least 24 MCMVs to clear on the gas for indigenisation in tune with Project 28 was specified by the Director- mines laid by enemy warships and aircraft Scorpene class. The AIP the government’s ‘Make in India’ policy, ate of Naval Design which was converted to blockade harbours during war. identifying close to hundred technologies into detailed design by GRSE. These ships systems will enable greater for DRDO to develop over the next 10-15 will have a very high percentage of indig- Sub-Surface Fleet underwater endurance years. India already has 42 warships and six enous equipment. The DMR 249A hull submarines under construction in Indian steel is produced by SAIL. Wärtsilä, India Project 75 – Scorpene Class besides incorporating shipyards with an order value of around will deliver the low-vibration diesel alter- In October 2005, contract for Project 75 `3,00,000 crore to maintain a cutting-edge nators to power the on board electronics. was awarded to French defence giant DCNS stealth, land-attack missiles three-dimensional profile. The recent review While INS Kamorta was commissioned on to build six Franco-Spanish Scorpene class of the dormant schemes of Indian Navy’s August 23, 2014, second ship of the class diesel attack submarines at MDL. The deal capability and other MCPP by the government re-emphasises the INS Kadmatt is scheduled for commission- involved extensive technology transfer imperatives for a stronger and rejuvenated ing in June/July 2015 (probably delayed), agreements. Though the first Scorpene sub- technological advancements. Indian Navy to assume its strategic roles INS Kiltan in September 2016 and the last marine was scheduled to be handed over in which is due to India’s immense geographic ship of the series towards end 2017. 2012, as things stand now, the first boat advantage in the . SP

3/2015 5  aIrCraFt CarrIer Vishal to be Nuclear Powered?

The United States and India have agreed to form a working group to explore the joint development of India’s next- generation aircraft carrier

