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Page 4  Lead Story Plugging Gaps in Strategic MDA Maritime events that could potentially affect India are not the only wide-ranging element of Mda but it is also essential that threats be identified as they evolve. the global nature of Mda activities occurring overseas and in foreign ports is very much a part of Mda. Arihant—Functional Mda must therefore be exercised over all oceans worldwide, and potentially cover all maritime interests that ultimately effect India. Rear Admiral Dr S. Kulshrestha (Retd) Arm of India’s Page 5 Indo-Russian Naval Cooperation Nuclear Triad!

once Arihant is fully operational india will proudly claim the membership to the exclusive club of other nuclear triad powers UK, UsA, china, russia and France

PhOtOgraPh: Indian Navy as they say in russian, ‘an old friend is Arihant’s missile tested, near ready for integration better than two new friends’. —Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd) Page 6 Brown Water Navy’s Killer Boats Countries who do not need a full-fledged navy find FaCs a suitable inexpensive option in lieu of navy. they are very effective in countering terrorist threats, preventing smuggling, anti-piracy and poaching of sea/ coastal resources. Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd) Page 8 Exercise Paschim Leher the nine-day long exercise Paschim Leher tested the combat readiness of the Command at sea, including mobilisation and operational synchronisation Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) PLuS Naval Commanders’ Conference 2, 2016 7 Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) Strategic Vision for Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region 9 Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd) Appointments 10 n ReaR admiRal SuShil RamSay (Retd) lished under an umbrella of a classi- indigenous capability as a technology fied project advanced technology vehicle demonstrator. News in Brief 11 decision to creAte indig- (AtV). since then AtV Project (AtVP) With the launch of Arihant, which enous design, development has braved rough weathers and daunting translates to annihilator of enemies, by and construction capability challenges over the past four decades or the then Prime Minister Manmohan singh for strategic arm of nuclear more. the worst phase of the programme on July 26, 2009, a major milestone in the powered ship submersible came with the downfall of former soviet success story of AtVP had been accom- ballisticA nuclear (ssBn) was taken by the Union which under an inter-Governmen- plished. immediately thereafter most Government of india way back in the tal Agreement had promised to help crucial phase for the first of indigenous Applied for early 1970s. the programme was estab- india in creating this highly complex nuclear powered ssBn began.

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This issue of SP’s Naval perspective of a highly classi- was simply a defensive strat- Water Navy and play a sig- Forces coincides with the fied technology demonstrator egy against a known military nificant role in coastal surveil- beginning of the festival sea- project of the country, its tech- or terrorist threat, it could be lance and defence apparatus. son and cooling of the weather nical specification, weapons obtained by forming defensive In addition, there is an exhaus- which also heralds an increase and equipment fit, operational layers around India. tive coverage on the Bilateral in the tempo of delegations capabilities and its present sta- Prime Minister Narendra Conference National Mari- visiting India and seminars and tus which indicate that Arihant Modi said after meeting Russian time Foundation and Centre trade fairs going up. The lead is on the threshold of being President Vladimir Putin on the for Naval Analyses, write-up on article is on Arihant Func- commissioned, but not just yet. sidelines of the BRICS Summit seminars and Naval Command- tional Arm of India s Nuclear This edition also places that, As they say in Russian, an ers Conference, the usual News Triad. Several leading news- before the readers an impor- old friend is better than two new in Brief and Flag Postings. papers on October 17, 2016, tant subject of Maritime Domain friends. Many defence deals We close this issue by wish- announced that INS Arihant Awareness (MDA) as it is with all-weather old friend Rus- ing you all happy reading! was formally commissioned directly linked with the maritime sia’ were finalised at the Prime

EDITORIAL by Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief security of the country. MDA Minister s level, which included of the Naval Staff, in August is the effective understand- Admiral Grigorovich class 2016. The news flustered the ing of all aspects associated (Project 11356) guided-missile strategists who wondered how with the global maritime envi- stealth frigate, nod for leasing such a powerful platform of ronment that could impact the another nuclear-powered sub- strategic importance could be security, safety, economy or marine and so on. Accordingly inducted in a hush-hush man- environment of a nation. The a write-up on the latest devel- ner! The author has analysed author argues that the MDA s opments in Indo-Russian Naval the reported news and very goal is to obtain a sense of Cooperation is included. candidly cleared the cobweb global awareness that reaches Then there is an article on of speculative reporting. The beyond the confines of the tacti- fast attack crafts which are an Jayant BaranwaL article outlines the historical cal and regional levels. If MDA essential element of Brown Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

PhOtOgraPh: DPr Defence Arihant is propelled by a 83 MW pres- prises of only 13 conventional and ageing surised light-water reactor as its core. in submarines. 2013, the nuclear reactor of Arihant went Project 75 india for six next-generation critical . since then a series of daunting tri- conventional submarines with stealth tech- als began, the first being extensive Harbour nology and both Air independent Propulsion Acceptance Trials (HATs). On successful system and land attack capability for longer completion of HATs from December 2014 underwater endurance and flexibility of oper- onwards began the crucial sea acceptance tri- ational deployment, seems nowhere on the als (sAts) which included extensive machin- horizon. the mounting cost of the Project is ery, equipment and systems trials out at another cause for concern due to delays, in sea, on surface and submerged. the most addition to seven to eight years of gestation intensive series of SATs was the test-firing of period before the first boat rolls out. K-series of missiles. the K-series of missiles in addition, last year the government have been named after former President, dr has also approved the construction of six A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. the K-15 submarine- nuclear-powered submarines (ssns) at a launched ballistic missile has a range of 750 project cost of over `50,000 crore. these km and the K-4 has a range of up to 3,500 highly complex, top-end technologies inten- km. While the test-firings in surface and sub- sive and sophisticated ssns will entail pro- merged modes have been entirely success- ARIhANT CLASS (SSBN) longed gestation period of at least a decade ful, the weapons integration is still works in Dimensions Length – 112 m (367 ft), Beam – 15 m (49 ft), Draft – 10 m (33 ft) and more, before the lead submarine is progress. Based on the available reports, it inducted. this was certainly a forward- can safely be assumed that it will not be long Displacement (tonnes) 6,000 looking initiative, well within india s capa- before Arihant is fully ready to be deployed Propulsion PWR using 40 per cent enriched uranium fuel (80 MWe); one bility, to bridge the void created due to the on deterrent patrols, in naval parlance war turbine (1,11,000 hp/83 MW); one shaft; one 7-bladed, high- much-delayed implementation of approved patrol, with nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles. skew propeller (estimated) schemes for the revitalising and modernis- However, some sources believe that the ves- ing the conventional submarines capability. sel is not yet fully ready to be deployed on Range Unlimited except by food supplies for the crew onboard As of now the nuclear-powered subma- deterrent patrols with nuclear-tipped bal- Speed 12-15 knots surface, 24 knots dived rine fleet of Indian Navy comprises a sole listic missiles in its four silos. unit, ins chakra, ssn on lease from rus- Practically, all leading newspapers on Test Depth 300 m (980 ft) (estimated) sia but without the nuclear tipped mis- october 17, 2016, announced that ins Ari- Complement 95 siles. negotiations are on for lease of a hant was formally commissioned by Admi- larger Akula class nuclear submarine from ral sunil Lanba, chief of the naval staff, in Sensors and BEL USHUS integrated sonar; indigenous sonar and tactical russia to be used for operational training August 2016. At the same time, same sources Processing Systems weapons control system with active, passive, ranging, surveil- purposes. As per available reports, in the added that to maintain secrecy, it is not lance and intercept sonars and underwater communication backdrop of recently held Brics summit, being referred to as ins Arihant. ins which system russian President Vladimir Putin has for- stands for ‘Indian Naval Ship’ is prefixed to Armament 6 x 533mm torpedoes, 12 x K-15 sagarika sLBM (range 750 km, mally made an offer for the lease of Akula a ship s name only after it is ceremoniously 8 MIRV each) or 4 x K-4 Shaurya SLBM (range up to 3,500 km) ii class ssn to india. inducted into indian navy on the authority of a commissioning Warrant issued under the Launched July 26, 2009 Conclusion hand of the chief of the naval staff. Status Undergoing sea trials commissioning of ships and submarines especially those of strategic value is done Capability of Arihant Programme Arihant s reactor turned critical in mid-August 2013 and the with great fanfare, pomp and show. this Arihant, a 6,000-tonne nuclear powered extensive sea trials and weapons trials and integration phase tradition is followed globally to promi- ssBn, can carry nuclear tipped ballis- are currently on. the second submarine of the class, expected nently pronounce to the world, the growing tic missiles and is designed to prowl the to be named as ins Aridhaman has been launched. two more prowess of maritime capability of a nation. deep depths of the oceans, with unre- submarines of this class are expected to follow. Arihant having been launched on July 26, stricted submerged endurance carrying 2009, by the then Prime Minister, in keep- nuclear weapons and provide india with ing with the indian navy s traditions will an assured second strike capability in con- attack submarines. ssBns which are the Dwindling Sub-surface Fleet? also be commissioned by none other than formance of the approved nuclear doctrine strategic leg of a nuclear triad are also even as Arihant is on the threshold of the Prime Minister of india as ins Arihant. of the nation. completion of the nuclear universally recognised as the best guar- being commissioned, as also the first of dwindling force levels of indian navy s triad is extremely critical for india given antor of a second-strike capability in a line, scorpene class, ins Kalvari, there submarine fleet has remained a serious the country s no First strike policy. nuclear exchange. are major concerns over the sub-surface cause for concern for over a decade-and-a- Arihant is equipped with far greater once Arihant is fully operational india Fleet s ability to deter and counter the half. Low levels of operational units which stealth features and is larger compared will proudly claim the membership to the potential enemy threat, due to dwindling largely suffer from the old vintage syn- to the standard dimensions and specifica- exclusive club of other nuclear triad pow- force levels of the indian navy. the present drome compounds the abysmal situation

