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Indian Navy eyes expansion with three more Russian-made Krivak IV frigates

Well , actually the real reason why we order in batches of 3 is coz

1:In case of frigates the reason was delay, Indian Shipyards take 10-12 yrs to deliver 3 frigates compared to 6 yrs taken by Russia and China
Let me give you the an example , Godavari class were sanctioned in 1971 , Construction began in 1973 and last frigate were delivered in 1988 , 17 yrs after the placing of order
Same was the case with Brahmaputra class where order were placed in 1988 , and last ship was inducted in 2004 , 16 yrs after placement of order, Infact by the time Brahmaputra class was inducted , the world had moved on to stealth frigates .
Foreseeing the change in technology , India ordered the Talwar class in 1996 , Which were inducted in 2002-04 , A record of within 8 yrs of placing the order

Things have improved in Indian Shipyards , by the time shivalik class was ordered in 2001
This class has completed induction in 11 yrs with induction of INS Sahyadri on 21 July 2012 , now compared to 16-17 yrs it took previously , so its a big improvement
But Indian Navy was again fearing a delay and uncertainty related to capability of Shivalik class , so they ordered another batch of Talwar class in 2006.

But with Shivalik having more than impressed the Indian Navy , and proving to be far more capable than envisioned , so they have placed an order for 7 P-17A frigates
But because of their fear of Delays by Indian Shipyards , they are again looking to hedge their bets by Placing the order for Kirvak IV Frigates which are an improvement over the TALWAR CLASS , This is also the reason why P-17A was trimmed from 9 to 7 , coz Navy feels that it can get 3 Kirvak IV Frigates out of the savings made by not ordering 2 more P-17A Frigates

Also going by the price of P-17A , it seems that the 2.6 Billion USD , IN will save by scraping 2 P-17A , can easily pay for the 3 , 4500 Ton Kirvak IV Frigates

Nice thing on part of indian navy.
cutting 2 P-17A
we will get 3 Kirvak IV Frigates .
they will be inducted much fadter than 7 P17A frigates
they will help in incresing the no of frigates and Kirvak IV Frigates are also not that much a bad choice either.
go for it Navy:police:
 
Nice thing on part of indian navy.
cutting 2 P-17A
we will get 3 Kirvak IV Frigates .
they will be inducted much fadter than 7 P17A frigates
they will help in incresing the no of frigates and Kirvak IV Frigates are also not that much a bad choice either.
go for it Navy:police:

Yeah , My bet is that the 7000 Ton P-17A will be deployed in eastern fleet which deals with China , while the 4500 Ton Kirvak VI will be deployed in western fleet which deals with Pakistan

Also Russians normally deliver frigates in 6 yrs , while Mazagaon Docks is promising 6 yrs , but No one is Going to Believe them , since it took them 24 yrs to improve the delivery time for a batch of 3 Frigates from 17 to 11 , to actually expect them to improve the delivery time from 11 to 6 in just 5 yrs is absurd

It will take indian Shipyards atleast till 2022 to be in a position to deliver frigates and destroyers as fast as Russia
 
Yeah , My bet is that the 7000 Ton P-17A will be deployed in eastern fleet which deals with China , while the 4500 Ton Kirvak VI will be deployed in western fleet which deals with Pakistan

yeah and also shivalik class frigates go out into IOR for deployment while Kirvak VI can patrol and protect our sea shore from enemies:azn:
 
yeah and also shivalik class frigates go out into IOR for deployment while Kirvak VI can patrol and protect our sea shore from enemies:azn:

The biggest Warship in Pak Navy is the 4200 Ton PNS Alamgir , which is over 35 yrs old , Even the 12 , 2500 Tons Kamorta class Corvette we plan to induct between 2012-24 are enough for PN
 
The biggest Warship in Pak Navy is the 4200 Ton PNS Alamgir , which is over 35 yrs old , Even the 12 , 2500 Tons Kamorta class Corvette we plan to induct between 2012-24 are enough for PN

One question brother.
Is INS komarta under going sea trails and is it going to be inducted this year itself
 
One question brother.
Is INS komarta under going sea trails and is it going to be inducted this year itself

Yes, INS komarta will be inducted this year itself, maybe oct-nov -2012, can't say of sea trials though.
 

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