n ReaR admiRal SuShil RamSay (Retd) the Indian Navy’s combat power and would not succumb to the temptation to make tric current to propel an armature down a resonate throughout the Asian continent collaborative development merely an track. EMALS has been designed to replace N JUNE 4, 2015, India and the to India’s strategic advantage. The most exercise in procuring technology. the steam-powered launch system that has United States signed a new valuable contributions are likely to materi- been the standard on aircraft carriers since strategically important 10-year alise in the fight, possibly in the move, and The Fight Function the 1950s. EMALS is capable of launching a defence framework pact which hopefully in the integrate functions. He fur- zz Explore the possibility of equipping wide variety of aircraft, is near-silent, and envisaged joint development ther articulated the following tenets which India’s carrier with the Electro-Magnetic enjoys smoother acceleration and a more Oand manufacture of defence equipment could be used for meaningful collaboration Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). consistent launch speed. It also has higher and technology including jet engines, air- between the two countries: zz Offer India access to various advanced launch energy, is more reliable, mechani- craft carrier design and construction. aviation systems, such as the US Navy’s cally simpler, and is easier to maintain. During the recently concluded visit to Bringing Cooperation into Focus E-2C/D Hawkeye for airborne early EMALS has already been tested in the first India of Ashton Carter, US Defense Secre- zz The prospect of a major Chinese naval warning and battle management and phase of ACT testing that ended in 2011 and tary, India and the US also finalised two proj- presence in the Indian Ocean trans- the fifth-generation F-35C lightning included 134 manned launches of aircraft, ect agreements for high-tech mobile power forms India’s hitherto secure rear into strike fighter, so as to permit the Indian including the F/A-18E Super Hornet, T-45C source and next-generation protective suits a springboard from which coercive Navy to secure a combat advantage Goshawk, C-2A Greyhound, E-2D Advanced for chemical and biological warfare. power can be brought to bear against over its rivals’ air wings. Hawkeye and F-35C Lightning II. The second The foundation of the recently con- the Indian landmass. phase saw launches of the EA-18G Growler cluded framework agreement was actually zz The principal objective underlying The Move Function and F/A-18C Hornet. Recently on June 22, laid during the parleys between President bilateral cooperation should be to Consider changes to current US policy to 2015, for the first time installed EMALS suc- Barack Obama and Prime Minister Nar- ensure that India’s next-generation air- allow for discussions about nuclear propul- cessfully carried out an unmanned dead endra Modi during the former’s visit to weight sled from under construction super India as the chief guest at the Republic PhOtOgraPh: Indian Navy aircraft carrier, USS Gerald Ford. The dead Day parade on January 26, 2015. The one- weight landed about a hundred metres from on-one discussions between the two had the bow of the ship under construction. mainly focused on issues ranging from maritime security and joint training. Conclusion Towards culmination of the efforts, Factoring the extensive deliberations, con- Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and the sultations, evaluations, etc. the US and visiting Defense Secretary Ashton Carter India have now agreed to form a working signed the 2015 framework for the India-US group to explore the joint development Defence Relationship on June 4, 2015. The of India’s next-generation aircraft carrier. long-term agreement is the consolidation and Such collaboration would increase the the upgrade of the previous framework and IN’s combat power and would resonate successes to guide the bilateral defence and throughout the Asian continent to India’s strategic partnership for the next decade. strategic advantage. The salient features of the new frame- Emerging reports suggest that India’s work agreement provides for additional biggest ever warship, the Indigenous Air- avenues for high level strategic discussions, craft Carrier II (IAC-II) to be christened continued exchanges between the armed as INS Vishal, is likely to be propelled by forces of both countries, and strengthening nuclear energy. Speculations are rife that of defence capabilities. The framework also the home grown IAC-II based on US technol- encompasses expediting discussions to take ogy for joint development and construction forward cooperation on jet engines, aircraft could be 65,000 tonnes to accommodate carrier design and construction, and other an air wing of 50 aircraft. In contrast INS areas, as also recognises the transforma- INS Vikramaditya Vikramaditya, which was refurbished, mod- tive nature of the Defence Technology and ernised and weighs 45,000 tonnes, carries Trade Initiative (DTTI). The two sides have craft carrier to include its air wing and sion technology in order to, among other 34 aircraft on board. also agreed to pursue co-development and its capacity for combat operations will things, make the integration of EMALS Emerging reports also suggest that the co-production projects that will offer tan- be superior to its Chinese counterparts. technology a viable option for India’s next- Ministry of Defence has already begun the gible opportunities for American defence zz Though cooperation on the fight, move generation carrier. detailed survey of the capacity and capabil- industries to build partnership with the and integrate functions is likely to be ity of Indian shipyards both in public and Indian industries including in manufactur- most indispensable and rewarding, The Integrate Function private sectors which can be assigned the ing under ‘Make in India’. joint development should in principle Support a partnership between the Indian manufacturing of super aircraft carrier. span all the mission areas involved in Navy and the US Naval Sea Systems Com- A nuclear powered aircraft carrier costs India’s Next-Generation Aircraft Carrier carrier design. mand, and US private industry as appropri- up to three times more than its conventional Viewing from the perspective of further zz Above all else, the Indian Navy should ate, to validate the vessel’s engineering and variant. While the type of fighter jets which augmenting and consolidating the Maritime production designs, imbibe best practices will be based on the new carrier is yet to be Capability Perspective Plans the framework from the US experience when construct- decided, selection of nuclear power propul- agreement provides for new dimension India is keeping a watchful eye ing the carrier, and coordinate on sea trials sion for 65,000 tonnes carrier offers flex- which can rejuvenate the force development prior to commissioning the ship. ibility for induction of heavier fixed-wing plan for the Indian Navy to the unprec- on the development of EMALS Encourage the conclusion of consult- twin-engine aircraft in the air wing. India is edented heights. The US and India have ing contracts and memoranda of under- keeping a watchful eye on the development agreed to form a working group to explore in the US. With nuclear power standing between Indian shipyards and US of EMALS in the US. With nuclear power the joint development of India’s next-gener- propulsion system, EMALS will industry to assist India in incorporating propulsion system, EMALS will be a natural ation aircraft carrier. While the Indian Navy advanced construction techniques when choice for faster sortie generation rates and has already begun design work, wide-rang- be a natural choice for faster building its new large-deck carriers. efficient launches from the deck of Vishal. ing cooperation with the US has enormous Additional advantage that can accrue by potential and offers India the opportunity sortie generation rates and EMALS electing EMALS for Vishal that the carrier to acquire the most capable warship pos- Under development for over 25 years and would be capable of embarking an air wing sible. Setting the preparatory framework efficient launches from the manufactured by General Atomics, EMALS of 50 heavier fighter jets with longer range in place Ashley J. Tellis, a senior associate is the first new carrier catapult technol- as well as airborne early warning aircraft. at the Carnegie Endowment for Interna- deck of Vishal. ogy in 60 years. Instead of using a piston Vishal could truly emerge as an instrument tional Peace, in an article of April 22, 2015, forced along by a head of steam, EMALS of power projection and capable of combat

SP www.spsnavalforces.com stated, “Such collaboration would increase uses computer-controlled, solid-state elec- operations at extended ranges.

6 3/2015 antI-SUBMarIne warFare Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare

Sikorsky Aircraft has been selected by the Indian Navy to fulfil its multi-role helicopter requirement for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare missions