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PhOtOgraPh: Northrop grumman n ReaR admiRal dR S. KulShReStha (Retd) a distributed network. developing this data network will require new methodologies Maritime Domain Awareness is the effec- that address gaps in data collection, shar- tive understanding of anything associated ing, and interoperability of technologies, with the global maritime environment that and should permit integration of existing could impact the security, safety, economy research into operational systems. or environment of the United States. This is accomplished through the integration of Technology Perspective intelligence, surveillance, observation, and Asia-Pacific is a vast region and therefore navigation systems into one common operat- data generation and collection is a humon- ing picture (COP) that is accessible through- gous and costly task. the coverage and res- out the US Government. olution provided by manned resources and US National Security satellites remains grossly deficient consid- Presidential Directive-41 (2004) ering the large area, time needed, and multi- tude of tasking requirements. this gap can be plugged by utilising the autonomous aer- HE OcEANS ARE cOMPLEx ial, surface and underwater systems. these mediums whose nature provides could provide persistence, mobility, and ample opportunity for an enemy real-time data. the manned systems could to avoid detection weather, sea thereafter be deployed more selectively. states, and coastal land mass, all tpresent considerable challenges to modern Northrop Grumman’s Triton MQ-4C UAV for US Navy [t]he main advantage of using drones sensors. Peacetime economic use of the is precisely that they are unmanned. With seas complicates this problem enormously. which is to detect potential threats as early spatial operating arena, but also much the operators safely tucked in air-condi- the oceans are the world s foremost (and and as far away from the indian coastline wider and intensive foray into the verticals tioned rooms far away, there s no pilot at most unregulated) highway, home to a vast as possible. As there is no single high value below the surface to the sea bed and above risk of being killed or maimed in a crash. No and wide variety of international neutral unit to protect, MdA layers are expanded up to periphery of the atmosphere. Unless pilot to be taken captive by enemy forces. shipping that possess no apparent threat. to include an entire coastline with the over- implications of this nature are anticipated No pilot to cause a diplomatic crisis if shot determining the enemy in such a crowded all goal of coordinated surveillance. not and factored in, technological forecasts down in a friendly country while bombing and complex environment is difficult dur- all areas in these layers are considered themselves would trail behind the rapid or spying without official permission.” ing conventional war, but during an asym- equally, but rather additional attention is advancing pace of technology and the syn- Medea Benjamin, 2013 metric conflict such as the global war given to areas that are potential targets for ergies being achieved due to harmonisa- on terror, it is a formidable task. oceans the terrorist/enemy. tion and adaptation inter and intra scien- in essence, the autonomous unmanned demand a much higher level of awareness Gaps in Strategic MDA. MdA s goal is tific fields. Therefore, it is imperative that systems provide the advantages of large than that is normally required in a conven- to obtain a sense of global awareness that holistic perspectives into the information area coverage, prolonged deployment, low tional naval conflict. this is recognised by reaches beyond the confines of the tactical consciousness arena include the oceanic risk, much lower acquisition and operating the formal definition of Maritime domain and regional levels. if MdA was simply a domain awareness as well as its connect costs, direct tasking and near real-time data Awareness (MdA) as articulated by the Us defensive strategy against a known mili- with india s security and MdA. reporting. in case of surface and underwa- Government vide their definition of MdA tary or terrorist threat, it could be obtained the coast and open ocean are criti- ter systems however the transit times are quoted above. by forming defensive layers around india. cal domains for the security of a nation higher than the Aerial systems. it is apparent that the goal of MdA is However, as an informational/awareness with sea as boundaries, both at home and far more than simply looking for potential system, its goals are far broader, seeking to abroad. national-security operations in the Aerial Systems maritime enemies poised to attack india. understand all potential maritime threats ocean take place globally and often require Lockheed Martin High Altitude Airship. the implications of Anything associated to india, many of which could originate continuous, near real-time monitoring of The Lockheed Martin High Altitude Airship with the maritime environment that can overseas in an inoffensive manner. strate- environment using tools such as autono- is an un-tethered, unmanned lighter-than- influence the security, safety, economy, gic MdA requires a broad perspective and mous sensors, targeted observations, and air vehicle that is being designed to oper- or environment go far beyond a classic capabilities at the highest levels of analysis, adaptive modeling. these capabilities, ate above the jet stream in a geostationary maritime threat. As per the Us interpreta- intelligence, and policy. the Government combined with improved understanding position to deliver persistent station keep- tion, these include smuggling of people or of india has put in place a formidable plan of the ocean environment enabled by other ing as a surveillance platform, telecommu- dangerous cargoes, piracy, proliferation for MdA, and the individual systems are ocean science research activities, will sup- nications relay or a weather observer. it of weapons of mass destruction, identifi- being set up prior to final integration and port accurate ocean-state assessments and will provide the military with ever-present cation and protection of critical maritime fusing of data. it is expected that the MdA allow future forces to conduct joint and isr and rapid communications connectiv- infrastructure, oil spills, weather, and envi- would be fully functional in a year or so. combined operations in near shore and ity over the entire battle space. the airship ronmental concerns among other events. However, a broader oceanic horizon needs deep-ocean, anywhere and at anytime. is estimated to survey a 960-km diameter Maritime events that could potentially to be factored in while acquiring futuristic thus, it can be surmised that currently area and millions of cubic miles of airspace. affect india are not the only wide-ranging technological capabilities. this should be the MdA focuses upon the maritime secu- Global Hawk and Triton MQ-4C. Global element of MdA but it is also essential inclusive of not only extensive and broader rity scenario specific to naval operations; Hawk is the long-range, high-altitude ISR that threats be identified as they evolve. there is a need to look into the overarching unmanned aerial system (UAs) of the Us Air the global nature of MdA activities occur- oceanic environment. this would require Force manufactured by northrop Grumman. ring overseas and in foreign ports is very The Government of India has sophisticated sensors and computational It can fly for up to 32 hours at altitudes as much a part of MdA. MdA must therefore put in place a formidable plan capabilities. there is therefore a require- high as 60,000 feet, with a range of 12,300 be exercised over all oceans worldwide, ment to fuse the tactical, and regional com- nautical miles, providing imaging and sig- and potentially cover all maritime interests for MDA, and the individual ponents with strategic knowledge-based nals intelligence, as well as communications that ultimately effect india. Putting in place architecture. support, to troops around the world. the an effective MdA is a herculean task view- systems are being set up this expansion will require advancing US Navy has Triton MQ-4c UAV of Northrop ing the range of potential security chal- sensor and technology capability and/or Grumman which is build on elements of the lenges and enormous geographic area rep- prior to final integration and development, particularly for autonomous Global Hawk and developed under the Broad resented by the maritime domain. MdA s and persistent observations. data collected Area Maritime surveillance programme. it core is applying the vessel tracking pro- fusing of data by the observing systems must be accessi- can stay aloft for over 24 hours at 17,000 cess to a layered defence model centred on ble through a comprehensive national data

