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India's Quest for A February - March 2016 Volume 11 No. 1 `100.00 (India-Based Buyer Only) VISIT US AT DEFEXPO 2016 HALL 10 STALL 10.5.5 www.spsnavalforces.com ROUNDUP THE ONLY NAVAL MAGAZINE FOR NAVIES ACROSS ASIA-PACIFIC PAGE 4 NAVAL MODERNISATION Future Weapon PHOTOGRAPH: Indian Navy Technologies – Navy’s Blueprint of ‘Make in India’ Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd) PAGE 5 Exclusive Ministry of Commerce ‘Facilitator’ of ‘Make in India’ Initiatives PAGE 6 A Roller-Coaster Journey Vikrant-to-Vikrant – Now Ahoy Vishal! India’s entry into the elite global group of aircraft carrier designers and builders as its exclusive fifth member will mark an unenviable milestone Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) PAGE 7 Anti-submarine warfare corvette of Project-28 Kavaratti SP’s Naval Forces – A Decade of Service to the Nation Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd) PAGE 8 Indian Coast Guard – Modernisation India’s Quest for a With target set to triple its surface fleet strength and nearly doubling its Air Wing inventory, the Indian Coast Guard is well poised for a quantum jump Strategic Maritime Reach Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) PAGE 10 EMALS – An Electrifying Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced a defence allocation of `2,58,589.3 crore Launch System Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd) (about $38 billion) in the budget 2016-17 which is 1.47 per cent of the GDP PLUS Indo-Israel Defence n LT GENERAL NARESH CHAND (RETD) From the capital budget about `11,595 announced a defence allocation of Co-operation – crore has been not been spent which `2,58,589.3 crore (about $38 billion) in Naval Perspective 11 HE FINANCE MINISTer’s bud- is equal to 13.4 per cent. This could be the budget 2016 which is 1.47 per cent of GET speech has always high- utilised to boost popular schemes which the GDP. This figure includes revenue and Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) lighted the allocation for the could give advantage to the government capital expenditure, net of recoveries and International Fleet Review – defence forces with the cus- as five states are going for election this revenue receipts but excludes the defence Instrument of Power tomary closing remark that if year. The government also considers the pensions. Tadditional funds are required, they will defence manufacture as a key player Projection 12 be met. However this year the budget to boost ‘Make in India’ and accord- Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) Revenue Budget speech does not include any reference to ingly changes in customs and excise The total revenue allocation `1,43,869.46 News in Brief 14 the allocation for defence and the word duty rates have been planned on certain crore (about $21.15 billion) which is about defence is used only five times. In fact inputs to reduce costs and improve com- 6 per cent more than the revised estimates the burden of Seventh Pay Commission petitiveness of domestic industry in sec- of `1,25,808.67 crore of 2015-16. and One Rank One Pension (OROP) has tors like defence production and some Army. A total allocation of been highlighted. It is altogether a differ- other sectors. `1,02,788.84 crore is shown which ent matter that the Ministry of Defence includes other revenue expenditure like can rarely spend all the allocated funds Defence Budget Allocations pay and allowances of civilians, transpor- APPLIED FOR and a portion has to be surrendered. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has tation, stores, works, etc. Out of this pay 1/2016 1 NAVAL MODERNISATION The first issue of SP’s Naval to 1.71 per cent of the GDP, was preceded by a document in this issue. The defence Forces 2016, coincides with however the parliamentary titled ‘Technology Perspec- cooperation with Israel is also the Land, Naval and Internal standing committee has rec- tive and Capability Road Map highlighted in this issue. Then Homeland Security Systems ommended a minimum of 3 (TPCR)’ which was prepared in there is an article on EMALS. Exhibition (Defexpo 2016) per cent of GDP as the defence April 2013 by HQs Integrated There is also a write-up on being held from March 28-31 budget in its reports to the Defence Staff, which gave out the completion of ten years at Naqueri Quitol in Quepem Parliament. Navy is on even the future defence technolo- of SP’s Naval Forces. The issue Taluka of South Goa, India. The keel with the construction of gies required for the defence just about wraps up with the reason given for the change 47 ships of all types includ- forces. This document was news in brief and flag post- of venue from the traditional ing submarines, aircraft car- placed in the public domain ings. Happy reading all you Delhi to Goa is because of the rier and fast attack vessels. so that the private sector discerning