PhOtOgraPhS: BaE Systems, US Navy n ReaR admiRal dR S. KulShReStha (Retd) Air Dropped Depth Charges and Bombs Depth charges have again come into focus TANDOFF ANTI-SUBMARINE CAPA- because of the ASW threat in littorals. BILITIES CONTINUE to be of vital These can be very effectively utilised for interest to the navies across the flushing out the lurking diesel submarines. world. The current environment Two depth charges are worthy of mention, of littoral warfare has once again these are the MK-11 depth charge of UK Sbrought in to sharp focus the threat of the and the BDC 204 depth charge of Sweden. lurking diesel submarine and the means of The MK-11 depth charge was developed tackling it by the use of helicopters and air- by British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) craft. Some of the noteworthy anti-subma- for air delivery from maritime aircraft and rine warfare (ASW) platforms are discussed helicopters. The MK-11 depth charge was in brief in the succeeding paragraphs. designed for shallow water operations against submarines on the surface or at Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone periscope depths. It is fully compatible for The Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone is a twin- carriage and release from a wide range of engine, multi-role shipboard helicopter being ASW helicopters and fixed-wing maritime developed by the Sikorsky Aircraft Corpora- patrol aircraft. The Mod 3 version incorpo- tion. CH-148 is designed for shipboard oper- rates a 4mm mild steel outer case and nose ations and is intended to replace the CH-124 section, which is designed to withstand Sea King. It is equipped to search and locate entry into the water at high velocities with- submarines during ASW. The Integrated Mis- out distortion. It has been cleared for car- sion System and the Sonobuoy Acoustic Pro- riage on Lynx, Merlin, NH90, Sea King and cessing System are being developed by the Wasp helicopters. General Dynamics Canada. The sonar is an The BDC 204 depth charge was devel- L-3 Helras, the radar is a Telephonics APS- oped by Bofors Underwater Systems (now 143B, the Electro Optic System a Flir Systems Saab Dynamics) for air delivery from mari- Safire III, and the ESM a Lockheed Martin AN/ time aircraft and helicopters of the Swedish ALQ-210. CMC Electronics provides the flight Navy. The depth charge can be deployed in management system CMA-2082MH Aircraft patterns, with different depth charges set Management System. It carries 2 x MK-46 to detonate at different depths to achieve torpedoes on a bomb rack BRU-14 mounted profound shock and damage to submarines. in folding weapons pylons and a door-arm They have been cleared for carriage on the mounted general purpose machine gun. Boeing Vertol 107 helicopter and CASA C-212 Aviocar maritime patrol aircraft. Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk Sikorsky Aircraft has been selected by the Air Launched Torpedoes Indian Navy to fulfil its multi-role helicopter Few of the prominent air launched torpe- requirement for ASW and anti-surface war- does are described below: fare (ASuW) missions. The current require- Stingray is a LWT manufactured by BAE ment projected is 16 with an option from Systems. It has a diameter of 324mm, weight additional 8. It has been developed from of 267 kg, and length of 2.6 metres. Its speed the US Army’s UH-60A Black Hawk. The is 45 knots with a range of 8 km and its war- SH-60B carries a complex system of sen- (Top) Sting Ray Mod 1 lightweight ; (above) P-8A Poseidon assigned to the Bureau of Air Test and head is 45 kg of Torpex. It can dive up to sors including a towed magnetic anomaly Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 replicates the characteristics of an MK-54 torpedo 800 metres. Stingray is fed with target data detector and air-launched sonobuoys. Other and other associated information prior to sensors include the APS-124 search radar, of 360-degree scanning and can detect small maritime operations. NH90 is the first heli- its launch, after entering water it searches ALQ-142 ESM system and optional nose- targets as far as 25 nautical miles. Most copter in the world to be equipped with full for target autonomously in active mode and mounted forward looking infrared turret. It variants of the AW101 are equipped with fly-by-wire flight controls. NH90 is either on acquiring the same attacks it. It is car- carries the MK-46, MK-50, or MK-54 torpedo, self-defence systems. Two hard points are fitted with Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 ried by Nimrod aircraft. Stingray Mod 1 is AGM-114 Hellfire missile, and a single cabin- present on the underside of the airframe on or General Electric T700E power plants. reported to have a shaped charge warhead door-mounted M60D/M240 7.62mm (0.30 which it can carry four Sting Ray torpedoes or The NH90 features a range of customisable and improved shallow water performance. in) machine gun or GAU-16 .50 in (12.7mm) MK-11 Mod 3 depth charges. avionics systems, dependent on customer MK-46 Mod 5 torpedo is the mainstay machine gun. The Indian Navy’s S-70B vari- selection and purpose. The naval variant is of US Navy’s air launched lightweight tor- ant is expected to feature avionics and flex- NH90 outfitted with dipping sonar and sonobuoy pedoes. It is manufactured by Alliant Tech ible, open architecture weapons manage- The Airbus/AgustaWestland produced processing equipment. Systems. It has a diameter of 324mm, length ment systems, which are equipped with an NH90 is designed to fulfil a NATO staff of 2.59 metres, with a weight of 231 kg. It advanced sonar, 360-degree search radar, requirement for a multi-role, medium- Boeing P-8 Poseidon runs on Otto fuel, has a range of 11 km modern air-to-surface missiles and torpe- sized military helicopter for both land and The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is a military aircraft with a speed of 40 kts, and can dive up to does for ASW missions. developed for the US Navy by Boeing Defense, 365 metres. It has a PBXN-103 warhead of Space and Security. The P-8 conducts ASW, 44 kg. It has an advanced digital computer AgustaWestland AW101 ASuW and shipping interdiction, along with control system with a built in logic and tac- The AgustaWestland AW101 is a medium- Depth charges have again electronic signals intelligence role. The P-8 tics for search and re-attack. It has effec- lift helicopter used in both military and civil come into focus because of can carry torpedoes, depth charges, SLAM- tively performed in both deep and shallow applications. The AW101’s navigation system ER missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and waters and can attack the nuclear as well as includes a GPS receiver and inertial navigation the ASW threat in littorals. other weapons. It is able to drop and moni- the smaller diesel submarine. Over 25,000 system, VHF Omni directional radio range, tor sonobuoys. Indian Navy has acquired MK-46 torpedoes have been supplied to cus- instrument landing system, tactical air navi- These can be very effectively eight P-8I which have been adapted as per tomers until date. Interestingly the Chinese gation system and automatic direction find- India’s operational requirement. YU-7 torpedo is said to have been developed ing. For safety, the aircraft is equipped with utilised for flushing out the from the MK-46 Mod 2. obstacle and terrain avoidance warning sys- ASW Armament The MK-54 lightweight torpedo is a tems and traffic collision avoidance system. lurking diesel submarines. The ASW armament carried today by mari- hybrid of technologies taken from MK-46, The AW101 is equipped with the Blue Kestrel time aircraft and helicopters includes light- search and detection radar, which is capable weight torpedoes, depth charges and bombs. Continued on page 8...