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As they say in Russian, An old friend is better than two new friends . Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit

PhOtOgraPhS: Indian Navy, russian helicopters n lt GeneRal naReSh Chand (Retd) Project 11356. Admiral Grigorovich class (Project 11356) guided-missile stealth ndiA s deFence reLAtions Go back frigates are designed by the severnoye to almost half a century. the indian design Bureau and were meant for the rus- armed forces have been equipped sian fleet but the propulsions systems are with weapon systems of erstwhile from Ukraine. considering the present rela- soviet origin and continue to do so. tions between russia and Ukraine, russia irussia has been an all-weather friend has offered four frigates of this project to and has always supported india in the india. Under this deal, two vessels will come United nations. thus defence coopera- from russian and while the other two will be tion has become an important part of the built in india with russian collaboration. no india-russia strategic partnership which is decision has been made on the selection of formalised by the Programme for Military the indian shipyard. this is in furtherance to technical cooperation signed between the the six talwar class frigates that russia built two countries and valid up to 2020. it for the indian navy between 2003 and 2013. enshrines the interest of the two govern- the same was also reported during the third ments to further develop and strengthen issue of SP s Naval Forces June-July issue. the military and technical cooperation in the sphere of research and development, Aircraft Carrier production and after sales support of India and Russia signed a contract in 2004 armament systems and various military on the transfer of the aircraft carrier Admi- equipment. the two sides also have peri- ral Gorshkov. After extensive modernisation odic exchanges of armed forces personnel it was named ins Vikramaditya and joined and military exercises. the Indian Navy in 2014. Russia’s Nevs- india and russia have an institution- koe design Bureau has assisted in india in alized structure to oversee the complete designing its own aircraft carrier ins Vikrant. range of issues of military technical coop- eration. the india-russia inter-Governmen- Marine Aviation tal commission on Military technical coop- russia has supplied the ship-based multi- eration (iriGc-Mtc), set up in 2000, is at purpose fighters MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB. the apex of this structure. the two defence The first contract for the supply of 16 jets Ministers meet annually, alternately in rus- was signed in 2004 and the second in 2010. sia and india, to discuss and review the sta- russian anti-submarine warfare and anti- tus of ongoing projects and other issues of surface warfare helicopter Ka-27 or Ka-28 military technical cooperation. there are (export designation) is in service with the two Working Groups and seven sub-Groups indian navy. under the iriGc-Mtc, which review and dis- Ka-226T Helicopters. on the side of the cuss an array of military technical issues. Brics summit in Goa during october 15-16, in 2008, a high level committee called the a $1-billion deal for joint production and High Level Monitoring committee was set export of 200 Ka-226t choppers with russia up with defence secretary from the Min- has been signed which will replace india s istry of defence of the republic of india ageing cheetah and chetak. Ka-226 a light and director of Federal service for Military multi-purpose helicopter, which is designed technical cooperation from the russian to work in tough conditions of high moun- Federation as its co-chairs. over the years, tains, hot-arid climate, and marine-oceanic cooperation in the military technical sphere areas. it is manufactured by the russian has evolved from a purely buyer-seller rela- Helicopters. They will join the Indian Navy tionship to joint research, design develop- for their requirement of utility helicopters. ment and production of state-of-the-art BrahMos. it has been reported that the military platforms. Production of BrahMos next generation of BrahMos missiles will for all the three services is an example of (Top) INS Vikramaditya’s expansive flight deck at night; (above) Ka-226T light multi-purpose helicopter. have an enhanced range of 600 km which the changed approach. will give india the capability to strike deep across the border and actually engage tar- Indo-Russian Naval Coperation four Kilo class submarines and a contract missioned. It is understood that finally gets anywhere in Pakistan. this was possible Conventional Submarines. An agreement has been finalised with the Russian ship- india will have six nuclear submarines. as india became a member of Missile tech- was signed in september 1965 for con- builder Zvezdochka. nology control regime (Mtcr) in June this struction of four I641K-Project subma- Frigates year. Mtcr prohibits non-member coun- rines for india and building of submarine Nuclear-powered Submarines during 1997, india and russia signed a tries, sale or joint production of missiles base in Visakhapatnam with the technical The first nuclear-powered submarine contract for the supply of three frigates beyond 300 km range. the current BrahMos assistance of the soviet Union. this was leased was under Project 670 shchuka-B (patrol ships according to the russian clas- is a 300 km supersonic cruise missile that followed by acquiring 10 877eKM-Project Skat K-43 submarine from 1988-91 and sification). These vessels are equipped with can be launched from submarines, ships, diesel-electric submarines from 1986 to it was also named chakra by the indian 100mm artillery guns, Klub-n attack anti- aircraft or land. it is a joint venture of india 2000. the submarines were designed by navy. the aim was to gain experience in ship missile systems, shtil medium-range and russia. it was also reported that the rubin and constructed in the former Ussr the design, manufacture and operation of sAM systems, torpedo launching tubes indo-russian agreement, signed during the and russia. the boats were equipped with nuclear power submarines. the second and rocket launchers. talwar, trishul and bilateral summit at Goa, also includes devel- club-S missile system during their refit in time the indian navy leased a nuclear pow- tabar frigates joined the indian navy in opment of missiles with smaller range that russia and now they are the basis of con- ered submarine was in 2012 under Project 2003-04. In 2006, Russia and India signed can be fired from submarines and aircraft. ventional submarine fleet of the Indian 971 shchuka-B K-152 and was also named an agreement for the supply of three addi- navy. russian media has reported that chakra. it is also reported that india may tional ships. thus teg, tarkash and tri- Joint Exercises india is considering purchase of Varshay- lease another nuclear powered submarine kand frigates entered the navy in 2012-13. indian navy and the russian navy carry anka class diesel-electric submarines to from russia by 2018. india s own nuclear the major difference between the second out bi-annual naval exercises called indra augment the depleted indian navy sub- submarine project is on track with the first set and the first is the inclusion of launch- since 2003. it is believed that word indra is marine fleet. It has been planned to refit submarine called Arihant will soon be com- ers for BrahMos missiles. a portmanteau of india and russia. SP

5/2016 5  CoaStaL SeCurIty Brown Water Navy’s Killer Boats

countries who do not need a full-fledged navy find FAcs a suitable inexpensive option in lieu of navy. they are very effective in countering terrorist threats, preventing smuggling, anti-piracy and poaching of sea/coastal resources.