readers and meet renovation to be carried out at As part of ‘Make in India’ cam- and the Defence public sec- you at Defexpo 2016 in Hall Pragati Maidan. This issue also paign of the government, Navy tor undertakings have a level 10.5.5 at Goa. coincides with the national has prepared a Indian Naval playing field. Suitable extracts EDITORIAL budget which was presented Indigenisation Plan (INIP) for from INIP on future naval on February 29 thus the lead 2015-30 which has touched weapon technologies have article is on the Navy aspects upon the future require- been featured in this issue. of the budget. Arun Jaitley has ments of all types of hardware Another major naval event, set aside `3,40,921.98 crore including submarines and which placed India on the ($52.2 billion) for the Minis- naval aviation in a compre- global platform, was the Inter- try of Defence. Excluding the hensive manner. Navy’s foray national Fleet Review, held at defence pensions, an amount into indigenisation began Visakhapatnam from Febru- of `2,58,589 crore has been over five decades ago with the ary 4-8, 2016, with the theme allocated for defence (about design and construction of ‘United through Oceans’. More JAYANT BARANWAL $38 billion). This amounts warships in the country. INIP about it in a report included Publisher & Editor-in-Chief PHOTOGRAPH: Indian Navy and allowances for the Army personnel are dra Modi has already unveiled a plaque for `67,721.78 crore. the foundation stone on January 3, 2016. Navy. A total of `17,424.79 crore is This facility will be utilised for the manufac- shown which includes other revenue expen- ture of all defence utility helicopters. diture. Out of this pay and allowances for Indian Coast Guard. The Coast Guard naval personnel is `5,272.70 crore. had been allocated `1,200 crore last year Air Force. A total of `23,655.83 crores which had been raised to `1,500 crore in has been allocated which includes other the revised estimates. The same amount is revenue expenditure. Out of this pay and allocated now for the acquisition of ships allowances for Air Force personnel is like advanced offshore patrol vessels, `12,072.53 crore. inshore patrol vessels, fast patrol vessels, Ministry of Defence (Miscellaneous). helicopters, aircrafts, etc., to bolster their This includes planned and non-planned allo- coastal security capability. cation of `36,133.18 crore for Secretariat- Naval Dockyards. The allocation of General Services, Border Road Secretariat, Rs 1,456.77 crore has been made to cater Indian Coast Guard, Defence Estates Organ- for their upkeep and modernisation and is isation, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infan- marginally more than last year. try, DRDO, Ordnance Factories, NCC, etc. It First of Scorpene submarines, INS Kalvari, undocked Modernisation of Ship Yards. Moderni- includes a capital allocation of `450 crore for sation needs of the defence shipyards have roads and bridges and North-eastern areas. naval fleet) comes to `18,907 crore (about and Japan but there seems to be no prog- been made based on the requirement of the Indian Coast Guard. `1,624.41 crore $2.8 billion). Naval Dockyards which repair ress. A contract was signed between Indian ongoing and future projects. Accordingly for revenue and `1,500 crores for capital the naval ships have a separate budget of Navy and HAL in July 2010 for supply of the DPSU Shipyards i.e. Mazagon Dock Ship- budget has been allocated. `1,456.77 crore. 17 Nos of Hawk AJT and associated equip- builders Ltd, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Naval Fleet. This head covers the mod- ment which has to be delivered 2016-17. Engineers Ltd, Goa Shipyard Ltd and Hindu- Capital Budget ernization of the key element of the Navy, i.e. The aircrafts are being built by the Hindu- stan Shipyard Ltd have embarked on a com- Allocation under this head is meant for all the Naval Fleet. About 47 platforms- rang- stan Aeronautics Limited with transfer of prehensive modernisation programme. Ade- modernisation schemes and `86,340 crore ing from submarines to aircraft carrier, are technology from BAE Systems, UK. There quate funds also have been allotted for the (about $12.6 billion) has been allocated. being built in Indian shipyards. The major was an urgent need for maritime surveil- purpose by the government from a separate This head covers committed liabilities and warship construction programmes in prog- lance domination considering the size of head as applicable to DPSUs. The Indian Gov- what is left, is for the new schemes. Out ress include the Aircraft Carrier, P15A and the Indian Ocean region. Accordingly eight ernment has also announced that all warship of this, `78,586.68 crore is specifically for P15B Destroyers, Scorpene submarines, P28 P8I of Boeing were contracted for and have requirements for the Indian Navy are being the three services.
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