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New Coast Guard interceptor vessel commissioned

2010-10-02 00:20:00
Gandhinagar, Oct 1 (IANS) Indian Coast Guard ship C-148, an interceptor vessel, was commissioned by Coast Guard chief, Vice Admiral Anil Chopra at an impressive ceremony at Gujarat's Veraval Friday, according to an official release.

The C-148 is the sixth in the series of eleven boats designed and built indigenously by ABG Shipyard at Surat. Fitted with ultra-modern navigational and communication equipment, it will be deployed for enhancing the close-coast surveillance capability of the Coast Guard, the press release from the Coast Guard said.

The 28 metre Interceptor Boat with a 90 ton displacement is commanded by Commandant (Junior Grade) Kanwaljeet Singh and manned by 12 men. The boat has an endurance of 500 nautical miles at a speed of 25 knots and can achieve a maximum speed of 45 knots.

The boat is fitted with 12.7 mm 'Prahari' Heavy Machine Gun (HMG) for effective fire power.

With the induction of C-148, the Coast Guard fleet now comprises of 44 ships, 19 interceptor boats, six hovercraft, 24 fixed wing aircraft (Dornier) and 21 helicopters.

Chopra is slated to formally commission the Coast Guard Station in Veraval Saturday.


New Coast Guard interceptor vessel commissioned

 

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Nerpa nuke sub delivery further delayed till March​

Posted On: Oct 02, 2010

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MOSCOW (PTI): Signalling further delay in the delivery of Akula-II class nuclear attack submarine to India, a senior Russian official has said that it would now be handed over in March next year.

"Russia will transfer the K-152 Nerpa attack submarine to India on a 10-year lease in March 2011," Governor of Khabarovsk Region Vyacheslav Shport was quoted as saying by the local media in Russia's Far East.

The Nerpa, which India has sought for long, was to be initially leased in mid-2008 under the USD 900 million deal signed with Moscow in 2004.

Russia rescheduled the delivery of the 12000-tonne nuclear submarine to India to June this year, but that deadline too could not be met as further trials of the vessel were required.

"The vessel has been commissioned. In accordance with the agreement, it will be transferred to India in March of next year," Vyacheslav Shport was quoted as saying by far eastern edition of Kommersant daily.

The nuclear submarine, which has been formally transferred to Russian Navy's ownership by the Amur Shipyard in Khabarovsk region, is said to be currently undergoing sea trials with the India crew on board.

In November 2008, 21 crew members and technical staff were killed onboard the submarine shortly after the start of sea trials in Sea of Japan following the accidental leak of toxic Freon gas from the automatic fire suppressing system.

The Indian naval sources in Moscow have declined to comment on the Khabarovsk governor's latest statement, saying the preparations are proceeding as per schedule.

The issue could be taken up at the Indo-Russian intergovernmental military-technical commission's meeting in New Delhi on October 7, during Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov's India visit next week.

India hopes to train its personnel on board the Nerpa, to be rechristened INS Chakra, as it expects to operate three indigenously developed nuclear-powered vessels in the next five years.

It had last July launched nuclear-powered INS Arihant, which is at present under construction in Visakhapatnam and is expected to join the fleet in about two years.

Indian Navy has already sent its first set of crew to get trained on Nerpa in Russian waters and to sail it to India once it is handed over at a port in Russia.

At present Indian Navy has no nuclear-powered vessel in operation, though it had operated a Charlie class nuclear submarine between 1988 and 1991 mainly gaining experience in its operations.

The Charlie class submarine was leased out to India by Russia and was rechristened INS Chakra.

Upon expiry of the lease period, India returned the submarine to Russia, where the vessel joined its Pacific Fleet.

India plans to build three Arihant Class of nuclear- powered submarines and these would be inducted one after the other by 2015.

 

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^ the Nerpa was supposed to be a testbed for training our naval personnel in handling the Arihant .......delay in acquiring the Nerpa means delay in operationalizing of INS Arihant as well ....what are the Russians upto now ? renegotiating the Leasing price ?