3/2015 7  aSw / IntervIew

Airborne Anti-Submarine...continued from page 7

MK-48 and MK-50 torpedoes. It is sup- targets simultaneously, and discriminate Low Cost Anti Submarine Weapon (LCAW) The Limited Data posed to have homing and warhead of between the target and countermeasures. A200/A is a miniature torpedo developed by Link II communications allows the P-8I the MK-50 and propulsion package of the MU90/Impact is in mass production for WASS. LCAW has been developed as an inter- to exchange tactical data between Indian MK-46 torpedo. It has incorporated COTS 6 major NATO and allied countries. The mediary between air launched torpedoes and Navy aircraft, ships and shore establish- processing technologies for an advanced MU90/Impact torpedo is 323.7mm NATO conventional depth charges. It is a low-cost ments. The P-8I features an integrated BEL- guidance and control system. It is stated to Standard calibre, 2.85mm long with a weight option, which provides propulsion and guid- developed IFF system. India has purchased have sophisticated shallow water capabili- of 304 kg. It is powered by an aluminium-sil- ance to a depth charge without the costs of a AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles and ties for littoral threats. The MK-54 torpedo ver oxide seawater battery using dissolved torpedo. The air dropped version A200/A is MK-54 all-up-round lightweight torpedoes has been finalised for P-8I aircraft by India. sodium-dioxide powder as electrolyte with deployed from aerial sonarbuoy dispensers. for the P-8I. The aircraft carries Raytheon The A244/S developed by WAAS a closed-loop electrolyte re-circulation sys- The weapon is primarily designed to engage APY-10 multi-mission surface search radar and currently manufactured by the Euro tem, the torpedo is propelled by an elec- targets in shallow water, like midget subma- and is likely to have advanced airborne sen- Torp consortium is a 324mm-diameter, tronically controlled high-RPM brushless rines. The A200/A version has a length of sor surface search radar and SIGINT pack- 2.8-metre-long, and 244-kg weight torpedo. motor driving a skewed multi-blade pump 914.4mm, weight of 12 kg, and a diameter of age in the follow-on programme. It has five It has a cruise/surge speed of 30/39 knots, jet propulsor allowing a continuously vari- 123.8mm. The warhead is a 2.5 kg PBX shaped internal and six external stations for AGM- with a range of 6 km and depth up to 600 able torpedo speed automatically selected charge and the LCAW has an operating depth 84H/K SLAM-ER, AGM-84 Harpoon, Mark-54 metres. Its homing head can function in by in built logic of the torpedo. The control from 15 metres to 300 metres. It has a speed torpedo, missiles, mines, torpedoes, bombs mixed, active or passive modes. It has spe- and guidance electronics has embedded of about 18 knots with a range of 2 km. and a high altitude anti-submarine warfare cial signal processing to distinguish target operational and tactical software includ- weapon system. Six have been delivered and from decoys. ing the signal processing, the data process- Indian Navy remaining two will be delivered this year. A244/S Mod 3 is the latest upgrade of ing, and the torpedo guidance algorithms, The Indian Navy has ordered eight in num- IN has selected Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a the A244/S. It has more powerful propul- which enable the MU90 to continuously ber of the P-8I Neptune version of the Boe- subsidiary of United Technologies Corp, to sion battery, with an increased number of self-adapt its configuration and tactics. The ing P-8 Poseidon. The aircraft includes six fulfil the multi-role helicopter requirement cells, which ensures a 50 per cent increase inertial system is based on ‘strap-down’ additional body fuel tanks for extended for ASW/ASuW. Negotiations will now com- in the endurance of the weapon to 13.5 km. technology enabling all-attitudes capability range from Marshall Aerospace. In-flight mence to procure 16 S-70B Seahawk helicop- It has an Advanced Digital Signal Processor including bottom following capability. The refuelling is via a receptacle on top of the ters, with an option for eight additional air- module to counter sophisticated torpedo warhead consists of V350 explosive, fully forward fuselage, just aft of the cockpit. In craft along with a complete logistics support countermeasures. The homing head has insensitive, shaped charge warhead, with order to power the additional electronics, and training programme. IN has a require- preformed multiple transmission and recep- an impact type exploder incorporating two the P-8 has an 180 kVA electric generator. ment for 120 NMRH in the 9-12.5 tonnes cat- tion beams and multi-frequency operating mechanical and six electrical independent The P-8 uses data fusion software to com- egory. The NMRH is envisaged to carry out capability. It can classify and track several safety devices. bine its various sensors for target tracking. the ASW as well as the ASuW roles. SP