PhOtOgraPhS: Wikipedia, Indian Navy n lt GeneRal naReSh Chand (Retd) waterjets allow it to operate at speeds of up to 40 knots in shallow coastal waters. Ast AttAcK crAFts (FAcs) are the water jets are partially ducted, which, small, fast and highly manoeu- along with underwater control surfaces, vrable boats which are armed and similar to a submarine s diving planes, used for patrolling in proximity of allows the cB90 to execute extremely sharp the coast. they can be very useful turns at high speed, decelerate from top Fin regions where the sea between countries speed to a full stop in 2.5 boat lengths, and is narrow and within the range of a FAc adjust its pitch and roll angle while under like between north and south Korea, and way. cB90 HS has a displacement of 20,500 in the Persian Gulf off the coast of iran. kg when full and has a length of 15.9 m. it is essential for them to have effective it carries an armament of 2 × Browning navigation and surveillance means to be M2HB machine guns, 1 × Mk 19 grenade able to move and chase rogue elements in a launcher/ .50 M2HB / M134D mini-gun or fast changing threat and sea environment. RWS turret on the mast and 4 naval mines it is essential for them to be armed so that or 6 depth charges. Additionally, the cB90 they can take instant punitive action. nor- H can also carry 2.8 tonnes of mines or the mally they are armed so that they can take modified Hellfire-type RBS 17 SSM system. instant punitive action if required instead Us has shown interest in these boats for of asking for armed assistance which may their brown water operations and are in be late. their size can vary from 50-800 service with many countries. the cB90s, tonnes and speed of 25-50 knots. coun- can be operated from the davits of assault tries who do not need a full-fledged navy ships. The Strb 90 HS is armoured and can find FAcs a suitable inexpensive option be made nBc protected. Future plans are to in lieu of navy. they are very effective in make them a more powerful patrol asset, countering terrorist threats, preventing have a role in providing firepower support smuggling, anti-piracy and poaching of to special forces raids on enemy coastline. sea/coastal resources. they are also ideal for policing duties by the river police and Raptor (Project 03160) high-Speed Patrol coast guard. north Korea and iran has the Boat, Russia largest number such craft. the raptor (Project 03160) high-speed earlier versions were the torpedo and patrol boats are designed and being built missile boats which were employed to by open Jsc Pella shipyard based in Lenin- carry out surprise attack on sailing ships, grad, russia. the boat can be deployed in ships in harbour and other targets like a wide range of missions, including patrol- fuel/ammunition dumps near the harbour. ling, search-and-rescue, anti-sabotage and there are many versions and nomenclature anti-terrorism. it has a maximum length of like fast interception craft, fast patrol craft 17m and can transport up to 20 crew mem- and so on, depending upon the role. erst- bers of distressed ships or aircraft and while Soviet Union was the first to design has the ability to intercept and arrest light and build missile boats which were almost ships. the russian navy has procured eight 200 tonnes in displacement and had a (Top) Super Dvora Mk-III; (above) INS Tarmugli joins the Indian Navy boats for the Black sea Fleet. Armour pan- speed more than 30 knots. it had radars els fitted on the hull provide level 5 and 5A and missiles, and could virtually shoot and protection against bullets. the 39mm-thick scoot. one example is of the indian navy s incorporating a range of capabilities in a gence gathering and self-defence suites. bulletproof glass windows offer ballistic devastating attack on Karachi harbour dur- single platform. the super dvora Mk-iii is available with a protection for the occupants. it is powered ing december 1971, in which its Vidyut the modular design accepts a wide choice of propulsion systems, such as the by a 2,000 hp engine, the raptor patrol boat class missile boats (indian version of osA range of payloads for conducting patrol latest articulating surface drives (Asd) or can reach a top speed of approximately 50 class boats of soviet origin) destroyed half or combat missions and ensures the inte- waterjet propulsion. knots. it can execute missions in a radius of Pakistan s navy and their fuel reserves grated modular design accepts a wide the Asd system enables operations in of 160 km (100 miles) from its operating with ss-n-2A styx anti-ship missile. range of payloads for conducting patrol or extremely shallow water at minimal drafts base. the boat is capable of operating in combat missions and ensures the integra- of 1.2 m and also enables the operators to coastal waters, estuaries and straits both Israel’s Super Dvora FAC tion of modular systems for future require- proactively steer the propellers, provid- during day and at night. the super dvora series of patrol and attack ments. the high-sustained speeds and ing the craft with thrust vectoring control boats FAcs are manufactured by the ramta improved sea-keeping abilities allow sta- which is akin to many advanced fighter jet Indian Perspective division of israel Aerospace industries bility in brown and blue water operations. aircraft being used currently. it has two Fall out the 26/11 terrorist attack on Mum- (IAI). The first Mk-III were contracted by the the boat is capable of intercepting targets MTU-type 12v396 TE94 diesels driving bai was to boost up the coastal security israel navy in 2013. Mk-iii are successor to at speeds nearing 50 kt. it has a displace- two articulated surface drives provide a and one aspects was to raise a special force dabur, dvora, shapirit, and super dvora ment of up to 72 tonnes and accommodate maximum range of 1,500 nautical miles at for the indian navy equipped with FAc. Mark-i and Mark-ii boats. they are the a crew of 12. the boat can carry advanced economic speed. the indian navy also has this force was named sagar Prahari Bal latest boats waterjet-powered fast patrol stabilised precision naval weapon systems super dvora class of FAcs. (sPB), comprising of 1,000 personnel and craft. the super dvora Mk-iii patrol boats and sensors for enemy engagement during equipped with 80 fast interception crafts are deployed in missions such as offshore day and night, in all weather conditions. Swedish FAC Combat Boat 90 (Fic). the process of raising a fully equipped patrol, law enforcement, naval intelligence, it is mounted with a rafael typhoon sta- swedish FAc combat Boat (cB) 90 is devel- sPB is on the since 2009. Fic and FAc are command and control, interdiction and bilised 25mm cannon aimed by PoP-300 oped by dockstavarvet and can perform the similar in role and design. these boats were boarding of suspect targets, and protection day/night mast-mounted optronic payload. role of force protection, countering enemy to be made in india except for some which of exclusive economic zone (eeZ). its non- the vessel can be additionally armed fast boats and also dealing with threats are being acquired from a sriLankan ship- military applications include search and with optional weapon systems, includ- on land. Future design will enable them to yard otherwise they are mainly being built rescue (sAr), humanitarian assistance and ing long-range missile launching system carry limited troops for amphibious opera- at the Garden reach shipbuilders and engi- disaster relief. the MKiii incorporates an and short-range missiles, such as Hellfire tions. it can also be used for peacekeeping neers Ltd (Grse) in Kolkata, Goa shipyard aluminium hull, whose geometry enables surface-to-surface missiles. it can be inte- operations and as a floating ambulance. Ltd. (GsL) and L&t shipyard near chennai. stability in the sea at all speeds. the opera- grated with modern sensors, command the cB90 is a fast and agile boat. it s GRSE. three follow-on waterjet fast

