Indian Navy News & Discussions

[BATTLE FIELD]

INS Chennai??

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Kolkata and little brother Talwars in the back.

INS Kochi during sea trials.

 

[BoQ77]

Today in Vietnam,

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
02-October, 2015 11:49 IST
Admiral RK Dhowan, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff on official tour to Australia (02-07 Oct 15)


The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral RK Dhowan, is on an official tour to Australia commencing 02 Oct 15. The visit (from 02nd to 07th October 2015) aims to consolidate existing Maritime Cooperation initiatives as well as explore new avenues.

The Admiral’s visit to Australia has been programmed to coincide with the prestigious annual ‘Sea Power Conference’ organised by the Australia Navy. The forum provides opportunities to engage with heads of over 40 navies.

India-Australia have several commonalities, which serve as foundation for closer cooperation and multifaceted interactions. Both countries are vibrant, secular and multicultural democracies.

The defence cooperation between India and Australia is robust and is primarily focused towards Maritime Cooperation. India and Australia signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement in 2006 as well as a Framework for Defence Cooperation in Nov 14, which envisages regular ship visits as well as high level exchanges.

Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy are partners in the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS); a Maritime Cooperation construct conceptualised and pioneered by Indian Navy in 2008. Australian Navy has stood shoulder to shoulder with Indian Navy in taking this 21st century maritime construct forward. The conduct of the first Bilateral Maritime Exercise ‘AUSINDEX’, off India’s East coast in Sep 15 between the Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy was a landmark event between the two navies.

India-Australia share similar maritime challenges such as long coastline, extensive EEZ, coastal security, large coastal shipping and fishing fleet, where in both Navies have opportunities to learn from each other’s experiences. In addition, common grounds exists for cooperation in ship-building, especially under India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.

During the visit, Admiral RK Dhowan is scheduled to hold discussions with the Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Chief of Defence Staff, Defence Secretary and other Senior Naval Officers.

Today in Vietnam,

Ministry of Defence
02-October, 2015 11:47 IST
Visit of INS Sahyadri to Da Nang, Vietnam

In pursuance of India’s ‘Look East’ and ‘Act East’ policy, Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri, as a part of ‘Operational Deployment’ to the South China Sea and the North West Pacific region, has entered Da Nang, Vietnam on a four day visit commencing 02 Oct 15.

The visit of INS Sahyadri is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing inter-operability between navies of the two countries. Indian warships had last visited Hai Phong, Vietnam in August 2014. INS Sahyadri is an indigenously built warship of the Shivalik Class. Inducted into the Indian Navy on 21 July 12. The multi-role stealth frigate, boasts of an impressive array of weaponry in her arsenal. Long range anti-ship missiles, medium and short range surface to air missiles augmented by powerful guns of different calibers provide a formidable shield against all types of surface and air threats. The capability to carry two integral multi-role helicopters significantly enhances the potency of this ship. INS Sahyadri, is presently being commanded by Captain Kunal Raj Kumar.

During her stay in harbour, various activities aimed at enhancing cooperation and interaction between the two navies are planned. These include official calls and interaction with dignitaries of the Vietnamese government and the Vietnamese Peoples’ Navy (VPN), reception onboard INS Sahyadri, onboard visits by local populace, guided tours for Indian naval personnel and professional interaction between personnel of both the navies.

India and Vietnam have cultural and economic links dating back to the 2nd Century A.D, which were facilitated by maritime trade. In modern times, support during struggle for liberation from foreign rule and subsequent political and cultural exchanges have strengthened this historic relationship. In order to expand this to the security domain, a ‘Security Dialogue’ was instituted in 2003. India and Vietnam signed a Joint Declaration on the ‘Establishment of a Strategic Partnership’ in 2007 as well as a ‘MoU on Defence Cooperation’ in 2009. These have laid the foundation for strengthening maritime cooperation between the two countries.

 

[SRP]

INS Astradharini is replacement vessel of erstwhile Astravahini. built by Shoft Shipyard Pvt Ltd

https://twitter.com/x/status/651290705789227008

 

[Agent_47]

What is the point of helicopter launched Ashm in modern navel warfare ? when all main ships are equipped with credible air defence.how are you suppose to get in range of the target and fire first.
(IN have it as a requirement for MMRH )
@Rikbo @Abingdonboy @Penguin

 

[Penguin]

What is the point of helicopter launched Ashm in modern navel warfare ? when all main ships are equipped with credible air defence.how are you suppose to get in range of the target and fire first.
(IN have it as a requirement for MMRH )
@Rikbo @Abingdonboy @Penguin

Well, there's large and small heli launched AShM

The effectiveness of small missiles in killing small combattants was proven in the Gulf war

As for larger missiles:

Take NSM > weight 400kg, range 185 km
Take EH-101 > can carry 2 > max range 833-927km > combat radius 416.5-463.5km
Most navies don't have AAW out to 185km, so the helicopter can safely approach and fire outside of AAW missile range.