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PhOtOgraPh: Indian Navy The experience of the ship acquisitions scenario is being leveraged by the Indian so far has indicated that though private sec- Navy to develop systems and equipment to tor shipyards often have spare infrastruc- replace the foreign origin items with indig- ture capacity as compared to DPSU ship- enously developed ones. This helps in three yards but lack capability to build complex ways reducing the foreign currency out- warships because of their lack of experience flow, reduced lead time for procurement in naval shipbuilding. DPSU shipyards have and also avoids situation of non-availabil- been therefore encouraged to partner with ity due to various sanctions imposed view other DPSU yards and private yards with political considerations. Towards this end spare capacities to overcome their capacity the Directorate of Indigenisation was setup constraints. The transition wherein capac- in 2005, primarily to achieve self-reliance ity and capability is available in all yards in maintaining and supporting the Navy’s may become a reality in due course, as vital assets through the indigenous devel- many naval auxiliary craft orders have been opment route within the ambit of intellec- bagged by private shipyards. tual property rights. The Indian Navy has The large capital investments made by prepared a 15-year Indigenisation Plan, the shipyards put enormous strain on their for the period covering 2008-22, which is finances, with consequent pressure on hosted on the website of the Confederation availability of working capital. With a suf- of Indian Industry. ficient order book (naval and commercial The ancillary industrial support to ships) the financial challenges can be man- shipyards is crucial to timely shipbuilding, aged as shipbuilding is essentially a game as a number of components, material and of volumes. There is a need to focus on Fourth LCU of Mk IV Project launched at GRSE equipment, varying in size and complexity “much more productivity and competitive- are required for shipbuilding. Close loca- ness of Indian shipyards, with much less SP’s: In the overall context of recent pro- Road Map’ was also drawn up and a forecast tion, symbiotic relationship between the capital investments on shipbuilding infra- nouncements on ‘Make in India’ cam- requirement for naval equipment for next yard and the ancillary industry as indus- structure . It is imperative that the current paign how would you like to evaluate the 15 years has also been outlined. trial clusters is crucial to cutting cost and period of low order books for some private role and involvement of the private sec- A number of private sector shipyards time. Therefore, it is important to consider shipyards could be utilised to maximise tor shipyards in these ventures? in India have invested in world-class ship- development of defence industrial parks as productivity through low capital intensive DGND-SSG: Shipbuilding and its growth building infrastructure and are fast gaining special economic zones (SEZs). Dedicated but extremely effective transformation of in India are vital for Indian economy and prominence in the field of shipbuilding. areas in SEZ could be earmarked for ancil- work practices to maximise returns on ear- national security objectives, because of the These shipyards have equipment of latest lary industry for main engine, gearboxes, lier investments. consistent growth in sea trade and need to generation, and some are equally modern shafting, propellers, generators, switch- The strengthening of design offices at safeguard strategic sea lanes. Being a key and capable than the ones available in DPSU boards, valves, pumps, etc. private shipyards requires periodic upgra- manufacturing sector, growth of indig- shipyards. In order to reduce build period With specific reference to ship construc- dation of human resources, design tools enous ship and submarine building capa- of ships, it is imperative that the partici- tion, a large number of subcontractors are and focus on synergising the 3D CAD bilities and capacities is not only critical pation of private and public shipyards be involved with the shipyards in executing models to develop production-friendly from national security perspectives, but encouraged to optimally utilise their capac- ship construction activities. Shipyards have designs for enhanced productivity. The also important to promote the Make in ities/capabilities as a collective body. The also taken initiatives to develop their ven- capabilities of young designers need to be India’ initiative of the Government of India ‘Make in India’ programme of the country dor base and vendor development for sup- enhanced with special focus in curriculum to achieve self-reliance in manufacture of could be realised with an exhaustive and ply of components/material/equipment on system integration skills (with strength defence equipment within the country. effective public-private partnership. in addition to ship construction activities to analyse impact of their system design The complex nature and long construc- is an area where significant work is being on other systems). tion periods involved in acquisition of naval SP’s: There is an important segment of the undertaken by the DPSUs. A workshop With major shipbuilding yards in the platforms require detailed planning with shipbuilding Industry, known as Micro, was recently organised by the Mazagon country both public and private improv- requisite funding support spread over a Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Dock Limited, , to expand vendor ing their capacity and capability progres- number of years. Warships are inducted and capable of contributing significantly to base for warship building and thus pro- sively, Indian shipbuilding in general de-inducted in the IN as per institutionalised the public and private shipyards efforts. vide impetus to ‘Make in India’ movement, and naval shipbuilding in particular will plans such as Long Term Integrated Perspec- How would like to evaluate their role in wherein shipyards, the Indian Navy and gradually develop to not only meet aspi- tive Plan and Maritime Capability Perspec- warship building? Coast Guard presented their requirement, rations of the Indian Navy, but also make tive Plan. Additionally, in order to encourage DGND-SSG: Equipment indigenisation is a vendor registration procedures and qual- the Indian shipbuilding industry a strong the Indian industry to develop niche tech- key focus area of the Indian Navy and the ity assurance requirements to a number of

SP www.spsnavalforces.com global player. nologies within the country, a ‘Technology rapid developments in Indian industrial MSMEs that participated.