 

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^ the Nerpa was supposed to be a testbed for training our naval personnel in handling the Arihant .......delay in acquiring the Nerpa means delay in operationalizing of INS Arihant as well ....what are the Russians upto now ? renegotiating the Leasing price ?

Bro the bitter truth is Arihant is yet to commence its harbour trials, and currently powered by conventional fuel, The nuke reactor is not yet inducted to Arihant. So as long as the testing of various other mechanism, which is anything apart from the reactor, the delay is ok, may be thats why India is not raising it as an issue with Russia so far.

 

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Moreover India has more urgent concerns regarding the Ghroshkov deal, and the Kilo class upgrade deal which is now with Russia...We all know that the Nepra is not going anywhere, it's no point in hurrying things up for this and then again taking Nepra off duty due to some unforeseen problems, better we get that with everything fully functional without any kinds of malfunctioning parts..... Right now Nepra is important and there's no doubt about that but we must understand that simultaneously Russia is in JV with India for the PAK-FA, Kilo upgrade, Mig 29K deal, MTA, Ghroshkov deal, Mi 17 V5 deal as well as the Mig 29 upgrade to the SMT standards... Among so many deals the most important is the Carrier deal, followed by Fulcrum upgrade, and so on... Still I won't say that something among these is not so important, but Russia has been delaying in supplying and coordination in terms of the military deals... Let's hope for the best... Arhiant is going through sea trials with a general purpose engine and the reactor is yet to be fitted onto it...

 

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Joint forces India’s future, ANC’s success to be emulated

Chethan Kumar, Port Blair/Carnicobar:

''Jointness is success'' is what the tri services command in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is chanting and the mantra seems to be bearing fruit for the Indian armed forces.


A brain child of the Kargil Committee, the Andaman Nicobar Command (ANC) –– a joint force of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force –– has finally borne the tag of being a ‘model’ for the Defence Ministry, which is said to be planning to set up more of such commands in the country.

Started as an experiment for the Centre to test for the first time operating all its armed forces, including a Coast Guard unit, from one base with one command, the ANC in October next year will celebrate its 10 years of working as a “single force”.

Addressing a group of visiting journalists from Bangalore, Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) Vice Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi while conceding that there were differences in the initial stages of ANC’s creation said: “We’re happy we’ve been able to iron out all differences and are carrying out operations in tandem,”adding that the command has seen tremendous success in working jointly.

He stressed on the fact that going forward, India must adopt this formula through out the country and that the nation is growing in that direction. The Defence Ministry, which is trying to bring all the services under one act – the Tri Services Act – is probably a gesture of this acceptance.

ANC has been conducting many joint operations involving the Army, Coast Guard, Navy, Marine Police, etc, which include operations like patrolling, rescue operations et al.
Further, for the first time in the country, the Centre has set up a tri services training school at Port Blair which is training personnel from all the units together, helping each other in understanding the nuances of the other units, as well as enhancing the ability of operating together.

ANC has also to its name the tag of being a major amphibious warfare hub with training facilities, including a sea-land fighting unit.

Command centre key to counter China

Sitting literally on China’s life line – the Malacca Strait – the ANC command will prove key to countering China’s string of pearls strategy around India. China’s uninterrupted oil/power supply from the Gulf to China needs to pass through the strait before touching Pakistan and Sri Lanka and go towards Bangladesh. While China has already geared up with ports in Chittagong in Bangladesh and a port in Sri Lanka to keep its supplies secure, India is gearing up with an infrastructure boost. Joshi said that the command is looking for expansion, mainly in terms of infrastructure, training, equipment, etc. He said the command will convert its uni-directional air strips into multi-directional all weather strips to get a fighter detachment unit in Carnicobar among other things to check on China.

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Please continue this thread in terms of what advantages we would have from the Navy point of view if you want to base it on the last comment.... Thank you...