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PhOtOgraPh: Indian Navy n ReaR admiRal SuShil RamSay (Retd) He asserted the need to remain ever vigi- lant and focused towards coastal security HE BIANNUAL NAVAL cOM- responsibilities through proactive coordi- MAnders conference 2, 2016, nation with other maritime agencies and was held under the aegis of inte- coastal states considering the increasing grated Headquarters, Ministry variety of asymmetric threats. of defence (navy) from october one of the focus areas discussed dur- t25 to 27, 2016. ing the conference was the induction of during the inaugural session, defence manpower, aspects pertaining to train- Minister Manohar Parikkar had addressed ing and skill development, and welfare of the naval commanders on october 25, all personnel. consequent to 2016 being 2016. during his address, Parikkar com- observed as the Year of the civilian Per- plimented all personnel of the indian sonnel in the indian navy, progress of navy for ensuring maritime security various policy initiatives taken towards of the country. taking note of the wide enhancing transparency in personnel poli- expanse of naval activities spread across cies and improving the ease of doing busi- the oceans, he appreciated the high ness in the service were also reviewed. tempo of operations sustained in the the cns stated that men and women last six months and efforts put in for behind the machine are the navy s great- maritime security and coastal security in est strength and are our greatest asset and the areas of interest of the country. the their morale and well-being should always raksha Mantri also reviewed the pace of remain our primary concern. the discus- modernisation of indian navy, progress sions also focused on the future road map of various acquisition and infrastructure for employment of women in the navy. related cases. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar addressing the Commanders during the inaugural session. the conference also provided the naval Admiral sunil Lanba, the chief of the Also seen in the photograph is the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba. commanders an opportunity to interact naval staff (cns), presided over the three- with the Ministry of Defence officials and day conference which was his first after undertaken for the mid-course correction, stock of the progress achieved in integrat- the defence research and development assuming the office on May 31, 2016. He if deemed necessary for the charted course ing newly inducted state-of-the-art naval organisation wherein a range of issues addressed the naval commanders on vari- to be pursued in a proficient manner. platforms into the overall operational were discussed. ous important issues pertaining to opera- As is customary the conference, held capability and their deployment as force in his closing address the cns compli- tional readiness, capability enhancement, over three days, deliberated upon the multipliers in any future scenario. the mented all personnel of the indian navy for infrastructure development and human ever-increasing dynamism in the maritime cns also reviewed the progress of vari- their professionalism and patriotism and resource management, all of crucial impor- domain, especially in india s neighbour- ous infrastructure projects that are in the exhorted them to prepare themselves and tance for the indian navy. coming in the hood, and the enhanced range of tasking pipeline and shall be vital to contribute the indian navy to meet all future maritime close aftermath of recent events, the con- and consequential expectations thereof towards capacity building. security challenges before the country. ference provided an invaluable opportu- from the indian navy. the deliberations coastal security construct was deliber- combat readiness should remain our col- nity for the top-level leadership of the during the conference encompassed a ated and reviewed during the conference. lective focus at any given time and opera- indian navy to review the operational envi- comprehensive review of operational pre- the cns expressed his satisfaction over tional effectiveness should be the touch- ronment and readiness of the maritime paredness, training and resource avail- the steady progress made in strengthen- stone of all our efforts, he said. the navy s forces to deal with the entire range of pre- ability to efficiently carry out the roles, ing the coastal security apparatus, viz. role is not only vital for national security, vailing as well as emerging challenges and responsibilities and mission assigned to induction of fast interceptor crafts, imme- but also for national prosperity and devel- threats. such a review at the macro level is the indian navy. commanders also took diate support vessels and nc3 i project. opment, he concluded. SP

tilanchang and ins tihayu were launched sioned shortly. An electronic day-night fire to enemy. Advanced weapons and addi- Pipavav defence and offshore engineering during June 2015. The first two FAcs INS control system namely stabilised optronic tional sophisticated electronics make this co. Ltd. (now reliance defence and engi- tarmugli and tihayu have already been Pedestal fire control system manufactured vessel unique than the other vessels. A neering Limited). L&t s FAc has a speed of commissioned this year. ins tarmugli is by Bharat electronics Limited controls the distinguishing feature of the vessel is that about 45 knots and length of 25-29 m. It the first follow-on water jet fast attack gun. the ship is also equipped with two it is fitted with an indigenously developed is understood that 29 are on order for the craft (WJFAc), built by Grse and is an 12.7mm heavy machine guns and multiple gun and a very precise fire control system. Indian coast Guard (finally about 36) and improved version of WJFAc, constructed medium machine guns, besides shoulder- More of indigenous equipment and fittings more orders will follow. As per Wikipedia earlier by Grse. the waterjet FAc are launched igla surface-to-air missiles. have been installed. they have a maximum the craft has a displacement of 90 tonnes, powered by the latest 4,000-series of MTU Goa Shipyard Limited. FAc Mis- length of 56.9 m, overall breath at deck is has full aluminium-alloy hull is powered by engines, along with advanced machin- sile craft being built at GsL is meant for 11.5 metres, displacement is 477 tonnes, twin waterjet propulsion systems to enable ery control system and waterjets and can destruction of enemy warships and land- maximum speed is 35-40 knots and has an quick response. The vessels are fitted with attain a maximum speed of 35 knots. these ing crafts on the open sea. the hull is made endurance of about 2,649 km. state-of-the-art navigation and communica- follow on FAcs have higher power generat- of special, lightweight, Ms and aluminium L&T. the global shipping industry was tion equipment and medium-range arma- ing capacity of 280 kW, enhanced capacity alloy sheets. it is propelled by gas turbines booming in 2007 and the regular shipbuild- ment. each vessel is powered by two cater- of ro plant from 2 tonnes per day (tPd) to make it a fast and swift craft. it has an ing countries like Japan, south Korea and pillar Marine Power systems 3516c marine to 4 TPD among many other features as array of weapons to deliver lethal punches china found difficult to cope up. That is the propulsion engines (2,525 bkW @ 1,800 compared to the WJFAL already in service. time when many indian shipyards joint the rpm, ‘D’ Rating) and two c-4.4 auxiliary gen- it is named after an island in the Andaman race including L&t, india s biggest engineer- erator sets (86 eKW @ 1,500 rpm). the ves- group, the 320-tonne ship with a length of It is essential for fast attack ing and construction firm. With a shipyard sel’s crew consists of one officer and 11 per- 48 m. The FAc is manned by four officers crafts to have effective at Kattupalli near chennai. L&t has won son and the commissioning started in 2012. and 41 sailors. The indigenously conceived, some contracts for building offshore ves- Sri Lanka s Solas Marine Lanka Private designed and built ship is capable of oper- navigation and surveillance sels for the Indian coast Guard, floating Limited. the FAcs built by them can do ating in shallow waters at high speeds and dock for the indian navy and FAcs. the speeds up to 45 knots and have an endur- is equipped with enhanced firepower. For means to be able to move and Kattupalli yard started building ships in ance of 200 nautical miles at 15 knots. carrying out extended coastal and offshore 2012 but by then the global shipping indus- they can carry a variety of armament from surveillance and patrolling, it is fitted with chase rogue elements in a try slumped due to the meltdown in global heavy machine guns to grenade launch- advanced MtU engines, waterjet propul- economy. After 26/11 terrorist attack the ers. the upper deck canopies are bullet sion and latest communication equipment. fast changing threat and sea surge for FAcs requirement have gone up. proof. The versatile vessels are fitted with the ships armament consists of a 30mm environment L&t is among the four private local ship- modern navigational aids and communica- crn 91 gun manufactured by the ord- builders that have a permit from the gov- tion equipment including automatic iden- nance Factory in Medak. other FAcs are ernment to build warships. the other yards tification system and long-range acoustic under construction and will be commis- are ABG shipyard Ltd, Bharti shipyard Ltd, device an anti piracy device. SP