8 3/2015 reLIeF OPeratIOnS Indian Navy on Yet Another Benign Humanitarian Mission It is the benign role assigned to the Indian Navy which has been tested repeatedly under the most trying and adverse conditions and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions most proficiently and successfully accomplished

PhOtOgraPhS: Indian Navy n ReaR admiRal SuShil RamSay (Retd) Indian Navy ships Mumbai and Tarkash proceeded with despatch from Mumbai on HE BASIC STRUCTURE OF a March 30, 2015, for evacuation of Indian nation’s naval forces is found- nationals from Yemeni ports. The ships ed on the concept of capac- escorted two Shipping Corporation of India ity and capability build-up to (Ex Cochin) passenger vessels, Kavaratti be able to launch full range and Corals, through the piracy risk area off Tof operations which a nation is likely the Coast of Somalia. to undertake depending upon its geo- Since the evacuees had gone through strategic location, threat perception and agony, faced threat to their lives and the national security construct engrained were dislodged from their homes, leaving in its national strategy. The capability all their belongings behind, instructions build-up is made versatile and dynamic were issued by Headquarters Western for the operations ranging from high Naval Command to ensure a comfortable intensity war fighting on the one end of stay for the evacuees during the passage. the spectrum to the humanitarian assis- Accordingly, extensive arrangements were tance and disaster relief operations at made by the ships’ crew to ensure that the other. The Indian Maritime Doctrine all evacuees were well looked after with for the Indian Navy accordingly envisages humane face. Crew living quarters were four major roles — Military, Diplomatic, appropriately prepared to accommodate Constabulary and Benign. Maritime forces women, elderly persons and children. The because of its inherent characteristics of ship also arranged to serve hot meals to quick mobilisation are extremely useful all evacuees, despite the limitations ships’ in the early stages of a crisis for provid- galley (or kitchen). Raising to the occasion ing relief material, first aid and succour. the ships’ cooks continuously worked day Accordingly the capacities and capabili- Indian Navy in rescue operations of Indian nationals from and night to provide hot meals using the ties such as mobility, reach, endurance the war-ravaged Yemen during Operation Rahat ships own rations. On their arrival on- and quick response, coupled with the board, the ship’s medical officers attended sealift capability are deeply enshrined in Operation Rainbow (Sri Lanka) and Oper- swift deployment of Indian Navy ships in to those in need of medical attention. Spe- the maritime doctrine. ation Gambhir (Indonesia). In a unique a theatre of war 4,000 nautical miles (7,200 cial care was provided to pregnant women It is the benign role assigned to the initiative, the then Chief of the Naval km) away from its home pointedly under- and elderly persons. Indian Navy (IN) which has been tested Staff, without even waiting for the formal scores Indian Navy’s flexibility, mobility repeatedly under the most trying and sanction from the Government of India, and reach for trans-oceanic operations a Conclusion adverse conditions and humanitarian ordered naval ships and aircraft to pro- truly blue water capability. The conduct of Indian Navy officers and assistance & disaster relief (HADR) mis- ceed with despatch along with relief and sailors and their exceptional execution of sions most proficiently and successfully rehabilitation materials. Operation Rahat responsibility which is not their normal accomplished. The evacuation of Indian Yemen witnessed a fierce battle between task came in for admiration and praise citizens and those belonging to as many as Operation Sukoon Saudi-led coalition and Shiite rebels who from all concerned. Indian evacuees were 41 other countries by the Indian Navy ships As the Israel-Lebanon conflict intensified have battled their way into various cit- proud of their Indian Navy and foreign in a daring mission from the conflict zone in July 2006, large numbers of foreigners ies. The Red Cross had warned of a cat- evacuees were full of gratitude, whilst the of Yemen is a shining testimony. It has fur- to the region were desperately seeking to astrophic’ situation in Yemen’s main international media was awestruck by the ther established Indian Navy’s capability to leave the conflict zone. India too had a southern city Aden which witnessed fierce rapid response and precision work by the execute such tasks with alacrity and pro- large number of its citizens entrapped in fighting over several weeks. The Interna- Indian Navy. fessional competence, whatever be the cir- this hot conflict zone. IN single-handedly tional Committee of the Red Cross spokes- Prime Minister lauded the valiant efforts cumstances. Here is a flashback of the past undertook the largest civilian evacuation person, Marie Claire Feghali, described the in evacuating citizens from other countries, successful missions which have ensured operation at Beirut, Lebanon, from July humanitarian situation across Yemen as among the Indians: “Salute the services of Indian Navy to rightfully gain global recog- 21 to 23, 2006. Four Indian Navy ships — “very difficult [with] naval, air and ground our civilian and defence officials and organ- nition that it truly deserves. Mumbai, Betwa, Brahmaputra and Shakti— routes cut off. isations in helping evacuate our citizens under the tactical command of the then Consequent upon the Government from Yemen. Continue your efforts! Seam- Operation Madad/Sea Wave/Castor/ Rear Admiral Anup Singh, Flag Officer of India issuing an advisory for Indian less cooperation between organisations Rainbow/Gambhir Commanding , successfully nationals to leave Yemen, the Indian Navy Ministry of External Affairs, Navy, Air Force, On December 26, 2004, the tsunami tidal evacuated a total of 1,495 stranded Indian, deployed three ships in support of the Air India, Shipping, Railways and State Gov- waves hit the shores of 11 Indian Ocean Sri Lankan, Nepalese and Lebanese nation- evacuation operation. With access to air- ernments greatly helped in rescue work. littoral countries—Bangladesh, Burma, als, who were brought to safety to the port ports within the country denied by warring In keeping with the highest traditions India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mal- of Larnaca in south-east Cyprus. fragments, sealift was the safest option of the Navy, Admiral R.K. Dhowan, Chief of dives, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and The Beirut sealift by the Western Fleet available to evacuate people. the Naval Staff, was prompt with his lau- Thailand. While Indonesia and Sri Lanka ships thus brought home 2,280 people to In a well-coordinated operation involv- datory recognition for the valiant efforts were hardest hit, Thailand and India’s safety that included 1,764 Indian nationals ing multiple agencies, INS Sumitra, an off- of Indian Navy ships under most challeng- south-eastern coast, Andaman and Nico- besides nationals from Nepal, Sri Lanka, shore patrol vessel, which was deployed for ing and hazardous conditions which did bar Islands suffered extensive damage. Lebanon and two Indian origin citizens anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden since India proud. On April 20, 2015, he lavished The Indian Navy deployed 32 naval ships, of United States. In addition, 65 tonnes of March 11, 2015, was the first to undertake praises: “Outstanding job. The country is seven aircraft and 20 helicopters under relief material such as medicines, clothes evacuation. The ship was re-deployed off proud of you. The Navy is proud of you. the most adverse conditions in support and food was also transported to Beirut on the Port of Aden on March 30, 2015, and You have done an outstanding job in the of five rescue, relief and reconstruction August 1, 2006, by Betwa. entered Aden Harbour in the evening of face of adversity and danger. You have missions as part of Operation Madad The rapidity and success of the safe March 31, 2015. During frequent evacua- evacuated 1,783 Indians and 1,291 foreign (Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu coast), evacuation of both Indian and foreign tion trips heavy shelling was observed by nationals from over 30 countries, and have Operation Sea Waves (Andaman & Nico- nationals had earned accolades for India’s the ship’s crew in Al Hodeidah and the given an outstanding example of service bar Islands), Operation Castor (Maldives), response to the humanitarian crisis. The adjoining areas. before self’. SP