If your missile has less range, you ahve to look at what targets you can attack safely from beyond SAM range.

 

[BoQ77]

Well, there's large and small heli launched AShM

The effectiveness of small missiles in killing small combattants was proven in the Gulf war

As for larger missiles:

Take NSM > weight 400kg, range 185 km
Take EH-101 > can carry 2 > max range 833-927km > combat radius 416.5-463.5km
Most navies don't have AAW out to 185km, so the helicopter can safely approach and fire outside of AAW missile range.

If your missile has less range, you ahve to look at what targets you can attack safely from beyond SAM range.

Air defence system on ship could hit that single AShM with less effort.
In the exercise of Vietnam navy, a computer system on our Molniya boats calculated the minimum quantity of KH-35 AShMs should be launched to saturately attack a destroyer is 11-12.

That's why, we built a lot of that small platforms which is able to bring 16x of KH-35 ( the improved variants KH-35UE has the range 260km )

 

[Penguin]

Air defence system on ship could hit that single AShM with less effort.
In the exercise of Vietnam navy, a computer system on our Molniya boats calculated the minimum quantity of KH-35 AShMs should be launched to saturately attack a destroyer is 11-12.

That's why, we built a lot of that small platforms which is able to bring 16x of KH-35 ( the improved variants KH-35UE has the range 260km )

Who says to fly a sole heli with a single missile? Picture you ship in an island and ship rich environment, where it is hard to determine what is and isn't a threat.

This particular ship in the picture might well have difficulty defending against e.g. NSM.

 

[BoQ77]

Who says to fly a sole heli with a single missile? Picture you ship in an island and ship rich environment, where it is hard to determine what is and isn't a threat.

This particular ship in the picture might well have difficulty defending against e.g. NSM.

I think you are talking about heli on ship.
our ship is FAS which hit and run. they work as coastal defense platform extended.
our molniya has 2x Ak630 and some Igla-S on board

 

[Penguin]

I think you are talking about heli on ship.
our ship is FAS which hit and run. they work as coastal defense platform extended.
our molniya has 2x Ak630 and some Igla-S on board

Exactly. Which means it is very dependent on cover by land based aviation

 

[BoQ77]

Have a look at our shoreline, we have stronghold from our coast, while potential enemies don't.
And no helicopter carrier could provide safe distance for their heli to operate near our coast.
Our air patrol task to Spratly is quite easy by Su-30MK2, or Su-30SM or helicopters.
The distance is about 370 miles.

Our best helicopters are Super Puma EC225 which has max range over 500 miles, payload 11 ton

 

[BoQ77]

Nice scenario
Inside India's New and Deadliest Warship

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
10-October, 2015 20:15 IST
Chief of the Naval Staff in Kochi

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan, PVSM,AVSM,YSM,ADC is on a two day official visit to Kochi. The Admiral was received by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief,Southern Naval Command, Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba,PVSM,AVSM at INS Garuda on 10 Oct 15 and was presented a 50 men guard of honour.

The Admiral’s visit besides other official engagements is also in connection with the AGM of Navy Foundation being held at Kochi this year on 11 Oct 15 of which he is the President. The Navy Foundation is a philanthropic organization of retired naval officers which works towards enhancing awareness about maritime issues in the nation through various methods of public contact. The foundation also plays a pivotal role in placing the services of the retired naval community at the disposal of the government as and when required.

The Admiral who is accompanied by Mrs Minu Dhowan the president of Naval Wives Welfare Association (NWWA) would be departing Kochi on 11 Oct 15.

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[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
11-October, 2015 19:10 IST
CNS Urges Naval Veterans to Contribute Towards Nation Building

The Chief of Naval Staff , Admiral R K Dhowan,PVSM,AVSM,YSM,ADC while speaking on the occasion of the 24th AGM of the Navy Foundation, held at Naval Base Kochi on 11 Oct 15, emphasized the role and responsibilities of retired naval personnel in advocating the importance of maritime issues amongst civilian counterparts. He urged the retired naval officers to take lead in the matter as he felt that they contribute significantly in the task of Nation building. He also reiterated that the naval veterans form a large and rich source of knowledge and skill set which needs to be gainfully used for the betterment of the country.

The Navy Foundation is a philanthropic society which was formed in 1988 and registered with the registrar of societies. It presently has fifteen chapters across the country located in prominent cities of the country and is governed through four governing councils , North, South East , West based at Delhi Kochi Mumbai and Visakhapatnam respecvtively. The AGMs are held in rotation at locations where a chapter is present.

The Navy has signed an MoU with the ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship for utilization of the skill pool of the veteran community towards training and value additions in the civillan sector. It is intended to progressively undertake skill mapping of serving naval personnel for subsequent productive utilization even after active service.

The CNS departed Kochi on completion of the meeting after visiting important installations in the naval base including the newly commissioned and the country’s first Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) where he was briefed on the operational capabilities.