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PhOtOgraPhS: Indian Navy

(Left) Club-N firing from INS Tabar during Exercise Pashcim Leher; (right) RBU rocket firing during exercise.

n ReaR admiRal SuShil RamSay (Retd) exercise was upped substantially, owing to All components in the three dimensions As is customary the coordinated prevailing tense environment in the west- of the naval warfare were enshrined in xPL exercise also saw participation of indian HE WESTERN NAVAL cOMMAND ern theatre. the nine-day-long exercise, with the participation of large number of Air Force, with a number of aircraft, on november 11, 2016, conclud- which began on november 2, 2016, was ships, submarines and aircraft. the exercise and indian coast Guard units. Proactive ed a major operational exercise thus appropriately code-named as exercise comprised both the operational and tactical operations as well as defensive opera- conducted at the vast expanse Paschim Leher (xPL). xPL was configured to phases. Various manoeuvres and deploy- tions were exercised, including various of the Arabian sea. Although extensively test the combat readiness and ments were exercised, in a networked envi- contingencies off the coasts of Gujarat, tsuch exercise is carried annually during efficiency of the command at sea, includ- ronment, with the participation of a large Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. xPL the campaign season in both eastern and ing the vital aspects of mobilisation and number of both ancillary and shore support most successfully accomplished its oper- western theatres, the scale of this year s operational synchronisation. units and agencies also participating. ational objectives. SP

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m. it has speeds of up to 610 kmph. its ferent sensor packages like keel mounted all weather operations; unlimited ocean tant for military officials to make sense surveillance sensor is the An/ZPY-3 Multi- sensors, ctd lowered by winch, meteoro- area coverage; real-time data acquisition; of the vast amount of data that is being Function Active Sensor (MFAS) x-band active logical sensors, acoustic doppler current multiple sensor payloads; low acquisi- generated. A simple full-day UAV mission electronically scanned array radar with a profiler, multi beam echo sounder, side- tion and operating costs, and autonomous can provide upwards of 10 terabytes of 360-degree field-of-regard, capable of sur- scan sonar, acoustic modem, anti-subma- operation. the main manufacturer is liquid data of which only about five per cent is veying 70,00,000 sq km of sea. rine warfare (towed array or dipping), and robotics. one of liquid robotics wave glider, analysed and the rest stored. currently, Sensors Packages. the ArGUs-is is electronic warfare. the SHARc is designed to meet unique analysts are restricted by the download a defense Advanced research Projects thales is involved in the defence requirements of defence and national secu- speeds of data depending upon their loca- Agency (dArPA) project contracted to BAe science technology Laboratory (dstL) rity applications. over 200 wave gliders tions. Untagged data leads to download- systems and is a type of of wide-area per- research programme MAPLe (Maritime have been delivered internationally. ing of similar data from other sources by sistent surveillance system. it is a camera Autonomous Platform exploitation). the the principle of operation of ocean the analyst to firm up their conclusions. system that utilises hundreds of mobile MAPLe programme is developing the gliders involves small changes in buoyancy isr data from different sources is stored phone cameras in a mosaic to video and future architecture for UAs command and and wings to achieve forward motion. con- in different locations with varying access auto-track every moving object within a control, by enabling multiple unmanned trol of pitch and role is done by adjusting levels, this leads to incomplete analysis. 95-sq-km area. ArGUs-is provides mili- platforms, such as UAV, unmanned surface ballast. it uses GPs as well as internal sen- single network domain providing access tary users an eyes-on persistent wide vehicles and unmanned underwater vehi- sors for navigation. it can travel thousands to data at multiple levels of security clas- area surveillance capability. the system cles, and their payloads to be innovatively of miles at depths of up to 1,000 metres. sification is not yet available. This is lead- streams a million terabytes of HD video per commanded and controlled from a single there are three established manufacturers ing to a synergetic relationship with digi- day. the enormous amount of data can be control station. of sea gliders, namely irobot who make tal industry where in military no longer stored indefinitely and subjected to review Wave Gliders. due to their unique seaglider, teledyne Webb manufacture develops its own hardware and software as and when required. it is understood that design wave gliders provide advantages of; Slocum Glider and Bluefin Robotics who denovo, but harnesses and modifies the ArGUs can be easily deployed on UAs. the indefinite, long-range mission endurance; make spray Glider. AcsA, a French glider commercial of the shelf (cots) items. software utilised by ArGUs-is is Persistics firm, has recently launched the SeaEx- some common technologies in the data developed by Lawrence Livermore national plorer, a streamlined, wingless glider. A analytics ecosystem are Apache Hadoop, Laboratories. it is a data compression pro- The use of autonomous glider called sea Wing, has been developed Apache Hive/Apache Pig, Apache Sqoop, gramme, which can compress the raw wide at the shenyang institute of Automation, in-memory databases, nosQL databases area video data from aircraft and UAVs by systems for MDA is an in china, by Yuan dongliang of the coun- and MPP Platforms. Some of the firms 1,000 times and achieve a reduction of pre- imperative for India. however, try s institute of oceanography. it was working in this space with the military are processed images by a factor of ten tested last year and operated successfully Palantir, sap, oracle, teradata, and sYn- Autonomous Surface and Subsurface it would also be important in the western Pacific at depths of up to tAsA. security of collected and processed Vehicle (ASV). AsV unmanned Marine sys- 800 metres. Japanese researchers, too, are data also would require adequate atten- tems of UK manufacturer c-enduro, which for military officials to make building gliders. one is a small, low-cost tion, this could be dovetailed with the is a long endurance autonomous surface version called ALEx that has independently cyber defence effort of the armed forces. vehicle, used to safely and cost-effectively sense of the vast amount of movable wings and the other is a solar- Major gaps in the indian MdA infra- collect data at sea. Built to operate in all powered device called sorA. structure can thus be plugged by the use marine environments, c-enduro uses data that is being generated Data Analytics. the use of autono- of autonomous systems along with the energy harvesting technology combined mous systems for MdA is an imperative associated data analytics and data protec-

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A bilateral conference between national Maritime Foundation and centre for naval Analyses was held on the challenges and convergence of india-Us Joint strategic Vision for the region

PhOtOgraPh: NMF n ReaR admiRal SuShil RamSay (Retd)