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n ReaR admiRal SuShil RamSay (Retd) capability building plans, he assured that in addition to the existing infrastructure and SEMINAR ON ‘INNOVATION shipbuilding assets existing at the Pipavava AND Indigenisation’ was held on Shipyard evaluated at `10,000 crore, his enter- July 16 and 17, 2015, at Kothari prise has plans for further investments to Auditorium, DRDO Bhawan, New the tune of `5,000 to facilitate expansion of Delhi, under the aegis of the the shipbuilding capabilities to indigenously DirectorateA of Indigenisation, Integrated construct warships in collaboration with the Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy), and Defence Research and Development Organisa- Defence, Aerospace & Security, Confederation tion (DRDO) for ships ranging from aircraft of Indian Industry with the theme of ‘Sailing carriers to destroyers, frigates, offshore patrol Towards Self-Reliance.’ vessels (OPVs), submarines, etc. The preamble of the seminar stated, At the beginning of Session I a presentation “Innovation in an organisation is the key to on ‘Make in India with special focus on Defence its performance in the field of technology Industry’ was made by Mrs Shubhra Singh, Joint and aids in production of new age equipment Secretary (IPP). She highlighted the initiatives and systems. This is especially true in case taken towards promotion or defence produc- of requirements for the armed forces, where tion by creating five nodes, namely: Amritsar- any technological edge in terms of weapons Kolkata, Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Bengaluru, and systems over the adversary can give enor- Bengaluru-Chennai and Chennai-Visakhapat- mous benefit in terms of platform sustenance nam as industrial hubs for the purpose. This and operational worthiness. The importance was followed by yet another scintillating pre- of self-reliance in the defence forces cannot sentation on Indigenisation in Indian Navy be overemphasised and the Indian Navy has An Overview’ by Rear Admiral D.K. Tripathi, been at the vanguard in promoting indigenous Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy & Plans). design and construction of warships and He brought out that technology perspective equipment for many decades. The process and capability road map has been formulated of achieving self-reliance in the Indian Navy based on Maritime Capability Perspective Plan is complex and requires active participation and disseminated to enhance the indigenous from many organisations. The indigenous contents. He emphasised on industry participa- development and induction of technologically tion in manufacturing of helicopters and UAVs. superior equipment and systems can only The other presentations of the Session I be achieved through innovation leading to included ‘Shipbuilding in India and Indigeni- indigenisation and finally self-reliance in the sation Prospects’ by G. Harish, country. The Indian Navy on its part has the Additional Project Director, Naval Design; responsibility of driving the self-reliance pro- ‘Indigenisation for Self-Reliance’ by cess, since it is the final end-user of the prod- K.S. Nathan (Retd), General Manager L&T; and uct developed through indigenous sources. ‘Indigenous Shipbuilding – A Tool for Stra- In pursuance of the Government of India’s tegic Maritime Cooperation in Indian Ocean ‘Make in India’ thrust and achieving the Indian Region’ by Captain Mohit Goel from Naval Navy’s goal of self-reliance, a two-day ‘Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. Innovation and Indigenisation Seminar’ was During Session II, presentations made organised to provide an opportunity to Indian were ‘Creating a Meta-University Based Ecosys- Navy as well as industry representatives to tem for State-of-the-Art Design & Production meet under one roof, to collectively discuss the of Naval (Defence) Equipment under Make in end requirements, plans of the Indian Navy in India Vision’ by Professor Arun Kumar Jain of this direction while pursuing innovative meth- the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow; ods and out-of-the-box concepts to realise the Innovative Techniques for Manufacture of nation’s goal of self-reliance in defence sector. High Integrity Components’ by Sachin Agarwal, The inaugural session began with an opening Managing Director, PTC Industries Ltd; ‘Need address by A.V. Subhedar, Chief for having Lightweight Armour Solutions for of Materiel, followed by address by Sukaran Deployment on Naval Platforms’ by Rajesh Singh, Co-Chairman CII-National Committee on Gupta, Senior Manager, MKU; and ‘Deployment Defence & Managing Director and Chief Execu- of Indigenous Crypto Algorithms’ by Professor tive Officer, Tata Advanced Systems Limited. Manindra Agarwal, IIT, Kanpur. Anil D. Ambani, Chairman, Reliance To round-up the proceedings the inau- Group, the latest entrant in the defence sec- gural address was given by Admiral R.K. tor, marked his presence prominently and Dhowan, Chief of the Naval Staff, on the made a scintillating presentation by assuring arrival of Manohar Parrikar, Raksha Mantri. total support to the Prime Minister’s campaign Raksha Mantri thereafter delivered the key- ‘Make in India’ which he called is the step in note address. A compendium on Technology the right direction. While re-emphasising the Perspective and Capability Road Map was