 

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Indian Coast Guard Station Veraval Commissioned

 

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Coast Guard held 26 operations to nab rogue boats since 26/11

PTI | 07:10 PM,Oct 05,2010


New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) In the last two years after the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai, the Indian Coast Guard has carried out 26 operations in coordination with other maritime security agencies on basis of intelligence inputs provided to thwart any such assault from the sea route. On basis of information provided by intelligence agencies, the Coast Guard carried out 26 operations in the last 22 months to nab "rogue" boats and trawlers with terrorists but no one has been so far apprehended, Defence Ministry sources told PTI here.

During the same period, the Coast Guard along with other sea-faring agencies such as the Navy, Customs, Fisheries Department and the marine police have carried out 28 exercises to expand their vigil and enhance cooperation in preventing any such attacks in future, they added.


After the attacks, the sources said, Coast Guard has been organising a similar exercise every month to enhance the coordination between all the stake-holders in maintaining sea security. The force is using its aerial assets including the Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft, choppers and around 20 ships to keep an eye on the Indian territorial waters for such elements at any given time, they added.


After the attacks, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) had sanctioned 40 ships, 20 boats and 42 aircraft in February last year. For an effective surveillance, the government has also sanctioned a coast guard plan to deploy radars, cameras and sensors atop all light-houses in coastal areas to detect and identify ships close to shores in a two-phased project.


In the first phase, 46 such stations would be established at a cost of Rs 350 crore by the end of 2011 and the inputs gathered by the network would be shared with all the agencies concerned on a real-time basis, the sources said. Another 56 such stations are planned to be established in the second phase of the project. Recently the force commissioned a Coast Guard Station at Murud Janjira on September 30, which will help it to plug the gap between Goa and Mumbai as earlier there was no such station along the important sea route between the two stations.



Coast Guard held 26 operations to nab rogue boats since 26/11, IBN Live News

 

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India, Russia to discuss N-sub lease and Gorshkov refit

NEW DELHI: The impending 10-year lease of K-152 Nerpa nuclear submarine, the over $25 billion project to acquire 250 fifth-generation fighter aircraft and the ongoing $2.33 billion refit of aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov will figure prominently in the defence meet between India and Russia this week.

Defence minister A K Antony and his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov will lead their respective delegations during the 10th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation ( IRIGC-MTC) on Thursday. "The two defence ministers are also expected to discuss regional and global security issues," an official said.

Cash-strapped Russia is still by far India's largest defence supplier but acrimonious negotiations over the huge cost escalation in Gorshkov's refit have led to some bitterness over the last few years, which has also been fuelled by Russia's propensity to delay deliveries, raise costs midway and not provide proper product support.

Read more: India, Russia to discuss N-sub lease and Gorshkov refit - The Times of India India, Russia to discuss N-sub lease and Gorshkov refit - The Times of India

 

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Indian Navy to upgrade air reconnaissance capability :: Brahmand.com​

NEW DELHI (PTI): India Tuesday took a major step towards upgrading its Navy's maritime air reconnaissance capability and amphibious warfare strength by deciding to order four each of P8I Poseidon aircraft and Landing Pontoon Docks (LPDs) totally worth over USD 5 billion.

The four P8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft will be an add-on to the eight that India ordered from the US in January 2009 for USD 2.1 billion or nearly Rs 10,000 crore.

These four aircraft from the US aerospace major Boeing's stable would cost India about USD 1 billion (less than Rs 5,000 crore).

The four LPDs, on the lines of INS Jalashwa that India bought from the US for USD 50 million in 2007, would come at a cost of Rs 16,000 crore and a global tender would be issued for its under the Defence Ministry's 'Buy and Make' production policy. Under this, India would make the warships through license from a foreign firm.

The 17,000-tonne Jalashwa, formerly USS Trenton, is an Austin class amphibious warfare ship that can carry about 1,000 fully armed army men and has four beach landing craft and six helicopters.