HE SEVENTH SESSION OF the bilateral conference between the national Maritime con- ference (nMF) and centre for naval Analyses (cnA) was held tfrom October 13-14, 2016. The mutually agreed upon theme for the conference was towards india-Us Joint strategic Vision: convergence and challenges . the concept note of the conference enshrined the per- spective that the Asia-Pacific region will be the driver for the global economic growth in the 21st century. Within the ambit of this perspective, cautionary signals were and continue to be hoisted that this region will remain most volatile with a multitude of security challenges which have the potential to destabilise the region. Us-india Joint strategic Vision for the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean region” was announced after the visit of President Barack obama to india as the chief guest for in republic day the 2015. the vision has now been further strengthened with the signing of a number of important pacts between the two countries, the most nota- ble being the Logistics exchange Memo- randum of Agreement (LeMoA) and the renewal of the defence Framework Agree- The bilateral conference in progress ment for 10 years, the most important ele- ment of which is the defence technology and trade initiative (dtti). Session I: Geopolitical and Security the Indo-Pacific, importance of trade and created an unprecedented maritime situa- Environment and Opportunities energy flows, strategic tapestry to include tion that could not be seen to be solved in Introductory Session Chair Vice Admiral R.K. Pattanaik (Retd) dependence on sea-lanes, economic pros- the foreseeable future. At the core of the Admiral D.K. Joshi (Retd), Chairman, NMF the chair reiterated the relevance of indo- perity intertwined with maritime security, scs disputes is Fon to allow free move- in his welcome address highlighted that Pacific-contiguous geographical entity for cooperation overload in the ior-ions, ment of trade within the area, which has china, by its economic and military capacity, india as the centre for global economic (indian ocean region-indian ocean naval gained more relevance in the wake of PcA is the most significant player in the region. and strategic interest. He pointed out that Symposium), Asia-Pacific Economic coop- Award. Fon operations by the Us are per- it is the largest trading partner for india although piracy in the Western indian eration (APec), east Asia summit (eAs), ceived as militarisation of the region which and second largest for the Us. While china s ocean has declined, at the same time AseAn defence Ministers Meeting Plus the chinese leadership uses to ratchet up remarkable economic growth is welcome extra-regional powers have increased their (AdMM+), indian ocean rim Association national sentiments and divert domestic across the world, its strategic aspirations and presence in the maritime domain. terror- (IORA) and Western Pacific Naval Sympo- attention from absurd maritime claims. consequent actions have created regional ism being the epicentre in the region and sium (WPns). thereafter he pointed out tensions that have the potential to destabi- increasing threat of use of tactical nuclear the challenges emerging in the region such CNA: Rear Admiral Michael McDevitt lise the region. chinese maritime claims in weapon by Pakistan should be serious as patterns and dynamics of alliances and (Retd) the south china sea (scs) threaten freedom cause for concern. partnerships in Asia, strategic autonomy/ President duterte of the Philippines has of navigation (Fon) and sovereign rights of realist mutation of alliance, naval interop- infused a stasis in the scs dispute. conse- other claimant states. the recent Award by CNA: Dr Eric Thompson erability, neo-maritime security issues, quently, there is no movement forward as the Arbitration tribunal has denied legality dr eric thompson in his presentation environment and ecology. everyone is waiting for him to make a move to chinese activities in the scs but has been highlighted that the trans-regional and with china/Russia. He still wants a secu- met with hostile rhetoric from china. global dimensions come into play for the Session II: PCA Arbitration in South China rity alliance with the Us, even if he leans thus the two-day conference was Us interest and geostrategic perspectives. Sea (SCS): China’s Approach to Regional towards china. if President duterte could designed to examine convergences of views Washington is facing aggressive behaviour Security resolve scarborough shoal, then it would and interests in the indo-Us relations that in diplomatic, financial, political domain Chair RearAdmiral Jeffrey Harley, remove a Sino-US flashpoint and portends may be used to further strengthen the and cooperation in climate change. PLA is President of the US Naval War College good for the international system. chinese bilateral relations. it also aimed to identify becoming progressively more global pres- Rear Admiral Jeffrey Harley explained the have concerns with Vietnam for spratly divergences that may hamper the fulfilment ent due to expansion and military mod- broad contours of the disputes arising islands as it controls 21 of those islands. of the potential that this partnership has. ernisation. russia s perceptions of interna- over the ScS. He highlighted salient fea- Vietnamese should be encouraged to dig in dr eric thompson, Vice President and tional laws and norms seem significantly tures of the case presented by the Philip- and make it difficult for china. FoN should director of cnA strategic studies, recognised different from the Us. it is expanding its pines before the Permanent court of Arbi- not be used as a deterrent continuously as the growing importance nMF-cnA Bilateral military infrastructure and ballistic capa- tration (PcA) and the hostile rhetoric and it would lose its relevance. conference and complimented the organis- bilities and positioning itself again in cuba. threatening military action by china, post ers for choosing the themes which will con- the verdict. Session III: Indo-US Strategic Convergence tribute to meaningful dialogue, exchange of NMF: Dr Vijay Sakhuja Chair Vice Admiral S.P.S. Cheema (Retd) views and ideas to further strengthen the dr Vijay sakhuja highlighted economics NMF: Commander Prakash Gopal the chair explained that the strategic con- relations between two countries. shaping political and military discourse in china s expansive maritime claims have vergence has become a geopolitical reality