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Publisher and editor-in-chief News in Brief Jayant Baranwal assistant Group editor R. Chandrakanth Senior editorial adviser R. Adm S.K. Ramsay (Retd) US-IndIa JWG FIrSt meetInG on INS Ranvir, a guided missile destroyer, train, made by the -based Elecon and INS Shakti, a fleet tanker and sup- Engineering Company Ltd, was found to Senior technical Group editor aIrcraFt carrIer technoloGy Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd) The Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier port ship had also called on Singapore be non-compliant with the specifications. Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) Technology Cooperation is co-chaired by US (May 22 26). These ships then visited This is a key item, since the reduction gear- contributing editor Navy’s Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Jakarta, Indonesia, from (May 31 June 4) ing is a very heavy and cumbersome part Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd) Carriers, Rear Adm Tom Moore, and India s for exercising with the Indonesia Navy, of the power train and replacing it essen- contributors Controller for Warship Production and followed by a visit to Malaysia from June tially involves dismantling the aft part of India Acquisition, Vice Admiral G.S. Pabby. It is 17 for four days. Later on they also vis- the ship. Accordingly, construction of the Admiral (Retd) part of the larger India-US Defence Technol- ited Cambodia and Thailand on June 23, Vikrant was suspended while a new reduc- R. Adm Raja Menon (Retd) ogy and Trade Initiative (DTTI). The Indian on a four-day visit respectively. tion gear assembly was built. This became Cmde C.P. Srivastava Ministry of Defence had identified aircraft zz Seychelles. INS Teg is currently on a available in early 2013, with the ship then Cmde Sujeet Samaddar (Retd) Cmde A.J. Singh (Retd) carrier technology as one of the topics of two-month-long deployment since June being returned to a dry dock for the instal- interest to pursue under DTTI. Accordingly 26, in the South Indian Ocean with an lation of her propulsion and power-gener- europe Alan Peaford, Doug Richardson, the US Navy hosted a delegation of senior aim to provide surveillance support in ation systems. The INS Vikrant is powered Andrew Brookes (UK) Indian naval officers for the inaugural Joint the region. by four General Electric LM2500+ gas tur- USa & canada Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Coopera- zz Haifa, Israel. INS Trikand made a port bines, 29,500 shp each. The ship can reach Lon Nordeen (USA) tion from August12-14. They visited the US call at the port of Haifa on August 19, speeds of 28 knots (52 kmph). The Indian Anil R. Pustam (West Indies) Navy s state-of-the-art aircraft carrier, PCU 2015. Navy has settled on a fleet of three carri- West asia/africa Gerald Ford, currently under construction at ers, this being enough to maintain a fleet of H.R. Heitman (S. Africa) Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, and KalVarI claSS SUbmarIne two ships in service, with a third undergo- chairman & managing director US Navy s research and development facili- Kalvari, the first of the Scorpene subma- ing maintenance and refit at any one time. Jayant Baranwal ties for aircraft carrier launch and recovery rine, was undocked on April 6, 2015, and executive Vice President systems as a first step to exploring opportu- the harbour acceptance trials are in prog- three FolloW-on Water Jet FaSt (Planning & Business Development) nities for cooperation. ress whereas sea trials are planned to be attacK craFt laUnched Rohit Goel undertaken from early 2016 onwards. 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