The two decisions were taken at the meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister A K Antony and attended by the three armed forces chiefs and the defence secretary this evening, ministry sources told PTI.

The decisions come close on the heels of Antony and Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma's visit to the US last week when they had met the American security top brass to discuss both business and defence cooperation.

Now the proposals for both these purchases would be sent to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for clearance, the sources added.

With the purchase of four more P8Is, Navy will operate a total of 12 of these aircraft that would plug a major gap in its capabilities to keep an eye on adversaries in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), in which China has been making significant forays in the last one year citing anti-piracy operations.

The Poseidon will provide the Navy with an option of a long-range reconnaissance mission in the entire maritime domain in IOR that India has been claiming to be its area of responsibility.

Currently, though, Navy is woefully short of maritime surveillance platforms, operating eight aging Tu-142 turboprops and five Ilyushin-38s (upgraded in recent years), both of Russian origin.

It also has Israeli 'Heron' and 'Searcher-II' unmanned aerial vehicles to perform the same role, but at shorter distances.

Modeled on Boeing 737 commercial airliners with cruise speeds of 445 knots, the P8Is can also perform anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare roles, as they will be armed with torpedoes, depth chargers and Harpoon missiles.

These aircraft have a mission range of 600 nautical miles and six hours of loitering time. Along with mid-air refueling capacity, their range could be extended further to 1,200 nautical miles.

The first of the P8Is are expected to be delivered to the Navy by Boeing in 2013 and the rest to follow in the next six years, the sources said.

 

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India to buy modern warships, maritime planes at $4.5 billion
English.news.cn 2010-10-06 16:24:19


MUMBAI, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Indian Navy will acquire four modern amphibious ships and four P-8I long range maritime patrol planes totally worth about 4.5 billion U.S. dollars, local media reported on Wednesday.

The acquisitions of the warships and planes were approved by the Defense Acquisition Council headed by Defense Minister A.K. Antony on Tuesday evening, reported the Press Trust of India, citing an official of the Defense Ministry.

The four amphibious warships will be made in India through license from a foreign country according to a technological co- operational agreement at a cost of about 3.5 billion U.S. dollars, while the four P-8Is will cost about one billion U.S. dollars, said the report.

Currently, the Indian Navy operates a small fleet of the amphibious vessels, including a large amphibious transport ship, some aging tank landing ships and other smaller vessels. The large amphibious transport ship was procured from the U.S. in January 2007, and is the second largest vessel with a full displacement of 17,000 tons in the Indian Navy.

It will be the largest procurement of the amphibious ships by the Indian Navy in recent years. As the four warships enter the service, they will enhance the coastal amphibious operational capabilities of the Indian Navy.

However, the Indian Navy has not disclosed the technological details of the four amphibious ships.

P-8I is a U.S. newly-developed maritime long range patrol plane with the world's most sophisticated anti-submarine systems. Besides, it is also capable of carrying out anti-surface and other missions with the missiles.

In January 2009, the Indian Navy signed an agreement with the U. S. to buy eight P-8I planes worth nearly 2.1 billion U.S. dollars, so as to replace the aging long range aerial reconnaissance fleet of eight Russia-made Tu-142s and five IL-38 planes.

Within next ten years, the Indian Navy will operate 12 modern P- 8I planes, which will become the largest aerial fleet of the modern long range patrol planes over the Indian Ocean.

India to buy modern warships, maritime planes at $4.5 billion

 

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domain-b.com : Rs26,000-cr boost for navy with maritime recce aircraft and LPDs

Rs26,000-cr boost for navy with maritime recce aircraft and LPDs news

06 October 2010

New Delhi: The last quarter of the year 2010 may end with a big bang for the Indian defence sector as a number of big ticket deals are likely to be sealed and announced amidst furry of high profile visits by foreign heads of states. With the Russian and French heads of states due to drop by in December it will, however, be US president Barack Obama's visit in November that will garner the headlines.