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in the post-cold War era. this phenomenon net Provider of security as a regional ian assistance project of USN); Bilateral may well want flexibility of not participat- has led convergence in virtually every field. Policemen . the way ahead for cooperation and multilateral PASSEx of opportu- ing in Malabar if there are heightened ten- there are more than 50 bilateral dialogue is best served through defence acquisi- nity; MPRA collaboration; Submarine sions in the east china sea or for any other mechanisms in existence. there is a bipar- tions being the major enabler of strategic cooperation. such reasons. It will be more beneficial tisan will on either side to expand coopera- partnership, and transfer of technology to to retain Malabar in its original shape of tion between the Us and india. achieve the following: Session V: Perspective of Blue Economy indo-Us event. SP zz Balance between ambitious expecta- and SDG 2030 CNA: Rear Admiral Michael McDevitt tions and deliverable realities Joint Chair: Vice Admiral S.K. Jha (Retd) (Retd) - (Dr Satu Limaye) Patrols and coordinated operations. during the session cdr Kapil narula, nMF strategic convergence is the new mantra zz Arriving at mutually agreed shared deliberated upon the salient aspects of for the Us and used only for india. indo- interests. the blue economy (Be) by bringing out APPOINTMENTS Us relations are characterised by Five zz Ratification of cISMOA and BEcA and that the Be comes from the lens of devel- zz Vice Admiral G.s. Pabby, controller of convergences of interests convergence linking these tier-ii agreements with opment and broader maritime agenda. Warship Projects & Acquisition, has on security to encompass wide range of Malabar. He gave a detailed historical perspective been appointed as chief of Materiel. maritime and broader issues to ensure zz expansion of Malabar to include Aus- of the Be. Be is hotly debated among the prosperous and stable Asia; convergence tralia, singapore and indonesia. economists, environmentalists, strategic zz Vice Admiral d.M. deshpande, of India’s AEP and the US Pivot to Asia; zz Placement of Indian liaison officers and maritime analysts, etc. Be is inte- director General naval Projects, convergence in ‘Make in India’ and DTTI; at Us centcoM, Us AFricoM and Us gration of ocean economy development Visakhapatnam, has been appointed convergence on counter-terrorism and PAcoM. with principles of social inclusion, envi- as controller of Warship Projects & Holding rule of Law in Asia; and Peaceful ronmental sustainability and innovative, Acquisition. resolution of disputes. CAN: Cdr Mathew Trite (William dynamic business models. rear Admiral zz rear Admiral s.r. sarma, chief staff Wesley) Michael Mcdevitt (Ms nilanthi samarnay- Officer (Technical), Headquarters NMF: Captain G.S. Khurana He presented the following way ahead: ake) shared his perspective on this issue eastern naval command on promo- captain Khurana stated that the centre of zz Malabar remains the keystone of our which was in convergence with delibera- tion to the rank of Vice Admiral, has gravity of world s economic power is shift- defence relationship. tions during the session. been appointed as director General ing. the Us Maritime strategy in 2007 had zz coMcAsA communications compat- naval Projects, Visakhapatnam. announced shift from Atlantic-Pacific to ibility and security Agreement. Session VI: Panel Discussion - Managing zz rear Admiral satish Bajaj, Assistant Indo-Pacific. He identified four key deter- zz BecA Basic exchange and cooperation Divergences in Strategic Outlook controller of Logistics, has been minants of Strategic convergence; India’s Agreement for Geospatial intelligence. the concluding session was the summa- appointed as Assistant chief of Per- strategic Autonomy, combined Military zz Deterrence (HA/DR) to Maritime Secu- tion of the proceeding of the conference sonnel (Administration & civilians). exercises to combined operation, Uphold- rity/Power Projection with all domain in the shape of panel discussion. the ing international Law and norms and access, including cyber up to sea con- participants from nMF were Admiral d.K. zz rear Admiral sunil Anand, chief defence trade and industrial cooperation. trol and Joint Power in the Maritime Joshi (retd), and dr Vijay sakhuja from Staff Officer (Personnel & Adminis- defence trade and industry cooperation domain. cNA; Dr Eric Thompson and Rear Admiral tration), Headquarters Western Naval command, has been appointed as can play a key role in reinforcing india-Us zz engagement in Multilateral and inter- Jeffrey Harley. strategic partnership. agency Forums ions, WPns and ArF. the PcA ruling makes it very clear Assistant controller of Logistics. zz information sharing recAAP, icc that there are no land features in the scs zz rear Admiral Pradeep Joshi, Assis- Session IV: Indo-US Naval Cooperation: (international maritime bureau), iFc. hence eeZ cannot be drawn from it. i deas tant chief of Personnel (Administra- The Way Ahead zz se Asia Maritime security initiative like Indian Ocean Rim of the Pacific Exer- tion & civilians), has been appointed Chair: Dr Eric Thompson effort to work with our allies and part- cise (riMPAc) with either in or Usn could as chief Staff Officer (Personnel & NMF: Cdr Dinesh Yadav ners in se Asia to build greater regional be experimented. it also emerged that not Administration), Headquarters West- indian Maritime security strategy (iMss) capacity to address a range of maritime inviting china every year for the Malabar ern naval command. 2015 included the term net security Pro- challenges. and inviting Japan and other partner coun- zz surgeon rear Admiral ravi Kalra, vider . india seeks a role as a net security zz opportunities cArAt, seAcAt exer- tries like Australia, singapore and indo- command Medical Officer, Southern Provider in the region rather than being cises; Pacific Partnership (humanitar- nesia. sends wrong signal to china. Japan naval command, has been appointed as commanding Officer INHS Asvini. zz Rear Admiral R.J. Nadkarni, Flag Offi- cer commanding Karnataka Area, has been appointed as chief of staff, southern naval command. zz Rear Admiral S.K. Grewal, Flag Offi- cer sea training, has been appointed Goa Maritime Symposium as deputy commandant national defence Academy. n ReaR admiRal SuShil RamSay (Retd) zz Rear Admiral M.A. Hampiholi, Assis- tant chief of Personnel (HRD), has he first ever Goa Maritime Symposium been appointed as Flag Officer Sea conducted by the naval War college training. ton october 7 and 8, 2016. the sym- zz rear Admiral rajesh Pendharkar, posium was inaugurated by Admiral sunil Assistant chief of integrated defence Lanba, chief of the naval staff (cns). in his staff (intelligence-A), has been inaugural address cns reiterated the impor- appointed as chief Staff Officer (Oper- tance of cooperative engagement to promote ations), Western naval command. maritime security in the indian ocean region zz commodore Mahesh singh, Principal (ior). this, he said, has been the navy s con- director of Personnel on promotion sistent approach and was congruent to the to the rank of rear Admiral, has been government s sAGAr (security and Growth appointed as chief Staff Officer (Oper- for All in the region) initiative for inclusive ations), eastern naval command. development. He complimented the college on this initiative and presented awards to zz commodore suraj Berry, Principal the graduating international officers of the director strategy, concepts and trans- maiden regional Maritime security course. formation, on promotion to the rank He urged them to take forward the knowl- of rear Admiral has been appointed as Assistant chief of Personnel (Human edge gained and bonds developed during Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba delivers his inaugural address at Goa Maritime Symposium their stay at Goa to build a better and more resource development). secure future. modore Uday Bhaskar; Professor Geoffrey in mitigating them, said rear Admiral zz rear Admiral K.J. Kumar, Assistant divided into four sub-themes, the till, Vijay sakhuja, dattesh Parulekar and Monty Khanna, commandant of the naval chief of defence staff (intelligence- symposium conducted over two days Ms Tomoko Kiyota. Senior officers from War college. He added that basic security B), has been appointed as Flag Offi- evaluated strengthening of regional Bangladesh, indonesia, Malaysia, Mal- perception, projection and understanding cer commanding Karnataka Area. Maritime Security Architectures; Enhanc- dives, Myanmar and sri Lanka actively of all affairs maritime must have the zz commodore Rajesh Singh, Officer on ing interoperability in the indian ocean contributed to the symposium by sharing essential elements of regional cooperation. special duties with deputy chief of Region; challenges to Freedom of Navi- the experiences, concerns and perspec- the symposium contributed majorly naval staff on promotion to the rank gation; and Maritime Security challenges tives of their respective countries. towards fostering a sense of maritime of rear Admiral, has been appointed in the ior. each of these themes was each sub-theme stimulated engaging awareness that presupposes efficiency in as Assistant chief of defence staff elaborated upon by speakers of national discussions and we collectively deliber- cooperative mechanisms. it also brought (intelligence-B). and international renown, comprising a ated on several aspects of regional secu- out competing narratives and suggested zz commodore S. Vennam, Officer on veritable who s who of analysts, scholars rity mechanisms and cooperative frame- roadmaps for the future including strength- special duties with FosM on promo- and practitioners such as Admirals raja works in the context of present as well as ening the existing frameworks such as the tion to the rank of rear Admiral, has Menon, Arun Prakash, sureesh Mehta, future maritime challenges and how we indian ocean naval symposium (ions) an been appointed as Flag Officer Sub- Vijay Shankar, Pradeep chauhan; com- can achieve greater efficacy and efficiency indian navy initiative since 2008. SP marines. www.spsnavalforces.com

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The vessels are expected to be Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd) and interactions between the armed forces delivered from 2016 and be fully opera- Cmde C.P. Srivastava of the two countries. The two navies have tional by 2020. Equipped with sharper and Cmde Sujeet Samaddar (Retd) Cmde A.J. Singh (Retd) been carrying out coordinated patrols (COR- advanced combat capabilities and technol- PAT) on respective sides of the International ogies, the LMVs can be quickly configured europe Alan Peaford, Doug Richardson, Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) twice a year with mission modules to take on a wide Andrew Brookes (UK) since 2002, with the aim of keeping this vital spectrum of operations, allowing the crew usa & Canada Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, inau- part of the Indian Ocean region safe and to deliver calibrated responses using lethal Lon Nordeen (USA) gurated the 35th Indian Coast Guard (ICG) secure for commercial shipping, Interna- and non-lethal options to deal with a range Anil R. Pustam (West Indies) Commanders Conference at Coast Guard tional trade and legitimate marine activities. of maritime threats. West asia/africa Headquarters on September 28, 2016. H.R. Heitman (S. Africa) Speaking on the occasion, the Defence Min- ins suMitRa visits suRabaya, indonesia us navy’s navy’s Most advanCed Chairman & Managing director ister appreciated the efforts of the ICG in WaRshiP, uss ZuMWalt CoMMissioned Jayant Baranwal augmenting maritime and coastal security executive vice President not only by deployment of assets but also (Planning & Business Development) Rohit Goel by efficient exploitation of Coastal Secu- administration & Circulation rity Network (CSN) Phase I and expressed Bharti Sharma hope that CSN Phase II would also be [email protected] implemented on time. 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