It is being let known that that India may announce not just an additional purchase of four Boeing P-8I long range maritime reconnaissance aircraft, over and above the eight already on order but also confirm the acquisition of 10 C-17 Boeing Globemaster heavy lift transport aircraft.

This would not only be welcome news for a US president desperately trying to generate jobs in a moribund economy, but also for him as a politician, hailing as he does from Chicago, the same city where Boeing is headquartered.

For the Indian Navy it will also be a double whammy of sorts with the Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by defence minister AK Antony, also clearing the acquisition of four big amphibious assault warships for the Navy. Known as Landing Platform Docks (LPD) this deal is expected to be worth around Rs16,000 crore.

Coupled with the additional Boeing P-8I Poseidon's the two deals will work out to a whopping Rs26,000 crore. The eight P8-I Poseidon's were contracted for a cost of $2.1 billion and the additional four will take the value of the contract beyond $3bn. This will make it the biggest ever defence deal won by America on Indian soil.

Critically, for the US, the order for the C-17 Globemasters and the Poseidon's has the potential to generate up to 30,000 jobs and more in America.

The Indian Navy only recently acquired an LPD class-ship from the US Navy, the USS Trenton, which, after retrofitting and refurbishment, was inducted into the navy as INS Jalashwa. It has not been made clear if the LPD contract will also go to an American defence company, but certainly it has been made clear that the LPD project will be executed under the "buy and make" category of the Defence Procurement Procedure, which basically involves licensed indigenous manufacture in collaboration with a foreign manufacturer.

"At least two of the LPDs will be constructed at Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL) at Visakhapatnam, which was transferred from the shipping ministry to the defence ministry last year to meet national security requirements of building strategic vessels," said a source.

The fact that INS Jalashwa is an acquisition made through the US and that all operational expertise in operating such a class of ships is being sourced from the United States, it would make an American partner for the project a logical choice.

The P-8Is and the LPDs will be critical components in the Navy's long-term strategic plans for the Indian Ocean Region and will serve as force multipliers in any Indian effort to establish its strategic footprint in the region. The P8-I's will begin joining the force from 2013.

India is the foreign launch customer for the project.

The Poseidon's will be armed with torpedoes, depth bombs and Harpoon missiles, apart from carrying long-range radars and sensors. The aircraft will have anti-warship and anti-submarine warfare capabilities and also significant electronic sensor and warfare capabilities.

The LPDs will significantly boost the navy's "blue-water capabilities" allowing the navy to haul troops over long distances and land them on foreign shores.

The 16,900-tonne INS Jalashwa carries six UH-3H helicopters and four landing craft onboard. To date, it is the second-largest Indian warship after the 28,000-tonne aircraft carrier INS Viraat.

 

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Western India Shipyard bags Rs 72-cr order from Defence Min​

PTI | 06:10 PM,Oct 06,2010



Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) Western India Shipyard Ltd (WISL), today said that it has secured a major order to repair a naval vessel (INS Sujata) for around Rs 72-crore with an option of increase in the value of the contract up to 15 per cent.


The time-frame to complete the order is 11-months, the company said in a press release issued here. The current assignment is the largest-ever order bagged by WISL since its incorporation in 1992.


WISL is also in an advanced stage of discussions with various large ship-owners such as Shipping Corporation of India, Dredging Corporation of India, Ambuja Cement, SIEM of Norway, Adani Shipping, Essar Shipping, Jindal Shipping, etc for entering into a long-term relationship, the release said.


The company's Director & CEO, Subhash Mutreja, said that "following the restructuring, the repair facility is operational in full capacity. The existing order from the Defence Ministry, which also happens to be the largest order ever placed by the defence to a private ship repair facility augurs the confidence in our capability.

We are in touch with several other players and expect to have a robust order-book in the coming months." PTI JJ DK

Western India Shipyard bags Rs 72-cr order from Defence Min, IBN Live News

 

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